Match report

Almeria Defeats Sporting Gijon 2-0 in Segunda División Clash

Sporting Gijon
Sporting Gijon
0–2
FT
Almeria
Almeria
May 30, 2021

Almeria stunned Sporting Gijon with a convincing 2-0 victory in their Segunda División encounter. A. Aketxe was the star of the show for Almeria, scoring both goals and leading his team to a well-deserved win. Despite multiple substitutions, Sporting Gijon could not find an answer to Almeria's solid defense and efficient attack.

Key Facts

  • Final Score: Sporting Gijon 0-2 Almeria
  • A. Aketxe scored both goals for Almeria at 56' and 71'
  • Five substitutions were made by Sporting Gijon, including N. Cumic and Víctor Campuzano
  • Almeria made four substitutions, with Joao Carvalho and L. Ramazani being two key players introduced

Lineups

Sporting Gijon

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 13 Diego Mariño (G)
  • 2 Guille Rosas (D)
  • 6 Jean-Sylvain Babin (D)
  • 5 Borja López (D)
  • 3 Saúl García (D)
  • 16 José Gragera (M)
  • 8 Pedro Díaz (M)
  • 14 Ignacio Mendez (M)
  • 22 Pablo Pérez (M)
  • 7 Aitor García (M)
  • 23 Uroš Đurđević (F)

Substitutes

  • 30 Christian Sanchez
  • 33 Joel Jiménez
  • 4 Marc Valiente
  • 34 Pelayo Suarez
  • 32 Bogdan Milovanov
  • 36 Alex Zalaya
  • 10 Carlos Carmona
  • 20 Cristian Salvador
  • 17 Nikola Čumić
  • 18 Javi Fuego
  • 11 Víctor Campuzano
  • 28 Alberto Gonzalez

Almeria

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 13 Fernando Martínez (G)
  • 2 Aitor Buñuel (D)
  • 6 César de la Hoz (D)
  • 25 Ivanildo Fernandes (D)
  • 12 Álex Centelles (D)
  • 8 Radosav Petrović (M)
  • 22 Samuel Costa (M)
  • 17 José Corpas (M)
  • 10 Ager Aketxe (M)
  • 23 Francisco Villalba (M)
  • 11 Brian Rodríguez (F)

Substitutes

  • 39 Luis Tarres
  • 21 Chumi
  • 15 Sergio Akieme Rodriguez
  • 18 Nikola Maraš
  • 19 João Carvalho
  • 9 Umar Sadiq
  • 32 Largie Ramazani
  • 4 Guilherme Schettine

Timeline

  1. Almeria
    56' Almeria Goal · Normal Goal
    A. Aketxe · Assist: Fran Villalba
  2. Sporting Gijon
    59' Sporting Gijon subst · Substitution 1
    Off: N. Cumic · On: Nacho Méndez
  3. Sporting Gijon
    59' Sporting Gijon subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Víctor Campuzano · On: Pablo Pérez
  4. Sporting Gijon
    67' Sporting Gijon subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Cristian Salvador
  5. Sporting Gijon
    68' Sporting Gijon subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Marc Valiente · On: Borja López
  6. Almeria
    71' Almeria Goal · Normal Goal
    A. Aketxe · Assist: J. Corpas
  7. Almeria
    76' Almeria subst · Substitution 1
    Off: João Carvalho · On: A. Aketxe
  8. Almeria
    77' Almeria subst · Substitution 2
    Off: L. Ramazani · On: J. Corpas
  9. Almeria
    84' Almeria subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Sergio Akieme · On: Fran Villalba
  10. Almeria
    85' Almeria subst · Substitution 4
    Off: U. Sadiq · On: B. Rodríguez
  11. Sporting Gijon
    89' Sporting Gijon subst · Substitution 5
    Off: Carlos Carmona · On: A. Garcia

Match Stats

Stat Sporting Gijon Almeria
Fouls 12 8
Pass Accuracy 84% 85%
Offsides 5 3
Red Cards
Total Shots 15 10
Corners 7 3
Total Passes 413 530
Yellow Cards
Blocked Shots 3 1
Shots on Target 3 3
Shots off Target 9 6
Possession 45% 55%
Accurate Passes 345 450
Shots Inside Box 9 6
Saves 1 3
Shots Outside Box 6 4

Key Match Notes

  • A. Aketxe's goal at 56' broke the deadlock and gave Almeria the lead, setting the tone for the game.
  • The second goal by A. Aketxe at 71' sealed the win for Almeria, solidifying their lead and deflating Sporting Gijon's morale.