Match Report
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at El Molinon where Sporting Gijón play host to Elche CF. A crowd of 9,319 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Sporting Gijón and Elche CF are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Sporting Gijón and Elche CF are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Elche CF kicking off!
3.30
0-0Pedro Soler chips the ball to his team mate, Sven Schönenborn. Sven Schönenborn makes a probing pass to Nick Barton. Nick Barton knocks in a cross ball towards Claudio Munoz. Claudio Munoz is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
4.56
0-0Alex Davidson knocks the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Ibanez. Alejandro Ibanez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
8.05
Gabriel Castro knocks the ball to his team mate, Claudio Munoz. Claudio Munoz passes the ball forward to Nick Barton. Nick Barton shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
26.10
0-0Sporting Gijón are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
30.12
0-0Claudio Helguera hacks Nick Barton from behind! Claudio Helguera is given a warning by the referee! Nick Barton runs off the knock.
32.55
Victor Vazquez passes the ball forward to Sven Schönenborn. Sven Schönenborn sees space and advances. Sven Schönenborn controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
38.05
Adolfo Pascual knocks the ball forward to Nick Barton. Nick Barton tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
39.13
Fernando Herrera knocks the ball forward to Nick Barton. Nick Barton knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.54
Oscar Martinez catches Alejandro Ibanez on the ankles. The referee calls over Oscar Martinez and warns him to calm down! Alejandro Ibanez stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
Andres Alvarez makes a simple pass to Filippo Pagliarini. Filippo Pagliarini knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Sporting Gijón start the second half!
51.32
Oscar Martinez flicks the ball to his team mate, Sven Schönenborn. Sven Schönenborn takes it forward alone. Sven Schönenborn shoots from distance but it is miles over!
55.12
0-0Pedro Soler clumsily knocks into Jose Segarra. Pedro Soler is shown the yellow card! Jose Segarra runs off the knock.
57.27
1-0Claudio Helguera makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andres Alvarez. Andres Alvarez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alejandro Ibanez. Alejandro Ibanez shoots from distance. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
71.24
Adolfo Pascual makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nick Barton. Nick Barton knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gaetano Campagnolo.
72.53
Gabriel Castro brings the ball forward. Gabriel Castro shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
87.13
Gabriel Castro passes the ball forward to Nick Barton. Nick Barton shoots from 20 yards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Nick Barton!
90.00
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
1
1
Shots off Target
0
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
27%
51.4%
21.6%
Scorers