Match Report


Racing SantanderRacing Santander     Sporting GijónSporting Gijón
Computer Player Computer Player Garry Lloyd Garry Lloyd
João Gabriel SerginhoJ. Serginho76
G
1captain
G
84Fouad ElhamdaouiF. Elhamdaoui
Andy ElliottA. Elliott67
D
2
D
78Stephen MeiklejohnS. Meiklejohn
Stuart BarrettS. Barrett66
D
3
D
77Craig MccallC. Mccall
Modeste MillaM. Milla66
D
4
D
76Adolfo SuarezA. Suarez
Nicolas BabbelN. Babbel66
D
5
M
90Daniel HerreroD. Herrero
Emile WoodcockE. Woodcock74
M
6
M
80Stefán BergvinssonS. Bergvinsson
Philipp KöpkeP. Köpke72
M
captain7
M
85Francisco MorenoF. Moreno
Steve SalakoS. Salako77
A
8
M
88Thomas HoferT. Hofer
Patrick ChadwickP. Chadwick73
A
9
A
83Antonio PenaA. Pena
Gabriel FernandezG. Fernandez73
A
10
A
80Guillermo MolownyG. Molowny
Brian SinclairB. Sinclair71
A
11
A
77Renato AlvaradoR. Alvarado
 
Jonathan WetherallJ. Wetherall69
A
12
D
73Kristoffer MatinpoikaK. Matinpoika
Felipe CalvoF. Calvo69
A
13
M
81Sergio AlmeidaS. Almeida
Rodney ThompsonR. Thompson63
A
14
A
76Luis RomanL. Roman

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at El Sardinero where Racing Santander play host to Sporting Gijón. A crowd of 16,251 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Racing Santander are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Sporting Gijón appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Leonardo Nunez.


0.00
Racing Santander kick off!
3.19
Daniel Herrero flicks a high pass forward. Renato Alvarado holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Renato Alvarado shoots from 20 yards but somehow João Gabriel Serginho manages to keep it out.
4.10
Craig Mccall makes a simple pass to Stefán Bergvinsson. Stefán Bergvinsson threads the ball through to Antonio Pena. Antonio Pena shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
6.41
Andy Elliott barges into Francisco Moreno. Andy Elliott is given a warning by the referee! Francisco Moreno grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
10.56
Daniel Herrero sees space and advances. Daniel Herrero shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Quality keeping!
26.04
Patrick Chadwick hacks Stephen Meiklejohn from behind! Patrick Chadwick is shown the yellow card! Stephen Meiklejohn stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.43
Guillermo Molowny makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Antonio Pena. Antonio Pena shoots from 25 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
32.29
Stephen Meiklejohn flicks a high ball forward to Daniel Herrero who takes it down. Daniel Herrero threads the ball through to Guillermo Molowny. Guillermo Molowny shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
33.56
Nicolas Babbel chips the ball to his team mate, Andy Elliott. Andy Elliott deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steve Salako. Steve Salako shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
36.47
Emile Woodcock kicks a strong pass forward to Philipp Köpke. Philipp Köpke edges inside the box! Adolfo Suarez hacks Philipp Köpke from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
39.23
Stephen Meiklejohn controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stefán Bergvinsson. Stefán Bergvinsson flicks a high pass forward. Guillermo Molowny controls it well on his chest. Guillermo Molowny controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
40.40
Craig Mccall receives the ball from a throw-in from Stephen Meiklejohn. Craig Mccall chips the ball to his team mate, Francisco Moreno. Francisco Moreno flicks a high pass forward. Antonio Pena holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Antonio Pena knocks in a cross ball towards Renato Alvarado. Renato Alvarado whips the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
Thomas Hofer makes a simple pass to Antonio Pena. Antonio Pena lofts in a cross ball towards Guillermo Molowny. Guillermo Molowny makes a deft header. What a cracker!! João Gabriel Serginho had no chance!! Goal for Sporting Gijón!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
Sporting Gijón kick off the second half!
47.17
Emile Woodcock knocks the ball forward to Brian Sinclair. Brian Sinclair threads the ball through into the box. Gabriel Fernandez makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Fouad Elhamdaoui comfortably smothers it!
54.53
Stephen Meiklejohn makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stefán Bergvinsson. Stefán Bergvinsson runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Stefán Bergvinsson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Sporting Gijón!
57.19
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
60.14
Racing Santander have made 3 substitutions with Jonathan Wetherall replacing Stuart Barrett, Felipe Calvo replacing Emile Woodcock and Rodney Thompson replacing Steve Salako .
61.21
Thomas Hofer flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Herrero collects the pass. Daniel Herrero sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
63.52
Daniel Herrero threads a neat ball through to Antonio Pena. Antonio Pena shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
65.53
Stefán Bergvinsson makes a probing pass to Guillermo Molowny. Guillermo Molowny sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Superb reactions from João Gabriel Serginho. What a save!
66.45
Renato Alvarado comes in with a late challenge on Modeste Milla. The referee calls over Renato Alvarado and shows him a yellow card! Modeste Milla hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
72.20
Seeing a gap ahead, Thomas Hofer plays the ball forward to Stefán Bergvinsson. Stefán Bergvinsson shoots from 20 yards. João Gabriel Serginho gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
77.25
Sporting Gijón have made 2 substitutions with Kristoffer Matinpoika replacing Craig Mccall and Sergio Almeida replacing Thomas Hofer .
78.32
Francisco Moreno passes the ball forward to Renato Alvarado. Renato Alvarado lofts in a cross ball towards Daniel Herrero. Daniel Herrero rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball comes off Nicolas Babbel and the loose ball is cleared up field.
81.20
Francisco Moreno sees Guillermo Molowny in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Guillermo Molowny knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
83.34
Seeing a gap ahead, Felipe Calvo plays the ball forward to Brian Sinclair. Brian Sinclair plays a scrappy one-two with Felipe Calvo and stumbles forward towards the goal... Brian Sinclair comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Fantastic reaction save from Fouad Elhamdaoui!
84.10
Jonathan Wetherall chips the ball to his team mate, Philipp Köpke. Philipp Köpke threads the ball through to Felipe Calvo. Felipe Calvo advances inside the box! Felipe Calvo muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it flies wide!
85.49
Stefán Bergvinsson passes the ball forward to Francisco Moreno. Francisco Moreno controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Guillermo Molowny through on goal. Guillermo Molowny shoots from just inside the box but it is deflected wide by Andy Elliott.
86.24
Corner kick to Sporting Gijón. Daniel Herrero plays it out to the edge of the box. Stefán Bergvinsson comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it flies well off target!
87.59
Philipp Köpke catches Daniel Herrero on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Daniel Herrero runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Racing Santander

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

Possession
32.9%
67.1%
Play Area
38%
39.2%
22.8%

Scorers
Guillermo Molowny 45
Stefán Bergvinsson 55

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Stefán Bergvinsson of Sporting Gijón

Match Ratings