Match Report


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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at El Molinon where Sporting Gijón play host to Numancia. A crowd of 9,636 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Sporting Gijón and Numancia are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.


0.00
Numancia start the match!
2.16
Arturo Rodriquez threads the ball through to Stuart Ritchie. Stuart Ritchie makes a simple pass to Albert Torres. Albert Torres shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
3.51
Alejandro Pena knocks the ball forward to Albert Torres. Albert Torres knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Elena Rodriguez.
4.29
Daniel Campos makes a simple pass to Fernando Redondo. Fernando Redondo knocks in a cross ball towards Felipe Nieto. Felipe Nieto directs the ball goalwards with his head but Rodolfo Ramos is on top of it.
6.51
Guillermo Iglesias sees a break and surges forward. Guillermo Iglesias whips in a cross ball towards Felipe Nieto. Felipe Nieto is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
10.51
Alejandro Pena knocks the ball to his team mate, Luis Carcedo. Luis Carcedo lofts in a cross ball towards Albert Torres. Albert Torres is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
14.29
Elena Rodriguez flicks the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Iglesias. Guillermo Iglesias kicks a strong pass forward to Fernando Redondo. Fernando Redondo knocks in a cross ball towards Felipe Nieto. Felipe Nieto flicks the ball with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
20.23
Romero P. Garrido threads the ball through to Stuart Ritchie. Stuart Ritchie knocks the ball forward to Luis Carcedo. Luis Carcedo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.55
Arturo Rodriquez kicks a strong pass forward to Juan-Carlos Peiro. Juan-Carlos Peiro knocks the ball to his team mate, Luis Carcedo. Luis Carcedo knocks in a cross ball towards Albert Torres. Albert Torres is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
32.42
Stuart Ritchie passes the ball forward to Albert Torres. Albert Torres knocks in a cross ball towards Luis Carcedo. Luis Carcedo is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
34.23
Arturo Rodriquez kicks a strong pass forward to Alejandro Pena. Alejandro Pena passes the ball forward to Albert Torres. Albert Torres knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Elena Rodriguez.
39.03
Stuart Ritchie chips the ball to his team mate, Albert Torres. Albert Torres knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Elena Rodriguez.
42.24
Gabriel Marcelino knocks the ball forward to Luis Diez. Luis Diez chips the ball to his team mate, Felipe Nieto. Felipe Nieto shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
The whistle blows and Sporting Gijón kick off!
49.18
Juan-Carlos Peiro kicks a strong pass forward to Albert Torres. Albert Torres knocks in a cross ball towards Luis Carcedo. Luis Carcedo connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
54.50
Gabriel Marcelino catches Luis Carcedo on the ankles. Gabriel Marcelino is warned by the referee! Luis Carcedo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.07
Guillermo Iglesias makes a simple pass to Felipe Nieto. Felipe Nieto sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Rodolfo Ramos is on top of it.
59.11
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
61.25
Cedric van der Hoek hacks Felipe Nieto from behind! Cedric van der Hoek is given a warning by the referee! Felipe Nieto carries on, but is struggling a bit.
65.34
Arturo Rodriquez sees a break and surges forward. Arturo Rodriquez makes a simple pass to Luis Carcedo. Luis Carcedo lofts in a cross ball towards Albert Torres. Albert Torres is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is tipped over by Nicolas Ramos.
66.14
Luis Marques passes the ball forward to Luis Carcedo. Luis Carcedo flicks the ball to his team mate, Albert Torres. Albert Torres makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
69.02
Alejandro Pena controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Albert Torres. Albert Torres lofts in a cross ball towards Luis Carcedo. Luis Carcedo is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
73.14
Uwe Reimers flicks the ball to his team mate, Juan-Carlos Peiro. Juan-Carlos Peiro makes a probing pass to Luis Carcedo. Luis Carcedo whips in a cross ball towards Albert Torres. Albert Torres is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
77.02
Daniel Campos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Felipe Nieto. Felipe Nieto knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Cedric van der Hoek.
84.17
Marcos Vila clumsily knocks into Juan-Carlos Peiro. Marcos Vila is warned by the referee! Juan-Carlos Peiro stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.17
Romero P. Garrido kicks a strong pass forward to Juan-Carlos Peiro. Juan-Carlos Peiro knocks the ball forward to Luis Carcedo. Luis Carcedo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.56
Gabriel Marcelino makes a simple pass to Guillermo Iglesias. Guillermo Iglesias sees a break and surges forward. Guillermo Iglesias sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!


The man of the match was awarded to Luis Carcedo of Sporting Gijón
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
6
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
64%
36%
Play Area
26.7%
43%
30.2%