Match Report


Albacete BalompieAlbacete Balompie     Sporting GijónSporting Gijón
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Francisco IglesiasF. Iglesias52
G
1
G
62Eugenio FuentesE. Fuentes
Ivan GonzalezI. Gonzalez67
D
2
D
70Andre AbbiatiA. Abbiati
Luis RamirezL. Ramirez67
D
captain3
D
65Pascal SchellP. Schell
Stanislas PerronS. Perron60
D
4
D
63Ernest PfenningsE. Pfennings
Guillermo GentoG. Gento58
D
5
M
68Nicolas VöllerN. Völler
Adolfo CastilloA. Castillo64
M
6
M
66Gregorio RubioG. Rubio
Victor LozanoV. Lozano62
M
7
M
63Albert IglesiasA. Iglesias
Miguel CruzM. Cruz57
A
8captain
M
56Sebastian MendezS. Mendez
Tommaso ZolaT. Zola50
A
9
A
61Arturo PichichiA. Pichichi
Adriano FilippiA. Filippi46
A
10
A
58Hugo GomezH. Gomez
Julian MoyaJ. Moya44
A
11
A
57Jose SotoJ. Soto
 
Alfredo MarcelinoA. Marcelino58
M
12
G
61Eduardo SanzE. Sanz
Ricardo RomeroR. Romero54
M
13
D
56Alejandro CamposA. Campos
Juan-Carlos CarcedoJ. Carcedo52
D
14
D
54Antonio GaladamesA. Galadames

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Carlos Belmonte where Albacete Balompie play host to Sporting Gijón. A crowd of 9,377 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Albacete Balompie are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Sporting Gijón appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jose  Herrera.


0.00
Albacete Balompie get the match underway!
3.24
Gregorio Rubio makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arturo Pichichi. Arturo Pichichi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
4.06
Victor Lozano flicks a high pass forward to Tommaso Zola who brings the ball under control. Tommaso Zola controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
8.48
Victor Lozano runs straight at the opposition's defence. Victor Lozano shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
10.15
Adolfo Castillo advances with the ball. Adolfo Castillo finds some space and shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
18.27
Andre Abbiati makes a strong solo run forward. Andre Abbiati makes a probing pass to Jose Soto. Jose Soto skips past Stanislas Perron! Some silky footwork from Jose Soto provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but is denied by Francisco Iglesias. Excellent save.
20.43
Ernest Pfennings deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gregorio Rubio. Gregorio Rubio hits a low pass to Arturo Pichichi. Arturo Pichichi plays a one-two with Jose Soto and rushes in on goal... Luis Ramirez barges into Arturo Pichichi. Penalty not given!!
28.31
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
30.33
Albert Iglesias kicks a strong pass forward to Jose Soto. Jose Soto threads the ball through to Hugo Gomez but he's offside!
33.30
Sporting Gijón are dictating the run of play here today.
34.58
Adolfo Castillo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Miguel Cruz. Miguel Cruz runs straight at the defence! Miguel Cruz shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
36.00
Stanislas Perron makes a probing pass to Victor Lozano. Victor Lozano deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adriano Filippi. Adriano Filippi shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
44.34
Without breaking stride, Victor Lozano plays the ball forward to Adriano Filippi. Adriano Filippi makes a defence splitting pass to Julian Moya. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Julian Moya provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. Magnificent save by Eugenio Fuentes!
45.00
Nicolas Völler flicks a high pass forward. Hugo Gomez collects the pass. Hugo Gomez shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Albacete Balompie appear unchanged since the first half. Sporting Gijón have changed their lineup with Alejandro Campos replacing Sebastian Mendez. The Albacete Balompie players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Sporting Gijón get the second half underway!
47.41
Stanislas Perron flicks a high pass forward. Victor Lozano holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Victor Lozano controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Julian Moya. Julian Moya knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ernest Pfennings.
57.16
Ivan Gonzalez makes a probing pass to Victor Lozano. Victor Lozano threads a neat ball through to Julian Moya. Julian Moya shoots from distance. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
60.42
Albacete Balompie have made 3 substitutions with Alfredo Marcelino replacing Ivan Gonzalez, Ricardo Romero replacing Victor Lozano and Juan-Carlos Carcedo replacing Adriano Filippi .
61.52
Gregorio Rubio hits a low pass to Jose Soto. Jose Soto makes a probing pass to Hugo Gomez but he's offside!
63.13
Guillermo Gento takes it forward alone. Guillermo Gento makes an attacking run forward. Guillermo Gento controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
72.29
Ricardo Romero flicks a high pass forward. Julian Moya controls it well on his chest. Julian Moya tries a spectacular long range effort but it rises well off target!
73.51
Hugo Gomez clumsily knocks into Luis Ramirez. The referee calls over Hugo Gomez and shows him a yellow card! Luis Ramirez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.23
Sporting Gijón have made 2 substitutions with Eduardo Sanz replacing Eugenio Fuentes and Antonio Galadames replacing Arturo Pichichi .
79.30
Ernest Pfennings flicks a high pass forward. Gregorio Rubio comfortably collects the pass. Gregorio Rubio sees Antonio Galadames in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Antonio Galadames plays a scrappy one-two with Jose Soto and stumbles forward towards the goal... Antonio Galadames muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
83.10
Luis Ramirez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ricardo Romero. Ricardo Romero flicks a high ball forward to Tommaso Zola who takes it down. Tommaso Zola shoots from 25 yards but it's drastically wayward!
84.24
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Albacete Balompie

Sporting Gijón
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
8
1
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.1%
40.9%
Play Area
33.3%
43.9%
22.7%

Scorers
Antonio Galadames 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Antonio Galadames of Sporting Gijón

Match Ratings