Espanyol vs Sporting Gijón, 2023-24 Spanish LALIGA 2, Regular Season
· Spanish LALIGA 2About
Espanyol are hosting Sporting Gijón
at Stage Front Stadium, Barcelona, Spain, starting on
. The match is a part of the Spanish LALIGA 2.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Hand ball by Gastón Valles (Espanyol).
- 2': Attempt missed. Álvaro Aguado (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Javi Puado.
- 2': Foul by Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol).
- 2': Haissem Hassan (Sporting Gijon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 3': Offside, Sporting Gijon. Mario González is caught offside.
- 5': Foul by Rober Pier (Sporting Gijon).
- 5': Álvaro Aguado (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Rober Pier (Sporting Gijon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 7': Foul by Gastón Valles (Espanyol).
- 7': Nacho Méndez (Sporting Gijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Pablo Insua (Sporting Gijon).
- 11': Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Foul by Javi Puado (Espanyol).
- 13': Guille Rosas (Sporting Gijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol).
- 16': Juan Otero (Sporting Gijon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Mario González (Sporting Gijon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 17': Attempt missed. Jofre Carreras (Espanyol) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Brian Oliván.
- 19': Foul by José Gragera (Espanyol).
- 19': Rober Pier (Sporting Gijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Corner, Sporting Gijon. Conceded by Leandro Cabrera.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Diego Sánchez (Sporting Gijon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gaspar Campos with a cross.
- 20': Corner, Sporting Gijon. Conceded by Gastón Valles.
- 22': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Diego Sánchez.
- 23': Offside, Espanyol. Álvaro Aguado is caught offside.
- 24': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Haissem Hassan.
- 24': Foul by Omar El Hilali (Espanyol).
- 24': Haissem Hassan (Sporting Gijon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Omar El Hilali (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Foul by Álvaro Aguado (Espanyol).
- 28': Haissem Hassan (Sporting Gijon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 29': Offside, Sporting Gijon. Mario González is caught offside.
- 32': Foul by Álvaro Aguado (Espanyol).
- 32': Gaspar Campos (Sporting Gijon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Javi Puado (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gastón Valles.
- 36': Attempt missed. Gastón Valles (Espanyol) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Brian Oliván with a cross.
- 36': Offside, Espanyol. Martin Braithwaite is caught offside.
- 37': Foul by Gastón Valles (Espanyol).
- 37': Nacho Méndez (Sporting Gijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Corner, Sporting Gijon. Conceded by Leandro Cabrera.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Javi Puado (Espanyol) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Aguado.
- 40': Foul by Javi Puado (Espanyol).
- 40': Guille Rosas (Sporting Gijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Pablo Insua.
- 43': Foul by José Gragera (Espanyol).
- 43': Mario González (Sporting Gijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Gaspar Campos (Sporting Gijon).
- 43': Gastón Valles (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Foul by Diego Sánchez (Sporting Gijon).
- 44': Jofre Carreras (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Attempt missed. Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Brian Oliván with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Espanyol 0, Sporting Gijon 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Espanyol 0, Sporting Gijon 0.
- 47': Foul by Brian Oliván (Espanyol).
- 47': Haissem Hassan (Sporting Gijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by José Gragera (Espanyol).
- 48': Nacho Méndez (Sporting Gijon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': José Gragera (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 49': Attempt missed. Mario González (Sporting Gijon) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cote following a set piece situation.
- 50': Foul by Pablo Insua (Sporting Gijon).
- 50': Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Pablo Insua (Sporting Gijon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Guille Rosas.
- 53': Attempt missed. Omar El Hilali (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 54': Offside, Espanyol. Jofre Carreras is caught offside.
- 55': Attempt missed. Jofre Carreras (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Álvaro Aguado.
- 57': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Guille Rosas.
- 57': Attempt missed. Álvaro Aguado (Espanyol) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 58': Substitution, Espanyol. Antoniu Roca replaces Jofre Carreras.
- 60': Delay in match because of an injury Gastón Valles (Espanyol).
- 61': Substitution, Sporting Gijon. Fran Villalba replaces Gaspar Campos.
- 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 62': Foul by Brian Oliván (Espanyol).
