Match Report


Real ZaragozaReal Zaragoza     Sporting GijónSporting Gijón
Robert McfadyenRobert Mcfadyen Computer Player Computer Player
Jaakko GaddJ. Gadd80
G
1
G
69Nicolas CarmonaN. Carmona
Dmitri BlokhinD. Blokhin75
D
2
D
69Luis MenendezL. Menendez
Alpay KayisA. Kayis79
D
3
D
66John LawrenceJ. Lawrence
Fouzi SektiouiF. Sektioui76
D
4captain
D
65Victor NunezV. Nunez
Youri ShoukovY. Shoukov85
D
5
D
63Eduardo MunozE. Munoz
Sebastian GilS. Gil79
M
6
M
69Edgar TavaresE. Tavares
Anders OlesenA. Olesen81
M
7
M
67Carlos MoralesC. Morales
Arturo MedinaA. Medina75
A
8
M
62Fernando RamosF. Ramos
Tomasz KozminskiT. Kozminski80
A
captain9
M
59Victor CrespoV. Crespo
Jonathan GascoigneJ. Gascoigne87
A
10
A
80Helder BarrosH. Barros
Davor BilicD. Bilic75
A
11
A
71Alun MorrisA. Morris
 
Augustine EnyinnayaA. Enyinnaya81
A
12
A
64Darren LisbieD. Lisbie
Henning HålandH. Håland82
M
13
D
58Mauricio CruzM. Cruz
Roberto Del SolR. Del Sol79
M
14
D
56Jose NietoJ. Nieto

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at La Romareda where Real Zaragoza play host to Sporting Gijón. A crowd of 20,681 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Real Zaragoza are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Sporting Gijón appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Duncan Hutchison.


