Espanyol beat Sporting Gijon 2-1 on Sunday, 11 December 2016 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Carlos Del Cerro Grande. It was played at Stage Front Stadium.
First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Espanyol made their 1st substitution at 20', with H. Pérez replacing Álvaro Vázquez.
Second half: Espanyol took the lead at 54' when F. Caicedo scored, with the assist credited to Víctor Sánchez Mata, making the score 1-0. Espanyol made their 2nd substitution at 63', with Álvaro Vázquez replacing P. Diop. Sporting Gijon made their 1st substitution at 66', with Moi Gómez replacing Burgui. Sporting Gijon made their 2nd substitution at 66', with J. Babin replacing Borja Viguera Manzanares. P. Diop received a yellow card for Espanyol at 68'. Sporting Gijon made their 3rd substitution at 77', with Carlos Carmona Bonet replacing Víctor Rodríguez. Espanyol made their 3rd substitution at 80', with F. Caicedo replacing Marc Roca. R. Aït-Atmane received a yellow card for Sporting Gijon at 84'. Sergio Álvarez received a yellow card for Sporting Gijon at 86'. Espanyol added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when Léo Baptistão scored, making the score 2-0. Sporting Gijon scored late to reduce the deficit at 90+2' when D. Čop scored, making the score 2-1.
Espanyol used 3 substitutions while Sporting Gijon used 3 substitutions. Espanyol got 1 yellow card, while Sporting Gijon got 2 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Shots were tight (12-13).
- Sporting Gijon controlled possession (56%).
