Castellón and Sporting Gijón play a thrilling 4-4 draw in La Liga 2
Castellón and Sporting Gijón played out a dramatic 4-4 draw in a high-scoring encounter at the Estadio SkyFi Castalia in Castellón de la Plana on May 5th, 2025. The Segunda División match, played in front of what must have been a raucous crowd, was a back-and-forth affair with both sides creating numerous chances.
R. Sánchez opened the scoring for Castellón in the 17th minute, assisted by A. Mabil. J. Otero equalized for Sporting Gijón in the 31st minute. R. Sánchez scored his second to put Castellón ahead again before the break, however Otero received a yellow card in the 19th minute, followed by another yellow card for Sporting Gijón in the 45th minute, and a yellow card for S. Moyita from Castellón. Castellón dominated possession with 52% and had 16 shots (7 on target, 3 off target) compared to Sporting Gijón’s 48% possession and 17 shots (7 on target, 9 off target). Castellón had 3 corners and 6 fouls, while Sporting Gijón managed 4 corners and 8 fouls.
The second half started with a yellow card to G. Crettaz of Castellón (52′). Otero scored a penalty to level the score at 2-2 in the 53rd minute. A. Jiménez put Castellón back in front in the 67th minute, only for K. Vázquez to score an own goal and set the score to 4-2 in the 71st minute. However, Otero completed his hat-trick late on, scoring in the 90th minute to make the final score 4-4. Castellón’s D. Chirino received a yellow card in the 87th minute.
The referee for the match was Miguel Sesma Espinosa from Spain. Despite the draw, the match provided an exciting spectacle for the fans, with eight goals scored, several yellow cards, and a fascinating tussle for possession throughout the match.
Substitutions castellón: at minute 57 I. Suero came in and J. Escobar went out., at minute 75 G. Zarfino came in and A. Calatrava went out., at minute 85 J. de Miguel came in and A. Mabil went out., at minute 85 M. Traore came in and R. Sanchez went out., at minute 85 M. Jojic came in and S. Moyita went out.
Substitutions sporting gijon: at minute 70 G. Rosas came in and N. Serrano went out., at minute 75 G. Campos came in and L. Olaetxea went out., at minute 75 N. Martin came in and R. Pier went out., at minute 82 V. Campuzano came in and K. Vazquez went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Castellón
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Sporting Gijon
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