Match Report
| Sporting Gijón | Sporting Gijón |  |  | Numancia | Numancia | ||||||||||||||||
| Robert Mcfadyen | Robert Mcfadyen | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Fouad Elhamdaoui | F. Elhamdaoui |  | 83 | G |  | 1 | | G | 65 |  | Fernando Lima | F. Lima | |||||||||
| Kristoffer Matinpoika | K. Matinpoika |  | 72 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 75 |  | Eduardo Sanchez | E. Sanchez | |||||||||
| Stephen Meiklejohn | S. Meiklejohn |  | 71 | D | | 3 | | D | 68 |  | Kanga Dimy | K. Dimy | |||||||||
| Craig Mccall | C. Mccall | | 74 | D | | 4 | | D | 62 | | Craig Inglis | C. Inglis | |||||||||
| Fernando Santos | F. Santos | | 76 | M | | 5 | | D | 59 | | Eugenio Torres | E. Torres | |||||||||
| Luis Navarro | L. Navarro | | 73 | M | | 6 | | M | 74 | | Ernesto Nieto | E. Nieto | |||||||||
| Ivan Navarro | I. Navarro | | 72 | M |  | | 7 | | M | 73 |  | Trevor Lawrence | T. Lawrence | ||||||||
| Thomas Hofer | T. Hofer |  | 78 | M | | 8 | | | A | 77 | | David Watson | D. Watson | ||||||||
| Felipe Vidal | F. Vidal | | 76 | A | | 9 | | A | 75 |  | Martin Sankhare | M. Sankhare | |||||||||
| Antonio Pena | A. Pena | | 78 | A | | 10 | | A | 74 | | Felipe Hidalgo | F. Hidalgo | |||||||||
| Rafael Hierro | R. Hierro | | 74 | A | | 11 | | A | 67 |  | Nils Kuzorra | N. Kuzorra | |||||||||
| Alberto Alonso | A. Alonso | | 72 | A | | 12 | | M | 68 |  | David Mangone | D. Mangone | |||||||||
| Luca Pandolfi | L. Pandolfi | | 69 | M | | 13 | | A | 64 | | Luis Ribeiro | L. Ribeiro | |||||||||
| Gabriel Medina | G. Medina | | 74 | A | | 14 | | A | 64 | | Alejandro Hierro | A. Hierro | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at El Molinon where Sporting Gijón play Numancia in this friendly game. A crowd of 19,189 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Sporting Gijón are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Numancia appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
The pitch is in good condition.
Sporting Gijón are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Numancia appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Numancia kicking off!
6.43
0-0Luis Navarro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Antonio Pena. Antonio Pena tries a spectacular long range effort but slams it into the crowd!
8.17
Eduardo Sanchez kicks a strong pass forward to Eugenio Torres. Eugenio Torres makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Felipe Hidalgo. Felipe Hidalgo whips in a cross ball towards Martin Sankhare. Martin Sankhare heads the ball goalwards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
9.29
1-0Luis Navarro sees Rafael Hierro in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rafael Hierro whips in a cross ball towards Fernando Santos. Fernando Santos is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
12.50
1-0Trevor Lawrence knocks the ball to his team mate, Ernesto Nieto. Ernesto Nieto lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Sankhare. Martin Sankhare outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but somehow Fouad Elhamdaoui manages to keep it out.
14.01
Luis Navarro makes a probing pass to Antonio Pena. Antonio Pena whips in a cross ball towards Thomas Hofer. Thomas Hofer makes a looping header on goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
15.01
Stephen Meiklejohn knocks the ball to his team mate, Luis Navarro. Luis Navarro flicks a high pass forward. Ivan Navarro collects the pass. Ivan Navarro tries a spectacular long range effort but it misses the target by a large margin!
40.58
Kristoffer Matinpoika knocks the ball forward to Luis Navarro. Luis Navarro flicks a high pass forward to Rafael Hierro who brings the ball under control. Rafael Hierro shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
42.32
Antonio Pena flicks a high ball forward to Rafael Hierro who takes it down. Rafael Hierro sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Sporting Gijón appear unchanged since the first half. Numancia also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Sporting Gijón kick off!
