Match Report
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Riazor where Deportivo La Coruña play host to Sporting Gijón. A crowd of 8,791 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Deportivo La Coruña and Sporting Gijón are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Deportivo La Coruña and Sporting Gijón are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Deportivo La Coruña kick off the first half!
15.24
0-0Matthew Amoah chips the ball to his team mate, Angelo De S. Julinho. Angelo De S. Julinho controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luis Lorenzo. Luis Lorenzo shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
22.05
0-0Sporting Gijón are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Deportivo La Coruña's defence.
26.19
Matthew Amoah makes a probing pass to Angelo De S. Julinho. Angelo De S. Julinho surges forward with the ball. Angelo De S. Julinho shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
27.02
0-0Jose Segarra controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alejandro Ibanez. Alejandro Ibanez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.08
Ashley Gordon deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luis Lorenzo. Luis Lorenzo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.27
1-0Angelo De S. Julinho decides to run forward with the ball. Angelo De S. Julinho lofts in a cross ball towards Luis Lorenzo. Luis Lorenzo flicks the ball with his head. It's there!! David Sousa has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
38.54
Sebastian Marquitos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Filippo Pagliarini. Filippo Pagliarini shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
39.11
Rodolfo Pena passes the ball forward to Daniel Ferrer. Daniel Ferrer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.45
1-0Neil Sullivan clumsily knocks into Leonardo Helguera. Neil Sullivan is given a warning by the referee! Leonardo Helguera hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and Sporting Gijón kick off!
47.07
Claudio Helguera chips the ball to his team mate, Leonardo Helguera. Leonardo Helguera passes the ball forward to Alejandro Ibanez. Alejandro Ibanez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mauricio Lozano.
54.54
Mauricio Lozano knocks the ball forward to Angelo De S. Julinho. Angelo De S. Julinho knocks the ball forward to Luis Lorenzo. Luis Lorenzo whips in a cross ball towards Daniel Ferrer. Daniel Ferrer flicks the ball with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
65.21
Sebastian Marquitos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Filippo Pagliarini. Filippo Pagliarini knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Francisco Zubizarreta.
66.16
Matthew Amoah threads the ball through to Neil Sullivan. Neil Sullivan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luis Lorenzo. Luis Lorenzo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Frederico Pardo.
69.31
2-0Jose Segarra sees space and advances. Jose Segarra passes the ball forward but Alejandro Ibanez is offside!
72.31
Angelo De S. Julinho sees a break and surges forward. Angelo De S. Julinho makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daniel Ferrer. Daniel Ferrer cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
77.53
Rodolfo Pena threads the ball through to Luis Lorenzo. Luis Lorenzo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gaetano Campagnolo.
78.51
Jose Segarra makes a simple pass to Filippo Pagliarini. Filippo Pagliarini lofts in a cross ball towards Alejandro Ibanez. Alejandro Ibanez is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. What a cracker!! Juan-Carlos Castro had no chance!! Goal for Sporting Gijón!
84.20
Ashley Gordon deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Daniel Ferrer. Daniel Ferrer knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Claudio Helguera.
90.00
Andre Jesus catches Alejandro Ibanez on the ankles. The referee calls over Andre Jesus and warns him to calm down! Alejandro Ibanez stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
51.4%
48.6%
Play Area
29.2%
48.6%
22.2%
Scorers