GIJóN. Racing Ferrol managed to turn the tables against Sporting Gijón to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Sporting Gijón to strike first with a goal of Carlos Izquierdoz at the 52′. Then it was a goal in the 71′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Sabin Merino gave the win to Racing Ferrol in the 90′ minute. Sporting Gijón lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Estadio Municipal El Molinón stadium in Gijón on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Alejandro Quintero González who was helped by José Unai García Urbaneja and José Manuel Sarmiento Millet. The 4th official was . The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.44 degrees Celsius or 65.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 13 Total 12
- 3 On Target 4
- 5 Off Target 6
- 5 Shots blocked 2
- 110 Attack 101
- 56 Dangerous attack 21
- 43 Ball safe 32
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 3
Fouls
- 4 Total 4
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Sporting Gijón had a strong ball possession 59% while Racing Ferrol was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sporting Gijón had a more offensive attitude with 56 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Racing Ferrol succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.
Sporting Gijón shot 13 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Racing Ferrol shot 12 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Sporting Gijón received 1 yellow card (Juan Otero). On the opposite side, Racing Ferrol received 4 yellow cards (Álvaro Giménez, Jon Garcia, Josep Señé and David Castro).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Sporting Gijón stays with 39 points to remain in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Racing Ferrol will has 41 points like SD Eibar to sit in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga 2, Sporting Gijón will play away with Real Zaragoza on the 4th of February with a 10-5 head to head statistic in favor of Real Zaragoza (8 draws).
Racing Ferrol will host SD Eibar on the 4th of February with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Racing Ferrol (2 draws).
Sporting Gijón – Formation
Sporting Gijón
52'
76'
90'
Sporting Gijón started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Miguel Ángel Ramírez decided to play with the following team: Rubén Yáñez , Guille Rosas , Carlos Izquierdoz , Róber Pier , José Ángel , Haissem Hassan , Ignacio Méndez , Cristian Rivera , Gaspar Campos , Juan Otero and Víctor Campuzano .
The home team had on the bench: Pablo García, Ignacio Martín , Francisco Villalba , Dani Queipo , Jonathan Varane, Christian Sanchez, Axel Bamba, Roque Mesa, Diego Sánchez, Mario González , Alexandru Paşcanu and Alejandro Lozano.
Sporting Gijón could not rely on the presence of Mario González (injured).
Substitutions
Sporting Gijón made 4 changes: Víctor Campuzano for Mario González (60′), Ignacio Méndez for Ignacio Martín (76′), Gaspar Campos for Dani Queipo (76′) and Cristian Rivera for Francisco Villalba (90′).
Player of the match: Carlos Izquierdoz
The player that probably impressed the most for Sporting Gijón was Carlos Izquierdoz.
His rating is with 1 goal, 74 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.
Racing Ferrol – Formation
Racing Ferrol
Racing Ferrol started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Cristóbal Parralo Aguilera played with: Ander Cantero , Julián Delmás , Jon Garcia , David Castro , Moises Delgado , Francisco De La Manzanara , Josep Señé , Nacho Sánchez , Iker Losada , Heber Pena Picos and Álvaro Giménez .
They had on the bench: Gianfranco Gazzaniga, Fernando Pumar, Enrique Clemente, Manu Justo, Álex Martín , Emilio Bernad, Álvaro Vadillo, Brais Martínez, Sabin Merino , Nico Serrano and Sergio Cubero .
Racing Ferrol could not rely on the presence of Nico Serrano (injured) and Sergio Cubero (injured).
Substitutions
Racing Ferrol made 4 changes: Josep Señé for Nico Serrano (67′), Nacho Sánchez for Sabin Merino (79′), Nico Serrano for Sergio Cubero (80′) and Heber Pena Picos for Álex Martín (75′).
Player of the match: Nacho Sánchez
The player that probably impressed the most for Racing Ferrol was Nacho Sánchez even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 21 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.
- Sporting Gijón – Racing Ferrol – 1-2
- Villarreal II – Huesca – 1-1
- Burgos – Albacete – 2-1
- Eldense – Espanyol – 3-2
- FC Andorra – Elche – 0-1
