Match Report


CompostelaCompostela     Sporting GijónSporting Gijón
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Gregorio GimenezG. Gimenez70
G
1
G
55Victor FernandezV. Fernandez
Arturo MolinaA. Molina69
D
2
D
63Chris DavisC. Davis
Artur NunesA. Nunes59
D
captain3
D
56Federico PantanoF. Pantano
Arno RummeniggeA. Rummenigge59
D
4
D
50Julian HerreroJ. Herrero
Enrique VidalE. Vidal65
M
5
D
49Fernando CalvoF. Calvo
Guillermo CabreraG. Cabrera65
M
6
M
66Juan MoraJ. Mora
Malcolm WestwoodM. Westwood61
M
7
M
64Julian FarinosJ. Farinos
Andres MenendezA. Menendez53
M
8
M
59Djibrill AdjaoudD. Adjaoud
Manuel MoreiraM. Moreira62
A
9captain
M
56Ljubisa TraversaL. Traversa
Albert DuranA. Duran54
A
10
A
53Carlos ButraguenoC. Butragueno
Pablo CruzP. Cruz52
A
11
A
53Dave SmitheD. Smithe
 
Armando BedinA. Bedin67
G
12
G
54Guillermo FloresG. Flores
Rafael CarmonaR. Carmona62
G
13
A
53Craig SullivanC. Sullivan
Eduardo VegaE. Vega57
D
14
A
52Romero P. IglesiasR. Iglesias

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at San Lazaro where Compostela play host to Sporting Gijón. A crowd of 8,899 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Compostela are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Sporting Gijón appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Adolfo Herrera.


0.00
Compostela start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.13
Andres Menendez flicks a high pass forward. Malcolm Westwood collects the pass. Malcolm Westwood flicks the ball to his team mate, Manuel Moreira. Manuel Moreira shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
4.07
Guillermo Cabrera flicks a high pass forward. Albert Duran holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Albert Duran controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
12.44
Artur Nunes threads a neat ball through to Malcolm Westwood. Malcolm Westwood makes a probing pass to Albert Duran. Albert Duran runs straight at the defence! Albert Duran makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but slams it into the crowd!
14.25
Albert Duran comes in with a late challenge on Julian Herrero. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Julian Herrero runs off the knock.
16.52
Julian Farinos flicks a high pass forward to Juan Mora who brings the ball under control. Juan Mora whips in a cross ball towards Dave Smithe. Dave Smithe directs the ball goalwards with his head. Artur Nunes clears it off the line with his head!
20.16
Guillermo Cabrera hacks Djibrill Adjaoud from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Djibrill Adjaoud runs off the knock.
22.52
Guillermo Cabrera clumsily knocks into Carlos Butragueno. The referee calls over Guillermo Cabrera and warns him to calm down! Carlos Butragueno stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.26
Federico Pantano flicks the ball to his team mate, Julian Farinos. Julian Farinos flicks a high pass forward. Djibrill Adjaoud controls it well on his chest. Djibrill Adjaoud knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gregorio Gimenez who gathers it comfortably.
32.31
Arno Rummenigge makes a probing pass to Manuel Moreira. Manuel Moreira knocks in a cross ball towards Pablo Cruz. Pablo Cruz flicks the ball with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Pablo Cruz!
36.50
Arno Rummenigge sees a break and surges forward. With vision, Arno Rummenigge laces a through ball forward to Andres Menendez. Andres Menendez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Victor Fernandez who gathers it comfortably.
39.58
Federico Pantano flicks a high pass forward. Ljubisa Traversa controls it well on his chest. Ljubisa Traversa threads a neat ball through to Julian Farinos. Julian Farinos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
Sporting Gijón kick off and get the second half underway!
47.15
Arno Rummenigge flicks a high ball forward to Malcolm Westwood who takes it down. Malcolm Westwood threads the ball through to Albert Duran. Albert Duran knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Julian Herrero.
48.02
Julian Farinos hacks Albert Duran from behind! Julian Farinos is warned by the referee! Albert Duran stretches but gets up unharmed.
49.05
Juan Mora clumsily knocks into Malcolm Westwood. Juan Mora is given a warning by the referee! Malcolm Westwood runs off the knock.
54.21
Guillermo Cabrera takes it forward alone. Guillermo Cabrera shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
57.33
Artur Nunes barges into Carlos Butragueno. Artur Nunes is warned by the referee! Carlos Butragueno stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.43
Arturo Molina threads a neat ball through to Malcolm Westwood. Malcolm Westwood knocks the ball forward to Albert Duran. Albert Duran shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
61.47
Julian Farinos brings the ball forward. Julian Farinos shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
65.34
Julian Herrero flicks a high pass forward. Djibrill Adjaoud collects the pass. Djibrill Adjaoud kicks a strong pass forward to Carlos Butragueno. Carlos Butragueno knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
66.18
Juan Mora darts forward. Juan Mora knocks in a cross ball towards Carlos Butragueno. With a superhuman jump, Carlos Butragueno connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
73.18
Seeing a gap ahead, Juan Mora plays the ball forward to Ljubisa Traversa. Ljubisa Traversa controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carlos Butragueno. Carlos Butragueno plays a scrappy one-two with Dave Smithe and stumbles forward towards the goal... Carlos Butragueno takes a shot at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
81.04
Julian Herrero flicks a high pass forward. Dave Smithe controls it well on his chest. Dave Smithe knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gregorio Gimenez who gathers it comfortably.
84.33
Andres Menendez kicks a strong pass forward to Albert Duran. Albert Duran shoots from long range but slams it into the crowd!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Compostela

Sporting Gijón
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
6
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
4
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.5%
47.5%
Play Area
28.7%
45%
26.2%

Scorers
Pablo Cruz 32
Carlos Butragueno 66

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Carlos Butragueno of Sporting Gijón

Match Ratings