49.28
Craig Mccall makes a beautiful solo run. Craig Mccall rushes past Craig Inglis! Craig Mccall shoots from just inside the box but somehow Fernando Lima manages to keep it out.
51.39
Ernesto Nieto flicks the ball to his team mate, Felipe Hidalgo. Felipe Hidalgo cuts inside the box! Felipe Hidalgo looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but is denied by Fouad Elhamdaoui. Excellent save.
55.37
Ivan Navarro flicks a high pass forward. Antonio Pena holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Antonio Pena lofts in a cross ball towards Thomas Hofer. Thomas Hofer connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
59.50
Trevor Lawrence deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Felipe Hidalgo. Felipe Hidalgo lofts in a cross ball towards Trevor Lawrence. Trevor Lawrence connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
61.02
2-0Trevor Lawrence clumsily knocks into Ivan Navarro. Trevor Lawrence is warned by the referee! Ivan Navarro carries on, but is struggling a bit.
66.06
Craig Mccall sees space and advances. Craig Mccall knocks the ball to his team mate, Rafael Hierro. Rafael Hierro whips in a cross ball towards Luis Navarro. Luis Navarro finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Fernando Lima!
67.13
Trevor Lawrence makes a simple pass to David Watson. David Watson shoots from outside the area. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
71.42
Felipe Vidal makes a simple pass to Rafael Hierro. Rafael Hierro knocks in a cross ball towards Thomas Hofer. Thomas Hofer makes a looping header on goal. Fernando Lima easily picks it out of the air!
72.57
Eduardo Sanchez brings the ball forward. Eduardo Sanchez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Trevor Lawrence. Trevor Lawrence knocks in a cross ball towards Felipe Hidalgo. Felipe Hidalgo gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Fouad Elhamdaoui gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
75.01
Craig Inglis decides to run forward with the ball. Craig Inglis passes the ball forward to David Watson. David Watson shoots from 20 yards but is denied by Fouad Elhamdaoui. Excellent save.
77.38
Ivan Navarro threads the ball through to Fernando Santos. Fernando Santos tries a spectacular long range effort. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
84.03
Kristoffer Matinpoika flicks a high pass forward. Ivan Navarro controls it well on his chest. Ivan Navarro knocks the ball forward to Felipe Vidal. Felipe Vidal knocks in a cross ball towards Antonio Pena. Antonio Pena jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Good keeping from Fernando Lima as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
85.06
Luis Navarro takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Fernando Santos cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!! The crowd cheer. That makes three for him!
87.45
4-0Sporting Gijón are in full control of this game.
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
Scorers
| Fernando Santos 9, 77, 85 Rafael Hierro 42 |
Man of the Match
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Fernando Santos of Sporting Gijón |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Fouad Elhamdaoui (GK)
7
2. Kristoffer Matinpoika (DEF)
6
3. Stephen Meiklejohn (DEF)
6
4. Craig Mccall (DEF)
7
5. Fernando Santos (MID)
9
6. Luis Navarro (MID)
7
7. Ivan Navarro (MID)
7
8. Thomas Hofer (MID)
6
9. Felipe Vidal (ATT)
6
10. Antonio Pena (ATT)
7
11. Rafael Hierro (ATT)
8
12. Alberto Alonso (ATT)
0
13. Luca Pandolfi (MID)
0
14. Gabriel Medina (ATT)
0
1. Fernando Lima (GK)
7
2. Eduardo Sanchez (DEF)
6
3. Kanga Dimy (DEF)
6
4. Craig Inglis (DEF)
6
5. Eugenio Torres (DEF)
6
6. Ernesto Nieto (MID)
6
7. Trevor Lawrence (MID)
6
8. David Watson (ATT)
6
9. Martin Sankhare (ATT)
6
10. Felipe Hidalgo (ATT)
6
11. Nils Kuzorra (ATT)
6
12. David Mangone (MID)
0
13. Luis Ribeiro (ATT)
0
14. Alejandro Hierro (ATT)
0