Match Report


BarcelonaBarcelona     Sporting GijónSporting Gijón
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Juan-Carlos LorenzoJ. Lorenzo64
G
1
G
62Eugenio FuentesE. Fuentes
Gianfranco DoardoG. Doardo69
D
2
D
74Alberto ZubizarretaA. Zubizarreta
Eduardo MarinE. Marin66
D
3
D
70Andre AbbiatiA. Abbiati
Gregorio MoraG. Mora57
D
4
D
65Pascal SchellP. Schell
Andres IzquierdoA. Izquierdo75
M
5
M
67Nicolas VöllerN. Völler
Aimo SalaA. Sala73
M
6
M
59Claudio CortesC. Cortes
Daniel AlonsoD. Alonso64
M
7
M
56Francisco GilF. Gil
Danny Van Der LaanD. Van Der Laan61
M
captain8captain
M
56Sebastian MendezS. Mendez
Paul DickovP. Dickov75
A
9
A
72Miguel KikoM. Kiko
Brenny HansmaB. Hansma74
A
10
A
61Arturo PichichiA. Pichichi
Alejandro VicenteA. Vicente72
A
11
A
57Jose SotoJ. Soto
 
Attilio CanginiA. Cangini67
A
12
D
63Ernest PfenningsE. Pfennings
Victor BruinsV. Bruins61
M
13
A
57Hugo GomezH. Gomez
Ricardo DuranR. Duran56
A
14
D
57Sebastian MorenoS. Moreno

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Camp Nou where Barcelona play host to Sporting Gijón. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Barcelona and Sporting Gijón are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Romero P.  Mora.


0.00
Sporting Gijón kick off the first half!
3.22
Pascal Schell flicks a high ball forward to Nicolas Völler who takes it down. Nicolas Völler kicks a strong pass forward to Miguel Kiko. Miguel Kiko knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Juan-Carlos Lorenzo who gathers it comfortably.
4.23
Francisco Gil controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Soto. Jose Soto whips in a cross ball towards Arturo Pichichi. Arturo Pichichi makes a deft header but it flies just wide!
8.51
Gregorio Mora flicks a high pass forward. Aimo Sala controls it well on his chest. Aimo Sala knocks the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Vicente. Alejandro Vicente knocks in a cross ball towards Brenny Hansma. Brenny Hansma connects with a diving header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
12.32
Sebastian Mendez makes a simple pass to Arturo Pichichi. Arturo Pichichi makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Jose Soto. Jose Soto shoots from just inside the box but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
14.03
Pascal Schell clumsily knocks into Aimo Sala. The referee brings Pascal Schell to one side and gives him a warning! Aimo Sala grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
15.43
Aimo Sala deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Vicente. Alejandro Vicente shoots from 25 yards. Eugenio Fuentes gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
21.53
Andres Izquierdo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Brenny Hansma. Brenny Hansma puts a great ball through but Paul Dickov is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
22.33
Aimo Sala flicks a high pass forward. Alejandro Vicente collects the pass. Alejandro Vicente edges inside the box! Alejandro Vicente muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Eugenio Fuentes is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
26.18
Aimo Sala flicks the ball to his team mate, Brenny Hansma. Brenny Hansma lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Dickov. Paul Dickov makes a deft header but it whistles just wide of the post!
27.43
Aimo Sala surges forward with the ball. Aimo Sala cuts inside the box! Aimo Sala shoots from just inside the box. Eugenio Fuentes gets down and covers it.
33.23
Nicolas Völler changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Nicolas Völler makes a probing pass between the defence to Miguel Kiko. Miguel Kiko strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. It's there!! Juan-Carlos Lorenzo has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
38.29
Daniel Alonso knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Dickov. Paul Dickov knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alberto Zubizarreta.
42.33
Arturo Pichichi barges into Gregorio Mora. Arturo Pichichi is shown the yellow card! Gregorio Mora runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Barcelona appear unchanged since the first half. Sporting Gijón have changed their lineup with Hugo Gomez replacing Sebastian Mendez. The Sporting Gijón players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Barcelona kick off!
48.31
Eduardo Marin flicks a high pass forward. Danny Van Der Laan controls it well on his chest. Danny Van Der Laan plays the ball forward to Alejandro Vicente. Alejandro Vicente knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.39
Aimo Sala receives the ball from a throw-in from Daniel Alonso. Aimo Sala makes a simple pass to Alejandro Vicente. Alejandro Vicente controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
57.24
Daniel Alonso threads a neat ball through to Brenny Hansma. Brenny Hansma knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alberto Zubizarreta.
61.45
Francisco Gil knocks the ball forward to Arturo Pichichi. Arturo Pichichi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
63.41
Alberto Zubizarreta kicks a strong pass forward to Claudio Cortes. Claudio Cortes passes the ball forward to Miguel Kiko. Miguel Kiko knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
66.09
Claudio Cortes hits a low pass to Miguel Kiko. Miguel Kiko shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
72.57
Pascal Schell threads a neat ball through to Hugo Gomez. Hugo Gomez threads a neat ball through to Jose Soto. Jose Soto whips in a cross ball towards Arturo Pichichi. Arturo Pichichi flicks the ball with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!! That brings them back into the game!
77.28
Sporting Gijón have made 2 substitutions with Ernest Pfennings replacing Eugenio Fuentes and Sebastian Moreno replacing Miguel Kiko .
81.46
Francisco Gil runs straight at the opposition's defence. Francisco Gil makes a probing pass between the defence to Arturo Pichichi. Arturo Pichichi tries a spectacular strike but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
87.12
Francisco Gil plays the ball forward to Jose Soto. Jose Soto controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Barcelona

Sporting Gijón
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.8%
49.2%
Play Area
23.8%
46%
30.2%

Scorers
Brenny Hansma 9
Alejandro Vicente 22
Miguel Kiko 33
Arturo Pichichi 73

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Aimo Sala of Barcelona

Match Ratings
1.Juan-Carlos Lorenzo (GK)
6
2.Gianfranco Doardo (DEF)
6
3.Eduardo Marin (DEF)
6
4.Gregorio Mora (DEF)
6
5.Andres Izquierdo (MID)
6
6.Aimo Sala (MID)
9
7.Daniel Alonso (MID)
6
8.Danny Van Der Laan (MID)
6
9.Paul Dickov (ATT)
6
10.Brenny Hansma (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Alejandro Vicente (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Attilio Cangini (ATT)
0
13.Victor Bruins (MID)
0
14.Ricardo Duran (ATT)
0

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