0.00
Real Zaragoza kick off and get the first half underway!
3.41
John Lawrence barges into Tomasz Kozminski. The referee brings John Lawrence to one side and gives him a warning! Tomasz Kozminski stretches but gets up unharmed.
4.37
Victor Crespo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alun Morris. Alun Morris shoots from 25 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
9.18
Fouzi Sektioui flicks a high pass forward. Sebastian Gil holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Sebastian Gil runs straight at the opposition's defence. Sebastian Gil whips in a cross ball towards Jonathan Gascoigne. Jonathan Gascoigne flicks the ball with his head. Jonathan Gascoigne scores for Real Zaragoza!!
12.32
Anders Olesen chips the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Gascoigne. Jonathan Gascoigne runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Jonathan Gascoigne provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Nicolas Carmona had no chance!! Goal for Real Zaragoza!
15.31
Sebastian Gil makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arturo Medina. Arturo Medina advances inside the box! Arturo Medina tries a spectacular strike but it misses the target by a large margin!
16.32
Alpay Kayis flicks a high ball forward to Sebastian Gil who takes it down. Sebastian Gil flicks a high pass forward. Arturo Medina controls it well on his chest. Arturo Medina knocks in a cross ball towards Davor Bilic. Eduardo Munoz catches Davor Bilic on the ankles. Penalty not given!!
18.35
Anders Olesen makes a probing pass to Tomasz Kozminski. Tomasz Kozminski makes a pass forward but Davor Bilic makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
20.37
Alpay Kayis makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anders Olesen. Anders Olesen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Davor Bilic. Davor Bilic finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
24.41
Anders Olesen passes the ball forward to Tomasz Kozminski. Tomasz Kozminski lofts in a cross ball towards Jonathan Gascoigne. Jonathan Gascoigne connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
30.34
Sebastian Gil hacks Edgar Tavares from behind! Sebastian Gil is warned by the referee! Edgar Tavares gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
33.11
Victor Nunez hacks Tomasz Kozminski from behind! Victor Nunez is shown the yellow card! Tomasz Kozminski carries on, but is struggling a bit.
38.41
Arturo Medina clumsily knocks into Luis Menendez. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Luis Menendez runs off the knock.
40.29
Anders Olesen flicks a high pass forward to Jonathan Gascoigne who brings the ball under control. Jonathan Gascoigne knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Victor Nunez.
42.19
Sebastian Gil flicks a high pass forward to Arturo Medina who brings the ball under control. Arturo Medina knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.35
Anders Olesen knocks the ball to his team mate, Arturo Medina. Arturo Medina knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
Alpay Kayis comes in with a late challenge on Alun Morris. The referee calls over Alpay Kayis and shows him a yellow card! Alun Morris stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
Sporting Gijón kick off the second half!
47.18
Fouzi Sektioui makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anders Olesen. Anders Olesen flicks a high pass forward. Arturo Medina collects the pass. Arturo Medina controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
48.14
Anders Olesen flicks the ball to his team mate, Tomasz Kozminski. Tomasz Kozminski knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nicolas Carmona who gathers it comfortably.
51.18
Victor Nunez decides to run forward with the ball. Seeing a gap ahead, Victor Nunez plays the ball forward to Helder Barros. Helder Barros knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Fouzi Sektioui.
59.00
Edgar Tavares flicks a high ball forward to Alun Morris who takes it down. Alun Morris knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
65.57
Youri Shoukov breaks forward. Youri Shoukov runs straight at the opposition's defence. Youri Shoukov lofts in a cross ball towards Tomasz Kozminski. Tomasz Kozminski whips the ball goalwards with his head. Nicolas Carmona easily punches it away to safety.
66.29
Anders Olesen makes an attacking run forward. Anders Olesen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nicolas Carmona who gathers it comfortably.
69.22
Carlos Morales flicks a high pass forward to Helder Barros who brings the ball under control. Helder Barros finds some space and shoots from distance. Good keeping from Jaakko Gadd as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
70.27
Corner kick to Sporting Gijón. Edgar Tavares chips it to the near post. Alpay Kayis chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
71.44
Anders Olesen flicks a high ball forward to Tomasz Kozminski who takes it down. Tomasz Kozminski knocks in a cross ball towards Arturo Medina. Arturo Medina makes a deft header. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Arturo Medina!
75.32
Fernando Ramos threads a neat ball through to Helder Barros. Helder Barros knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Fouzi Sektioui.
78.04
Sebastian Gil catches Edgar Tavares on the ankles. The referee calls over Sebastian Gil again and warns him to calm down! Edgar Tavares stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.55
Sebastian Gil makes a simple pass to Jonathan Gascoigne. Jonathan Gascoigne knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
87.23
Seeing a gap ahead, John Lawrence plays the ball forward to Victor Crespo. With fabulous imagination, Victor Crespo picks a pass forward to Alun Morris. Alun Morris knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Fouzi Sektioui.
89.35
Fouzi Sektioui brings the ball forward. Fouzi Sektioui flicks a high pass forward to Davor Bilic who brings the ball under control. Davor Bilic lofts in a cross ball towards Arturo Medina. Arturo Medina jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Arturo Medina!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Real Zaragoza

Sporting Gijón
Goals
5
0
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
3
0
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
4
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
64.1%
35.9%
Play Area
23.1%
47.4%
29.5%

Scorers
Jonathan Gascoigne 9, 12, 24
Arturo Medina 71, 89

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jonathan Gascoigne of Real Zaragoza

Match Ratings
1.Jaakko Gadd (GK)
6
2.Dmitri Blokhin (DEF)
6
3.Alpay Kayis (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Fouzi Sektioui (DEF)
6
5.Youri Shoukov (DEF)
6
6.Sebastian Gil (MID)
7
7.Anders Olesen (MID)
8
8.Arturo Medina (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredyellow card
8
9.Tomasz Kozminski (ATT)
7
10.Jonathan Gascoigne (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Davor Bilic (ATT)
6
 
12.Augustine Enyinnaya (ATT)
0
13.Henning Håland (MID)
0
14.Roberto Del Sol (MID)
0

1.Nicolas Carmona (GK)
6
2.Luis Menendez (DEF)
6
3.John Lawrence (DEF)
6
4.Victor Nunez (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Eduardo Munoz (DEF)
6
6.Edgar Tavares (MID)
6
7.Carlos Morales (MID)
6
8.Fernando Ramos (MID)
6
9.Victor Crespo (MID)
6
10.Helder Barros (ATT)
6
11.Alun Morris (ATT)
6
 
12.Darren Lisbie (ATT)
0
13.Mauricio Cruz (DEF)
0
14.Jose Nieto (DEF)
0