Match Report


Sporting GijónSporting Gijón     LleidaLleida
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Eugenio FuentesE. Fuentes62
G
1
G
62Alfredo IbanezA. Ibanez
Alberto ZubizarretaA. Zubizarreta74
D
2
D
67Giancarlo ValotiG. Valoti
Andre AbbiatiA. Abbiati70
D
3
D
67Alfredo PeiroA. Peiro
Pascal SchellP. Schell65
D
4
D
60Elena NavarroE. Navarro
Nicolas VöllerN. Völler67
M
5captain
M
74Jose ZubizarretaJ. Zubizarreta
Claudio CortesC. Cortes59
M
6
M
73Norman NevilleN. Neville
Francisco GilF. Gil56
M
7
M
69Alistair VieiraA. Vieira
Sebastian MendezS. Mendez56
M
captain8
M
56Jose LopezJ. Lopez
Miguel KikoM. Kiko72
A
9
A
66Nicolas CortesN. Cortes
Arturo PichichiA. Pichichi61
A
10
A
58Guillermo MedinaG. Medina
Jose SotoJ. Soto57
A
11
A
56Claudio VicenteC. Vicente
 
Ernest PfenningsE. Pfennings63
D
12
G
61Roberto VelascoR. Velasco
Hugo GomezH. Gomez57
A
13
D
58Leonardo RamirezL. Ramirez
Sebastian MorenoS. Moreno57
D
14
D
56Arturo FarinosA. Farinos

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at El Molinon where Sporting Gijón play host to Lleida. A crowd of 8,851 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Sporting Gijón and Lleida are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Thomas Doherty.


0.00
Sporting Gijón kick off the first half!
2.01
Francisco Gil barges into Norman Neville. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Norman Neville hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
3.22
Pascal Schell threads a neat ball through to Nicolas Völler. Nicolas Völler flicks a high ball forward to Arturo Pichichi who takes it down. Arturo Pichichi cuts inside the box! Arturo Pichichi makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Alfredo Ibanez gathers the ball up comfortably. Well saved!
4.49
Claudio Cortes makes a simple pass to Arturo Pichichi. Arturo Pichichi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alfredo Peiro.
8.41
Andre Abbiati makes a simple pass to Claudio Cortes. Claudio Cortes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Miguel Kiko. Miguel Kiko shoots from distance but Alfredo Ibanez reads it well. Well saved!
9.37
Giancarlo Valoti threads a neat ball through to Norman Neville. Norman Neville makes a probing pass to Nicolas Cortes. Nicolas Cortes runs straight at the defence! Nicolas Cortes muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
14.56
Sebastian Mendez hacks Jose Zubizarreta from behind! The referee calls over Sebastian Mendez and shows him a yellow card! Jose Zubizarreta runs off the knock.
16.38
Alberto Zubizarreta deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Mendez. Sebastian Mendez threads a neat ball through to Jose Soto. Jose Soto shoots from 25 yards. Alfredo Ibanez gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
18.34
Alfredo Peiro threads the ball through to Alistair Vieira. Alistair Vieira flicks a high pass forward to Claudio Vicente who brings the ball under control. Claudio Vicente controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
21.37
Claudio Cortes makes a simple pass to Miguel Kiko. Miguel Kiko skips past Alfredo Peiro! Miguel Kiko looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
22.07
Andre Abbiati knocks the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Mendez. Sebastian Mendez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Soto. Jose Soto shoots from 25 yards but slams it into the crowd!
26.28
Andre Abbiati picks a pass forward to Claudio Cortes. Claudio Cortes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Arturo Pichichi. Arturo Pichichi shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Alfredo Ibanez!
32.49
Jose Lopez flicks a high pass forward to Nicolas Cortes who brings the ball under control. Nicolas Cortes shoots from long range but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
33.20
Pascal Schell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Claudio Cortes. Claudio Cortes sees space and advances. Claudio Cortes tries a spectacular long range effort. What a cracker!! Alfredo Ibanez had no chance!! Goal for Sporting Gijón!
38.31
Andre Abbiati makes a simple pass to Claudio Cortes. Claudio Cortes flicks a high pass forward. Jose Soto controls it well on his chest. Jose Soto shoots from 25 yards but it's a lousy effort!
39.51
Norman Neville changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Norman Neville puts a great ball through. Claudio Vicente runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
44.08
Pascal Schell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Francisco Gil. Francisco Gil hits a low pass to Miguel Kiko. Miguel Kiko makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arturo Pichichi but he's offside!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sporting Gijón have changed their lineup with Hugo Gomez replacing Sebastian Mendez. Lleida appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Lleida kick off!
53.16
Seeing a gap ahead, Alberto Zubizarreta plays the ball forward to Francisco Gil. Francisco Gil makes a probing pass to Miguel Kiko. Miguel Kiko lofts in a cross ball towards Arturo Pichichi. Arturo Pichichi makes a convincing header but Alfredo Ibanez is on top of it.
54.31
Jose Lopez flicks the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Medina. Guillermo Medina tries a spectacular long range effort but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
55.47
With great vision, Jose Lopez plays the ball forward to Claudio Vicente. Claudio Vicente shoots from long range. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
57.21
Andre Abbiati hacks Claudio Vicente from behind! Andre Abbiati is shown the yellow card! Claudio Vicente runs off the knock.
65.22
Alberto Zubizarreta flicks a high pass forward. Nicolas Völler collects the pass. Nicolas Völler threads a neat ball through to Arturo Pichichi. Arturo Pichichi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Alfredo Ibanez is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
71.00
Francisco Gil sees a break and surges forward. Francisco Gil whips in a cross ball towards Arturo Pichichi. Arturo Pichichi makes a looping header on goal. Alfredo Ibanez gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
77.40
Sporting Gijón have made 2 substitutions with Ernest Pfennings replacing Eugenio Fuentes and Sebastian Moreno replacing Miguel Kiko .
79.53
Jose Zubizarreta knocks the ball forward to Nicolas Cortes. Nicolas Cortes shoots from distance. The keeper, Ernest Pfennings, sees it late!! Goal for Lleida!
84.08
Andre Abbiati flicks a high ball forward to Claudio Cortes who takes it down. Claudio Cortes threads the ball through to Jose Soto. Jose Soto knocks the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Moreno. Sebastian Moreno looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Giancarlo Valoti steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Sporting Gijón

Lleida
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
9
3
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.5%
40.5%
Play Area
29.8%
45.2%
25%

Scorers
Claudio Cortes 33
Arturo Pichichi 65
Nicolas Cortes 80

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Claudio Cortes of Sporting Gijón

Match Ratings