Match Report


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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Vicente Calderon where Atlético de Madrid play host to Racing Santander. A crowd of 15,636 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Atlético de Madrid are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Racing Santander appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Oscar Carrasco.


0.00
Racing Santander start the game by kicking off the first half!
9.02
Oscar Sanz controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ricardo Reyes. Ricardo Reyes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nwankwo Adams who gathers it comfortably.
12.41
Guillermo Reyes chips the ball to his team mate, Les Gallagher. Les Gallagher controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
15.49
Andy Elliott deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paolo Wise. Paolo Wise cuts inside the box! Mauricio Del Sol hacks Paolo Wise from behind! Paolo Wise appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
21.13
Seeing a gap ahead, Eduardo Nascimento plays the ball forward to Fernando Medina. Fernando Medina whips in a cross ball towards Paolo Wise. Paolo Wise whips the ball goalwards with his head but Mauricio Del Sol is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
33.15
Elena Alonso receives the ball from a throw-in from Mauricio Del Sol. Elena Alonso hits a low pass to Aron Kárason. Aron Kárason passes the ball forward to Daniel Cortes. Daniel Cortes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andy Elliott.
36.15
Oscar Sanz threads the ball through to Ricardo Reyes. Ricardo Reyes finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
39.36
With vision, Romero P. Vidal plays the ball forward to Andy Elliott. Andy Elliott threads a neat ball through to Fernando Medina. Fernando Medina knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mauricio Del Sol.
40.02
Oscar Sanz flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Cortes collects the pass. Daniel Cortes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nwankwo Adams who gathers it comfortably.
42.58
Leonardo Carcedo chips the ball to his team mate, Oscar Sanz. Oscar Sanz knocks in a cross ball towards Aron Kárason. Aron Kárason directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
Eduardo Nascimento knocks the ball forward to Paolo Wise. Paolo Wise shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Wouter Piket.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Atlético de Madrid appear unchanged since the first half. Racing Santander also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Atlético de Madrid kick off!
49.06
Oscar Sanz flicks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Cortes. Daniel Cortes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Les Gallagher but the linesman indicates offside!
51.18
Eduardo Nascimento flicks a high pass forward. Fernando Medina controls it well on his chest. Fernando Medina knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mauricio Del Sol.
53.18
Guillermo Reyes runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Guillermo Reyes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Romero P. Vidal.
60.41
Mauricio Del Sol flicks a high pass forward. Aron Kárason controls it well on his chest. Aron Kárason flicks a high pass forward. Leonardo Carcedo collects the pass. Leonardo Carcedo finds some space and shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
63.27
Antonio Hierro flicks a high pass forward. Cesar Soares collects the pass. Cesar Soares shoots from outside the area. Wouter Piket gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
65.24
Without breaking stride, Cesar Soares plays the ball forward to Arthur Brown. Arthur Brown shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
66.50
Elena Alonso knocks the ball forward to Leonardo Carcedo. Leonardo Carcedo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Aron Kárason. Aron Kárason deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Reyes but the linesman indicates offside!
69.18
Arthur Brown knocks the ball forward to Antonio Hierro. Antonio Hierro finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
71.49
Mauricio Del Sol sees Daniel Cortes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Daniel Cortes whips in a cross ball towards Ricardo Reyes. Ricardo Reyes rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
84.58
Martin Gento threads a neat ball through to Eduardo Nascimento. Eduardo Nascimento knocks the ball to his team mate, Cesar Soares. Cesar Soares tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.9%
52.1%
Play Area
34.2%
38.4%
27.4%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Aron Kárason of Racing Santander

Match Ratings
1.Nwankwo Adams (GK)
6
2.Romero P. Vidal (DEF)
6
3.Andy Elliott (DEF)
6
4.Martin Gento (DEF)
6
5.Gabriel Marquitos (DEF)
6
6.Eduardo Nascimento (MID)
7
7.Cesar Soares (MID)
6
8.Antonio Hierro (MID)
6
9.Paolo Wise (ATT)
6
10.Arthur Brown (ATT)
6
11.Fernando Medina (ATT)
6
 
12.Raul Ambrosetti (MID)
0
13.Sean Marcon (DEF)
0
14.Guillermo Caballero (MID)
0