Match Report


Sporting GijónSporting Gijón     Racing SantanderRacing Santander
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Eugenio FuentesE. Fuentes62
G
1
G
55Gabriel AndresG. Andres
Andre AbbiatiA. Abbiati70
D
2captain
D
67Fernando GilF. Gil
Pascal SchellP. Schell65
D
3
D
59Victor VicenteV. Vicente
Ernest PfenningsE. Pfennings63
D
4
D
52Jacob ProctorJ. Proctor
Nicolas VöllerN. Völler68
M
5
M
72Francisco RamirezF. Ramirez
Gregorio RubioG. Rubio66
M
6
M
66Roberto GentoR. Gento
Albert IglesiasA. Iglesias63
M
7
M
62Victor SaezV. Saez
Sebastian MendezS. Mendez56
M
captain8
M
61Willy KerhuielW. Kerhuiel
Arturo PichichiA. Pichichi61
A
9
M
57Rafael VergesR. Verges
Hugo GomezH. Gomez58
A
10
A
65Mirko BonfiglioM. Bonfiglio
Jose SotoJ. Soto57
A
11
A
65Rafael CalvoR. Calvo
 
Eduardo SanzE. Sanz61
G
12
A
56Michael DuberryM. Duberry
Alejandro CamposA. Campos56
D
13
G
54Mauricio IglesiasM. Iglesias
Antonio GaladamesA. Galadames54
D
14
A
51Scott SounessS. Souness

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at El Molinon where Sporting Gijón play host to Racing Santander. A crowd of 8,786 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sporting Gijón are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Racing Santander appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Arturo  Fernandez.


