Match Report


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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Colis Alfonso Perez where Getafe play host to Sporting Gijón. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Getafe and Sporting Gijón are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Pedro Andres.


0.00
The whistle blows and Getafe kick off!
6.53
Augusto Piocelle flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Jimenez controls it well on his chest. Roberto Jimenez knocks in a cross ball towards Adolfo Martinez. Adolfo Martinez makes a looping header on goal. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
9.32
Marc Houwing makes a probing pass to Adolfo Martinez. Adolfo Martinez plays a scrappy one-two with Antonio Cabrera and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Adolfo Martinez provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Adolfo Martinez scores for Sporting Gijón!!
16.37
Marc Houwing flicks a high pass forward. Antonio Cabrera holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Antonio Cabrera knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jeroen Polak.
18.15
Guillermo Nunez passes the ball forward to Diogo Almeida. Diogo Almeida flicks a high pass forward. Habib Assou collects the pass. Habib Assou knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mauricio Helguera.
21.32
Seeing a gap ahead, Roberto Jimenez plays the ball forward to Antonio Cabrera. Antonio Cabrera passes the ball forward but Adolfo Martinez is offside!
26.07
Marc Penneteau sees space and advances. Marc Penneteau tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but David Will easily smothers it!
27.07
Habib Assou flicks a high pass forward. Rick Maximiano controls it well on his chest. Rick Maximiano shoots from 20 yards but David Will is on top of it.
30.26
Marc Houwing makes a simple pass to Antonio Cabrera. Antonio Cabrera knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
40.11
Augusto Piocelle knocks the ball to his team mate, Diego Camara. Diego Camara flicks a high pass forward. Adolfo Martinez collects the pass. Adolfo Martinez finds some space and shoots from distance. Fernando Mendez gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
44.19
Marc Penneteau flicks a high pass forward. Habib Assou controls it well on his chest. Habib Assou knocks in a cross ball towards Arturo Cano. Arturo Cano gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Sporting Gijón get the second half underway!
47.51
Augusto Piocelle flicks a high pass forward. Diego Camara collects the pass. Diego Camara flicks a high pass forward. Antonio Cabrera controls it well on his chest. Antonio Cabrera skips past Guillermo Nunez! Some awkward footwork from Antonio Cabrera provides some space. He curls a shot at goal but is denied by Fernando Mendez. Excellent save.
51.55
Marc Penneteau controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Diogo Almeida. Diogo Almeida cuts inside the box! Diogo Almeida strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it is tipped over by David Will.
53.31
Marc Penneteau takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Julian Helguera. Julian Helguera shoots from just inside the box but is denied by Jose Fortes Peiro. Excellent block.
54.11
Diego Camara threads the ball through to Roberto Jimenez. Roberto Jimenez hits a low pass to Elena Vicente. Elena Vicente skips past Julian Helguera! Elena Vicente cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Fernando Mendez with no chance!! Goal for Sporting Gijón!
61.54
Roberto Jimenez picks a pass forward to Elena Vicente. Elena Vicente knocks in a cross ball towards Marc Houwing. Marc Houwing whips the ball goalwards with his head. Fernando Mendez easily punches it away to safety.
65.55
Arturo Cano knocks the ball forward to Rick Maximiano. Rick Maximiano knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Diego Camara.
66.40
Marc Penneteau makes a probing pass to Arturo Cano. Arturo Cano tries a spectacular long range effort but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
67.13
Roberto Jimenez threads a neat ball through to Marcos Galadames. Marcos Galadames shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Fernando Mendez.
68.54
It's a corner kick. Roberto Jimenez kicks a low ball out wide. Julian Helguera reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
77.27
Sporting Gijón have made a substitution with Guilherme Pinto replacing Adolfo Martinez .
78.34
Marc Penneteau threads the ball through to Habib Assou. Habib Assou advances inside the box! Habib Assou cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but is denied by David Will. Excellent save.
81.14
Guillermo Nunez flicks a high pass forward. Diogo Almeida collects the pass. Diogo Almeida threads the ball through to Rick Maximiano. Rick Maximiano knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to David Will who gathers it comfortably.
83.54
Marc Houwing changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Marc Houwing shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
87.23
Diego Camara decides to run forward with the ball. With a delightful solo run, Diego Camara stretches the opposition's defence. Diego Camara whips in a cross ball towards Elena Vicente. Elena Vicente powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Fernando Mendez.
88.05
Corner kick to Sporting Gijón. Roberto Jimenez plays it to the far post. Diogo Almeida gets to the ball and kicks it upfield to safety.
89.04
Marcos Galadames flicks a high ball forward to Roberto Jimenez who takes it down. Roberto Jimenez lofts in a cross ball towards Elena Vicente. Jeroen Polak clumsily knocks into Elena Vicente. That's got to be a penalty! Yes!!
89.04
The referee points to the spot..
90.00
Guilherme Pinto takes a stuttering run up. It's miles wide!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
5
8
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.8%
56.2%
Play Area
28.8%
50.7%
20.5%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Adolfo Martinez of Sporting Gijón

Match Ratings
1.Fernando Mendez (GK)
7
2.Nicolas Hierro (DEF)
6
3.Julian Helguera (DEF)
6
4.Guillermo Nunez (DEF)
6
5.Jeroen Polak (DEF)
6
6.Diogo Almeida (MID)
7
7.Habib Assou (MID)
6
8.Marc Penneteau (MID)
7
9.Dietmar Littbarski (ATT)
6
10.Arturo Cano (ATT)
6
11.Rick Maximiano (ATT)
6
 
12.Leonardo Marin (DEF)
0
13.Martin Iglesias (MID)
0
14.Jose Carrasco (GK)
0

1.David Will (GK)
7
2.Diego Camara (DEF)
7
3.Mauricio Helguera (DEF)
6
4.Augusto Piocelle (DEF)
6
5.Jose Fortes Peiro (DEF)
6
6.Roberto Jimenez (MID)
8
7.Marc Houwing (MID)
7
8.Marcos Galadames (MID)
6
9.Elena Vicente (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Adolfo Martinez (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Antonio Cabrera (ATT)
7
 
12.Jose Saez (DEF)
0
13.Ivan Cabrera (MID)
0
14.Guilherme Pinto (ATT)
6