Match Report


Sporting GijónSporting Gijón     Villarreal CFVillarreal CF
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Nicolas CarmonaN. Carmona69
G
1
G
68Wes SmithW. Smith
Miguel AriasM. Arias68
D
2
D
71Kieron RiggottK. Riggott
John LawrenceJ. Lawrence66
D
3
D
69Daniel HoflandD. Hofland
Victor NunezV. Nunez64
D
captain4
D
66Gabriel CarcedoG. Carcedo
Eduardo MunozE. Munoz63
D
5
M
67Albert RomanA. Roman
Pedro GonzalezP. Gonzalez75
M
6
M
65Andres GentoA. Gento
Edgar TavaresE. Tavares69
M
7
M
47Arturo José MariA. José Mari
Carlos MoralesC. Morales66
M
8
M
47Albert DominguezA. Dominguez
Fernando RamosF. Ramos61
M
9captain
A
70Roberto PeiroR. Peiro
Helder BarrosH. Barros79
A
10
A
66Gavin BremnerG. Bremner
Alun MorrisA. Morris71
A
11
A
62Yoann ZaidanY. Zaidan
 
Darren LisbieD. Lisbie64
A
12
G
68Ricardo AguilarR. Aguilar
Alberto LeonA. Leon60
A
13
D
61Gregorio MartinezG. Martinez
Stuart DalglishS. Dalglish60
A
14
A
60Rio BrandR. Brand

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at El Molinon where Sporting Gijón play host to Villarreal CF. A crowd of 19,622 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Sporting Gijón are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Villarreal CF appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Antonio  Torres.


0.00
Villarreal CF kick off and get the first half underway!
2.12
Carlos Morales chips the ball to his team mate, Helder Barros. Helder Barros shoots from long range but it slams into the crowd!
3.42
Fernando Ramos flicks a high pass forward. Helder Barros controls it well on his chest. Helder Barros plays a scrappy one-two with Alun Morris and advances towards the goal... Helder Barros strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
6.40
Victor Nunez makes a probing pass to Edgar Tavares. Edgar Tavares flicks a high pass forward. Alun Morris controls it well on his chest. Alun Morris knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.38
Eduardo Munoz flicks a high pass forward. Pedro Gonzalez collects the pass. Pedro Gonzalez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alun Morris. Alun Morris knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gabriel Carcedo.
10.55
Victor Nunez passes the ball forward to Edgar Tavares. Edgar Tavares flicks a high pass forward. Helder Barros collects the pass. Helder Barros knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
14.37
Andres Gento sees Yoann Zaidan in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Yoann Zaidan whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Bremner. Gavin Bremner makes a deft header. Nicolas Carmona manages to gather it.
16.14
Victor Nunez darts forward. Victor Nunez knocks the ball to his team mate, Alun Morris. Alun Morris whips in a cross ball towards Helder Barros. Helder Barros flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
21.34
Miguel Arias threads a neat ball through to Carlos Morales. Carlos Morales kicks a strong pass forward to Alun Morris. Alun Morris shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
22.40
Pedro Gonzalez flicks a high pass forward. Helder Barros collects the pass. Helder Barros knocks in a cross ball towards Alun Morris. Alun Morris makes a deft header. Wes Smith gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
24.44
Victor Nunez makes a simple pass to Edgar Tavares. Edgar Tavares makes a probing pass to Alun Morris. Alun Morris knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Wes Smith who gathers it comfortably.
27.51
Edgar Tavares decides to run forward with the ball. Edgar Tavares sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Wes Smith is on top of it.
28.11
John Lawrence brings the ball forward. John Lawrence deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alun Morris. Alun Morris makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Helder Barros but he's offside!
36.25
Edgar Tavares comes in with a late challenge on Arturo José Mari. The referee calls over Edgar Tavares and shows him a yellow card! Arturo José Mari carries on, but is struggling a bit.
44.08
Arturo José Mari sees Gavin Bremner in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gavin Bremner knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by John Lawrence.
45.00
Arturo José Mari threads the ball through to Gavin Bremner. Gavin Bremner knocks in a cross ball towards Yoann Zaidan. Yoann Zaidan makes a convincing header but is denied by Nicolas Carmona. Excellent save.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sporting Gijón appear unchanged since the first half. Villarreal CF also appear unchanged since the first half. The Villarreal CF players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Sporting Gijón start the second half!
48.36
Pedro Gonzalez flicks a high pass forward. Helder Barros holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Helder Barros knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Wes Smith who gathers it comfortably.
54.37
John Lawrence makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carlos Morales. Carlos Morales flicks a high pass forward to Helder Barros who brings the ball under control. Helder Barros knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Daniel Hofland.
57.12
Gabriel Carcedo knocks the ball forward to Andres Gento. Andres Gento threads a neat ball through to Roberto Peiro. Roberto Peiro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Miguel Arias.
59.31
Andres Gento threads the ball through to Yoann Zaidan. Yoann Zaidan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
61.56
Daniel Hofland runs forward with the ball. Daniel Hofland chips the ball to his team mate, Gavin Bremner. Gavin Bremner lofts in a cross ball towards Yoann Zaidan. Yoann Zaidan heads the ball goalwards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
65.57
John Lawrence controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carlos Morales. Carlos Morales threads the ball through to Alun Morris. Alun Morris knocks in a cross ball towards Helder Barros. Helder Barros outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
73.36
Daniel Hofland makes a probing pass to Andres Gento. Andres Gento controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin Bremner. Gavin Bremner knocks in a cross ball towards Yoann Zaidan. Yoann Zaidan connects with a diving header but somehow Nicolas Carmona manages to keep it out.
75.16
John Lawrence threads the ball through to Pedro Gonzalez. Pedro Gonzalez flicks a high pass forward to Alun Morris who brings the ball under control. Alun Morris chips the ball to his team mate, Helder Barros. Helder Barros strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. Wes Smith gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
77.19
Albert Roman controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Roberto Peiro. Roberto Peiro shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
81.32
Daniel Hofland comes in with a late challenge on John Lawrence. Daniel Hofland is given a warning by the referee! John Lawrence hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Sporting Gijón

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

Possession
66.7%
33.3%
Play Area
31.2%
44.1%
24.7%

Scorers
Helder Barros 16, 66
Yoann Zaidan 62

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Helder Barros of Sporting Gijón

Match Ratings
1.Nicolas Carmona (GK)
7
2.Miguel Arias (DEF)
6
3.John Lawrence (DEF)
8
4.Victor Nunez (DEF)
7
5.Eduardo Munoz (DEF)
6
6.Pedro Gonzalez (MID)
6
7.Edgar Tavares (MID)yellow card
6
8.Carlos Morales (MID)
6
9.Fernando Ramos (MID)
6
10.Helder Barros (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Alun Morris (ATT)
7
 
12.Darren Lisbie (ATT)
0
13.Alberto Leon (ATT)
0
14.Stuart Dalglish (ATT)
0

1.Wes Smith (GK)
6
2.Kieron Riggott (DEF)
6
3.Daniel Hofland (DEF)
6
4.Gabriel Carcedo (DEF)
6
5.Albert Roman (MID)
6
6.Andres Gento (MID)
6
7.Arturo José Mari (MID)
6
8.Albert Dominguez (MID)
6
9.Roberto Peiro (ATT)
6
10.Gavin Bremner (ATT)
7
11.Yoann Zaidan (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Ricardo Aguilar (GK)
0
13.Gregorio Martinez (DEF)
0
14.Rio Brand (ATT)
0