Match Report


Racing SantanderRacing Santander     Sporting GijónSporting Gijón
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Jšrg Van WijkerJ. Wijker67
G
1
G
62Eugenio FuentesE. Fuentes
Ferry Van FessemF. Van Fessem69
D
captain2
D
74Alberto ZubizarretaA. Zubizarreta
Alan BaileyA. Bailey61
D
3
D
70Andre AbbiatiA. Abbiati
Victor VicenteV. Vicente59
D
4
D
65Pascal SchellP. Schell
Albert MarcosA. Marcos76
M
5
M
67Nicolas VöllerN. Völler
Roberto GentoR. Gento64
M
6
M
59Claudio CortesC. Cortes
Willy KerhuielW. Kerhuiel61
M
7
M
56Francisco GilF. Gil
Victor SaezV. Saez61
M
8captain
M
56Sebastian MendezS. Mendez
Rafael VergesR. Verges57
M
9
A
72Miguel KikoM. Kiko
Mirko BonfiglioM. Bonfiglio65
A
10
A
61Arturo PichichiA. Pichichi
Rui PinheiroR. Pinheiro54
A
11
A
57Jose SotoJ. Soto
 
Francisco MorenoF. Moreno53
A
12
D
63Ernest PfenningsE. Pfennings
Jacob ProctorJ. Proctor52
D
13
A
57Hugo GomezH. Gomez
Scott SounessS. Souness50
A
14
D
57Sebastian MorenoS. Moreno

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at El Sardinero where Racing Santander play host to Sporting Gijón. A crowd of 9,081 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Racing Santander are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Sporting Gijón appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Vasco Helder.


0.00
The whistle blows and Racing Santander kick off!
6.46
Roberto Gento plays the ball forward to Mirko Bonfiglio. Mirko Bonfiglio makes a probing pass to Rui Pinheiro but he's offside!
8.16
Rafael Verges clumsily knocks into Nicolas Völler. Rafael Verges is warned by the referee! Nicolas Völler runs off the knock.
12.02
Andre Abbiati knocks the ball forward to Claudio Cortes. Claudio Cortes makes a probing pass to Jose Soto. Jose Soto whips in a cross ball towards Miguel Kiko. Miguel Kiko knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
15.22
Albert Marcos threads the ball through to Rui Pinheiro. Rui Pinheiro knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Andre Abbiati.
16.03
Alan Bailey makes a simple pass to Albert Marcos. Albert Marcos flicks a high pass forward. Mirko Bonfiglio controls it well on his chest. Mirko Bonfiglio advances inside the box! Mirko Bonfiglio strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. What a cracker!! Eugenio Fuentes had no chance!! Goal for Racing Santander!
20.43
Roberto Gento deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rui Pinheiro. Rui Pinheiro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alberto Zubizarreta.
22.10
Francisco Gil comes in with a late challenge on Albert Marcos. Francisco Gil is shown the yellow card! Albert Marcos runs off the knock.
26.32
Claudio Cortes plays the ball forward to Arturo Pichichi. Arturo Pichichi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Victor Vicente.
30.32
Racing Santander are in full control of this game.
33.46
Rafael Verges makes a simple pass to Rui Pinheiro. Rui Pinheiro knocks in a cross ball towards Mirko Bonfiglio. Mirko Bonfiglio beats his man to it with a header. Eugenio Fuentes comfortably punches it away to safety.
39.51
With great vision, Victor Vicente plays the ball forward to Roberto Gento. Roberto Gento flicks the ball to his team mate, Mirko Bonfiglio. Mirko Bonfiglio shoots from long range but it rises well off target!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Racing Santander 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
Sporting Gijón kick off!
47.46
Francisco Gil threads the ball through to Jose Soto. Jose Soto plays a scrappy one-two with Arturo Pichichi and advances towards the goal... Jose Soto looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
51.22
Roberto Gento picks a pass forward to Mirko Bonfiglio. Mirko Bonfiglio runs straight at the defence! Mirko Bonfiglio comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it flies just wide!
53.44
Alberto Zubizarreta pushes mid-way up the pitch. Alberto Zubizarreta sees Arturo Pichichi in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Arturo Pichichi shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
54.43
Roberto Gento makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rui Pinheiro. Rui Pinheiro cuts inside the box! Rui Pinheiro tries a spectacular strike but it flies just wide!
57.20
Alan Bailey sweeps the ball up the wings. Rui Pinheiro edges inside the box! Rui Pinheiro shoots from just inside the box but it flies just off target!
60.19
Pascal Schell pushes up the pitch. Pascal Schell knocks the ball forward to Jose Soto. Jose Soto whips in a cross ball towards Arturo Pichichi. Arturo Pichichi knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
63.43
Albert Marcos flicks the ball to his team mate, Mirko Bonfiglio. Mirko Bonfiglio runs straight at the defence! Mirko Bonfiglio cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's there!! Eugenio Fuentes has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
69.53
Victor Saez hacks Claudio Cortes from behind! The referee warns Victor Saez to calm down! Claudio Cortes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.27
Victor Saez threads a neat ball through to Rui Pinheiro. Rui Pinheiro tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
77.55
Sporting Gijón have made 2 substitutions with Ernest Pfennings replacing Eugenio Fuentes and Sebastian Moreno replacing Miguel Kiko .
83.17
Rui Pinheiro barges into Pascal Schell. Rui Pinheiro is given a warning by the referee! Pascal Schell hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.21
Francisco Gil controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sebastian Moreno. Sebastian Moreno rushes past Victor Vicente! Sebastian Moreno side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
85.19
Mirko Bonfiglio barges into Andre Abbiati. Mirko Bonfiglio is shown the yellow card! Andre Abbiati carries on, but is struggling a bit.
87.07
With some swift thinking, Hugo Gomez plays the ball forward to Jose Soto. Jose Soto knocks in a cross ball towards Sebastian Moreno. Sebastian Moreno makes a deft header but it's well over the bar!
90.00
Roberto Gento kicks a strong pass forward to Rui Pinheiro. Rui Pinheiro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Racing Santander

Sporting Gijón
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.3%
43.7%
Play Area
19.7%
49.3%
31%

Scorers
Mirko Bonfiglio 16, 63
Rui Pinheiro 71

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mirko Bonfiglio of Racing Santander

Match Ratings
1.Jšrg Van Wijker (GK)
6
2.Ferry Van Fessem (DEF)
6
3.Alan Bailey (DEF)
6
4.Victor Vicente (DEF)
6
5.Albert Marcos (MID)
7
6.Roberto Gento (MID)
7
7.Willy Kerhuiel (MID)
6
8.Victor Saez (MID)
6
9.Rafael Verges (MID)
6
10.Mirko Bonfiglio (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredyellow card
9
11.Rui Pinheiro (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Francisco Moreno (ATT)
0
13.Jacob Proctor (DEF)
0
14.Scott Souness (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)
6
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)
6
 
12.Ernest Pfennings (DEF)
6
13.Hugo Gomez (ATT)
6
14.Sebastian Moreno (DEF)
6