Match Report


Union Las PalmasUnion Las Palmas     Sporting GijónSporting Gijón
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Antonio LeonA. Leon64
G
1
G
62Eugenio FuentesE. Fuentes
Daniel ZubizarretaD. Zubizarreta73
D
2
D
74Alberto ZubizarretaA. Zubizarreta
Alejandro IzquierdoA. Izquierdo69
D
3
D
70Andre AbbiatiA. Abbiati
Marcus UnsworthM. Unsworth61
D
4
D
65Pascal SchellP. Schell
Gabriel GomezG. Gomez71
M
5
M
67Nicolas VöllerN. Völler
Julian MillsJ. Mills69
M
6
M
59Claudio CortesC. Cortes
Enrique MarcelinoE. Marcelino69
M
captain7
M
56Francisco GilF. Gil
Jose Javier RodriguezJ. Rodriguez62
M
8captain
M
56Sebastian MendezS. Mendez
Arturo RamosA. Ramos60
A
9
A
72Miguel KikoM. Kiko
Stefan HerzogS. Herzog59
A
10
A
61Arturo PichichiA. Pichichi
Oscar PardoO. Pardo55
A
11
A
57Jose SotoJ. Soto
 
Guilherme MoutinhoG. Moutinho61
D
12
D
63Ernest PfenningsE. Pfennings
Pablo MenendezP. Menendez60
G
13
A
57Hugo GomezH. Gomez
Elena DiezE. Diez56
M
14
D
57Sebastian MorenoS. Moreno

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Insular where Union Las Palmas play host to Sporting Gijón. A crowd of 8,769 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Union Las Palmas and Sporting Gijón are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Francisco  Cruz.


0.00
The whistle blows and Sporting Gijón get the match underway!
14.54
Nicolas Völler kicks a strong pass forward to Jose Soto. Jose Soto runs straight at the defence! Marcus Unsworth hacks Jose Soto from behind! Jose Soto appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
15.46
Enrique Marcelino catches Claudio Cortes on the ankles. Enrique Marcelino is shown the yellow card! Claudio Cortes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.40
Marcus Unsworth deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose Javier Rodriguez. Jose Javier Rodriguez makes an attacking run forward. Jose Javier Rodriguez knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Stefan Herzog is offside!
28.47
Sebastian Mendez makes a probing pass to Jose Soto. Jose Soto runs straight at the defence! Jose Soto rockets a shot on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
33.50
Nicolas Völler advances with the ball. Nicolas Völler controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies well off target!
38.09
Julian Mills flicks a high pass forward to Stefan Herzog who brings the ball under control. Stefan Herzog makes a simple pass, allowing Arturo Ramos to run into the box. Arturo Ramos makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Solid save from Eugenio Fuentes.
40.41
Gabriel Gomez flicks a high pass forward. Arturo Ramos holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Arturo Ramos whips in a cross ball towards Oscar Pardo. Oscar Pardo is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Eugenio Fuentes comfortably punches it away to safety.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Union Las Palmas appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation. Sporting Gijón have changed their lineup with Hugo Gomez replacing Sebastian Mendez.

45.00
Union Las Palmas kick off and get the second half underway!
47.21
Jose Javier Rodriguez chips the ball to his team mate, Arturo Ramos. Arturo Ramos tries a spectacular long range effort but it slams into the crowd!
48.49
Marcus Unsworth flicks a high pass forward. Julian Mills controls it well on his chest. Julian Mills runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Julian Mills deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Arturo Ramos but the linesman indicates offside!
49.22
Claudio Cortes chips the ball to his team mate, Jose Soto. Jose Soto knocks in a cross ball towards Miguel Kiko. Miguel Kiko connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Antonio Leon effortlessly punches it away to safety.
60.27
Union Las Palmas have made a substitution with Pablo Menendez replacing Daniel Zubizarreta .
61.29
Enrique Marcelino threads the ball through to Arturo Ramos. Arturo Ramos cuts inside the box! Arturo Ramos side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
65.32
Gabriel Gomez comes in with a late challenge on Hugo Gomez. Gabriel Gomez is given a warning by the referee! Hugo Gomez runs off the knock.
67.06
Andre Abbiati flicks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Gil. Francisco Gil sees Jose Soto in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jose Soto whips in a cross ball towards Arturo Pichichi. Arturo Pichichi heads the ball goalwards. Magnificent save by Antonio Leon!
71.07
Francisco Gil sees a break and surges forward. Francisco Gil makes a probing pass to Arturo Pichichi but he's offside!
77.18
Union Las Palmas have made a substitution with Guilherme Moutinho replacing Gabriel Gomez .Sporting Gijón have made 2 substitutions with Ernest Pfennings replacing Eugenio Fuentes and Sebastian Moreno replacing Miguel Kiko .
78.26
Enrique Marcelino controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Arturo Ramos. Arturo Ramos whips in a cross ball towards Stefan Herzog. Stefan Herzog is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
81.30
Alejandro Izquierdo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Javier Rodriguez. Jose Javier Rodriguez brings the ball forward. Jose Javier Rodriguez tries a spectacular long range effort but it's drastically wayward!
85.10
Union Las Palmas are keeping most of the possession.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Union Las Palmas

Sporting Gijón
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.9%
43.1%
Play Area
23.6%
48.6%
27.8%

Scorers
Jose Soto 28

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jose Soto of Sporting Gijón

Match Ratings