Sporting Gijón 2-1 Málaga: result and report

La Liga · Sunday 15 January 2012

Result

Sporting Gijón 2-1 Málaga

La Liga · Sunday 15 January 2012, 18:45 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Sporting Gijón 2-1 Málaga: match report

Sporting Gijón beat Málaga 2-1 in La Liga on Sunday 15 January 2012. The half-time score was 1-0.

Alejandro Gálvez opened the scoring in the 36th minute. Sporting Gijón's goals came from Alejandro Gálvez (36') and Óscar Trejo (90+2'). Málaga scored through Ruud van Nistelrooy (88').

Discipline: Sporting Gijón received 5 yellow cards; Málaga received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Sporting Gijón were 19th on 15 points from 17 and Málaga 8th on 25 points from 17. Sporting Gijón went on to finish that season 19th with 37 points, and Málaga 4th with 58.

Sporting Gijón lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Málaga in a 4-2-3-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Sporting Gijón win, 2 draws and 3 for Málaga.

Going into the match Sporting Gijón's last five read L-L-W-L-L and Málaga's D-L-D-L-W.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 8'Yellow card · Joris MathijsenMálaga
  • 11'Yellow card · Jérémy ToulalanMálaga
  • 36'Goal · Alejandro GálvezSporting Gijón · 1-0
  • 46'Yellow card · André CastroSporting Gijón
  • 71'Yellow card · Sebastián Eguren LedesmaSporting Gijón
  • 83'Yellow card · Juan PabloSporting Gijón
  • 85'Yellow card · Óscar TrejoSporting Gijón
  • 86'Yellow card · Nacho CasesSporting Gijón
  • 86'Yellow card · IscoMálaga
  • 88'Goal · Ruud van NistelrooyMálaga · 1-1
  • 90+2'Goal · Óscar TrejoSporting Gijón · 2-1

Head-to-head

6 meetings: Sporting Gijón 1, draws 2, Málaga 3.

Team news

Unavailable

  • JoaquínMálaga · injury (Torn Muscle Fibre)

Sporting Gijón line-up (4-2-3-1)

Juan Pablo, Roberto Canella, Damián Suárez, Alejandro Gálvez, Castro, Sebastián Eguren Ledesma, Grégory Arnolin, Nacho Cases, Nacho Novo, Miguel de las Cuevas, David Barral

Málaga line-up (4-2-3-1)

Willy Caballero, Joris Mathijsen, Nacho Monreal, Eliseu, Sergio Sánchez, Jérémy Toulalan, Santi Cazorla, Isco, Sebastián Fernández, Martín Demichelis, Ruud van Nistelrooy