Match Report


Sporting GijónSporting Gijón     MurciaMurcia
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Eugenio FuentesE. Fuentes62
G
1
G
53Arturo FernandezA. Fernandez
Alberto ZubizarretaA. Zubizarreta74
D
2captain
D
70Hugo MarquezH. Marquez
Andre AbbiatiA. Abbiati70
D
3
D
56Pablo DominguezP. Dominguez
Pascal SchellP. Schell65
D
4
D
46Romero P. CruzR. Cruz
Nicolas VöllerN. Völler67
M
5
M
70Pedro AlvarezP. Alvarez
Claudio CortesC. Cortes59
M
6
M
68Matthew GreenM. Green
Francisco GilF. Gil56
M
7
M
64Daniel MorenoD. Moreno
Sebastian MendezS. Mendez56
M
captain8
M
61Francisco CalvoF. Calvo
Miguel KikoM. Kiko72
A
9
A
66Ernesto CarmonaE. Carmona
Arturo PichichiA. Pichichi61
A
10
A
63Oscar GarciaO. Garcia
Jose SotoJ. Soto57
A
11
A
59Julian AguilarJ. Aguilar
 
Ernest PfenningsE. Pfennings63
D
12
A
58Matthew GilchristM. Gilchrist
Hugo GomezH. Gomez57
A
13
M
57Ernesto PardoE. Pardo
Sebastian MorenoS. Moreno57
D
14
A
57Steve HigginbothamS. Higginbotham

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at El Molinon where Sporting Gijón play host to Murcia. A crowd of 9,925 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Sporting Gijón and Murcia are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Sebasti‡n  Garrido.


0.00
Sporting Gijón kick off and get the first half underway!
2.49
Andre Abbiati pushes up the pitch. Andre Abbiati sees Jose Soto in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jose Soto tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
9.28
Sebastian Mendez makes a simple pass to Arturo Pichichi. Arturo Pichichi edges inside the box! Arturo Pichichi rockets a shot on goal. Arturo Fernandez gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
12.17
Alberto Zubizarreta makes a strong solo run forward. Alberto Zubizarreta deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Miguel Kiko. Miguel Kiko runs straight at the defence! Miguel Kiko takes a shot at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
14.28
Matthew Green controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ernesto Carmona. Ernesto Carmona shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
21.04
Matthew Green flicks a high pass forward. Ernesto Carmona holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ernesto Carmona plays a scrappy one-two with Oscar Garcia and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Ernesto Carmona provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it's drastically wayward!
22.53
Romero P. Cruz knocks the ball to his team mate, Matthew Green. Matthew Green deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Julian Aguilar. Julian Aguilar sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it rises well off target!
24.26
Hugo Marquez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matthew Green. Matthew Green flicks a high pass forward. Oscar Garcia controls it well on his chest. Oscar Garcia shoots from 20 yards but it flies just wide!
27.35
Matthew Green threads a neat ball through to Ernesto Carmona. Ernesto Carmona shoots from outside the area. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Ernesto Carmona!
33.28
Francisco Calvo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oscar Garcia. Oscar Garcia puts a great ball through. Julian Aguilar runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
39.10
Francisco Gil barges into Pablo Dominguez. The referee warns Francisco Gil to calm down! Pablo Dominguez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.46
Jose Soto clumsily knocks into Hugo Marquez. The referee calls over Jose Soto and shows him a yellow card! Hugo Marquez carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
The referee blows for 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. Murcia appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation. The Sporting Gijón players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Murcia kick off!
48.25
Oscar Garcia barges into Pascal Schell. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Pascal Schell runs off the knock.
55.11
Nicolas Völler barges into Francisco Calvo. The referee brings Nicolas Völler to one side and gives him a warning! Francisco Calvo stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.35
Pablo Dominguez flicks a high ball forward to Francisco Calvo who takes it down. Francisco Calvo kicks a strong pass forward to Julian Aguilar. Julian Aguilar knocks in a cross ball towards Oscar Garcia. Oscar Garcia makes a convincing header but is denied by Eugenio Fuentes. Excellent save.
60.11
Pedro Alvarez pushes mid-way up the pitch. Pedro Alvarez chips the ball to his team mate, Oscar Garcia. Oscar Garcia controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
66.17
Hugo Gomez threads the ball through to Arturo Pichichi. Arturo Pichichi shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
72.10
Hugo Gomez flicks a high pass forward to Arturo Pichichi who brings the ball under control. Arturo Pichichi lofts in a cross ball towards Miguel Kiko. Miguel Kiko rises majestically and gets a header on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
75.17
Pascal Schell advances with the ball. Pascal Schell threads the ball through to Miguel Kiko. Miguel Kiko shoots from 25 yards but slams it into the crowd!
77.49
Sporting Gijón have made 2 substitutions with Ernest Pfennings replacing Eugenio Fuentes and Sebastian Moreno replacing Miguel Kiko .
78.52
Francisco Calvo flicks the ball to his team mate, Oscar Garcia. Oscar Garcia knocks in a cross ball towards Julian Aguilar. Julian Aguilar is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Julian Aguilar scores for Murcia!!
81.54
Francisco Calvo plays the ball forward to Ernesto Carmona. Ernesto Carmona cuts inside the box! Ernesto Carmona shows great control and tries a shot on goal. What a cracker!! Ernest Pfennings had no chance!! Goal for Murcia!
87.03
Francisco Gil catches Matthew Green on the ankles. The referee calls over Francisco Gil and shows him a yellow card! Matthew Green runs off the knock.
89.08
Daniel Moreno kicks a strong pass forward to Julian Aguilar. Julian Aguilar knocks in a cross ball towards Oscar Garcia. With a superhuman jump, Oscar Garcia connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it whistles just wide of the post!
90.00
Francisco Calvo flicks a high pass forward. Julian Aguilar collects the pass. Julian Aguilar shoots from outside the area. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Sporting Gijón

Murcia
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
1
5
Shots off Target
5
6
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
33.8%
66.2%
Play Area
29.4%
47.1%
23.5%

Scorers
Ernesto Carmona 27, 82
Oscar Garcia 60
Julian Aguilar 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ernesto Carmona of Murcia

Match Ratings
1.Eugenio Fuentes (GK)
6
2.Alberto Zubizarreta (DEF)
6
3.Andre Abbiati (DEF)
6
4.Pascal Schell (DEF)
6
5.Nicolas Völler (MID)
5
6.Claudio Cortes (MID)
6
7.Francisco Gil (MID)yellow card
5
8.Sebastian Mendez (MID)
6
9.Miguel Kiko (ATT)
6
10.Arturo Pichichi (ATT)
6
11.Jose Soto (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Ernest Pfennings (DEF)
6
13.Hugo Gomez (ATT)
6
14.Sebastian Moreno (DEF)
6

1.Arturo Fernandez (GK)
6
2.Hugo Marquez (DEF)
6
3.Pablo Dominguez (DEF)
6
4.Romero P. Cruz (DEF)
6
5.Pedro Alvarez (MID)
7
6.Matthew Green (MID)
7
7.Daniel Moreno (MID)
6
8.Francisco Calvo (MID)
7
9.Ernesto Carmona (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Oscar Garcia (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
8
11.Julian Aguilar (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Matthew Gilchrist (ATT)
0
13.Ernesto Pardo (MID)
0
14.Steve Higginbotham (ATT)
0