Gaston Sangoy scored a well timed brace at El Molinon to give Sporting Gijon a much needed three points at the expense of Real Betis.
Sporting Gijon dented Real Betis’ ambitions of a top half finish with a battling victory at El Molinon. Argentinean attacker, Gaston Sangoy, scored on either side of the half time whistle, rendering http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jorge-Molina-c19195 Vidal’s 45th minute strike useless.
The 2-1 victory did not lighten Javier Clemente’s mood, and voiced his criticism of his team after the match. After the match, he claimed that the result was great for them but the manner in which they played was poor and very scared in the match.
However, the victory worked in the favour of the relegation threatened outfit, who can stave off demotion to the Spanish Segunda Division B if other factors work for their benefit, something that the former La Roja manager admitted.
The former Spanish national team manager did not divulge in his predictions for the match and whether they will be able to achieve their objective when the final whistle is blown.
Continuing on the topic, he stated that he prefers their 2-3 defeat at the hands of Villarreal where they were more relaxed on the ball and exhibited their combative nature on the pitch.
He added that against Real Betis they failed to put the same effort and were more hasty on the pitch.
Clement confessed that he was nervous before the match as he took his place in the dugout and did not see the Andalusian outfit’s climatic goal.
"We won, that's what it was," he said.
For their final match of the 2011/12 La Liga season, Sporting Gijon take on the challenge of Malaga. The Asturias-based outfit travel to La Rosaleda for the crunch league fixture and need a victory to secure continuation in the Spanish topflight football
competition.
Sporting Gijon’s match in Andalusia carries as much importance for the hosts as it does to the travelling outfit. The Andalusians currently occupy 4th place in the Primera Division points table with Atletico Madrid hot on their heels and need
maximum points to ensure UEFA Champions League qualifications.
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