Match Report


Sporting GijónSporting Gijón     LleidaLleida
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Eugenio FuentesE. Fuentes62
G
1
G
62Alfredo IbanezA. Ibanez
Andre AbbiatiA. Abbiati70
D
2
D
69Giancarlo ValotiG. Valoti
Pascal SchellP. Schell65
D
3
D
68Alfredo PeiroA. Peiro
Ernest PfenningsE. Pfennings63
D
4
D
61Elena NavarroE. Navarro
Nicolas VöllerN. Völler68
M
5captain
M
73Norman NevilleN. Neville
Gregorio RubioG. Rubio66
M
6
M
70Alistair VieiraA. Vieira
Albert IglesiasA. Iglesias63
M
7
M
56Jose LopezJ. Lopez
Sebastian MendezS. Mendez56
M
captain8
M
54Luis PerezL. Perez
Arturo PichichiA. Pichichi61
A
9
A
66Nicolas CortesN. Cortes
Hugo GomezH. Gomez58
A
10
A
57Claudio VicenteC. Vicente
Jose SotoJ. Soto57
A
11
A
56Martin FuentesM. Fuentes
 
Eduardo SanzE. Sanz61
G
12
G
61Roberto VelascoR. Velasco
Alejandro CamposA. Campos56
D
13
D
58Leonardo RamirezL. Ramirez
Antonio GaladamesA. Galadames54
D
14
D
56Juan GilJ. Gil

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Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at El Molinon where Sporting Gijón play host to Lleida. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Sporting Gijón and Lleida are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Thomas Doherty.


