Sporting Gijón beats Levante in a thrilling match
Sporting Gijón took the victory in an exciting match against Levante by 2-1 at the Estadio Municipal El Molinón. The match, corresponding to the first round of the Second Division of the 2024 season, was marked by intensity and fighting on both sides.
Levante took the lead in the 14th minute with a goal from C. Alvarez, assisted by A. Garcia. However, Sporting Gijón did not let themselves be intimidated and found the equalizer in the 59th minute with a goal from J. Dubasin, assisted by Cote.
In the 42nd minute, G. Kochorashvili put the score at 2-1 for Levante, but Sporting Gijón persistently sought the draw. Ultimately, the victory fell to the home team, who managed to impose their pace of play and take advantage of the opportunities presented to them.
The game was marked by an equality in possession, with Sporting Gijón controlling 69% of the time. Both teams had clear scoring opportunities, but the effectiveness in finishing ended up favouring the Gijón team.
Match statistics:
* Sporting Gijón: 69% possession, 10 shots (1 on target, 6 off target), 7 corners, 12 fouls, 2 yellow cards, None red cards
* Levante: 31% possession, 9 shots (5 on target, 1 off target), 1 corners, 15 fouls, 2 yellow cards, None red cards
Match summary:
* 3′: Sporting Gijón – VAR for J. Dubasin (Goal disallowed – offside)
* 14′: Levante – Goal by C. Alvarez (Normal goal), assist by A. Garcia
* 40′: Sporting Gijón – Card by L. Olaetxea (Yellow card)
* 42′: Levante – Goal by G. Kochorashvili (Normal goal), assist by None
* 44′: Levante – Card by U. Elgezabal (Yellow card)
* 57′: Sporting Gijón – Card by Cote (Yellow card)
* 59′: Sporting Gijón – Goal by J. Dubasin (Normal goal), assist by Cote
* 80′: Levante – Card by M. Navarro (Yellow card)
Sporting Gijón starts the season on the right foot, while Levante will need to improve in the coming weeks to aspire to the top spots.
Substitutions sporting gijon: at minute 28 N. Martin came in and N. Mendez went out., at minute 69 D. Queipo came in and J. Bernal went out., at minute 78 V. Campuzano came in and J. Dubasin went out., at minute 87 P. Garcia came in and Cote went out.
Substitutions levante: at minute 63 I. Romero came in and M. Bouldini went out., at minute 63 A. Algobia came in and C. Alvarez went out., at minute 76 S. Lozano came in and J. L. Morales went out., at minute 81 Dela came in and M. Navarro went out., at minute 85 C. Espi came in and R. Brugue went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Sporting Gijon
Levante
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