Match Report
| Sporting Gijón | Sporting Gijón |  |  | Barcelona | Barcelona | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Nicolas Carmona | N. Carmona |  | 69 | G |  | 1 | | G | 68 | | Luis Soto | L. Soto | |||||||||
| Miguel Arias | M. Arias | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 73 | | Martin Marquez | M. Marquez | |||||||||
| John Lawrence | J. Lawrence |  | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 | | Sebastian Soler | S. Soler | |||||||||
| Victor Nunez | V. Nunez | | 64 | D |  | | 4 | | | D | 67 | | Anthony Middleton | A. Middleton | |||||||
| Eduardo Munoz | E. Munoz | | 63 | D | | 5 | | M | 73 | | Frederico Torres | F. Torres | |||||||||
| Pedro Gonzalez | P. Gonzalez | | 75 | M | | 6 | | M | 70 | | Claudio Castillo | C. Castillo | |||||||||
| Edgar Tavares | E. Tavares |  | 69 | M | | 7 | | M | 69 |  | Hamed Petereyns | H. Petereyns | |||||||||
| Carlos Morales | C. Morales | | 66 | M | | 8 | | M | 68 | | Luis Morales | L. Morales | |||||||||
| Fernando Ramos | F. Ramos | | 61 | M | | 9 | | A | 70 | | Luis Crespo | L. Crespo | |||||||||
| Helder Barros | H. Barros | | 79 | A | | 10 | | A | 69 | | Jason Nicholls | J. Nicholls | |||||||||
| Alun Morris | A. Morris | | 71 | A | | 11 | | A | 66 | | Alejandro Garrido | A. Garrido | |||||||||
| Darren Lisbie | D. Lisbie | | 64 | A | | 12 | | D | 67 | | Jose Marquitos | J. Marquitos | |||||||||
| Alberto Leon | A. Leon | | 60 | A | | 13 | | M | 66 | | Duarte Monteiro | D. Monteiro | |||||||||
| Stuart Dalglish | S. Dalglish |  | 60 | A | | 14 | | G | 66 | | Fernando Calvo | F. Calvo | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at El Molinon where Sporting Gijón play host to Barcelona. A crowd of 17,648 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Sporting Gijón are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Barcelona appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Mart’n Sanz.
The pitch is in good condition.
Sporting Gijón are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Barcelona appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Mart’n Sanz.
0.00
0-0Sporting Gijón start the match!
2.51
0-0Luis Morales advances with the ball. Luis Morales finds some space and shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
4.34
0-1Claudio Castillo sees Jason Nicholls in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jason Nicholls plays a one-two with Alejandro Garrido and rushes in on goal... Jason Nicholls makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
8.47
Anthony Middleton knocks the ball forward to Luis Morales. Luis Morales knocks the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Garrido. Alejandro Garrido plays a quick one-two with Luis Crespo and rushes in on goal... Alejandro Garrido shoots from just inside the box but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
9.25
0-1Martin Marquez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Claudio Castillo. Claudio Castillo threads the ball through to Luis Crespo. Luis Crespo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.26
0-1Carlos Morales decides to run forward with the ball. Carlos Morales whips in a cross ball towards Helder Barros. Helder Barros beats his man to it with a header. Luis Soto didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
18.07
Claudio Castillo threads the ball through to Luis Crespo. Luis Crespo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nicolas Carmona who gathers it comfortably.
22.40
Fernando Ramos flicks a high pass forward. Helder Barros collects the pass. Helder Barros tries a spectacular long range effort but it misses the target by a large margin!
33.14
Claudio Castillo sees a break and surges forward. Claudio Castillo knocks in a cross ball towards Alejandro Garrido. Alejandro Garrido heads the ball goalwards but is denied by Nicolas Carmona. Excellent save.
36.14
Fernando Ramos makes an attacking run forward. Fernando Ramos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.30
Martin Marquez threads the ball through to Frederico Torres. Frederico Torres threads a neat ball through to Luis Crespo. Luis Crespo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.04
0-1Eduardo Munoz hacks Jason Nicholls from behind! The referee calls over Eduardo Munoz and shows him a yellow card! Jason Nicholls stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Sporting Gijón appear unchanged since the first half. Barcelona also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Barcelona kick off!
