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Sporting Gijón wins against Zaragoza in a heated match
Gijón, Spain – Sporting de Gijón beat Real Zaragoza by 1-0 in a thrilling match at the Municipal El Molinón Stadium. The only goal of the match was scored by Guillermo Rosas in the 27th minute, giving the home team a deserved victory after a game in which Zaragoza had to play with two fewer players.
The match started at a fast pace, with both sides looking to attack. However, the first yellow card came for Zaragoza in the 11th minute, when Sergio Bazdar was booked. Real Zaragoza failed to maintain control of the game and Sporting de Gijón took advantage of the opportunity to open the scoring.
Zaragoza responded with more force in the following minutes, but their efforts were thwarted by a series of yellow and red cards. In the 24th minute, Aketxe received a yellow card, followed by G. Poussin in the 28th.
The turning point came in the 49th minute when Clemente received the red card for a reckless foul. Zaragoza was forced to defend with 10 men and from that moment on, the game became even more complicated for the visiting team. In the 90th minute, Zaragoza was left with nine players after the expulsion of L. Lopez, who received the red card for a violent action.
Despite the numerical inferiority, Zaragoza sought the equalizer, but Sporting de Gijón controlled the pace of the match and left no room for a comeback. In the end, Sporting took an important victory that puts them at the top of the standings.
Match Statistics:
Sporting de Gijón: 59% possession, 19 shots (7 on target, 9 off target), 6 corners, 8 fouls, 0 yellow cards, 0 red cards
Zaragoza: 41% possession, 7 shots (2 on target, 5 off target), 5 corners, 7 fouls, 4 yellow cards, 2 red cards
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Substitutions sporting gijon: at minute 41 N. Martin came in and E. Curbelo went out., at minute 76 J. Bernal came in and D. Queipo went out., at minute 76 J. Caicedo came in and J. Otero went out., at minute 89 V. Campuzano came in and N. Mendez went out., at minute 90 Cote came in and P. Garcia went out.
Substitutions zaragoza: at minute 46 I. Azon came in and A. Mari went out., at minute 46 M. Soberon came in and S. Bazdar went out., at minute 53 D. Tasende came in and A. Aketxe went out., at minute 78 A. Ares came in and A. Liso went out., at minute 82 M. Luna came in and I. Calero went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Sporting Gijon
Zaragoza
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