Spanish LALIGA 2

Espanyol vs Sporting Gijón, 2023-24 Spanish LALIGA 2, Promotion Semifinals

· 2nd Leg - Espanyol advance 1-0 on aggregate
Espanyol
  • Red Card 90'+1': Omar El Hilali
FT
0 - 0
2nd Leg - Espanyol advance 1-0 on aggregate
Sporting Gijón

    About

    Espanyol are hosting Sporting Gijón at RCDE 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': Attempt missed. Javi Puado (Espanyol) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jofre Carreras.
    • 2': Foul by Guille Rosas (Sporting Gijon).
    • 2': Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Pere Milla (Espanyol).
    • 3': Haissem Hassan (Sporting Gijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Offside, Espanyol. Martin Braithwaite is caught offside.
    • 8': Foul by Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol).
    • 8': Mario González (Sporting Gijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Offside, Sporting Gijon. Juan Otero is caught offside.
    • 9': Foul by Pablo Insua (Sporting Gijon).
    • 9': Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Nico Melamed (Espanyol) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pere Milla.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Jofre Carreras (Espanyol) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nico Melamed.
    • 13': Foul by Jofre Carreras (Espanyol).
    • 13': Gaspar Campos (Sporting Gijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Juan Otero (Sporting Gijon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pablo García with a cross.
    • 16': Foul by Omar El Hilali (Espanyol).
    • 16': Roque Mesa (Sporting Gijon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pere Milla with a cross.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Javi Puado with a cross.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Gaspar Campos (Sporting Gijon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Haissem Hassan.
    • 20': Corner, Sporting Gijon. Conceded by Fernando Calero.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Gaspar Campos (Sporting Gijon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Roque Mesa.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Cabrera.
    • 22': Foul by Pablo Insua (Sporting Gijon).
    • 22': Javi Puado (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Delay in match because of an injury José Gragera (Espanyol).
    • 24': Delay in match because of an injury Roque Mesa (Sporting Gijon).
    • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 26': Foul by José Gragera (Espanyol).
    • 26': Roque Mesa (Sporting Gijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Mario González (Sporting Gijon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Rivera with a through ball.
    • 32': Foul by Guille Rosas (Sporting Gijon).
    • 32': José Gragera (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol).
    • 33': Roque Mesa (Sporting Gijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Nico Melamed (Espanyol).
    • 34': Guille Rosas (Sporting Gijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Christian Rivera (Sporting Gijon).
    • 37': Nico Melamed (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Christian Rivera (Sporting Gijon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Nico Melamed (Espanyol) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Javi Puado.
    • 40': Delay in match because of an injury Keidi Bare (Espanyol).
    • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 42': Foul by Roque Mesa (Sporting Gijon).
    • 42': Javi Puado (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Nico Melamed (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Mario González (Sporting Gijon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Guille Rosas with a cross.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Omar El Hilali.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Espanyol 0, Sporting Gijon 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Espanyol 0, Sporting Gijon 0.
    • 46': Foul by Juan Otero (Sporting Gijon).
    • 46': Pere Milla (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Delay in match because of an injury Juan Otero (Sporting Gijon).
    • 47': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Javi Puado.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Keidi Bare (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Javi Puado.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Haissem Hassan (Sporting Gijon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roque Mesa.
    • 51': Foul by Pablo García (Sporting Gijon).
    • 51': Jofre Carreras (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Corner, Sporting Gijon. Conceded by Leandro Cabrera.
    • 54': Foul by Diego Sánchez (Sporting Gijon).
    • 54': Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Hand ball by Christian Rivera (Sporting Gijon).
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Nico Melamed (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pere Milla.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Keidi Bare (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Jofre Carreras (Espanyol) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Javi Puado.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Javi Puado (Espanyol) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jofre Carreras.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Fernando Calero (Espanyol) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 59': Corner, Sporting Gijon. Conceded by José Gragera.
    • 59': Substitution, Sporting Gijon. Rober Pier replaces Christian Rivera.
    • 59': Substitution, Sporting Gijon. Víctor Campuzano replaces Mario González.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Pablo Insua (Sporting Gijon) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Guille Rosas with a cross following a corner.
    • 64': Substitution, Espanyol. Brian Oliván replaces Nico Melamed.
    • 64': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Pablo Insua.
    • 65': Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Brian Oliván (Espanyol) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 66': Substitution, Sporting Gijon. Fran Villalba replaces Gaspar Campos.
    • 67': Foul by Fran Villalba (Sporting Gijon).
    • 67': Omar El Hilali (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 67': Fran Villalba (Sporting Gijon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Víctor Campuzano (Sporting Gijon) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Juan Otero.
    • 71': Foul by Rober Pier (Sporting Gijon).
    • 71': Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Substitution, Sporting Gijon. Nacho Méndez replaces Roque Mesa.
    • 71': Substitution, Sporting Gijon. Uros Djurdjevic replaces Haissem Hassan.
    • 72': Foul by Pere Milla (Espanyol).
    • 72': Rober Pier (Sporting Gijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Javi Puado (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Juan Otero (Sporting Gijon).
    • 75': Substitution, Espanyol. Álvaro Aguado replaces Keidi Bare.
    • 75': Substitution, Espanyol. Salvi Sánchez replaces Pere Milla.
    • 75': Substitution, Espanyol. Gastón Valles replaces Jofre Carreras.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Uros Djurdjevic (Sporting Gijon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Fran Villalba.
    • 77': Foul by José Gragera (Espanyol).
    • 77': Uros Djurdjevic (Sporting Gijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Rober Pier (Sporting Gijon).
    • 78': Álvaro Aguado (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 79': Corner, Sporting Gijon. Conceded by Salvi Sánchez.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Guille Rosas (Sporting Gijon) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Fran Villalba following a corner.
    • 80': Foul by Omar El Hilali (Espanyol).
    • 80': Fran Villalba (Sporting Gijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Corner, Sporting Gijon. Conceded by Brian Oliván.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Nacho Méndez (Sporting Gijon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Juan Otero (Sporting Gijon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pablo García.
    • 82': Corner, Sporting Gijon. Conceded by Joan García.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Fran Villalba (Sporting Gijon) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
    • 83': Delay in match because of an injury Fernando Calero (Espanyol).
    • 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 88': Offside, Sporting Gijon. Uros Djurdjevic is caught offside.
    • 88': Substitution, Espanyol. Rafael Bauza replaces Javi Puado.
    • 89': Offside, Espanyol. Martin Braithwaite is caught offside.
    • 90': Foul by Rober Pier (Sporting Gijon).
    • 90': Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Gastón Valles (Espanyol) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Omar El Hilali (Espanyol).
    • 90'+1': Víctor Campuzano (Sporting Gijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Omar El Hilali (Espanyol) is shown the red card.
    • 90'+1': Uros Djurdjevic (Sporting Gijon) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Juan Otero (Sporting Gijon).
    • 90'+3': Gastón Valles (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Gastón Valles (Espanyol).
    • 90'+4': Rober Pier (Sporting Gijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Pablo García (Sporting Gijon) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rober Pier.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Rafael Bauza (Espanyol).
    • 90'+6': Nacho Méndez (Sporting Gijon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+8': Corner, Sporting Gijon. Conceded by José Gragera.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Espanyol 0, Sporting Gijon 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Espanyol 0, Sporting Gijon 0.

