FC Andorra conquers Sporting Gijón 1-0 with a goal scored by S. Bakis. HIGHLIGHTS

ANDORRA LA VELLA. FC Andorra prevails over Sporting Gijón 1-0 after S. Bakis scored a penalty (81').

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John Ross
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FC Andorra conquers Sporting Gijón 1-0 with a goal scored by S. Bakis. HIGHLIGHTS

ANDORRA LA VELLA. FC Andorra conquers Sporting Gijón 1-0 after S. Bakis scored a penalty (81′). FC Andorra was definitely better in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Estadi Nacional stadium in Andorra la Vella on Sunday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Raúl Martín González Francés who had the assistance of Francisco José Arencibia Medina and Christian Arlex Valverde Monsalve. The 4th official was Lluís Bestard Servera. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 11.6 degrees Celsius or 52.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 34%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

FC Andorra

1 - 0

Team 1

Sporting Gijón

  • ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
  • 12 Total 12
  • 3 On Target 2
  • 8 Off Target 7
  • 1 Shots blocked 3
  • 93 Attack 83
  • 50 Dangerous attack 34
  • 86 Ball safe 71
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 5
Fouls
  • 5 Total 12
  • 0 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

FC Andorra was in firm control of the ball 65% while Sporting Gijón was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Andorra was putting more pressure with 50 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Andorra won the match​.

FC Andorra shot 12 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Sporting Gijón shot 12 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

FC Andorra didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Sporting Gijón received 4 yellow cards (Uros Djurdjevic, Giovanni Zarfino, Carlos Izquierdoz and Juan Otero).

Match Timeline

Christos Almpanis(var)
27'
28'
Uros Djurdjevic- Yellow
46'
Juan Otero- sub ->Aitor García
46'
Jonathan Varane- sub ->Cote
58'
Giovanni Zarfino- Yellow
62'
Giovanni Zarfino(var)
71'
71'
Dani Queipo- sub ->Giovanni Zarfino
75'
Carlos Izquierdoz - Yellow
76'
79'
81'
82'
82'
Víctor Campuzano - sub ->Cristo González
83'
85'
Juan Otero- Yellow
88'
Jandro Orellana- sub ->Iván Gil
88'
Álex Pastor- sub ->Álex Petxa 
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Granada
75
42
Las Palmas
72
42
Levante
72
42
Deportivo Alavés
71
42
SD Eibar
71
42
Albacete
67
42
FC Andorra
59
42
Real Oviedo
59
42
FC Cartagena
58
42
Tenerife
57
42
Racing Santander
54
42
Burgos
54
42
Real Zaragoza
53
42
Leganés
53
42
Huesca
52
42
Mirandés
52
42
Sporting Gijón
50
42
Villarreal II
50
42
Málaga
44
42
Ponferradina
44
42
UD Ibiza
34
42
Lugo
31
42

After this match, FC Andorra will have 35 points to hold in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Sporting Gijón will stay with 33 points like Real Zaragoza and Mirandés to sit in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, FC Andorra will play away with Racing Santander on the 25th of February with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Racing Santander (0 draws).

Sporting Gijón will host Tenerife on the 25th of February with a 8-8 head to head record.

FC Andorra – Formation

FC Andorra
G
Nico Ratti 1.Argentina
7.0
D
Diego Alende 23.Spain
7.2
D
Álex Petxa 24.Spain
7.1
90'
D
Mika Mármol 3.Spain
7.1
M
Rubén Bover  21.Spain
6.6
88'
M
Marc Aguado 6.Spain
7.0
M
Iván Gil 22.Spain
7.6
88'
F
Christos Almpanis 19.Greece
6.2
83'
F
S. Bakış 12.Turkey
7.2
Goals81'
F
Germán Valera 17.Spain
7.3
82'
Substitutes
G
Marc Vidal 30.Spain
G
Raúl Lizoain 13.Spain
D
Álex Pastor 4.Spain
90'
D
Álex Valle 32.Spain
D
Adrià Altimira 2.Spain
6.4
82'
M
Hector Hevel 7.Netherlands
88'
M
Sergio Molina 14.Spain
M
Jandro Orellana 16.Spain
88'
F
Carlos Martinez Rodriguez 10.Spain
F
Jacobo González 9.Spain
6.3
83'
F
Mustapha Bundu 18.Sierra Leone

