Match Report
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán where Sevilla FC play host to Sporting Gijón. A crowd of 9,151 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Sevilla FC and Sporting Gijón are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Sevilla FC and Sporting Gijón are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Sporting Gijón get the match underway!
2.06
0-0Gaetano Campagnolo kicks a strong pass forward to Alex Davidson. Alex Davidson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alejandro Ibanez. Alejandro Ibanez lofts in a cross ball towards Filippo Pagliarini. Filippo Pagliarini heads the ball goalwards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
3.13
0-0Claudio Helguera barges into Robbie Delaney. Claudio Helguera is given a warning by the referee! Robbie Delaney hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
9.23
Gaetano Campagnolo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose Segarra. Jose Segarra makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Filippo Pagliarini. Filippo Pagliarini sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
12.43
0-0Jose Segarra makes a probing pass to Filippo Pagliarini. Filippo Pagliarini knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.19
0-0Robbie Delaney hacks Frederico Pardo from behind! Robbie Delaney is shown the yellow card! Frederico Pardo grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
18.41
Alex Davidson makes a simple pass to Alejandro Ibanez. Alejandro Ibanez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alfredo Herrero who gathers it comfortably.
21.42
Leonardo Helguera advances with the ball. Leonardo Helguera knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
22.13
0-0Brahim Antunes knocks the ball forward to Robbie Delaney. Robbie Delaney goes all the way! Robbie Delaney shoots from just inside the box. Magnificent save by Mauricio Santos!
27.07
Giancarlo Turci knocks the ball forward to Andriy Kolesnichenko. Andriy Kolesnichenko knocks the ball to his team mate, Robbie Delaney. Robbie Delaney whips in a cross ball towards Eugenio Gutierrez. Eugenio Gutierrez powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
28.26
Frederico Pardo chips the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Marquitos. Sebastian Marquitos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Filippo Pagliarini. Filippo Pagliarini knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alfredo Herrero who gathers it comfortably.
30.39
Giancarlo Turci kicks a strong pass forward to Victor Alonso. Victor Alonso makes a probing pass to Eugenio Gutierrez. Eugenio Gutierrez plays a perfect one-two with Robbie Delaney and rushes in on goal... Eugenio Gutierrez cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Mauricio Santos is on top of it.
38.31
Jose Segarra threads the ball through to Alejandro Ibanez. Alejandro Ibanez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Oberdan Di Natale.
44.42
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Sevilla FC kick off and get the second half underway!
49.16
Leonardo Helguera controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alejandro Ibanez. Alejandro Ibanez tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Alfredo Herrero.
51.03
Sporting Gijón are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
54.13
Abdelmalek Deschamps makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Leonardo Helguera. Leonardo Helguera kicks a strong pass forward to Alejandro Ibanez. Alejandro Ibanez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Oberdan Di Natale.
63.04
Alex Davidson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alejandro Ibanez. Alejandro Ibanez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.54
Brahim Antunes makes a beautiful solo run. Brahim Antunes whips in a cross ball towards Eugenio Gutierrez. Eugenio Gutierrez is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
79.25
Jose Fortes José Mari makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Robbie Delaney. Robbie Delaney lofts in a cross ball towards Eugenio Gutierrez. Eugenio Gutierrez connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
81.23
0-0Abdelmalek Deschamps clumsily knocks into Eugenio Gutierrez. Abdelmalek Deschamps is shown the yellow card! Eugenio Gutierrez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
45.9%
54.1%
Play Area
28.4%
47.3%
24.3%