Match Report
| Racing Ferrol | Racing Ferrol |  |  | Sporting Gijón | Sporting Gijón | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Victor Jimenez | V. Jimenez |  | 66 | G |  | 1 | | G | 55 | | Patricio Ortiz | P. Ortiz | |||||||||
| Albert Perez | A. Perez | | 72 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 71 |  | Alexandre Marques | A. Marques | |||||||||
| Stefan Bierhoff | S. Bierhoff |  | 60 | D | | 3 | | D | 64 | | Sebastian Sanz | S. Sanz | |||||||||
| Greg Makin | G. Makin |  | 57 | D | | 4 | | D | 56 | | Alejandro Butragueno | A. Butragueno | |||||||||
| Rodolfo Calvo | R. Calvo | | 69 | M | | 5 | | D | 49 |  | Samba Malm | S. Malm | |||||||||
| Luis Gil | L. Gil | | 66 | M | | 6 | | M | 71 | | Alfredo Soler | A. Soler | |||||||||
| Nicolas Jimenez | N. Jimenez | | 62 | M |  | | 7 | | M | 69 |  | Marc Van Der Woerdt | M. Van Der Woerdt | ||||||||
| Jose Nunez | J. Nunez | | 62 | M | | 8 | | | M | 58 | | Arturo Rey | A. Rey | ||||||||
| Alberto Gomes | A. Gomes | | 65 | A | | 9 | | M | 50 | | Jose Fortes Marin | J. Marin | |||||||||
| Joe Van Galen | J. Van Galen | | 64 | A | | 10 | | A | 66 | | Eduardo Roman | E. Roman | |||||||||
| Julian Cano | J. Cano | | 56 | A | | 11 | | A | 59 | | Daniel Lorenzo | D. Lorenzo | |||||||||
| Patricio Lozano | P. Lozano | | 66 | G | | 12 | | A | 56 | | Pedro Vicente | P. Vicente | |||||||||
| Albert Gonzalez | A. Gonzalez | | 61 | M | | 13 | | M | 49 | | Martin Cortes | M. Cortes | |||||||||
| Guillermo Alvarez | G. Alvarez | | 57 | D | | 14 | | D | 48 | | Daniel Sanchez | D. Sanchez | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at La Malata where Racing Ferrol play host to Sporting Gijón. A crowd of 9,078 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Racing Ferrol are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Sporting Gijón appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Pablo Andres.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Racing Ferrol are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Sporting Gijón appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Pablo Andres.
0.00
0-0Sporting Gijón kick off!
2.49
0-0Rodolfo Calvo advances with the ball. Rodolfo Calvo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
4.01
0-0Stefan Bierhoff chips the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Jimenez. Nicolas Jimenez flicks a high ball forward to Joe Van Galen who takes it down. Joe Van Galen controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
9.42
Nicolas Jimenez sees Alberto Gomes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alberto Gomes lofts in a cross ball towards Julian Cano. Julian Cano is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it's a lousy effort!
12.25
Rodolfo Calvo threads a neat ball through to Joe Van Galen. Joe Van Galen tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
16.43
Jose Fortes Marin threads a neat ball through to Daniel Lorenzo. Daniel Lorenzo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Victor Jimenez who gathers it comfortably.
21.53
0-0Stefan Bierhoff powers a long ball forward. Joe Van Galen shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Patricio Ortiz smothers it!
22.07
0-0Jose Nunez barges into Marc Van Der Woerdt. Jose Nunez is warned by the referee! Marc Van Der Woerdt hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.12
Greg Makin flicks a high ball forward to Luis Gil who takes it down. Luis Gil deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Joe Van Galen. Joe Van Galen shoots from long range but slams it into the crowd!
30.44
Stefan Bierhoff flicks a high pass forward. Jose Nunez controls it well on his chest. Jose Nunez threads a neat ball through to Julian Cano. Julian Cano tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
33.51
Jose Fortes Marin threads a neat ball through to Eduardo Roman. Eduardo Roman knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Albert Perez.