FC Andorra started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Eder Sarabia Armesto decided to play with the following team: Nicolas Ratti (7.0), Álex Petxa (7.1), Diego Alende (7.2), Mika Mármol (7.1), Diego Pampín (7.0), Ruben Bover Izquierdo (6.6), Marc Aguado (7.0), Iván Gil (7.6), Germán Valera (7.3), Sinan Bakış (7.2) and Christos Albanis (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: Marc Vidal, Marc Bombardo, Carlos Martinez Rodriguez, Jacobo González (6.3), Hector Hevel, Mustapha Bundu, Álex Pastor, Álex Valle, Raúl Lizoain, Sergio Molina, Jandro Orellana and Adrià Altimira (6.4).

Substitutions

FC Andorra made 5 changes: Germán Valera for Adrià Altimira (82′), Christos Albanis for Jacobo González (83′), Iván Gil for Jandro Orellana (88′), Rubén Bover for Hector Hevel (88′) and Álex Petxa  for Alex Pastor (90′).

Best player: Iván Gil​

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Andorra was Iván Gil even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 33 passes (96% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 5 crosses.

Sporting Gijón – Formation

Sporting Gijón
G
Iván Cuéllar 1.Spain
6.8
D
Carlos Izquierdoz  24.Argentina
6.6
75'
D
Pablo Insua 4.Spain
6.6
D
José Marsà 6.Spain
6.3
M
Cote 3.Spain
6.4
46'
M
Pol Valentín 22.Spain
7.1
M
Giovanni Zarfino 18.Uruguay
6.6
71' 58'
M
Pedro Díaz 8.Spain
6.8
F
Uros Djurdjevic 23.Montenegro
6.7
71' 28'
F
Aitor García 7.Spain
6.4
46'
F
Cristo 12.Spain
6.6
82'
Substitutes
G
Florantin Bloch 26.France
G
G. de Amores 13.Uruguay
D
Guille Rosas 2.Spain
D
Diego Sánchez 32.Spain
D
Bruno 5.Spain
M
Jony 9.Spain
M
Jonathan Varane 37.France
6.7
46'
F
Dani Queipo 16.Spain
6.4
71'
F
Ignacio Jeraldino 14.Chile
F
Víctor Campuzano  11.Spain
6.9
82'
F
Uroš Milovanović 21.Serbia
6.2
71'
F
Juan Otero 19.Colombia
6.8
46' 85'

Sporting Gijón started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Miguel Ángel Ramírez played with: Iván Cuéllar (6.8), Pablo Insua (6.6), Carlos Izquierdoz (6.6), José Marsà (6.3), Pol Valentín (7.1), Giovanni Zarfino (6.6), Pedro Díaz (6.8), José Ángel (6.4), Cristo González (6.6), Aitor García (6.4) and Uroš Đurđević (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Florantin Bloch, Dani Queipo (6.4), Jony, Guille Rosas, Diego Sanchez, Ignacio Jeraldino, Guillermo De Amores, Víctor Campuzano (6.9), Uroš Milovanović (6.2), Bruno González, Jonathan Varane (6.7) and Juan Otero (6.8).

Substitutions

Sporting Gijón made 5 changes: Aitor García for Juan Otero (46′), Cote for Jonathan Varane (46′), Giovanni Zarfino for Daniel Queipo Menéndez (71′), Uros Djurdjevic for Uroš Milovanović (71′) and Cristo González for Víctor Campuzano (82′).

Best player: Pol Valentín​

The most impressive player for Sporting Gijón was Pol Valentín.

His rating is (7.1) with 14 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 15.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.​