Match Report


Real MadridReal Madrid     Racing SantanderRacing Santander
Olly MartinOlly Martin Computer Player Computer Player
Douglas WilsonD. Wilson80
G
1
G
76João Gabriel SerginhoJ. Serginho
Stephan AppiahS. Appiah80
D
2
D
67Andy ElliottA. Elliott
Godwin OlisehG. Oliseh77
D
3
D
66Stuart BarrettS. Barrett
Roberto GentoR. Gento81
D
4
D
66Modeste MillaM. Milla
Ernesto MartinezE. Martinez79
D
5
D
66Nicolas BabbelN. Babbel
Martin VergesM. Verges80
M
6
M
74Emile WoodcockE. Woodcock
Eugenio MartinezE. Martinez81
M
captain7captain
M
72Philipp KöpkeP. Köpke
Alfredo RomanA. Roman85
M
8
A
77Steve SalakoS. Salako
Juan TorresJ. Torres83
A
9
A
73Patrick ChadwickP. Chadwick
Richard KalacR. Kalac77
A
10
A
73Gabriel FernandezG. Fernandez
Daishin WatanabeD. Watanabe83
A
11
A
71Brian SinclairB. Sinclair
 
Gabriel FarinosG. Farinos77
D
12
A
69Jonathan WetherallJ. Wetherall
Luis MarquesL. Marques83
M
13
A
69Felipe CalvoF. Calvo
Pablo MedinaP. Medina75
A
14
A
64Rodney ThompsonR. Thompson

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Santiago Bernabéu where Real Madrid play host to Racing Santander. A crowd of 19,320 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Real Madrid are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Racing Santander appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Ernesto Zubizarreta.


0.00
Real Madrid kick off!
4.28
Eugenio Martinez threads the ball through to Richard Kalac. Richard Kalac knocks in a cross ball towards Eugenio Martinez. Eugenio Martinez powers a header at goal. Modeste Milla clears it off the line with his head!
6.37
Philipp Köpke deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Emile Woodcock. Emile Woodcock knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ernesto Martinez.
9.49
Alfredo Roman controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Daishin Watanabe. Daishin Watanabe tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Great keeping!
10.23
Eugenio Martinez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Daishin Watanabe. Daishin Watanabe plays a scrappy one-two with Juan Torres and advances towards the goal... Daishin Watanabe strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. João Gabriel Serginho easily gets down and covers it.
15.40
Godwin Oliseh knocks the ball forward to Alfredo Roman. Alfredo Roman passes the ball forward to Juan Torres. Juan Torres puts a great ball through. Richard Kalac runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
16.30
Martin Verges sees space and advances. Martin Verges plays a scrappy one-two with Richard Kalac and stumbles forward towards the goal... Martin Verges strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. Fantastic reaction save from João Gabriel Serginho!
18.23
Philipp Köpke flicks a high ball forward to Patrick Chadwick who takes it down. Patrick Chadwick plays a scrappy one-two with Steve Salako and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Patrick Chadwick provides some space. He shoots at goal. Fantastic reaction save from Douglas Wilson!
24.31
Emile Woodcock passes the ball forward to Philipp Köpke. Philipp Köpke plays a one-two with Brian Sinclair and advances towards the goal... Ernesto Martinez catches Philipp Köpke on the ankles. Philipp Köpke appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
39.39
Stephan Appiah makes a probing pass to Alfredo Roman. Alfredo Roman knocks the ball forward to Richard Kalac. Richard Kalac shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
40.34
Alfredo Roman passes the ball forward to Daishin Watanabe. Daishin Watanabe finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
42.10
Stephan Appiah sees Eugenio Martinez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eugenio Martinez shoots from distance. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
45.00
Roberto Gento deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Martinez. Eugenio Martinez hits a low pass to Juan Torres. Juan Torres plays a scrappy one-two with Richard Kalac and stumbles forward towards the goal... Juan Torres takes a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
The second half starts with Racing Santander kicking off!
55.02
Godwin Oliseh threads a neat ball through to Martin Verges. Martin Verges hits a low pass to Eugenio Martinez. Eugenio Martinez shoots from long range but João Gabriel Serginho reads it well. Good keeping!
57.08
Modeste Milla receives the ball from a throw-in from Stuart Barrett. With some swift thinking, Modeste Milla plays the ball forward to Emile Woodcock. Emile Woodcock makes a probing pass to Philipp Köpke. Philipp Köpke puts a great ball through. Emile Woodcock runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
60.51
Real Madrid have made 2 substitutions with Gabriel Farinos replacing Ernesto Martinez and Pablo Medina replacing Daishin Watanabe .Racing Santander have made 3 substitutions with Jonathan Wetherall replacing Stuart Barrett, Felipe Calvo replacing Emile Woodcock and Rodney Thompson replacing Steve Salako .
65.35
Eugenio Martinez threads a neat ball through to Pablo Medina. Pablo Medina whips in a cross ball towards Richard Kalac. Richard Kalac powers a header at goal. João Gabriel Serginho manages to gather it.
72.26
Jonathan Wetherall controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Philipp Köpke. Philipp Köpke flicks a high ball forward to Patrick Chadwick who takes it down. Patrick Chadwick puts a great ball through. Philipp Köpke races clear but the linesman lifts his flag. Offside by the narrowest of margins!
78.49
Jonathan Wetherall clumsily knocks into Juan Torres. Jonathan Wetherall is shown the yellow card! Juan Torres gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
79.31
Martin Verges sees space and advances. Martin Verges skips past Modeste Milla! Martin Verges side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
83.52
Gabriel Fernandez catches Godwin Oliseh on the ankles. Gabriel Fernandez is warned by the referee! Godwin Oliseh runs off the knock.
85.13
Philipp Köpke deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Felipe Calvo. Felipe Calvo plays a scrappy one-two with Gabriel Fernandez and advances towards the goal... Felipe Calvo shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
87.14
Martin Verges flicks a high pass forward. Alfredo Roman controls it well on his chest. Alfredo Roman lofts in a cross ball towards Pablo Medina. Pablo Medina is unmarked! He powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Real Madrid

Racing Santander
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
9
1
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.9%
45.1%
Play Area
25.4%
42.3%
32.4%

Scorers
Juan Torres 45
Pablo Medina 87

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Martin Verges of Real Madrid

Match Ratings