Match Report
| Villarreal CF | Villarreal CF |  |  | Sporting Gijón | Sporting Gijón | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Carlos Saez | C. Saez |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 | | Eugenio Fuentes | E. Fuentes | |||||||||
| Roberto Mora | R. Mora | | 77 | D |  |  | 2 |  | D | 70 |  | Andre Abbiati | A. Abbiati | ||||||||
| Edgar Tavares | E. Tavares |  | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 65 |  | Pascal Schell | P. Schell | |||||||||
| Sylvain Burgess | S. Burgess |  | 58 | D | | 4 | | D | 63 |  | Ernest Pfennings | E. Pfennings | |||||||||
| Luis Verges | L. Verges | | 53 | D | | 5 | | M | 68 | | Nicolas Völler | N. Völler | |||||||||
| Fabio Turci | F. Turci | | 70 | M | | 6 | | M | 66 | | Gregorio Rubio | G. Rubio | |||||||||
| Edgar Oliveira | E. Oliveira | | 69 | M | | 7 | | M | 63 | | Albert Iglesias | A. Iglesias | |||||||||
| Patricio Navarro | P. Navarro | | 65 | M | | 8 | | | M | 56 | | Sebastian Mendez | S. Mendez | ||||||||
| Andres Pardo | A. Pardo | | 61 | M | | 9 | | A | 61 | | Arturo Pichichi | A. Pichichi | |||||||||
| Ernesto Cruz | E. Cruz | | 76 | A | | 10 | | A | 58 | | Hugo Gomez | H. Gomez | |||||||||
| Jose Rey | J. Rey | | 64 | A | | 11 | | A | 57 | | Jose Soto | J. Soto | |||||||||
| Martin Blanco | M. Blanco | | 57 | A | | 12 | | G | 61 | | Eduardo Sanz | E. Sanz | |||||||||
| Mirko Donati | M. Donati | | 55 | G | | 13 | | D | 56 | | Alejandro Campos | A. Campos | |||||||||
| Edmundo Moya | E. Moya | | 54 | A | | 14 | | D | 54 | | Antonio Galadames | A. Galadames | |||||||||
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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at El Madrigal where Villarreal CF play host to Sporting Gijón. A crowd of 9,200 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Villarreal CF are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Sporting Gijón appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Alejandro Moya.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Villarreal CF are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Sporting Gijón appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Alejandro Moya.
0.00
0-0Villarreal CF get the match underway!
2.28
0-0Sebastian Mendez runs straight at the opposition's defence. Sebastian Mendez whips in a cross ball towards Jose Soto. Jose Soto is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
4.08
0-0Fabio Turci flicks a high pass forward. Jose Rey collects the pass. Jose Rey shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Eugenio Fuentes effortlessly smothers it!
8.49
Pascal Schell sees space and advances. Pascal Schell flicks a high pass forward. Hugo Gomez collects the pass. Hugo Gomez runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Hugo Gomez provides some space. He shoots at goal but it flies just wide!
12.20
1-0Edgar Tavares flicks a high pass forward to Fabio Turci who brings the ball under control. Fabio Turci flicks a high pass forward. Ernesto Cruz collects the pass. Ernesto Cruz controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
15.40
1-0Luis Verges sees space and advances. Luis Verges flicks a high ball forward to Ernesto Cruz who takes it down. Ernesto Cruz knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ernest Pfennings.
18.54
Sebastian Mendez runs straight at the opposition's defence. Sebastian Mendez whips in a cross ball towards Jose Soto. Jose Soto whips the ball goalwards with his head. Carlos Saez manages to gather it effortlessly.
20.32
Fabio Turci makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose Rey. Jose Rey shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
22.17
With some swift thinking, Andre Abbiati plays the ball forward to Albert Iglesias. Albert Iglesias sees space and advances. Albert Iglesias sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
26.29
Sylvain Burgess knocks the ball forward to Patricio Navarro. Patricio Navarro kicks a strong pass forward to Ernesto Cruz. Ernesto Cruz shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
27.11
Gregorio Rubio flicks a high pass forward. Jose Soto controls it well on his chest. Jose Soto edges inside the box! Some awkward footwork from Jose Soto provides some space. He curls a shot at goal. Carlos Saez gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
28.04
Gregorio Rubio knocks the ball to his team mate, Arturo Pichichi. Arturo Pichichi shoots from 20 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
30.38
Luis Verges kicks a strong pass forward to Patricio Navarro. With vision, Patricio Navarro plays the ball forward to Jose Rey. Jose Rey shoots from 25 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
32.13
Patricio Navarro flicks a high pass forward to Ernesto Cruz who brings the ball neatly under control. Ernesto Cruz whips in a cross ball towards Jose Rey. Jose Rey makes a deft header. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
38.12
Roberto Mora flicks a high pass forward. Fabio Turci controls it well on his chest. Fabio Turci passes the ball forward to Ernesto Cruz. Ernesto Cruz knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eugenio Fuentes who gathers it comfortably.
