Match Report
| Real Valladolid | Real Valladolid |  |  | Sporting Gijón | Sporting Gijón | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eugenio Galadames | E. Galadames |  | 66 | G |  | 1 | | G | 53 | | Rodolfo Ramos | R. Ramos | |||||||||
| Jose Helguera | J. Helguera | | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 |  | Uwe Reimers | U. Reimers | |||||||||
| Andres Saez | A. Saez | | 63 | D | | 3 | | D | 54 |  | Cedric van der Hoek | C. van der Hoek | |||||||||
| Sékou Zaré | S. Zaré |  | 57 | D | | 4 | | D | 52 | | Romero P. Garrido | R. Garrido | |||||||||
| Oscar Leon | O. Leon | | 52 | D | | 5 | | D | 52 | | Miguel Diez | M. Diez | |||||||||
| Gregorio Medina | G. Medina | | 57 | M | | 6 | | M | 59 | | Alejandro Pena | A. Pena | |||||||||
| Thomas Birnbaum | T. Birnbaum | | 53 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 |  | Stuart Ritchie | S. Ritchie | |||||||||
| Rodolfo Martinez | R. Martinez | | 47 | M | | 8 | | M | 55 | | Juan-Carlos Peiro | J. Peiro | |||||||||
| Gabriel Ibanez | G. Ibanez | | 45 | M | | 9 | | M | 55 |  | Luis Marques | L. Marques | |||||||||
| Hassan Chow-Yuen | H. Chow-Yuen |  | 76 | A | | 10 | | A | 72 | | Luis Carcedo | L. Carcedo | |||||||||
| Toni Blondeau | T. Blondeau | | 62 | A | | 11 | | A | 71 | | Albert Torres | A. Torres | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Nuevo Jose Zorrilla where Real Valladolid play host to Sporting Gijón. A crowd of 9,097 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Real Valladolid and Sporting Gijón are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Real Valladolid and Sporting Gijón are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Sporting Gijón get the match underway!
4.56
0-0Rodolfo Martinez knocks the ball to his team mate, Hassan Chow-Yuen. Hassan Chow-Yuen shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
9.57
0-0Stuart Ritchie catches Thomas Birnbaum on the ankles. Stuart Ritchie is shown the yellow card! Thomas Birnbaum hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.57
Sékou Zaré kicks a strong pass forward to Thomas Birnbaum. Thomas Birnbaum passes the ball forward to Toni Blondeau. Toni Blondeau tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
21.23
Alejandro Pena makes a probing pass to Luis Carcedo. Luis Carcedo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
22.09
0-1Alejandro Pena advances with the ball. Alejandro Pena whips in a cross ball towards Albert Torres. Albert Torres connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
26.37
0-1Oscar Leon catches Albert Torres on the ankles. Oscar Leon is warned by the referee! Albert Torres stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.24
0-1Stuart Ritchie knocks the ball to his team mate, Albert Torres. Albert Torres knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.20
Luis Marques hacks Gregorio Medina from behind! The referee calls over Luis Marques and shows him a yellow card! Gregorio Medina stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.32
0-1Jose Helguera chips the ball to his team mate, Thomas Birnbaum. Thomas Birnbaum knocks the ball to his team mate, Hassan Chow-Yuen. Hassan Chow-Yuen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Toni Blondeau. Toni Blondeau takes a shot at goal but Rodolfo Ramos is on top of it.
40.30
Gabriel Ibanez threads the ball through to Hassan Chow-Yuen. Hassan Chow-Yuen knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Romero P. Garrido.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Real Valladolid kick off and get the second half underway!
47.28
Andres Saez sweeps the ball long. Toni Blondeau knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Cedric van der Hoek.
48.39
Romero P. Garrido passes the ball forward to Juan-Carlos Peiro. Juan-Carlos Peiro kicks a strong pass forward to Albert Torres. Albert Torres controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Eugenio Galadames easily smothers it.
49.09
Toni Blondeau catches Romero P. Garrido on the ankles. The referee calls over Toni Blondeau and warns him to calm down! Romero P. Garrido runs off the knock.
57.57
0-1Stuart Ritchie catches Rodolfo Martinez on the ankles. The referee calls over Stuart Ritchie and shows him his second yellow card! He's sending him off!! Rodolfo Martinez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
61.40
Jose Helguera makes a beautiful solo run. Jose Helguera sees space and advances. Jose Helguera shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Rodolfo Ramos!
73.33
Gabriel Ibanez makes a beautiful solo run. Gabriel Ibanez lofts in a cross ball towards Toni Blondeau. Toni Blondeau is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies wide!
78.07
Juan-Carlos Peiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luis Carcedo. Luis Carcedo shoots from distance but it is miles over!
81.39
Gabriel Ibanez passes the ball forward to Hassan Chow-Yuen. Hassan Chow-Yuen knocks in a cross ball towards Toni Blondeau. Toni Blondeau connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is miles over!
83.30
Sékou Zaré chips the ball to his team mate, Rodolfo Martinez. Rodolfo Martinez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Toni Blondeau. Toni Blondeau knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Miguel Diez.
87.44
Romero P. Garrido knocks the ball forward to Albert Torres. Albert Torres takes it forward alone. Albert Torres knocks in a cross ball towards Luis Carcedo. Luis Carcedo is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Luis Carcedo scores for Sporting Gijón!!
90.00
Jose Helguera knocks the ball to his team mate, Rodolfo Martinez. Rodolfo Martinez knocks the ball forward to Toni Blondeau. Toni Blondeau knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Uwe Reimers.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
1
Possession
60.3%
39.7%
Play Area
29.4%
50%
20.6%
Scorers