Match Report


Racing SantanderRacing Santander     CD LeganésCD Leganés
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Eduardo RamosE. Ramos67
G
1
G
76Gary PearsonG. Pearson
Albert RomanA. Roman78
D
2
D
72Simon ReimersS. Reimers
Francisco SerranoF. Serrano73
D
3
D
60Antonio MenendezA. Menendez
Francisco VelascoF. Velasco67
D
4captain
D
57Guillermo HernandezG. Hernandez
Juan-Carlos ZamoraJ. Zamora68
M
5
D
55Miguel PenaM. Pena
Andres HelgueraA. Helguera61
M
6
M
71Martin SaezM. Saez
Marcos AndresM. Andres61
M
captain7
M
66Carlos MoralesC. Morales
Romero P. GuardiolaR. Guardiola56
M
8
M
58Guy GarciaG. Garcia
Eduardo HernandezE. Hernandez73
A
9
M
55Marco FontolanM. Fontolan
Hugo OrtegaH. Ortega69
A
10
A
68Gabriel MolownyG. Molowny
Alberto SuarezA. Suarez57
A
11
A
56Juan GarridoJ. Garrido
 
Edmundo CruzE. Cruz64
G
12
G
61Ernesto SuarezE. Suarez
Eugenio HidalgoE. Hidalgo61
D
13
M
54Neil MayN. May
Samuele GhirardelloS. Ghirardello60
D
14
G
53Donny AkerboomD. Akerboom

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at El Sardinero where Racing Santander play host to CD Leganés. A crowd of 8,887 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Racing Santander are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while CD Leganés appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Oscar  Torres.


0.00
The whistle blows and Racing Santander kick off!
4.24
Guy Garcia controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Juan Garrido. Juan Garrido finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Eduardo Ramos. Excellent save.
12.08
Marcos Andres advances with the ball. Marcos Andres plays a scrappy one-two with Eduardo Hernandez and stumbles forward towards the goal... Marcos Andres looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Gary Pearson with no chance!! Goal for Racing Santander!
15.11
Miguel Pena flicks a high ball forward to Guy Garcia who takes it down. Guy Garcia threads a neat ball through to Juan Garrido. Juan Garrido rushes past Albert Roman! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Juan Garrido provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it flies well off target!
16.08
Francisco Velasco flicks a high pass forward. Marcos Andres controls it well on his chest. Marcos Andres flicks a high ball forward to Eduardo Hernandez who takes it down. Eduardo Hernandez knocks in a cross ball towards Hugo Ortega. Hugo Ortega jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it is deflected wide by Guillermo Hernandez.
17.08
Corner kick to Racing Santander. Romero P. Guardiola plays it out to the edge of the box. Guillermo Hernandez comes in with a tackle and wins the ball, clearing it upfield.
20.58
Without breaking stride, Marco Fontolan plays the ball forward to Gabriel Molowny. Gabriel Molowny finds some space and shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
24.44
Albert Roman hits a low pass to Marcos Andres. Marcos Andres threads a neat ball through to Alberto Suarez. Alberto Suarez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gary Pearson who gathers it comfortably.
26.40
Carlos Morales flicks a high ball forward to Juan Garrido who takes it down. Juan Garrido controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
27.43
Gabriel Molowny comes in with a late challenge on Albert Roman. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Albert Roman stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.26
Juan Garrido barges into Francisco Serrano. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Francisco Serrano hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
30.07
Marco Fontolan flicks a high pass forward. Gabriel Molowny controls it well on his chest. Gabriel Molowny runs straight at the defence! Gabriel Molowny shoots from just inside the box. It curls slightly but Eduardo Ramos manages to gather it.
32.11
Francisco Velasco threads a neat ball through to Andres Helguera. Andres Helguera passes the ball forward to Alberto Suarez. Alberto Suarez shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
33.48
Marcos Andres flicks a high ball forward to Eduardo Hernandez who takes it down. Eduardo Hernandez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Gary Pearson.
38.51
Simon Reimers clumsily knocks into Hugo Ortega. The referee calls over Simon Reimers and warns him to calm down! Hugo Ortega carries on, but is struggling a bit.
38.51
Free kick to Racing Santander just outside the area...
40.23
Marcos Andres slowly runs up but the ball is driven straight into the wall.
45.00
Guillermo Hernandez kicks a strong pass forward to Carlos Morales. Carlos Morales flicks a high pass forward. Gabriel Molowny collects the pass. Gabriel Molowny tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just wide!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Racing Santander appear unchanged since the first half. CD Leganés also appear unchanged since the first half. The Racing Santander players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with CD Leganés kicking off!
48.57
Francisco Serrano flicks a high pass forward. Juan-Carlos Zamora collects the pass. Juan-Carlos Zamora passes the ball forward to Hugo Ortega. Hugo Ortega knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
51.50
Carlos Morales flicks a high pass forward. Gabriel Molowny collects the pass. Gabriel Molowny knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
53.52
Francisco Velasco receives the ball from a throw-in from Albert Roman. Francisco Velasco surges forward with the ball. With wonderful imagination, Francisco Velasco laces a through ball forward to Eduardo Hernandez. Eduardo Hernandez shoots from long range but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
54.22
Marco Fontolan knocks the ball forward to Juan Garrido. Juan Garrido tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a woeful effort!
55.46
Romero P. Guardiola hacks Martin Saez from behind! The referee warns Romero P. Guardiola to calm down! Martin Saez runs off the knock.
57.18
Marco Fontolan catches Andres Helguera on the ankles. The referee calls over Marco Fontolan and warns him to calm down! Andres Helguera hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.37
Racing Santander have made 2 substitutions with Edmundo Cruz replacing Francisco Serrano and Samuele Ghirardello replacing Alberto Suarez .
61.45
Juan-Carlos Zamora knocks the ball forward to Hugo Ortega. Hugo Ortega cuts inside the box! Hugo Ortega looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
65.10
Hugo Ortega comes in with a late challenge on Miguel Pena. Hugo Ortega is shown the yellow card! Miguel Pena stretches but gets up unharmed.
66.47
Juan-Carlos Zamora chips the ball to his team mate, Hugo Ortega. Hugo Ortega shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
75.55
Miguel Pena flicks the ball to his team mate, Martin Saez. Martin Saez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Juan Garrido. Juan Garrido passes the ball forward but Gabriel Molowny is offside!
77.47
Francisco Velasco hacks Gabriel Molowny from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gabriel Molowny hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.10
Miguel Pena flicks a high ball forward to Carlos Morales who takes it down. Carlos Morales knocks the ball forward to Juan Garrido. Juan Garrido knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
87.26
Seeing a gap ahead, Guillermo Hernandez plays the ball forward to Carlos Morales. Carlos Morales flicks a high pass forward. Juan Garrido holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Juan Garrido knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eduardo Ramos who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Racing Santander

CD Leganés
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
4
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
49.4%
50.6%
Play Area
30.1%
43.4%
26.5%

Scorers
Marcos Andres 12
Hugo Ortega 61

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Marcos Andres of Racing Santander

Match Ratings