Match Report


Celta VigoCelta Vigo     Sporting GijónSporting Gijón
Computer Player Computer Player Garry Lloyd Garry Lloyd
Luis GainzaL. Gainza80
G
1
G
84Fouad ElhamdaouiF. Elhamdaoui
Antonio SegarraA. Segarra76
D
2
D
76Adolfo MunozA. Munoz
Ernesto JimenezE. Jimenez74
D
3captain
D
76Adolfo SuarezA. Suarez
Steve CharltonS. Charlton68
D
4
D
78Stephen MeiklejohnS. Meiklejohn
Quim MoreiraQ. Moreira66
D
5
M
90Daniel HerreroD. Herrero
Sebastian PeiroS. Peiro74
M
6
M
85Francisco MorenoF. Moreno
John WingertJ. Wingert74
M
7
M
84Pascal PolheimP. Polheim
Alberto GuardiolaA. Guardiola70
M
8
M
81Sergio AlmeidaS. Almeida
Martin StanicM. Stanic27
M
captain9
A
83Antonio PenaA. Pena
Marcelo CavalcanteM. Cavalcante78
A
10
A
80Guillermo MolownyG. Molowny
Oberdan PisanuO. Pisanu72
A
11
A
77Rodolfo CarcedoR. Carcedo
 
Cristiano CannavaroC. Cannavaro72
A
12
D
73Kristoffer MatinpoikaK. Matinpoika
Christian WilkeC. Wilke70
A
13
M
77Mirko PinziM. Pinzi
Luis ValdezL. Valdez68
A
14
A
77Renato AlvaradoR. Alvarado

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Balaidos where Celta Vigo play host to Sporting Gijón. A crowd of 16,438 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Celta Vigo are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Sporting Gijón appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Pedro Cano.


0.00
Sporting Gijón get the match underway!
2.40
Adolfo Munoz catches Oberdan Pisanu on the ankles. The referee calls over Adolfo Munoz and warns him to calm down! Oberdan Pisanu runs off the knock.
8.15
John Wingert makes a simple pass to Marcelo Cavalcante. Marcelo Cavalcante knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.56
Adolfo Munoz knocks the ball forward to Francisco Moreno. Francisco Moreno surges forward with the ball. Francisco Moreno knocks in a cross ball towards Daniel Herrero. Daniel Herrero gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Luis Gainza easily picks it out of the air!
20.12
Stephen Meiklejohn barges into Oberdan Pisanu. Stephen Meiklejohn is warned by the referee! Oberdan Pisanu stretches but gets up unharmed.
20.12
Free kick to Celta Vigo just outside the area...
21.08
Marcelo Cavalcante takes a short run up and sends in a curling shot. It's is just wide of the post. Good effort.
22.37
Antonio Pena flicks the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Molowny. Guillermo Molowny puts a great ball through. Antonio Pena runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
26.17
Alberto Guardiola flicks a high ball forward to Oberdan Pisanu who takes it down. Oberdan Pisanu tries a spectacular long range effort. Solid save from Fouad Elhamdaoui.
27.29
Daniel Herrero makes a probing pass to Pascal Polheim. Pascal Polheim controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Luis Gainza comfortably gets down and covers it.
33.44
Stephen Meiklejohn makes a simple pass to Adolfo Suarez. Adolfo Suarez threads a neat ball through to Guillermo Molowny. Guillermo Molowny shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
39.43
Antonio Segarra comes in with a late challenge on Sergio Almeida. The referee warns Antonio Segarra to calm down! Sergio Almeida gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
45.00
Steve Charlton threads the ball through to Martin Stanic. Martin Stanic makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oberdan Pisanu. Oberdan Pisanu shoots from 20 yards but somehow Fouad Elhamdaoui manages to keep it out.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Celta Vigo appear unchanged since the first half. Sporting Gijón have changed their lineup with Mirko Pinzi replacing Francisco Moreno. The Sporting Gijón players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with Celta Vigo kicking off!
49.56
Stephen Meiklejohn threads the ball through to Antonio Pena. Antonio Pena chips the ball to his team mate, Mirko Pinzi. Mirko Pinzi shoots from outside the area. Luis Gainza easily gets down and covers it.
51.35
Marcelo Cavalcante hacks Pascal Polheim from behind! Marcelo Cavalcante is shown the yellow card! Pascal Polheim runs off the knock.
55.16
Pascal Polheim threads a neat ball through to Antonio Pena. Antonio Pena sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Luis Gainza manages to keep it out.
59.11
Stephen Meiklejohn makes a probing pass to Sergio Almeida. Sergio Almeida flicks the ball to his team mate, Rodolfo Carcedo. Rodolfo Carcedo tries a spectacular long range effort. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
60.56
Celta Vigo have made a substitution with Luis Valdez replacing Oberdan Pisanu .Sporting Gijón have made a substitution with Renato Alvarado replacing Antonio Pena .
67.27
Renato Alvarado deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mirko Pinzi. Mirko Pinzi shoots from long range but Luis Gainza is on top of his game. Nice keeping!
71.29
Adolfo Munoz hits a low pass to Sergio Almeida. Sergio Almeida passes the ball forward to Rodolfo Carcedo. Rodolfo Carcedo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
72.31
Sergio Almeida kicks a strong pass forward to Guillermo Molowny. Guillermo Molowny controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
77.31
Sporting Gijón have made a substitution with Kristoffer Matinpoika replacing Stephen Meiklejohn .
78.40
Adolfo Munoz kicks a strong pass forward to Daniel Herrero. Daniel Herrero runs straight at the opposition's defence. Daniel Herrero knocks in a cross ball towards Rodolfo Carcedo. Rodolfo Carcedo knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
79.39
Pascal Polheim kicks a strong pass forward to Renato Alvarado. Renato Alvarado shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
83.26
Kristoffer Matinpoika makes a probing pass to Mirko Pinzi. Mirko Pinzi threads the ball through to Guillermo Molowny. Guillermo Molowny finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Luis Gainza.
90.00
Adolfo Suarez hacks Luis Valdez from behind! The referee warns Adolfo Suarez to calm down! Luis Valdez runs off the knock.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Celta Vigo

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

Possession
35.4%
64.6%
Play Area
28%
43.9%
28%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Luis Gainza of Celta Vigo

Match Ratings