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Sporting Gijón Edges Out Eldense in Thrilling Match
Sporting Gijón secured a victory in a thrilling encounter against Eldense at the Estadio Municipal Nuevo Pepico Amat in Elda, winning 2-1. The match, part of the 35th round of Spain’s Segunda División, was a closely fought contest.
Despite Eldense’s dominance in possession (64%), Sporting Gijón proved more clinical in attack. C. Gelabert Pina opened the scoring in the 37th minute, assisted by J. Dubasin. J. Dubasin doubled the lead for the visitors in the 64th minute from the penalty spot. Eldense pulled one back in the 87th minute through J. Ortuno.
Although Eldense had more possession and shots (15 to 15), they lacked accuracy (4 on target, 6 off target). The game also saw a flurry of yellow cards, three for Eldense and one for Sporting Gijón. Referee Álvaro Moreno Aragón, from Spain, had a busy afternoon in a match that Sporting controlled despite persistent pressure from the home side.
Substitutions eldense: at minute 65 I. Chapela came in and Quintana Nacho went out., at minute 65 J. Ortuno came in and F. Gamez went out., at minute 76 Masca came in and S. Gassama went out., at minute 76 D. Collado came in and Fede went out., at minute 82 U. Ropero came in and S. Ortuno went out.
Substitutions sporting gijon: at minute 74 P. Garcia came in and N. Serrano went out., at minute 80 N. Martin came in and C. Gelabert Pina went out., at minute 80 G. Rosas came in and K. Vazquez went out., at minute 90 V. Campuzano came in and J. Otero went out., at minute 90 Cote came in and L. Olaetxea went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Eldense
Sporting Gijon
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