CARTAGENA. FC Cartagena overcomes Sporting Gijón 1-0 after J. Carlos scored just 1 goal (79′).
The match was played at the Estadio Municipal Cartagonova stadium in Cartagena on Saturday and it started at 12:15 pm local time. The referee was José Antonio López Toca with the assistance of David Ortiz Calderón and José Miguel Bordoy Homar. The 4th official was . The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 19.09 degrees Celsius or 66.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 19 Total 6
- 10 On Target 1
- 6 Off Target 4
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 104 Attack 116
- 52 Dangerous attack 45
- 71 Ball safe 68
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 11 Total 14
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. FC Cartagena was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Sporting Gijón that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
FC Cartagena was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Cartagena won the match.
FC Cartagena shot 19 times, 10 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sporting Gijón shot 6 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
FC Cartagena received 2 yellow cards (Riki Rodríguez and Juan Carlos). On the opposite side, Sporting Gijón received 3 yellow cards (Carlos Izquierdoz, Riki Rodríguez and Pablo Insua).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, FC Cartagena will have 12 points to sit in the 22nd place. On the opposite side, Sporting Gijón will stay with 32 points like Real Valladolid to sit in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga 2, FC Cartagena will play away with SD Eibar on the 19th of May with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of FC Cartagena (0 draws).
Sporting Gijón will play away agasint Eldense on the 2nd of June with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Sporting Gijón (0 draws).
FC Cartagena – Formation
FC Cartagena
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65'
79'
FC Cartagena started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Julián Calero Fernández decided to play with the following team: Marc Martínez , Iván Calero , Gard Holme , Jose Fontán , Jairo Izquierdo , Damián Musto , Luis Muñoz , Hector Hevel , Isak Jansson and Juan Narváez .
The home team had on the bench: Gonzalo Verdú , David Ferreiro , Alfredo Ortuño , Juan Carlos, Raúl Lizoain, Mikel Rico , Úmaro Embaló , Lautaro de León, Ivan Ayllon, Diego de Pedro, Jhafets Christ Dick Reyes and Jony Carmona.
FC Cartagena could not rely on the presence of Mikel Rico (injured).
Substitutions
FC Cartagena made 5 changes: Isak Jansson for Úmaro Embaló (84′), Hector Hevel for David Ferreiro (84′), Juan Narváez for Alfredo Ortuño (72′), Damián Musto for Mikel Rico (72′) and Juan Carlos for Gonzalo Verdú (88′).
Player of the match: Hector Hevel
The player that probably impressed the most for FC Cartagena was Hector Hevel even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 41 passes (79% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.
Sporting Gijón – Formation
Sporting Gijón
Sporting Gijón started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Miguel Ángel Ramírez played with: Rubén Yáñez , Pablo Insua , Carlos Izquierdoz , Róber Pier , Guille Rosas , Ignacio Méndez , Roque Mesa , Gaspar Campos , José Ángel and Uros Djurdjevic , Juan Otero .
They had on the bench: Pablo García, Francisco Villalba , Jonathan Varane, Christian Sanchez, Ignacio Jeraldino , Diego Sánchez, Cristian Rivera , Jordan Carrillo Rodríguez, Riki Rodríguez , Alexandru Paşcanu , Enol Coto and Esteban Lozano.
Substitutions
Sporting Gijón made 5 changes: Guille Rosas for Riki Rodríguez (62′), Pablo Insua for Alexandru Paşcanu (67′), Juan Otero for Francisco Villalba (61′), Roque Mesa for Cristian Rivera (68′) and Gaspar Campos for Ignacio Jeraldino (84′).
Player of the match: Rubén Yáñez
The player that probably impressed the most for Sporting Gijón was the goalkeeper: Rubén Yáñez. His rating is 8.67. He performed 8 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.
- Real Zaragoza – Leganés – 1-0
- FC Cartagena – Sporting Gijón – 1-0
- Levante – Real Valladolid – 2-1
- Eldense – Tenerife – 0-3
