Match Report


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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Iberostar Stadium where RCD Mallorca play host to Sporting Gijón. A crowd of 8,365 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both RCD Mallorca and Sporting Gijón are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.


0.00
RCD Mallorca start the match!
4.19
Mauricio Navarro kicks a strong pass forward to Arturo Pena. Arturo Pena shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
14.07
Eduardo Sanchez knocks the ball forward to Carlos Fernandez. Carlos Fernandez goes all the way! Carlos Fernandez rockets a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Jose Fortes Diaz!
21.53
Stephen Young makes a probing pass to Rafael Pirri. Rafael Pirri deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Julian Moya. Julian Moya knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.10
Ivan Lorenzo sees space and advances. Ivan Lorenzo sees a break and surges forward. Ivan Lorenzo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
26.02
Albert Gutierrez advances with the ball. Albert Gutierrez passes the ball forward but Carlos Fernandez is offside!
27.21
Eduardo Sanchez makes a probing pass to Carlos Fernandez. Carlos Fernandez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jose Fortes Diaz who gathers it comfortably.
30.00
Julian Pastor clumsily knocks into Julian Moya. Julian Pastor is given a warning by the referee! Julian Moya hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.58
Eduardo Sanchez clumsily knocks into Warren Insley. The referee calls over Eduardo Sanchez and warns him to calm down! Warren Insley carries on, but is struggling a bit.
40.09
Juan Rey makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Warren Insley. Warren Insley makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose Fortes Vidal. Jose Fortes Vidal goes all the way! Jose Fortes Vidal takes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Julian Adams manages to gather it comfortably.
45.00
Juan Rey passes the ball forward to Rafael Pirri. Rafael Pirri passes the ball forward to Julian Moya. Julian Moya shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
Sporting Gijón start the second half!
49.25
Albert Gutierrez surges forward with the ball. Albert Gutierrez shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
54.57
Ivan Lorenzo kicks a strong pass forward to Mauricio Navarro. Mauricio Navarro takes it forward alone. Mauricio Navarro sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
55.01
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
57.24
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
61.51
Mauricio Navarro passes the ball forward to Carlos Fernandez. Carlos Fernandez shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Jose Fortes Diaz!
72.34
Juan Rey deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rafael Pirri. Rafael Pirri sees a break and surges forward. Rafael Pirri goes all the way! Rafael Pirri tries a spectacular strike. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
84.49
Ivo Meeuwis knocks the ball forward to Rafael Pirri. Rafael Pirri flicks the ball to his team mate, Julian Moya. Julian Moya knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sebastian Roman.
87.48
Ivan Lorenzo makes a simple pass to Albert Gutierrez. Albert Gutierrez kicks a strong pass forward to Carlos Fernandez. Carlos Fernandez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
Julian Pastor controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Albert Gutierrez. Albert Gutierrez makes a simple pass to Carlos Fernandez. Carlos Fernandez whips in a cross ball towards Arturo Pena. Arturo Pena flicks the ball with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Rafael Pirri of Sporting Gijón
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
6
1
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.8%
38.2%
Play Area
22.5%
47.2%
30.3%

Scorers