Match Report


Real Betis BalompiéReal Betis Balompié     Sporting GijónSporting Gijón
Richard LeeRichard Lee Robert Mcfadyen Robert Mcfadyen
Eugenio RedondoE. Redondo73
G
captain1
G
84Fouad ElhamdaouiF. Elhamdaoui
Leonardo FerrerL. Ferrer70
D
2
D
74Adolfo MunozA. Munoz
Luis CortesL. Cortes70
D
3
D
73Kristoffer MatinpoikaK. Matinpoika
Roberto CarmonaR. Carmona70
D
4captain
D
76Craig MccallC. Mccall
Harvey DeanH. Dean74
M
5
D
73Rodolfo MoraR. Mora
Hugo AguilarH. Aguilar78
M
6
M
86Fernando SantosF. Santos
Carlos MonteroC. Montero78
M
7
M
78Francisco MorenoF. Moreno
Rui CervantesR. Cervantes78
M
8
M
85Thomas HoferT. Hofer
Billy DalglishB. Dalglish70
A
9
A
77Felipe VidalF. Vidal
Ledley BrandL. Brand75
A
10
A
78Guillermo MolownyG. Molowny
Carlos AguilarC. Aguilar74
A
11
A
74Rafael HierroR. Hierro
 
Sebastian SanchezS. Sanchez66
D
12
A
72Leonardo OrtizL. Ortiz
Ivan SuarezI. Suarez70
M
13
A
71Albert CarcedoA. Carcedo
Nicolas TorresN. Torres77
A
14
A
80Antonio PenaA. Pena

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Manuel Ruiz de Lopera where Real Betis Balompié play host to Sporting Gijón. A crowd of 17,423 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Real Betis Balompié are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Sporting Gijón appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Pedro Cano.