- 62': Haissem Hassan (Sporting Gijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Attempt saved. Gastón Valles (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Gastón Valles (Espanyol) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 66': Delay in match because of an injury Diego Sánchez (Sporting Gijon).
- 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 67': Substitution, Espanyol. José Carlos Lazo replaces Javi Puado.
- 68': Foul by Juan Otero (Sporting Gijon).
- 68': Álvaro Aguado (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by José Gragera (Espanyol).
- 69': Haissem Hassan (Sporting Gijon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Nacho Méndez.
- 72': Foul by Brian Oliván (Espanyol).
- 72': Guille Rosas (Sporting Gijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Haissem Hassan (Sporting Gijon) is shown the yellow card.
- 73': Brian Oliván (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
- 73': Substitution, Sporting Gijon. Daniel Queipo replaces Haissem Hassan.
- 74': Gaspar Campos (Sporting Gijon) is shown the yellow card.
- 76': Offside, Espanyol. José Carlos Lazo is caught offside.
- 77': Foul by Álvaro Aguado (Espanyol).
- 77': Fran Villalba (Sporting Gijon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Foul by Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol).
- 78': Juan Otero (Sporting Gijon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Foul by Daniel Queipo (Sporting Gijon).
- 79': Álvaro Aguado (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by José Gragera (Espanyol).
- 80': Fran Villalba (Sporting Gijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Offside, Sporting Gijon. Mario González is caught offside.
- 82': Substitution, Espanyol. Keidi Bare replaces Álvaro Aguado.
- 82': Substitution, Espanyol. Nico Melamed replaces Gastón Valles.
- 84': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Cote.
- 84': Attempt missed. Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by José Carlos Lazo with a cross following a corner.
- 84': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Diego Sánchez.
- 85': Attempt saved. Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 87': Foul by Juan Otero (Sporting Gijon).
- 87': José Gragera (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Substitution, Sporting Gijon. Roque Mesa replaces Nacho Méndez.
- 87': Substitution, Sporting Gijon. Uros Djurdjevic replaces Mario González.
- 89': Offside, Espanyol. Nico Melamed is caught offside.
- 90': Attempt missed. Daniel Queipo (Sporting Gijon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Roque Mesa.
- 90'+2': Foul by Pablo Insua (Sporting Gijon).
- 90'+2': José Carlos Lazo (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
- 90'+5': Foul by Fran Villalba (Sporting Gijon).
- 90'+5': Keidi Bare (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Foul by Roque Mesa (Sporting Gijon).
- 90'+7': Nico Melamed (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Espanyol 0, Sporting Gijon 0.
- 0': Match ends, Espanyol 0, Sporting Gijon 0.
Statistics
 RSG |
ESP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 20 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 5 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 2 | Saves | 0 |
| 47.8 | Possession | 52.2 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 251 | Accurate Passes | 267 |
| 324 | Passes | 334 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 12 | Crosses | 31 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 37 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 21 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 35 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 35 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA 2
Venue: Stage Front Stadium
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 25,015
Venue: Stage Front Stadium
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 25,015
LALIGA 2 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Valladolid | 39 | +15 | 68 |
| 2 | Leganés | 39 | +26 | 67 |
| 3 | Eibar | 39 | +23 | 65 |
| 4 | Espanyol | 39 | +15 | 62 |
Line-Ups
Espanyol (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Joan Garcia (GK) |
| 6 | Leandro Cabrera  |
| 3 | Sergi Gómez |
| 14 | Brian Oliván |
| 23 | Omar El Hilali |
| 18 | Alvaro Aguado |
| 15 | José Gragera |
| 7 | Javier Puado |
| 17 | Jofre Carreras |
| 39 | Gastón Valles |
| 22 | Martin Braithwaite |
Sporting Gijón (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rubén Yáñez (GK) |
| 16 | Diego Sanchez |
| 4 | Pablo Insua |
| 3 | José Ángel |
| 2 | Guillermo Rosas |
| 22 | Róber |
| 10 | Ignacio Méndez |
| 7 | Gaspar Campos |
| 21 | Haissem Hassan |
| 20 | Mario González |
| 19 | Juan Otero |
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