Match Report
| Sporting Gijón | Sporting Gijón |  |  | Celta Vigo | Celta Vigo | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rodolfo Ramos | R. Ramos |  | 53 | G |  | 1 | | G | 46 | | Patricio Bravo | P. Bravo | |||||||||
| Uwe Reimers | U. Reimers |  | 72 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 60 | | Felipe Ramos | F. Ramos | |||||||||
| Marcos Izquierdo | M. Izquierdo | | 55 | D | | 3 | | D | 59 | | Linus Röhlig | L. Röhlig | |||||||||
| Juan-Carlos Roman | J. Roman | | 54 | D | | 4 | | D | 57 |  | Dayo Ghirardello | D. Ghirardello | |||||||||
| Miguel Diez | M. Diez | | 52 | D | | 5 | | D | 56 |  | Ismael Ayaz | I. Ayaz | |||||||||
| Martin Roman | M. Roman | | 71 | M | | 6 | | M | 74 | | Frederico Gil | F. Gil | |||||||||
| Alejandro Pena | A. Pena | | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 | | Alfredo Molina | A. Molina | |||||||||
| Hauke Lindemann | H. Lindemann | | 54 | M | | 8 | | M | 51 | | Pablo Molowny | P. Molowny | |||||||||
| Juan-Carlos Peiro | J. Peiro | | 54 | M | | 9 | | M | 49 | | Rodolfo Carcedo | R. Carcedo | |||||||||
| Christian Van Nistelrooy | C. Van Nistelrooy |  | 73 | A | | 10 | | A | 53 |  | John Green | J. Green | |||||||||
| Albert Torres | A. Torres | | 68 | A | | 11 | | A | 51 |  | Rodrigo Ribeiro | R. Ribeiro | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at El Molinon where Sporting Gijón play host to Celta Vigo. A crowd of 8,688 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Sporting Gijón and Celta Vigo are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Sporting Gijón and Celta Vigo are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Celta Vigo kicking off!
8.12
0-0Sporting Gijón are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Celta Vigo's defence.
10.06
0-0Uwe Reimers brings the ball forward. Uwe Reimers advances with the ball. Uwe Reimers tries a spectacular long range effort but Patricio Bravo is on top of it.
12.23
0-0Miguel Diez sees a break and surges forward. Miguel Diez sees space and advances. Miguel Diez shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
20.52
0-0Juan-Carlos Peiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Albert Torres. Albert Torres knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.34
Marcos Izquierdo flicks the ball to his team mate, Hauke Lindemann. Hauke Lindemann makes a beautiful solo run. Hauke Lindemann knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Patricio Bravo who gathers it comfortably.
28.57
Pablo Molowny threads the ball through to John Green. John Green lofts in a cross ball towards Rodrigo Ribeiro. Rodrigo Ribeiro heads the ball goalwards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
34.19
0-1Rodolfo Carcedo knocks the ball to his team mate, John Green. John Green lofts in a cross ball towards Rodrigo Ribeiro. Rodrigo Ribeiro is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's there!! Rodolfo Ramos has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
38.16
Alfredo Molina threads the ball through to John Green. John Green knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.03
Alejandro Pena kicks a strong pass forward to Christian Van Nistelrooy. Christian Van Nistelrooy shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
44.09
Ismael Ayaz advances with the ball. Ismael Ayaz makes a simple pass to Rodrigo Ribeiro. Rodrigo Ribeiro shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with Sporting Gijón kicking off!
47.54
Marcos Izquierdo knocks the ball forward to Juan-Carlos Peiro. Juan-Carlos Peiro decides to run forward with the ball. Juan-Carlos Peiro shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Patricio Bravo!
51.51
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
54.19
Frederico Gil deftly passes the ball to his team mate, John Green. John Green plays a perfect one-two with Rodrigo Ribeiro and rushes in on goal... John Green cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
55.16
Rodolfo Carcedo makes a simple pass to Rodrigo Ribeiro. Rodrigo Ribeiro knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Juan-Carlos Roman.
57.14
0-1Alejandro Pena hacks Pablo Molowny from behind! Alejandro Pena is given a warning by the referee! Pablo Molowny grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
59.08
Miguel Diez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hauke Lindemann. Hauke Lindemann sees a break and surges forward. Hauke Lindemann lofts in a cross ball towards Albert Torres. Albert Torres heads the ball goalwards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
65.19
1-1John Green barges into Marcos Izquierdo. The referee calls over John Green and warns him to calm down! Marcos Izquierdo stretches but gets up unharmed.
79.10
Sporting Gijón are easily keeping Celta Vigo at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
84.48
Alejandro Pena knocks the ball forward to Albert Torres. Albert Torres plays a perfect one-two with Christian Van Nistelrooy and rushes in on goal... Albert Torres shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
85.02
Uwe Reimers comes in with a late challenge on John Green. Uwe Reimers is warned by the referee! John Green hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
57.6%
42.4%
Play Area
30.3%
51.5%
18.2%
Scorers