Our prediction for this Segunda Division match:
Gijon
Match Time & Date:
20/08/2022
17:30
Prediction: 1-1
Andorra
Estadio El Molinon will host Saturday’s La Liga game between Sporting Gijon and Andorra, the two teams who meet for the first time ever in a competitive match. Los Rojiblancos head into the match following a 1-1 draw with Mirandes where they had no more than eight goal attempts, but it is well known that Abelardo’s troops produce much better showings at home than on the travels. The former Barcelona midfielder should have a full squad to choose from.
As always, a man to keep an eye on in the home team will be Serbia-born Montenegro forward Uros Djurdjevic. The newcomers, on the other hand, did well to upset Oviedo on the road on their La Liga 2 debut, meaning that they are high on spirits ahead of the trip to Gijon. Talented defender Pau Casadesus scored the winner against los Azules, but that is unlikely to help him make his first Segunda Division start. Anyhow, given Andorra’s display in the triumph over Oviedo, the share of spoils is on the cards.
Highlighted Player (Diego Marino):
Diego Marino is a Spanish goalkeeper who plays for Sporting Gijon. The 185-cm-tall shoot-stopper was born on 9 May, 1990 in Vigo and he played for the likes of Santa Marina, Rapido Bouzas, Sardoma, Areosa and Villarreal during his youth career. Between 2008 and 2010 he played for Villarreal C and in 2010 he started playing for Villarreal B.
Marino made 72 appearances for Villarreal B and in 2012 he joined the first team. He was not Villarreal’s first-choice goalkeeper in the 2012/2013 campaign and he made no more than nine appearances for the Yellow Submarine. In the 2015/2016 season he played for Levante, but following their relegation to Segunda Division, Diego Marino decided to sign a deal with Sporting Gijon on 1 July, 2016.
The goalkeeper has 6 caps for Spain U-21, while playing 3 games for Spain U23. It has to be noted that he won UEFA U-21 Championships in 2011 and 2013 with La Furia Roja. Back in 2007 he made it to the FIFA U-17 World Cup final with the Spanish national team.
Highlighted Team (Andorra):
Andorra national football team played their first official game in 1996, with the team suffering a 6-1 loss to Estonia. The Tricolours have been participating in both European Championship qualifiers and World Cup qualifiers since 2000, but they have yet to make it to the finals of the major tournament.
Andorra have established themselves as a cannon fodder for their rivals, but it has to be noted that they did well to beat Macedonia in the 2006 World Cup qualifier (1-0). The Andorrans play their home games at Estadio Nacional in Andorra la Vella and you should bear in mind that they suffered their biggest defeat in an official match on June 4, 2005 when they were outclassed by Czech Republic in Liberec.
Speaking of their biggest win, the minnows recorded a 2-0 victory over Belarus in a friendly game in Aixovall. The likes of Ildefons Lima and Oscar Sonejee are the most notable footballers who represented Andorra on the international stage.
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