Match Report
| Sporting Gijón | Sporting Gijón |  |  | Celtic | Celtic | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mauricio Flores | M. Flores |  | 72 | G |  | 1 | | G | 73 |  | Steven Willems | S. Willems | |||||||||
| Lamberto Ciullo | L. Ciullo |  | 76 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 77 |  | Scott Elliott | S. Elliott | |||||||||
| Moritz Neuhaus | M. Neuhaus |  | 71 | D | | 3 | | D | 68 | | Andy Dalglish | A. Dalglish | |||||||||
| Garry McNeill | G. McNeill | | 68 | D | | 4 | | D | 68 | | Alec Hutchison | A. Hutchison | |||||||||
| Julian Mendez | J. Mendez | | 66 | D | | 5 | | M | 67 |  | Sergio Ramos | S. Ramos | |||||||||
| Ernesto Peiro | E. Peiro | | 72 | M | | 6 | | M | 66 | | Kevin Hopkin | K. Hopkin | |||||||||
| Pablo Cabrera | P. Cabrera | | 71 | M | | 7 | | M | 65 | | Stuart Gough | S. Gough | |||||||||
| Dario Sottil | D. Sottil | | 65 | M | | 8 | | M | 64 | | Dominic Caldwell | D. Caldwell | |||||||||
| Jose Soler | J. Soler | | 74 | A | | 9 | | A | 67 | | Gavin Young | G. Young | |||||||||
| Marcos Iglesias | M. Iglesias | | 68 | A | | 10 | | A | 63 | | Billy Sullivan | B. Sullivan | |||||||||
| Alberto Castro | A. Castro | | 66 | A | | 11 | | A | 61 | | David Hutchison | D. Hutchison | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at El Molinon where Sporting Gijón play Celtic in this first of two leg MWF Europa Cup game. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Sporting Gijón are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Celtic appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Sporting Gijón are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Celtic appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Celtic kick off and get the match underway!
3.19
0-0David Hutchison clumsily knocks into Garry McNeill. David Hutchison is warned by the referee! Garry McNeill gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
4.25
0-0Sporting Gijón are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Celtic's defence.
9.45
1-0Ernesto Peiro passes the ball forward to Jose Soler. Jose Soler goes all the way! Jose Soler cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
14.35
1-0Ernesto Peiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alberto Castro. Alberto Castro finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
18.19
1-0Scott Elliott makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stuart Gough. Stuart Gough makes a beautiful solo run. Stuart Gough passes the ball forward but Gavin Young is offside!
21.27
Garry McNeill chips the ball to his team mate, Dario Sottil. Dario Sottil knocks the ball to his team mate, Marcos Iglesias. Marcos Iglesias whips in a cross ball towards Alberto Castro. Alberto Castro powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
30.32
2-0Alec Hutchison catches Alberto Castro on the ankles. Alec Hutchison is given a warning by the referee! Alberto Castro runs off the knock.
33.48
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
38.29
Ernesto Peiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alberto Castro. Alberto Castro shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
39.35
2-0Ernesto Peiro chips the ball to his team mate, Jose Soler. Jose Soler goes all the way! Jose Soler takes a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
40.27
Ernesto Peiro knocks the ball to his team mate, Marcos Iglesias. Marcos Iglesias knocks in a cross ball towards Alberto Castro. Alberto Castro connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with Sporting Gijón kicking off!
47.55
Dominic Caldwell hacks Ernesto Peiro from behind! Dominic Caldwell is given a warning by the referee! Ernesto Peiro runs off the knock.
48.24
Moritz Neuhaus barges into Kevin Hopkin. The referee calls over Moritz Neuhaus and shows him a yellow card! Kevin Hopkin grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
49.40
Ernesto Peiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Soler. Jose Soler threads the ball through to Alberto Castro. Alberto Castro makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Steven Willems!
53.53
Billy Sullivan clumsily knocks into Lamberto Ciullo. The referee calls over Billy Sullivan and warns him to calm down! Lamberto Ciullo grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
57.56
Ernesto Peiro passes the ball forward to Marcos Iglesias. Marcos Iglesias shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
59.51
Andy Dalglish flicks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Hopkin. Kevin Hopkin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Young. Gavin Young shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
63.46
Stuart Gough passes the ball forward to Gavin Young. Gavin Young shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
65.53
Ernesto Peiro makes a simple pass to Marcos Iglesias. Marcos Iglesias goes all the way! Marcos Iglesias rockets a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
69.48
Pablo Cabrera kicks a strong pass forward to Marcos Iglesias. Marcos Iglesias makes a simple pass to Alberto Castro. Alberto Castro takes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
81.35
2-0Stuart Gough advances with the ball. Stuart Gough knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Moritz Neuhaus.
83.41
2-0Alberto Castro comes in with a late challenge on Alec Hutchison. The referee calls over Alberto Castro and shows him a yellow card! Alec Hutchison hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.58
Andy Dalglish flicks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Gough. Stuart Gough controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Billy Sullivan. Billy Sullivan tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
6
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
64.8%
35.2%
Play Area
19.7%
46.5%
33.8%
Scorers