Match Report


MurciaMurcia     Racing SantanderRacing Santander
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Juan ReyJ. Rey66
G
1
G
67Eduardo RamosE. Ramos
Giampiero VergassolaG. Vergassola67
D
2
D
78Albert RomanA. Roman
Alfredo PascualA. Pascual62
D
captain3
D
73Francisco SerranoF. Serrano
Felipe MonteroF. Montero61
D
4
D
67Francisco VelascoF. Velasco
Patricio MartinP. Martin54
D
5
M
67Juan-Carlos ZamoraJ. Zamora
Guillermo LopezG. Lopez69
M
6
M
61Andres HelgueraA. Helguera
Patricio PastorP. Pastor61
M
7captain
M
61Marcos AndresM. Andres
Eduardo José MariE. José Mari55
M
8
M
56Romero P. GuardiolaR. Guardiola
Stephen MasonS. Mason55
M
9
A
73Eduardo HernandezE. Hernandez
Francisco HidalgoF. Hidalgo60
A
10
A
69Hugo OrtegaH. Ortega
Alejandro CamineroA. Caminero59
A
11
A
57Alberto SuarezA. Suarez
 
Alessandro Di NataleA. Di Natale56
A
12
G
64Edmundo CruzE. Cruz
Adilson HendriksA. Hendriks55
M
13
D
61Eugenio HidalgoE. Hidalgo
Daniele BenjaminD. Benjamin55
M
14
D
60Samuele GhirardelloS. Ghirardello

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at La Condomina where Murcia play host to Racing Santander. A crowd of 9,207 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Murcia are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Racing Santander appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Miguel  Carrasco.


0.00
Murcia get the match underway!
2.50
Romero P. Guardiola flicks a high ball forward to Hugo Ortega who takes it down. Hugo Ortega sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Solid save from Juan Rey. What a great pair of hands!
3.12
Andres Helguera barges into Alfredo Pascual. The referee calls over Andres Helguera and shows him a yellow card! Alfredo Pascual runs off the knock.
4.42
Albert Roman flicks a high pass forward. Marcos Andres controls it well on his chest. Marcos Andres flicks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Suarez. Alberto Suarez shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
6.37
Marcos Andres makes an attacking run forward. Marcos Andres sees Hugo Ortega just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Hugo Ortega shoots from just inside the box. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
12.24
Andres Helguera makes a probing pass to Alberto Suarez. Alberto Suarez shoots from long range but Juan Rey reads it well. Good keeping!
14.38
Patricio Pastor sees a break and surges forward. Patricio Pastor shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Eduardo Ramos manages to gather it.
16.10
Andres Helguera threads a neat ball through to Hugo Ortega. Hugo Ortega shoots from long range. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
21.46
Patricio Martin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stephen Mason. Stephen Mason threads the ball through to Alejandro Caminero. Alejandro Caminero shoots from outside the area. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
30.14
Albert Roman threads a neat ball through to Andres Helguera. Andres Helguera flicks a high pass forward. Alberto Suarez collects the pass. Alberto Suarez tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies well off target!
33.36
Racing Santander are dictating the run of play here today.
38.37
Francisco Serrano flicks the ball to his team mate, Marcos Andres. Marcos Andres flicks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Hernandez. Eduardo Hernandez shoots from long range. Eduardo Hernandez scores for Racing Santander!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Murcia appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation. Racing Santander appear unchanged since the first half. The Racing Santander players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Racing Santander get the second half underway!
51.23
Juan-Carlos Zamora sees space and advances. Juan-Carlos Zamora plays a scrappy one-two with Alberto Suarez and advances towards the goal... Juan-Carlos Zamora makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
54.05
Romero P. Guardiola kicks a strong pass forward to Eduardo Hernandez. Eduardo Hernandez kicks a strong pass forward to Alberto Suarez but the referee indicates it's offside!
60.07
Racing Santander have made 2 substitutions with Edmundo Cruz replacing Francisco Serrano and Samuele Ghirardello replacing Alberto Suarez .
67.46
Andres Helguera hacks Patricio Pastor from behind! The referee calls over Andres Helguera and warns him to calm down! Patricio Pastor runs off the knock.
69.25
Patricio Pastor hits a low pass to Francisco Hidalgo. Francisco Hidalgo shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
77.34
Murcia have made 2 substitutions with Daniele Benjamin replacing Francisco Hidalgo and Alessandro Di Natale replacing Alejandro Caminero .
78.43
Romero P. Guardiola deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hugo Ortega. Hugo Ortega shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
79.58
With great vision, Felipe Montero plays the ball forward to Guillermo Lopez. Guillermo Lopez surges forward with the ball. Guillermo Lopez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
84.25
Edmundo Cruz knocks the ball forward to Andres Helguera. Andres Helguera changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Andres Helguera shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
87.51
Alfredo Pascual hoofs the ball up the pitch. Stephen Mason shoots from outside the area but it is shockingly off target!
89.20
Juan-Carlos Zamora flicks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Hernandez. Eduardo Hernandez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
90.00
Felipe Montero flicks a high pass forward. Patricio Pastor controls it well on his chest. Patricio Pastor hits a low pass to Daniele Benjamin. Daniele Benjamin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Murcia

Racing Santander
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
1
6
Shots off Target
5
5
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
41%
59%
Play Area
35.9%
46.2%
17.9%

Scorers
Hugo Ortega 16
Eduardo Hernandez 38
Juan-Carlos Zamora 51

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Juan-Carlos Zamora of Racing Santander

Match Ratings