36.27
Jose Fortes Marin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Roman. Eduardo Roman lofts in a cross ball towards Daniel Lorenzo. Daniel Lorenzo jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
40.01
Jose Nunez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Joe Van Galen. Joe Van Galen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Patricio Ortiz who gathers it comfortably.
42.41
With some swift thinking, Alfredo Soler plays the ball forward to Daniel Lorenzo. Daniel Lorenzo knocks in a cross ball towards Eduardo Roman. Eduardo Roman directs the ball goalwards with his head but it rises well off target!
44.32
Nicolas Jimenez hacks Marc Van Der Woerdt from behind! Nicolas Jimenez is warned by the referee! Marc Van Der Woerdt grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Racing Ferrol appear unchanged since the first half. Sporting Gijón also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Racing Ferrol kick off and get the second half underway!
47.27
Greg Makin threads a neat ball through to Luis Gil. Luis Gil laces a through ball forward to Joe Van Galen. Joe Van Galen tries a spectacular long range effort but Patricio Ortiz is on top of it.
51.46
Alfredo Soler threads the ball through to Eduardo Roman. Eduardo Roman shoots from 20 yards. Solid save from Victor Jimenez.
54.05
Luis Gil hits a low pass to Alberto Gomes. Alberto Gomes plays a quick one-two with Joe Van Galen and rushes in on goal... Alberto Gomes looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
55.44
0-0Alfredo Soler barges into Nicolas Jimenez. The referee calls over Alfredo Soler and shows him a yellow card! Nicolas Jimenez stretches but gets up unharmed.
63.26
Stefan Bierhoff sees Rodolfo Calvo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rodolfo Calvo decides to run forward with the ball. Rodolfo Calvo shoots from long range. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
65.01
Nicolas Jimenez knocks the ball forward to Julian Cano. Julian Cano shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
66.08
Albert Perez flicks a high pass forward to Nicolas Jimenez who brings the ball under control. Nicolas Jimenez hits a low pass to Julian Cano. Julian Cano shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Great keeping!
67.23
Alfredo Soler surges forward with the ball. Alfredo Soler shoots from 25 yards but it slams into the crowd!
72.00
0-0Racing Ferrol are in full control of this game.
83.28
Sebastian Sanz controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Fortes Marin. Jose Fortes Marin threads the ball through to Daniel Lorenzo. Daniel Lorenzo shoots from 25 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
84.21
Sebastian Sanz passes the ball forward to Arturo Rey. Arturo Rey flicks a high ball forward to Daniel Lorenzo who takes it down. Daniel Lorenzo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stefan Bierhoff.
85.18
With intelligent imagination, Jose Nunez plays the ball forward to Alberto Gomes. Alberto Gomes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Great keeping!
89.36
Nicolas Jimenez threads a neat ball through to Joe Van Galen. Joe Van Galen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Man of the Match
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Patricio Ortiz of Sporting Gijón |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Victor Jimenez (GK)
7
2. Albert Perez (DEF)
7
3. Stefan Bierhoff (DEF)
8
4. Greg Makin (DEF)
7
5. Rodolfo Calvo (MID)
8
6. Luis Gil (MID)
7
7. Nicolas Jimenez (MID)
7
8. Jose Nunez (MID)
6
9. Alberto Gomes (ATT)
7
10. Joe Van Galen (ATT)
6
11. Julian Cano (ATT)
6
12. Patricio Lozano (GK)
0
13. Albert Gonzalez (MID)
0
14. Guillermo Alvarez (DEF)
0
1. Patricio Ortiz (GK)
9
2. Alexandre Marques (DEF)
6
3. Sebastian Sanz (DEF)
6
4. Alejandro Butragueno (DEF)
6
5. Samba Malm (DEF)
6
6. Alfredo Soler (MID)
6
7. Marc Van Der Woerdt (MID)
6
8. Arturo Rey (MID)
6
9. Jose Fortes Marin (MID)
7
10. Eduardo Roman (ATT)
6
11. Daniel Lorenzo (ATT)
7
12. Pedro Vicente (ATT)
0
13. Martin Cortes (MID)
0
14. Daniel Sanchez (DEF)
0