Match Report
| Racing Santander | Racing Santander |  |  | Sporting Gijón | Sporting Gijón | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Claudio Lorenzo | C. Lorenzo |  | 72 | G |  | 1 | | G | 58 | | Jose Fortes Diaz | J. Diaz | |||||||||
| Craig Mccall | C. Mccall |  | 70 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 70 |  | Ivo Meeuwis | I. Meeuwis | |||||||||
| Luis Gomez | L. Gomez | | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 | | Juan-Carlos Butragueno | J. Butragueno | |||||||||
| Juan Ramirez | J. Ramirez | | 64 | D | | 4 | | D | 57 | | Juan Rey | J. Rey | |||||||||
| Fernando Carrasco | F. Carrasco | | 64 | M | | 5 | | D | 49 | | Stephen Young | S. Young | |||||||||
| Alec Dalglish | A. Dalglish | | 60 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Juan Soler | J. Soler | |||||||||
| Rodolfo Hernandez | R. Hernandez | | 53 | M | | 7 | | M | 55 |  | Warren Insley | W. Insley | |||||||||
| Frederico Torres | F. Torres | | 52 | M | | 8 | | M | 55 | | Rafael Pirri | R. Pirri | |||||||||
| Miguel Barros | M. Barros |  | 70 | A | | 9 | | M | 53 | | Patricio Cano | P. Cano | |||||||||
| Dietmar Lindner | D. Lindner |  | 67 | A | | 10 | | A | 70 | | Julian Moya | J. Moya | |||||||||
| Felipe Suarez | F. Suarez | | 60 | A | | 11 | | A | 60 | | Jose Fortes Vidal | J. Vidal | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Red Cross |
Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at El Sardinero where Racing Santander play host to Sporting Gijón. A crowd of 8,746 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Racing Santander are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Sporting Gijón appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Racing Santander are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Sporting Gijón appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Sporting Gijón get the match underway!
3.59
0-0Warren Insley knocks the ball to his team mate, Julian Moya. Julian Moya shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
4.24
Rafael Pirri deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Julian Moya. Julian Moya tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
6.53
Alec Dalglish makes a simple pass to Dietmar Lindner. Dietmar Lindner whips in a cross ball towards Felipe Suarez. Felipe Suarez powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
8.04
0-0Rafael Pirri controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Fortes Vidal. Jose Fortes Vidal knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.24
Rafael Pirri threads the ball through to Jose Fortes Vidal. Jose Fortes Vidal knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Claudio Lorenzo who gathers it comfortably.
21.06
0-0Patricio Cano chips the ball to his team mate, Jose Fortes Vidal. Jose Fortes Vidal lofts in a cross ball towards Julian Moya. Julian Moya flicks the ball with his head but Claudio Lorenzo is on top of it.
30.04
Juan Ramirez makes a simple pass to Alec Dalglish. Alec Dalglish makes a probing pass to Miguel Barros. Miguel Barros knocks the ball to his team mate, Dietmar Lindner. Dietmar Lindner shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
33.08
Craig Mccall sees space and advances. Craig Mccall passes the ball forward to Dietmar Lindner. Dietmar Lindner controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
38.09
Rodolfo Hernandez kicks a strong pass forward to Felipe Suarez. Felipe Suarez shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
40.09
Rafael Pirri threads the ball through to Jose Fortes Vidal. Jose Fortes Vidal whips in a cross ball towards Julian Moya. Julian Moya directs the ball goalwards with his head. Claudio Lorenzo manages to gather it comfortably.
44.47
Warren Insley knocks the ball to his team mate, Jose Fortes Vidal. Jose Fortes Vidal shoots from distance but it flies wide!
45.00
Warren Insley makes a probing pass to Julian Moya. Julian Moya lofts in a cross ball towards Jose Fortes Vidal. Jose Fortes Vidal connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Magnificent save by Claudio Lorenzo!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Racing Santander kick off and get the second half underway!
49.19
Patricio Cano passes the ball forward to Jose Fortes Vidal. Jose Fortes Vidal knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Juan Ramirez.
51.05
0-0Jose Fortes Vidal hacks Craig Mccall from behind! Jose Fortes Vidal is warned by the referee! Craig Mccall carries on, but is struggling a bit.
57.26
Luis Gomez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fernando Carrasco. Fernando Carrasco makes a simple pass to Felipe Suarez. Felipe Suarez plays a perfect one-two with Dietmar Lindner and rushes in on goal... Felipe Suarez takes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Jose Fortes Diaz manages to gather it comfortably.
60.06
Luis Gomez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alec Dalglish. Alec Dalglish brings the ball forward. Alec Dalglish makes a simple pass to Miguel Barros. Miguel Barros shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
65.52
Craig Mccall kicks a strong pass forward to Rodolfo Hernandez. Rodolfo Hernandez threads the ball through to Miguel Barros. Miguel Barros whips in a cross ball towards Felipe Suarez. Felipe Suarez is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
66.11
Frederico Torres sees a break and surges forward. Frederico Torres goes all the way! Frederico Torres cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
67.45
Juan-Carlos Butragueno passes the ball forward to Rafael Pirri. Rafael Pirri knocks the ball to his team mate, Jose Fortes Vidal. Jose Fortes Vidal knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Luis Gomez.
69.03
Luis Gomez kicks a strong pass forward to Fernando Carrasco. Fernando Carrasco sees space and advances. Fernando Carrasco tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
75.39
Juan Soler passes the ball forward to Jose Fortes Vidal. Jose Fortes Vidal knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Craig Mccall.
77.10
0-0Miguel Barros comes in with a late challenge on Juan-Carlos Butragueno. Miguel Barros is given a warning by the referee! Juan-Carlos Butragueno runs off the knock.
81.02
Stephen Young hacks Dietmar Lindner from behind! Stephen Young is warned by the referee! Dietmar Lindner hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.37
1-0Alec Dalglish sees a break and surges forward. Alec Dalglish shoots from long range. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
89.10
Alec Dalglish kicks a strong pass forward to Dietmar Lindner. Dietmar Lindner threads the ball through to Miguel Barros. Miguel Barros cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
Luis Gomez flicks the ball to his team mate, Fernando Carrasco. Fernando Carrasco makes a simple pass to Miguel Barros. Miguel Barros shoots from distance but it is miles over!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
9
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
55.1%
44.9%
Play Area
30.3%
46.1%
23.6%
Scorers