Match Report


Deportivo La CoruñaDeportivo La Coruña     Racing SantanderRacing Santander
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Ronnie MersonR. Merson72
G
1
G
76Wouter PiketW. Piket
Gabriel RamosG. Ramos75
D
2
D
69Elena AlonsoE. Alonso
Frederico AntunesF. Antunes70
D
3captain
D
67Matthias HollmerM. Hollmer
Vinicio E. PensalfiniV. Pensalfini70
D
4
D
64Mauricio Del SolM. Del Sol
Alexandre MoreiraA. Moreira79
M
5
M
74Oscar SanzO. Sanz
Patricio FerrerP. Ferrer74
M
6
M
69Aron KárasonA. Kárason
Alec LawA. Law70
M
captain7
M
68Leonardo CarcedoL. Carcedo
Felipe DiazF. Diaz67
M
8
M
67Guillermo ReyesG. Reyes
Dean LaverD. Laver77
A
9
A
74Ricardo ReyesR. Reyes
Colin JamesC. James77
A
10
A
65Daniel CortesD. Cortes
Lars TurekL. Turek75
A
11
A
62Rodney ThompsonR. Thompson
 
Alen JarniA. Jarni71
A
12
D
63Corentin SerredszumC. Serredszum
Juan-Carlos KikoJ. Kiko68
D
13
G
63Marcos RodriguezM. Rodriguez
Gavin McCoistG. McCoist66
G
14
D
61Rodolfo PirriR. Pirri

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Riazor where Deportivo La Coruña play host to Racing Santander. A crowd of 16,306 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Deportivo La Coruña and Racing Santander are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Fernando Gutierrez.