42.41
Sebastian Mendez flicks a high pass forward to Jose Soto who brings the ball under control. Jose Soto tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
44.43
Patricio Navarro knocks the ball to his team mate, Jose Rey. Jose Rey controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Villarreal CF appear unchanged since the first half. Sporting Gijón have changed their lineup with Alejandro Campos replacing Sebastian Mendez. The Sporting Gijón players seem much more motivated whilst the Villarreal CF players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.
45.00
Sporting Gijón kick off and get the second half underway!
47.02
Pascal Schell makes a simple pass to Gregorio Rubio. Gregorio Rubio knocks the ball forward to Jose Soto. Jose Soto lofts in a cross ball towards Hugo Gomez. Hugo Gomez heads the ball goalwards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
51.13
Roberto Mora deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Patricio Navarro. Patricio Navarro threads a neat ball through to Jose Rey. Jose Rey knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
57.51
Gregorio Rubio flicks a high pass forward. Hugo Gomez collects the pass. Hugo Gomez knocks in a cross ball towards Jose Soto. Jose Soto rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
59.10
2-0Edgar Oliveira chips the ball to his team mate, Ernesto Cruz. Ernesto Cruz chips the ball to his team mate, Jose Rey. Pascal Schell catches Jose Rey on the ankles. Jose Rey appeals for a penalty! Given!!
59.10
2-0The referee points to the spot..
60.36
Ernesto Cruz takes a short run up. The keeper has read the penalty correctly. He gets his fingers to it, but the shot is too strong and edges inside the post. Goal!
65.02
Patricio Navarro makes a probing pass to Jose Rey. Jose Rey shoots from long range but it rises well off target!
69.57
With vision, Edgar Tavares plays the ball forward to Patricio Navarro. Patricio Navarro makes a simple pass to Ernesto Cruz. Ernesto Cruz shoots from 20 yards but slams it into the crowd!
73.35
Edgar Tavares chips the ball to his team mate, Edgar Oliveira. Edgar Oliveira threads a neat ball through to Ernesto Cruz. Ernesto Cruz shoots from long range. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
77.44
3-0Villarreal CF have made 3 substitutions with Martin Blanco replacing Edgar Tavares, Mirko Donati replacing Edgar Oliveira and Edmundo Moya replacing Jose Rey .Sporting Gijón have made 2 substitutions with Eduardo Sanz replacing Eugenio Fuentes and Antonio Galadames replacing Arturo Pichichi .
83.47
Fabio Turci sees space and advances. Fabio Turci finds some space and shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
87.20
3-0Mirko Donati flicks the ball to his team mate, Ernesto Cruz. Ernesto Cruz knocks in a cross ball towards Edmundo Moya. Edmundo Moya connects with a diving header but is denied by Andre Abbiati. Excellent block.
90.00
Ernest Pfennings flicks a high pass forward. Gregorio Rubio holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gregorio Rubio chips the ball to his team mate, Hugo Gomez. Hugo Gomez finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great save!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
8
6
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
57.6%
42.4%
Play Area
27.1%
44.7%
28.2%
Scorers
| Ernesto Cruz 12, 60 (p) Jose Rey 44 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Ernesto Cruz of Villarreal CF |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Carlos Saez (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Roberto Mora (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Edgar Tavares (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Sylvain Burgess (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Luis Verges (DEF) | 7 | |
| 6. | Fabio Turci (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Edgar Oliveira (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Patricio Navarro (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | Andres Pardo (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Ernesto Cruz (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Jose Rey (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Martin Blanco (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Mirko Donati (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Edmundo Moya (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Eugenio Fuentes (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Andre Abbiati (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Pascal Schell (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Ernest Pfennings (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Nicolas Völler (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Gregorio Rubio (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Albert Iglesias (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Sebastian Mendez (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Arturo Pichichi (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Hugo Gomez (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Jose Soto (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Eduardo Sanz (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Alejandro Campos (DEF) | 6 | |
| 14. | Antonio Galadames (DEF) | 6 | |