Match Report


LleidaLleida     Sporting GijónSporting Gijón
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Brahim ColleauB. Colleau65
G
1
G
55Victor FernandezV. Fernandez
Juan AlonsoJ. Alonso73
D
2
D
63Chris DavisC. Davis
Abel BarrosA. Barros66
D
3
D
56Federico PantanoF. Pantano
Eugenio CrespoE. Crespo53
D
4
D
50Julian HerreroJ. Herrero
Rafael CarrascoR. Carrasco48
D
5captain
D
49Fernando CalvoF. Calvo
Francisco VidalF. Vidal42
D
6
M
66Juan MoraJ. Mora
Sebastian CabreraS. Cabrera71
M
7
M
64Julian FarinosJ. Farinos
Chris GriffinC. Griffin71
M
8
M
59Djibrill AdjaoudD. Adjaoud
Adolfo RubioA. Rubio67
M
captain9
M
56Ljubisa TraversaL. Traversa
Albert MoralesA. Morales68
A
10
A
53Dave SmitheD. Smithe
Nicolas RuizN. Ruiz66
A
11
A
53Craig SullivanC. Sullivan
 
Nicky GascoigneN. Gascoigne66
M
12
M
55Alejandro AguilarA. Aguilar
Darren HamiltonD. Hamilton66
M
13
G
54Guillermo FloresG. Flores
Mitchell LatuheruM. Latuheru64
A
14
G
52Ernesto HerreroE. Herrero

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Camp dEsports where Lleida play host to Sporting Gijón. A crowd of 8,141 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Lleida are playing in a 5-3-2 formation while Sporting Gijón appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Jose Fortes Medina.


0.00
Lleida start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.04
Craig Sullivan barges into Abel Barros. Craig Sullivan is warned by the referee! Abel Barros stretches but gets up unharmed.
3.25
Juan Mora flicks a high pass forward. Craig Sullivan collects the pass. Craig Sullivan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
4.25
Fernando Calvo plays the ball forward to Djibrill Adjaoud. Djibrill Adjaoud changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Djibrill Adjaoud knocks in a cross ball towards Dave Smithe. Dave Smithe directs the ball goalwards with his head. Brahim Colleau manages to gather it.
8.00
Abel Barros comes in with a late challenge on Djibrill Adjaoud. The referee warns Abel Barros to calm down! Djibrill Adjaoud runs off the knock.
12.57
Julian Farinos flicks the ball to his team mate, Djibrill Adjaoud. Djibrill Adjaoud knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Eugenio Crespo.
14.38
Rafael Carrasco controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nicolas Ruiz. Nicolas Ruiz tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
15.36
Abel Barros advances with the ball. Abel Barros knocks in a cross ball towards Nicolas Ruiz. Nicolas Ruiz makes a convincing header. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Nicolas Ruiz!
22.19
Juan Alonso deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Chris Griffin. Chris Griffin makes a probing pass to Adolfo Rubio. Adolfo Rubio plays a one-two with Nicolas Ruiz and rushes in on goal... Adolfo Rubio tries a spectacular strike but it misses the target by a large margin!
27.04
Seeing a gap ahead, Dave Smithe plays the ball forward to Craig Sullivan. Craig Sullivan plays a one-two with Julian Farinos and advances towards the goal... Craig Sullivan strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
30.12
Craig Sullivan clumsily knocks into Rafael Carrasco. Craig Sullivan is given another warning by the referee! Rafael Carrasco gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
36.27
Julian Herrero passes the ball forward to Julian Farinos. Showing composure, Julian Farinos picks a pass forward to Craig Sullivan. Craig Sullivan makes a probing pass to Djibrill Adjaoud but he's offside!
39.17
Nicolas Ruiz hacks Djibrill Adjaoud from behind! The referee brings Nicolas Ruiz to one side and gives him a warning! Djibrill Adjaoud hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.11
Adolfo Rubio flicks the ball to his team mate, Chris Griffin. Chris Griffin plays a one-two with Albert Morales and rushes in on goal... Chris Griffin shoots from just inside the box but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Lleida appear unchanged since the first half. Sporting Gijón also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Sporting Gijón start the second half!
51.15
Djibrill Adjaoud threads a neat ball through to Julian Farinos. Julian Farinos knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Brahim Colleau who gathers it comfortably.
53.36
Abel Barros breaks forward. Abel Barros advances with the ball. Abel Barros knocks in a cross ball towards Sebastian Cabrera. Sebastian Cabrera jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
57.11
Francisco Vidal makes a probing pass to Albert Morales. Albert Morales flicks a high ball forward to Nicolas Ruiz who takes it down. Nicolas Ruiz sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
65.19
Abel Barros passes the ball forward to Adolfo Rubio. Adolfo Rubio knocks the ball to his team mate, Albert Morales. Albert Morales knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Fernando Calvo.
66.51
Djibrill Adjaoud flicks a high pass forward. Craig Sullivan collects the pass. Craig Sullivan threads the ball through to Dave Smithe but he's offside!
67.36
Juan Alonso flicks the ball to his team mate, Adolfo Rubio. Adolfo Rubio flicks a high pass forward to Nicolas Ruiz who brings the ball under control. Nicolas Ruiz sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just off target!
69.54
Juan Alonso makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicolas Ruiz. Nicolas Ruiz makes a simple pass to Chris Griffin. Chris Griffin makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Albert Morales. Albert Morales muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Victor Fernandez.
71.25
Juan Alonso takes the corner, chipping the ball into the box. Some silky footwork from Rafael Carrasco provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it flies just off target!
77.21
Lleida have made a substitution with Darren Hamilton replacing Chris Griffin .
78.23
Dave Smithe runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Dave Smithe advances inside the box! Dave Smithe rockets a shot on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
85.07
With imagination, Federico Pantano picks a pass forward to Djibrill Adjaoud. Djibrill Adjaoud threads the ball through to Craig Sullivan. Craig Sullivan kicks a strong pass forward to Dave Smithe but the referee indicates it's offside!
89.55
Juan Alonso knocks the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Cabrera. Sebastian Cabrera kicks a strong pass forward to Nicolas Ruiz. Nicolas Ruiz flicks a high pass forward. Albert Morales controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Albert Morales takes a shot at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Lleida

Sporting Gijón
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
7
0
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.8%
43.2%
Play Area
31.1%
41.9%
27%

Scorers
Nicolas Ruiz 15
Craig Sullivan 27
Dave Smithe 78

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Dave Smithe of Sporting Gijón

Match Ratings