GIJóN. Sporting Gijón beats FC Cartagena 1-0 after M. González scored just 1 goal (33′). Sporting Gijón capitalized on its superior ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Estadio Municipal El Molinón stadium in Gijón on Saturday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. In front of 19,594 spectators. The referee was Miguel Sesma Espinosa with the support of Miguel Ortuño Sierra and David Bernal Martín. The 4th official was Alberto Fuente Martín. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 23.03 degrees Celsius or 73.45 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 14 Total 7
- 6 On Target 0
- 5 Off Target 4
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 97 Attack 103
- 50 Dangerous attack 35
- 80 Ball safe 73
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 8
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Sporting Gijón had a superior ball possession 56% while FC Cartagena was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sporting Gijón had a more offensive attitude with 50 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sporting Gijón won the match.
Sporting Gijón shot 14 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, FC Cartagena shot 7 times, 0 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Sporting Gijón received 3 yellow cards (Róber Pier, Miguel Ramírez and Uros Djurdjevic). Talking about the opposition, FC Cartagena received 2 yellow cards (José Fontán and Luis Muñoz).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Sporting Gijón has 55 points like SD Eibar to remain in the 5th place. On the other side, FC Cartagena will stays with 39 points to hold in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga 2, Sporting Gijón will play away with Elche on the 21st of April with a 4-3 head to head statistic in favor of Elche (6 draws).
FC Cartagena will host Real Oviedo on the 21st of April with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of FC Cartagena (2 draws).
Sporting Gijón – Formation
Sporting Gijón
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33'
Sporting Gijón adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Miguel Ángel Ramírez decided to play with the following team: Rubén Yáñez , Róber Pier , Pablo Insua , Diego Sánchez , Cote , Haissem Hassan , Nacho Méndez , Nacho Martín , Gaspar Campos , Mario González and Uros Djurdjevic .
The home team had on the bench: Guille Rosas , Pablo García, Fran Villalba, Dani Queipo , Jonathan Varane, Christian Joel, Roque Mesa , Christian Rivera, Giovanni Zarfino , Juan Otero, Carlos Izquierdoz and A. Pașcanu.
Sporting Gijón could not rely on the presence of Roque Mesa (injured).
Substitutions
Sporting Gijón made 5 changes: Mario González for Dani Queipo (62′), Nacho Méndez for Roque Mesa (77′), Gaspar Campos for Giovanni Zarfino (77′), Cote for Carlos Izquierdoz (69′) and Haissem Hassan for Guille Rosas (69′).
Player of the match: Nacho Martín
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sporting Gijón was Nacho Martín even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 61 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.
FC Cartagena – Formation
FC Cartagena
Also FC Cartagena adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Julián Calero Fernández played with: Raúl Lizoain , Diego Moreno , Pedro Alcalá , Gonzalo Verdú , José Fontán , Damián Musto , Andy Rodríguez , Iván Calero , Luis Muñoz , Jairo Izquierdo and Darío Poveda .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Tomás Mejías, Alfredo Ortuño , Juan Carlos Real , Juanjo Narváez , Mikel Rico, Kiko Olivas, T. Alarcón, Arnau Ortiz, Jony Álamo, Arnau Solà , Iván Ayllón and Jhafets Christ.
Substitutions
FC Cartagena made 5 changes: Darío Poveda for Juan Carlos Real (56′), Gonzalo Verdú for Juanjo Narváez (56′), Luis Muñoz for Alfredo Ortuño (56′), Diego Moreno for Arnau Solà (70′) and Jairo Izquierdo for Iván Ayllón (82′).
Player of the match: Andy Rodríguez
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Cartagena was Andy Rodríguez.
His rating is with 52 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 9 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.
- Sporting Gijón – FC Cartagena – 1-0
- Real Valladolid – Eldense – 1-0
- Levante – Amorebieta – 1-2