48.39
Hamed Petereyns flicks a high pass forward. Luis Crespo collects the pass. Luis Crespo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nicolas Carmona who gathers it comfortably.
49.30
Carlos Morales controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alun Morris. Alun Morris knocks in a cross ball towards Helder Barros. With a superhuman jump, Helder Barros connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
51.44
Claudio Castillo threads a neat ball through to Luis Crespo. Luis Crespo shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
54.38
Frederico Torres controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jason Nicholls. Jason Nicholls knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
57.08
0-1Martin Marquez comes in with a late challenge on Fernando Ramos. The referee warns Martin Marquez to calm down! Fernando Ramos hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.08
0-1Free kick to Sporting Gijón just outside the area...
60.18
Alun Morris takes a stuttering run up. He curls the ball around the wall and into the bottom left corner - goal!!
63.04
Hamed Petereyns flicks a high ball forward to Luis Crespo who takes it down. Luis Crespo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
65.56
Hamed Petereyns makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luis Crespo. Luis Crespo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
66.58
Edgar Tavares deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alun Morris. Alun Morris whips in a cross ball towards Helder Barros. Helder Barros knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Good keeping!
67.08
Carlos Morales takes the throw-in. Edgar Tavares flicks a high pass forward. Alun Morris collects the pass. Alun Morris skips past Martin Marquez! Alun Morris comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it flies just wide!
73.27
Edgar Tavares hits a low pass to Helder Barros. Helder Barros shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
78.11
Martin Marquez chips the ball to his team mate, Luis Morales. Luis Morales flicks a high pass forward. Jason Nicholls controls it well on his chest. Jason Nicholls lofts in a cross ball towards Luis Crespo. Luis Crespo beats his man to it with a header but it rises well off target!
79.43
Claudio Castillo runs straight at the opposition's defence. Claudio Castillo whips in a cross ball towards Alejandro Garrido. Alejandro Garrido beats his man to it with a header but Nicolas Carmona is on top of it.
83.00
1-1Alejandro Garrido catches John Lawrence on the ankles. The referee warns Alejandro Garrido to calm down! John Lawrence carries on, but is struggling a bit.
84.33
Miguel Arias punts the ball hopefully upfield. Helder Barros controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
87.37
With some swift thinking, Martin Marquez plays the ball forward to Claudio Castillo. Claudio Castillo brings the ball forward. Claudio Castillo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Eduardo Munoz.
89.21
1-1Edgar Tavares controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alun Morris. Alun Morris lofts in a cross ball towards Helder Barros. Sebastian Soler catches Helder Barros on the ankles. Helder Barros appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
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Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Nicolas Carmona (GK)
7
2. Miguel Arias (DEF)
6
3. John Lawrence (DEF)
6
4. Victor Nunez (DEF)
6
5. Eduardo Munoz (DEF)
5
6. Pedro Gonzalez (MID)
6
7. Edgar Tavares (MID)
7
8. Carlos Morales (MID)
7
9. Fernando Ramos (MID)
7
10. Helder Barros (ATT)
6
11. Alun Morris (ATT)
7
12. Darren Lisbie (ATT)
0
13. Alberto Leon (ATT)
0
14. Stuart Dalglish (ATT)
0
1. Luis Soto (GK)
7
2. Martin Marquez (DEF)
7
3. Sebastian Soler (DEF)
6
4. Anthony Middleton (DEF)
6
5. Frederico Torres (MID)
6
6. Claudio Castillo (MID)
9
7. Hamed Petereyns (MID)
7
8. Luis Morales (MID)
7
9. Luis Crespo (ATT)
6
10. Jason Nicholls (ATT)
8
11. Alejandro Garrido (ATT)
7
12. Jose Marquitos (DEF)
0
13. Duarte Monteiro (MID)
0
14. Fernando Calvo (GK)
0