    Statistics

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    16 Fouls 13
    3 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 1
    2 Offsides 2
    7 Corner Kicks 1
    6 Saves 3
    52.5 Possession 47.5
    14 SHOTS 19
    3 ON GOAL 6
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    333 Accurate Passes 296
    420 Passes 392
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 3
    23 Crosses 11
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    53 Long Balls 66
    23 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    4 Blocked Shots 4
    10 Effective Tackles 12
    14 Tackles 16
    0.7 Tackle % 0.8
    8 Interceptions 5
    15 Effective Clearances 24
    15 Clearances 24

    Game Information

    Competition: Spanish LALIGA 2

    Venue: RCDE Stadium
    Location: Barcelona, Spain
    Attendance: 30,605

    Line-Ups

    ESP Espanyol (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Joan García (GK)
    6 Leandro Cabrera
    5 Fernando Calero
    11 Pere Milla
    23 Omar El Hilali Red Card
    15 José Gragera
    8 Keidi Bare
    21 Nicolás Melamed
    17 Jofre Carreras
    7 Javier Puado
    22 Martin Braithwaite
    Espanyol Substitutes:
    Ángel Fortuño, Lazo, Gastón Valles, Rafael Bauza, Brian Oliván, Alvaro Aguado, Salvi, Fernando Pacheco, Víctor Ruiz, Keita Baldé, Rubén Sánchez, Óscar Gil.

    RSG Sporting Gijón (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Rubén Yáñez (GK)
    16 Diego Sanchez
    4 Pablo Insua
    5 Pablo García
    2 Guillermo Rosas
    17 Cristian Rivera Yellow Card
    15 Roque Mesa
    7 Gaspar Campos
    21 Haissem Hassan
    19 Juan Otero
    20 Mario González
    Sporting Gijón Substitutes:
    Axel Bamba, Alexandru Pascanu, Uros Djurdjevic, Víctor Campuzano, Daniel Queipo, Carlos Izquierdoz, Christian Sánchez, Róber, Francisco Villalba, Ignacio Martín, Jonathan Varane, Ignacio Méndez.

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