0.00
Racing Santander kick off!
2.41
Patricio Ferrer chips the ball to his team mate, Colin James. Colin James lofts in a cross ball towards Dean Laver. Dean Laver directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent save!
3.14
Felipe Diaz advances with the ball. Felipe Diaz sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Wouter Piket. Excellent save.
6.40
Gabriel Ramos flicks a high pass forward. Patricio Ferrer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Patricio Ferrer threads the ball through to Dean Laver. Dean Laver lofts in a cross ball towards Lars Turek. Lars Turek makes a looping header on goal but it is miles over!
10.19
Felipe Diaz runs straight at the opposition's defence. Felipe Diaz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.16
Matthias Hollmer makes a beautiful solo run. Matthias Hollmer shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
15.21
Patricio Ferrer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lars Turek. Lars Turek knocks in a cross ball towards Alec Law. Alec Law makes a convincing header but somehow Mauricio Del Sol happens to be in the right place to block it.
16.53
Guillermo Reyes flicks a high pass forward. Ricardo Reyes controls it well on his chest. Ricardo Reyes knocks in a cross ball towards Daniel Cortes. With a superhuman jump, Daniel Cortes connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
18.54
Vinicio E. Pensalfini knocks the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Moreira. Alexandre Moreira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Colin James. Colin James flicks a high pass forward. Lars Turek controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Lars Turek rockets a shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
28.57
Alexandre Moreira kicks a strong pass forward to Colin James. Colin James tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just wide!
30.33
Vinicio E. Pensalfini knocks the ball forward to Frederico Antunes. Frederico Antunes runs straight at the opposition's defence. Frederico Antunes knocks in a cross ball towards Colin James. Colin James is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Wouter Piket.
33.08
Frederico Antunes advances with the ball. Frederico Antunes kicks a strong pass forward to Lars Turek. Lars Turek knocks in a cross ball towards Dean Laver. Dean Laver finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
36.22
Vinicio E. Pensalfini hacks Oscar Sanz from behind! The referee brings Vinicio E. Pensalfini to one side and gives him a warning! Oscar Sanz gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
39.01
Alec Law makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Patricio Ferrer. Patricio Ferrer knocks in a cross ball towards Dean Laver. Dean Laver is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Dean Laver!
42.48
Felipe Diaz passes the ball forward to Lars Turek. Lars Turek controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
44.52
Vinicio E. Pensalfini threads a neat ball through to Alexandre Moreira. Alexandre Moreira makes a simple pass to Dean Laver. Dean Laver knocks in a cross ball towards Colin James. Colin James powers a header at goal but it flies just wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Deportivo La Coruña appear unchanged since the first half. Racing Santander also appear unchanged since the first half. The Racing Santander players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Deportivo La Coruña kick off!
48.25
Patricio Ferrer makes a probing pass to Colin James. Colin James shoots from long range. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
49.28
Aron Kárason kicks a strong pass forward to Mauricio Del Sol. Mauricio Del Sol makes a simple pass to Ricardo Reyes. Ricardo Reyes lofts in a cross ball towards Rodney Thompson. Rodney Thompson outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Ronnie Merson manages to gather it easily.
51.19
Frederico Antunes kicks a strong pass forward to Patricio Ferrer. Patricio Ferrer flicks a high ball forward to Colin James who takes it down. Colin James knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Elena Alonso.
54.39
Mauricio Del Sol takes a quick throw-in. Elena Alonso makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oscar Sanz. Oscar Sanz threads the ball through to Rodney Thompson. Rodney Thompson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
57.25
Aron Kárason runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Aron Kárason whips in a cross ball towards Oscar Sanz. Oscar Sanz jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it's a lousy effort!
60.34
Deportivo La Coruña have made 2 substitutions with Alen Jarni replacing Vinicio E. Pensalfini and Juan-Carlos Kiko replacing Alec Law .
65.14
Aron Kárason kicks a strong pass forward to Guillermo Reyes. Guillermo Reyes chips the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Reyes. Ricardo Reyes knocks in a cross ball towards Aron Kárason. Aron Kárason outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
69.30
Elena Alonso flicks a high ball forward to Ricardo Reyes who takes it down. Ricardo Reyes knocks in a cross ball towards Rodney Thompson. Rodney Thompson directs the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Ronnie Merson manages to keep it out.
71.32
Mauricio Del Sol passes the ball forward to Aron Kárason. Aron Kárason deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Reyes. Ricardo Reyes plays a one-two with Leonardo Carcedo and advances towards the goal... Juan-Carlos Kiko clumsily knocks into Ricardo Reyes. Ricardo Reyes appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
75.21
Felipe Diaz threads a neat ball through to Dean Laver. Dean Laver knocks the ball to his team mate, Colin James. Colin James edges inside the box! Colin James muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
77.21
Deportivo La Coruña have made a substitution with Gavin McCoist replacing Colin James .
78.57
Aron Kárason threads a neat ball through to Rodney Thompson. Rodney Thompson shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
79.44
Alen Jarni flicks a high pass forward. Felipe Diaz controls it well on his chest. Felipe Diaz hits a low pass to Lars Turek. Lars Turek knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.09
Aron Kárason makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ricardo Reyes. Ricardo Reyes lofts in a cross ball towards Daniel Cortes. Daniel Cortes powers a header at goal but it's drastically wayward!
89.27
Ricardo Reyes threads a neat ball through to Leonardo Carcedo. Leonardo Carcedo knocks in a cross ball towards Rodney Thompson. Rodney Thompson rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Rodney Thompson scores for Racing Santander!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Deportivo La Coruña

Racing Santander
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
8
4
Shots off Target
5
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.7%
38.3%
Play Area
29.6%
42%
28.4%

Scorers
Lars Turek 19
Dean Laver 39
Colin James 75
Aron Kárason 65
Rodney Thompson 89

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Colin James of Deportivo La Coruña

Match Ratings
1.Ronnie Merson (GK)
6
2.Gabriel Ramos (DEF)
6
3.Frederico Antunes (DEF)
7
4.Vinicio E. Pensalfini (DEF)
6
5.Alexandre Moreira (MID)
6
6.Patricio Ferrer (MID)
7
7.Alec Law (MID)
6
8.Felipe Diaz (MID)
7
9.Dean Laver (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Colin James (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Lars Turek (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Alen Jarni (ATT)
6
13.Juan-Carlos Kiko (DEF)
6
14.Gavin McCoist (GK)
6

1.Wouter Piket (GK)
7
2.Elena Alonso (DEF)
6
3.Matthias Hollmer (DEF)
6
4.Mauricio Del Sol (DEF)
6
5.Oscar Sanz (MID)
6
6.Aron Kárason (MID)goal scored
8
7.Leonardo Carcedo (MID)
6
8.Guillermo Reyes (MID)
6
9.Ricardo Reyes (ATT)
7
10.Daniel Cortes (ATT)
6
11.Rodney Thompson (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Corentin Serredszum (DEF)
0
13.Marcos Rodriguez (GK)
0
14.Rodolfo Pirri (DEF)
0