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There are a few clouds overhead here at El Molinon where Sporting Gijón play host to Racing Santander. A crowd of 17,253 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Sporting Gijón and Racing Santander are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by John Dalglish.


0.00
The first half starts with Sporting Gijón kicking off!
2.58
Leonardo Carcedo makes a beautiful solo run. Leonardo Carcedo kicks a strong pass forward to Daniel Cortes but the referee indicates it's offside!
4.05
Les Gallagher makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ricardo Reyes. Ricardo Reyes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Craig Mccall.
8.36
Seeing a gap ahead, Luca Pandolfi plays the ball forward to Antonio Pena. Antonio Pena shoots from outside the area. Superb reactions from Wouter Piket. What a save!
10.02
Leonardo Carcedo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Aron Kárason. Aron Kárason finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
12.17
Aron Kárason catches Stephen Meiklejohn on the ankles. Aron Kárason is shown the yellow card! Stephen Meiklejohn hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
14.33
Leonardo Carcedo flicks a high pass forward to Daniel Cortes who brings the ball under control. Daniel Cortes knocks in a cross ball towards Leonardo Carcedo. Leonardo Carcedo gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Leonardo Carcedo scores for Racing Santander!!
22.39
Thomas Hofer surges forward with the ball. Thomas Hofer passes the ball forward but Alberto Alonso is offside!
27.25
Adolfo Suarez flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Moreno collects the pass. Francisco Moreno deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Felipe Vidal. Felipe Vidal edges inside the box! Mauricio Del Sol barges into Felipe Vidal. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
30.19
Matthias Hollmer flicks a high ball forward to Oscar Sanz who takes it down. Oscar Sanz flicks a high pass forward. Ricardo Reyes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ricardo Reyes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stephen Meiklejohn.
34.34
Aron Kárason comes in with a late challenge on Antonio Pena. The referee calls over Aron Kárason and warns him to calm down! Antonio Pena stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.32
With imagination, Craig Mccall laces a through ball forward to Francisco Moreno. Francisco Moreno makes a probing pass to Antonio Pena. Antonio Pena makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Luca Pandolfi. Luca Pandolfi rockets a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
40.44
Aron Kárason flicks the ball to his team mate, Les Gallagher. Les Gallagher knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Craig Mccall.
42.36
Leonardo Carcedo knocks the ball forward to Ricardo Reyes. Ricardo Reyes lofts in a cross ball towards Daniel Cortes. Daniel Cortes flicks the ball with his head but it's a lousy effort!
45.00
Luca Pandolfi receives the ball from a throw-in from Stephen Meiklejohn. Luca Pandolfi sees Antonio Pena in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Antonio Pena knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Alberto Alonso is offside!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sporting Gijón appear unchanged since the first half. Racing Santander also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Racing Santander kick off!
47.04
Elena Alonso flicks a high pass forward. Aron Kárason collects the pass. Aron Kárason knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stephen Meiklejohn.
48.37
Leonardo Carcedo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Daniel Cortes. Daniel Cortes threads the ball through into the box. Stephen Meiklejohn barges into Ricardo Reyes. Penalty not given!!
49.11
Fernando Santos makes an attacking run forward. Fernando Santos runs straight at the defence! Fernando Santos side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
51.34
Guillermo Reyes chips the ball to his team mate, Les Gallagher. Les Gallagher passes the ball forward but Ricardo Reyes is offside!
59.21
Thomas Hofer threads a neat ball through to Fernando Santos. Fernando Santos whips in a cross ball towards Alberto Alonso. Alberto Alonso flicks the ball with his head but it flies just wide!
61.42
Luca Pandolfi kicks a strong pass forward to Antonio Pena. Antonio Pena lofts in a cross ball towards Felipe Vidal. Felipe Vidal gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It's there!! Wouter Piket has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
65.19
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
66.53
Matthias Hollmer passes the ball forward to Leonardo Carcedo. Leonardo Carcedo flicks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Cortes. Daniel Cortes knocks the ball forward into space. Guillermo Reyes bursts forward onto the loose ball. The linesmans flag is up! A very close offside call!
73.55
Luca Pandolfi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Antonio Pena. Antonio Pena shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Wouter Piket smothers it!
75.03
Daniel Cortes plays the ball forward to Les Gallagher. Les Gallagher knocks in a cross ball towards Daniel Cortes. Daniel Cortes flicks the ball with his head. Adolfo Suarez steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
77.24
Luca Pandolfi barges into Leonardo Carcedo. Luca Pandolfi is given a warning by the referee! Leonardo Carcedo carries on, but is struggling a bit.
81.24
Mauricio Del Sol knocks the ball forward to Leonardo Carcedo. Leonardo Carcedo flicks a high ball forward to Les Gallagher who takes it down. Les Gallagher makes a defence splitting pass to Ricardo Reyes. Ricardo Reyes looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Racing Santander!
89.56
Aron Kárason clumsily knocks into Antonio Pena. Aron Kárason is warned by the referee again! Antonio Pena runs off the knock.
90.00
Francisco Moreno advances with the ball. Francisco Moreno plays a quick one-two with Fernando Santos and rushes in on goal... Francisco Moreno looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but is denied by Wouter Piket. Excellent save.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
2
3
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42.3%
57.7%
Play Area
25.6%
46.2%
28.2%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Leonardo Carcedo of Racing Santander

Match Ratings