0.00
Sporting Gijón kick off the first half!
3.22
Fernando Santos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Thomas Hofer. Thomas Hofer knocks in a cross ball towards Felipe Vidal. Felipe Vidal makes a looping header on goal. Eugenio Redondo is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
8.19
Thomas Hofer comes in with a late challenge on Leonardo Ferrer. Thomas Hofer is warned by the referee! Leonardo Ferrer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
14.31
Rui Cervantes flicks a high pass forward. Ledley Brand holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ledley Brand skips past Rodolfo Mora! Ledley Brand side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Fouad Elhamdaoui had no chance!! Goal for Real Betis Balompié!
18.41
Luis Cortes hits a low pass to Roberto Carmona. Roberto Carmona flicks a high pass forward. Carlos Aguilar holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Carlos Aguilar whips in a cross ball towards Billy Dalglish. Adolfo Munoz hacks Billy Dalglish from behind! Penalty for Real Betis Balompié!!
18.41
The referee points to the spot..
19.13
Ledley Brand takes a cautious run up. Fouad Elhamdaoui is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
20.52
Ledley Brand flicks a high pass forward. Carlos Aguilar collects the pass. Carlos Aguilar lofts in a cross ball towards Billy Dalglish. Billy Dalglish makes a convincing header. Fouad Elhamdaoui manages to gather it.
21.24
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
24.56
Leonardo Ferrer laces a through ball forward to Hugo Aguilar. With imagination, Hugo Aguilar laces a through ball forward to Harvey Dean. Harvey Dean knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.42
Kristoffer Matinpoika barges into Rui Cervantes. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Rui Cervantes stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.55
Francisco Moreno deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Thomas Hofer. Thomas Hofer whips in a cross ball towards Guillermo Molowny. Leonardo Ferrer barges into Guillermo Molowny. Guillermo Molowny appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
32.08
Leonardo Ferrer threads a neat ball through to Harvey Dean. With a delightful solo run, Harvey Dean stretches the opposition's defence. Harvey Dean lofts in a cross ball towards Hugo Aguilar. Hugo Aguilar finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Fouad Elhamdaoui manages to keep it out.
33.37
Harvey Dean runs straight at the opposition's defence. Harvey Dean knocks in a cross ball towards Carlos Aguilar. Carlos Aguilar makes a convincing header. Fouad Elhamdaoui didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
34.40
Hugo Aguilar advances with the ball. Hugo Aguilar lofts in a cross ball towards Billy Dalglish. Billy Dalglish heads the ball goalwards. The keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
38.18
Carlos Montero knocks the ball forward to Billy Dalglish. Billy Dalglish knocks in a cross ball towards Hugo Aguilar. Craig Mccall barges into Hugo Aguilar. Hugo Aguilar appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
39.53
Roberto Carmona knocks the ball forward to Ledley Brand. Ledley Brand knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kristoffer Matinpoika.
45.00
Rodolfo Mora clumsily knocks into Hugo Aguilar. Rodolfo Mora is warned by the referee! Hugo Aguilar hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Free kick to Real Betis Balompié just outside the area...
45.00
Hugo Aguilar takes a cautious run up and sends in a curling shot. It's is just wide of the post. Good effort.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
Real Betis Balompié start the second half!
47.55
Luis Cortes hits a low pass to Hugo Aguilar. Hugo Aguilar flicks a high pass forward. Carlos Aguilar controls it well on his chest. Carlos Aguilar tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies well off target!
48.28
Thomas Hofer flicks a high pass forward. Guillermo Molowny collects the pass. Guillermo Molowny knocks in a cross ball towards Thomas Hofer. Leonardo Ferrer barges into Thomas Hofer. Thomas Hofer appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
49.15
Harvey Dean flicks the ball to his team mate, Billy Dalglish. Billy Dalglish shoots from long range but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
55.12
Fernando Santos hacks Roberto Carmona from behind! The referee calls over Fernando Santos and warns him to calm down! Roberto Carmona gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
59.14
Rafael Hierro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Guillermo Molowny. Guillermo Molowny shoots from 20 yards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
61.16
Kristoffer Matinpoika comes in with a late challenge on Carlos Montero. The referee calls over Kristoffer Matinpoika and shows him his second yellow card! He's sending him off!! Carlos Montero gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
69.10
Thomas Hofer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Felipe Vidal. Felipe Vidal whips in a cross ball towards Francisco Moreno. Francisco Moreno makes a deft header. Solid save from Eugenio Redondo. What a great pair of hands!
71.04
Roberto Carmona passes the ball forward to Billy Dalglish. Billy Dalglish sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
72.04
Felipe Vidal hits a low pass to Guillermo Molowny. Guillermo Molowny tries a spectacular long range effort but it is shockingly off target!
75.07
Fernando Santos flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Moreno collects the pass. Francisco Moreno tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
77.43
Sporting Gijón appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
77.43
Leonardo Ferrer threads the ball through to Luis Cortes. Without breaking stride, Luis Cortes plays the ball forward to Harvey Dean. Harvey Dean knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Fouad Elhamdaoui who gathers it comfortably.
78.48
Leonardo Ferrer surges forward with the ball. Leonardo Ferrer runs straight at the opposition's defence. Leonardo Ferrer whips in a cross ball towards Carlos Aguilar. Carlos Aguilar makes a deft header. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
81.54
Seeing a gap ahead, Rodolfo Mora laces a through ball forward to Rafael Hierro. Rafael Hierro flicks the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Molowny. Guillermo Molowny sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
87.27
Carlos Montero flicks the ball to his team mate, Billy Dalglish. Billy Dalglish whips in a cross ball towards Rui Cervantes. Rui Cervantes jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Rui Cervantes scores for Real Betis Balompié!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Real Betis Balompié

Sporting Gijón
Goals
4
2
Shots on Target
8
3
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
6
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
66.3%
33.7%
Play Area
30.1%
44.6%
25.3%

Scorers
Ledley Brand 14, 19 (p)
Carlos Aguilar 78
Rui Cervantes 87
Felipe Vidal 3
Guillermo Molowny 82

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Leonardo Ferrer of Real Betis Balompié

Match Ratings
1.Eugenio Redondo (GK)
6
2.Leonardo Ferrer (DEF)
8
3.Luis Cortes (DEF)
6
4.Roberto Carmona (DEF)
6
5.Harvey Dean (MID)
6
6.Hugo Aguilar (MID)
6
7.Carlos Montero (MID)
6
8.Rui Cervantes (MID)goal scored
7
9.Billy Dalglish (ATT)
6
10.Ledley Brand (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
7
11.Carlos Aguilar (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Sebastian Sanchez (DEF)
0
13.Ivan Suarez (MID)
0
14.Nicolas Torres (ATT)
0

1.Fouad Elhamdaoui (GK)
6
2.Adolfo Munoz (DEF)
6
3.Kristoffer Matinpoika (DEF)red card
3
4.Craig Mccall (DEF)
6
5.Rodolfo Mora (DEF)
6
6.Fernando Santos (MID)
6
7.Francisco Moreno (MID)
6
8.Thomas Hofer (MID)
6
9.Felipe Vidal (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Guillermo Molowny (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Rafael Hierro (ATT)
6
 
12.Leonardo Ortiz (ATT)
0
13.Albert Carcedo (ATT)
0
14.Antonio Pena (ATT)
0