0.00
Racing Santander kick off and get the first half underway!
8.54
Jacob Proctor flicks a high pass forward. Willy Kerhuiel controls it well on his chest. Willy Kerhuiel passes the ball forward to Mirko Bonfiglio. Mirko Bonfiglio shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
10.01
Sebastian Mendez hacks Francisco Ramirez from behind! Sebastian Mendez is shown the yellow card! Francisco Ramirez runs off the knock.
12.18
Arturo Pichichi clumsily knocks into Victor Vicente. The referee calls over Arturo Pichichi and warns him to calm down! Victor Vicente stretches but gets up unharmed.
14.06
Willy Kerhuiel barges into Gregorio Rubio. The referee calls over Willy Kerhuiel and shows him a yellow card! Gregorio Rubio runs off the knock.
18.34
Victor Vicente flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Gento holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Roberto Gento decides to run forward with the ball. Roberto Gento plays a one-two with Mirko Bonfiglio and rushes in on goal... Ernest Pfennings catches Roberto Gento on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! Yes!!
18.34
The referee points to the spot..
19.02
Rafael Calvo takes a cautious run up. The ball clips the left post and goes in. Goal!
21.16
Francisco Ramirez sees Mirko Bonfiglio in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mirko Bonfiglio knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andre Abbiati.
22.31
Roberto Gento takes a short throw-in bringing Victor Saez into play. Victor Saez passes the ball forward to Rafael Calvo. Rafael Calvo deftly passes the ball to Mirko Bonfiglio, releasing him through on goal. Mirko Bonfiglio takes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
24.47
With vision, Jacob Proctor laces a weighted ball forward to Roberto Gento. With great vision, Roberto Gento plays the ball forward to Rafael Calvo. Rafael Calvo whips in a cross ball towards Mirko Bonfiglio. Mirko Bonfiglio beats his man to it with a header. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
27.58
Pascal Schell barges into Rafael Calvo. The referee brings Pascal Schell to one side and gives him a warning! Rafael Calvo stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.02
Roberto Gento flicks a high pass forward to Rafael Calvo who brings the ball under control. Rafael Calvo rushes past Pascal Schell! Rafael Calvo shoots from just inside the box. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Rafael Calvo!
34.19
Racing Santander are dictating the run of play here today.
38.20
Albert Iglesias barges into Victor Saez. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Victor Saez runs off the knock.
39.46
Victor Vicente takes it forward alone. Victor Vicente knocks the ball forward to Rafael Calvo. Rafael Calvo lofts in a cross ball towards Mirko Bonfiglio. Mirko Bonfiglio shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Eugenio Fuentes.
40.44
It's a corner kick. Roberto Gento kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Hugo Gomez gets to the ball and kicks it upfield to safety.
42.55
Ernest Pfennings makes a probing pass to Albert Iglesias. Albert Iglesias flicks a high pass forward. Hugo Gomez collects the pass. Hugo Gomez plays a one-two with Arturo Pichichi and advances towards the goal... Hugo Gomez takes a shot at goal but Gabriel Andres reads it well. Nice save!
45.00
Francisco Ramirez hacks Sebastian Mendez from behind! Francisco Ramirez is shown the yellow card! Sebastian Mendez stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee whistles 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. Racing Santander appear unchanged since the first half. The Sporting Gijón players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Sporting Gijón kick off!
49.40
Jacob Proctor knocks the ball forward to Victor Saez. Victor Saez chips the ball to his team mate, Mirko Bonfiglio. Mirko Bonfiglio knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
53.08
Jacob Proctor lofts the ball long. Mirko Bonfiglio rushes past Ernest Pfennings! Mirko Bonfiglio comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
57.02
Roberto Gento sees Mirko Bonfiglio in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mirko Bonfiglio shoots from long range but it's drastically wayward!
60.28
Ernest Pfennings hacks Mirko Bonfiglio from behind! Ernest Pfennings is given a warning by the referee! Mirko Bonfiglio grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
63.48
Andre Abbiati surges forward with the ball. Andre Abbiati hits a low pass to Arturo Pichichi. Arturo Pichichi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hugo Gomez but he's offside!
65.53
Rafael Verges knocks the ball to his team mate, Rafael Calvo. Rafael Calvo shoots from outside the area but slams it into the crowd!
66.36
Rafael Verges surges forward with the ball. Rafael Verges lofts in a cross ball towards Mirko Bonfiglio. Mirko Bonfiglio shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
69.44
Gregorio Rubio makes a simple pass to Jose Soto. Jose Soto plays a scrappy one-two with Hugo Gomez and advances towards the goal... Jose Soto strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
71.02
Jacob Proctor barges into Jose Soto. Jacob Proctor is given a warning by the referee! Jose Soto stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.47
Alejandro Campos clumsily knocks into Francisco Ramirez. Alejandro Campos is given a warning by the referee! Francisco Ramirez stretches but gets up unharmed.
73.40
Albert Iglesias threads the ball through to Jose Soto. Jose Soto edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Jose Soto provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but somehow Gabriel Andres manages to keep it out.
75.20
Albert Iglesias passes the ball forward to Arturo Pichichi. Arturo Pichichi edges inside the box! Arturo Pichichi makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
77.38
Sporting Gijón have made 2 substitutions with Eduardo Sanz replacing Eugenio Fuentes and Antonio Galadames replacing Arturo Pichichi .
87.15
Fernando Gil surges forward with the ball. Fernando Gil chips the ball to his team mate, Mirko Bonfiglio. Mirko Bonfiglio chips the ball to his team mate, Rafael Calvo. Some good footwork from Rafael Calvo provides some space. He shoots at goal. Eduardo Sanz gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
89.26
Rafael Verges passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Rafael Calvo. Rafael Calvo cuts inside the box! Some silky footwork from Rafael Calvo provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Rafael Calvo!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Sporting Gijón

Racing Santander
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
3
6
Shots off Target
1
6
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
7
3
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
34.6%
65.4%
Play Area
30.9%
45.7%
23.5%

Scorers
Rafael Calvo 19 (p), 30, 89
Mirko Bonfiglio 53

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Rafael Calvo of Racing Santander

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

1.Gabriel Andres (GK)
6
2.Fernando Gil (DEF)
6
3.Victor Vicente (DEF)
6
4.Jacob Proctor (DEF)
7
5.Francisco Ramirez (MID)yellow card
5
6.Roberto Gento (MID)
8
7.Victor Saez (MID)
6
8.Willy Kerhuiel (MID)yellow card
5
9.Rafael Verges (MID)
7
10.Mirko Bonfiglio (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Rafael Calvo (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Michael Duberry (ATT)
0
13.Mauricio Iglesias (GK)
0
14.Scott Souness (ATT)
0