0.00
Sporting Gijón kick off and get the match underway!
9.44
Jose Lopez threads a neat ball through to Nicolas Cortes. Nicolas Cortes shoots from outside the area. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Lleida are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
10.40
Albert Iglesias threads a neat ball through to Arturo Pichichi. Arturo Pichichi plays a scrappy one-two with Hugo Gomez and advances towards the goal... Arturo Pichichi comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out but it flies well off target!
15.17
With vision, Pascal Schell plays the ball forward to Nicolas Völler. Nicolas Völler flicks a high pass forward. Hugo Gomez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Hugo Gomez whips in a cross ball towards Jose Soto. Jose Soto gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Alfredo Ibanez didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
16.29
Ernest Pfennings flicks a high ball forward to Sebastian Mendez who takes it down. Sebastian Mendez takes it forward alone. Sebastian Mendez knocks in a cross ball towards Arturo Pichichi. Arturo Pichichi whips the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Alfredo Ibanez has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
20.54
Alistair Vieira threads the ball through to Nicolas Cortes. Nicolas Cortes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
26.55
Elena Navarro volleys a long ball forward. Claudio Vicente lofts in a cross ball towards Nicolas Cortes. Nicolas Cortes flicks the ball with his head but Eugenio Fuentes is on top of his game. Excellent keeping!
27.18
Gregorio Rubio flicks a high pass forward to Arturo Pichichi who brings the ball under control. Arturo Pichichi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.18
Pascal Schell flicks a high pass forward. Gregorio Rubio collects the pass. Gregorio Rubio chips the ball to his team mate, Hugo Gomez. Hugo Gomez edges inside the box! Hugo Gomez tries a spectacular strike. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
34.47
With some swift thinking, Norman Neville plays the ball forward to Martin Fuentes. Martin Fuentes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Eugenio Fuentes!
36.36
With some swift thinking, Gregorio Rubio plays the ball forward to Jose Soto. Jose Soto knocks in a cross ball towards Arturo Pichichi. Arturo Pichichi makes a convincing header but it flies well off target!
38.33
Nicolas Völler flicks a high pass forward to Hugo Gomez who brings the ball under control. Hugo Gomez shoots from outside the area. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
40.06
Nicolas Völler catches Luis Perez on the ankles. Nicolas Völler is given a warning by the referee! Luis Perez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.52
Jose Lopez threads a neat ball through to Nicolas Cortes. Nicolas Cortes shoots from outside the area but it rises well off target!
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 Alejandro Campos replacing Sebastian Mendez. Lleida appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Lleida kick off!
48.26
With a delightful solo run, Luis Perez stretches the opposition's defence. Luis Perez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
49.20
Pascal Schell breaks forward. Pascal Schell flicks a high ball forward to Jose Soto who takes it down. Jose Soto edges inside the box! Jose Soto tries a spectacular strike but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
57.08
Sporting Gijón are in full control of this game.
59.38
Alistair Vieira hits a low pass to Claudio Vicente. Claudio Vicente whips in a cross ball towards Nicolas Cortes. Nicolas Cortes makes a looping header on goal. Eugenio Fuentes is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
66.30
Seeing a gap ahead, Jose Lopez plays the ball forward to Martin Fuentes. Martin Fuentes passes the ball forward to Claudio Vicente. Claudio Vicente makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
71.18
Pascal Schell passes the ball forward to Alejandro Campos. Alejandro Campos plays the ball forward to Arturo Pichichi. Arturo Pichichi makes a great pass forward. Hugo Gomez runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
73.03
Norman Neville flicks the ball to his team mate, Martin Fuentes. Martin Fuentes shoots from long range but it whistles just wide of the post!
75.56
Elena Navarro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alistair Vieira. Alistair Vieira flicks a high pass forward. Nicolas Cortes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nicolas Cortes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eugenio Fuentes who gathers it comfortably.
77.47
Sporting Gijón have made 2 substitutions with Eduardo Sanz replacing Eugenio Fuentes and Antonio Galadames replacing Arturo Pichichi .
78.53
Nicolas Völler flicks a high pass forward. Jose Soto holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jose Soto chips the ball to his team mate, Antonio Galadames. Antonio Galadames takes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
81.31
Alistair Vieira passes the ball forward to Martin Fuentes. Martin Fuentes skips past Pascal Schell! Martin Fuentes shoots from just inside the box but Eduardo Sanz is on top of it.
85.32
Alejandro Campos receives the ball from a throw-in from Albert Iglesias. Alejandro Campos darts forward. Alejandro Campos rushes past Elena Navarro! Some silky footwork from Alejandro Campos provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
89.01
Giancarlo Valoti knocks the ball to his team mate, Alistair Vieira. Alistair Vieira sees Nicolas Cortes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nicolas Cortes knocks the ball forward to Claudio Vicente but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
90.00
From the throw-in, Pascal Schell picks out Ernest Pfennings. Ernest Pfennings pushes up the pitch. Ernest Pfennings makes a probing pass to Antonio Galadames. Antonio Galadames rushes past Alfredo Peiro! Some silky footwork from Antonio Galadames provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it rises well off target!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Sporting Gijón

Lleida
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
5
Shots off Target
8
5
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.8%
42.2%
Play Area
31.3%
43.4%
25.3%

Scorers
Arturo Pichichi 16
Nicolas Cortes 59

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nicolas Cortes of Lleida

Match Ratings
1.Eugenio Fuentes (GK)
8
2.Andre Abbiati (DEF)
6
3.Pascal Schell (DEF)
8
4.Ernest Pfennings (DEF)
7
5.Nicolas Völler (MID)
7
6.Gregorio Rubio (MID)
8
7.Albert Iglesias (MID)
6
8.Sebastian Mendez (MID)
8
9.Arturo Pichichi (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Hugo Gomez (ATT)
7
11.Jose Soto (ATT)
8
 
12.Eduardo Sanz (GK)
6
13.Alejandro Campos (DEF)
8
14.Antonio Galadames (DEF)
6

1.Alfredo Ibanez (GK)
6
2.Giancarlo Valoti (DEF)
6
3.Alfredo Peiro (DEF)
6
4.Elena Navarro (DEF)
6
5.Norman Neville (MID)
6
6.Alistair Vieira (MID)
8
7.Jose Lopez (MID)
7
8.Luis Perez (MID)
7
9.Nicolas Cortes (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Claudio Vicente (ATT)
7
11.Martin Fuentes (ATT)
7
 
12.Roberto Velasco (GK)
0
13.Leonardo Ramirez (DEF)
0
14.Juan Gil (DEF)
0