Marino de Luanco vs Sporting Gijon

Marino struck first through a defensive error. Guille Rosas's misplaced back-pass was intercepted by Samu Montes, who outpaced Emanuel Gularte and slotted past Rubén Yáñez to make it 1–0 after just eight minutes (per La Voz de Asturias and Marca). The goal exposed the early rustiness of Sporting's new back three — Gularte, Aimar Duñabeitia and Adrián Sancho — making their debuts together.

Sporting dominated possession for the remainder of the first half but created few clear chances against a well-organised Marino defence. The hosts also lost Adrián Sancho to a facial injury in the seventh minute, replaced by Diego Sánchez.

Larcamón changed virtually his entire XI at half-time, introducing ten fresh players including Gaspar Campos, Juan Otero, Nikita Iosifov and Pablo Vázquez. The second-half unit brought greater intensity. Gaspar Campos delivered a pinpoint corner in the 71st minute and Pablo Vázquez rose to head the equaliser past Dennis Díaz.

The winner came from the same combination. With the match approaching the final minutes, Gaspar again swung in a corner and Vázquez scored his second header of the evening to complete the comeback in the 86th minute.

Larcamón's mass half-time substitution changed the game's tempo completely. The first half had been sterile — Sporting held the ball but lacked incision. The introduction of Gaspar Campos (two assists from corners), Iosifov (width and delivery from the left) and the aerial presence of Pablo Vázquez created a completely different dynamic. Both goals came directly from set-pieces, an early sign of Larcamón's tactical emphasis on dead-ball situations.

Pablo Vázquez (Sporting Gijón) — Player of the match. Two towering headers from corners, both assisted by Gaspar Campos. The centre-back delivered the decisive contribution in his half-hour cameo.

Gaspar Campos (Sporting Gijón) — Two dead-ball assists from corners. His delivery was the single most effective attacking weapon for Sporting in the second half.

Samu Montes (Marino de Luanco) — Scored the opener, forced an error from Rosas and caused problems for Gularte throughout the first half with his movement and physicality.

Nikita Iosifov (Sporting Gijón) — The Russian winger, making his debut for the club, was the most threatening attacking player in open play, providing width and dangerous crosses from the left flank (per AS).

Victory in the I Trofeo Manuel Vega-Arango gave Larcamón his first win as Sporting manager. The Argentine coach used the match to test his preferred 3–4–3 system with a heavily rotated squad — 14 players featured across the two halves. The result extends Sporting's unbeaten run against Marino to three matches (3 wins from 3 meetings).

Marino de Luanco, competing in the Spanish fourth tier (Segunda Federación), showed competitive fitness and organisation under coach Sergio Sánchez, leading for 63 minutes before Sporting's superior depth told.

The provider payload recorded three goals, zero cards and a 1–0 half-time lead for Marino. The 1–2 scoreline at full-time understates the gulf in physical condition: Sporting's second-half unit dominated territory and chances, while Marino created little after the break. The set-piece dependency (both Sporting goals from corners) signals both a tactical strength for Larcamón's side and a lack of fluidity from open play — typical of a first pre-season outing.

A textbook pre-season friendly: early rust, a half-time reset, and a second-half showing that revealed more about Larcamón's ideas than the first 45 minutes. Pablo Vázquez's brace from set-pieces is the headline, but Iosifov's debut performance and the system switch to a back three are the longer-term signals. Sporting's next pre-season tests will reveal whether the open-play patterns catch up with the set-piece execution.