Match Report
| Racing Santander | Racing Santander |  |  | Valencia | Valencia | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Romero P. Guerrero | R. Guerrero |  | 56 | G |  | 1 | | G | 47 | | Alberto Soler | A. Soler | |||||||||
| Francisco Pena | F. Pena | | 65 | D |  |  | 2 |  | D | 61 | | Luis Castillo | L. Castillo | ||||||||
| Mauricio Gomez | M. Gomez | | 58 | D | | 3 | | D | 52 | | Fernando Flores | F. Flores | |||||||||
| Edmundo Gainza | E. Gainza | | 57 | D | | 4 | | D | 51 |  | Neil Lee | N. Lee | |||||||||
| Pier G. Taibi | P. Taibi |  | 54 | D | | 5 | | D | 50 | | Jose Ruiz | J. Ruiz | |||||||||
| Alex James | A. James |  | 53 | M | | 6 | | | M | 68 | | Carlton Gower | C. Gower | ||||||||
| Claudio Ibanez | C. Ibanez | | 53 | M | | 7 | | M | 56 | | Arthur Harley | A. Harley | |||||||||
| Gabriel Andres | G. Andres | | 51 | M | | 8 | | M | 55 | | Gary Caldwell | G. Caldwell | |||||||||
| Rafael Diaz | R. Diaz | | 49 | M | | 9 | | M | 53 | | Luis Marin | L. Marin | |||||||||
| Alejandro Kiko | A. Kiko | | 61 | A | | 10 | | A | 55 | | Hugo Pirri | H. Pirri | |||||||||
| Felipe Rodriguez | F. Rodriguez | | 55 | A | | 11 | | A | 52 | | Kevin Morton | K. Morton | |||||||||
| Rafael Alvarez | R. Alvarez | | 55 | G | | 12 | | A | 52 | | Rodolfo Santos | R. Santos | |||||||||
| Eugenio Marin | E. Marin | | 53 | A | | 13 | | M | 50 | | Leonardo Nieto | L. Nieto | |||||||||
| Ivan Herrero | I. Herrero | | 52 | A | | 14 | | A | 50 | | Oscar Ibanez | O. Ibanez | |||||||||
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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at El Sardinero where Racing Santander play host to Valencia. A crowd of 13,150 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Racing Santander and Valencia are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ernesto Cano.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Racing Santander and Valencia are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ernesto Cano.
0.00
0-0Racing Santander start the match!
2.19
0-0Carlton Gower hits a low pass to Kevin Morton. Kevin Morton finds some space and shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
8.25
Gary Caldwell flicks a high ball forward to Hugo Pirri who takes it down. Hugo Pirri sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
9.04
0-0Arthur Harley makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hugo Pirri. Hugo Pirri knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Francisco Pena.
12.57
Pier G. Taibi makes a simple pass to Edmundo Gainza. Edmundo Gainza threads the ball through to Gabriel Andres. Gabriel Andres shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
14.20
Fernando Flores threads a neat ball through to Hugo Pirri. Hugo Pirri knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Francisco Pena.
16.45
0-0Alex James takes a quick throw-in, which Claudio Ibanez takes on the chest. Claudio Ibanez kicks a strong pass forward to Alex James. Alex James threads the ball through to Felipe Rodriguez but he's offside!
20.06
Without breaking stride, Edmundo Gainza plays the ball forward to Felipe Rodriguez. Felipe Rodriguez threads the ball through to Alejandro Kiko. Alejandro Kiko advances inside the box! Alejandro Kiko rockets a shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
22.01
Pier G. Taibi flicks a high pass forward to Edmundo Gainza who brings the ball under control. Edmundo Gainza darts forward. Edmundo Gainza lofts in a cross ball towards Rafael Diaz. Rafael Diaz makes a looping header on goal but it's a woeful effort!
30.50
Neil Lee knocks the ball to his team mate, Carlton Gower. Carlton Gower flicks a high ball forward to Kevin Morton who takes it down. Kevin Morton knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Claudio Ibanez.
38.16
0-0Alex James threads the ball through to Alejandro Kiko. Alejandro Kiko lofts in a cross ball towards Felipe Rodriguez. Jose Ruiz barges into Felipe Rodriguez. Felipe Rodriguez appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Racing Santander appear unchanged since the first half. Valencia also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Valencia get the second half underway!
51.20
Rafael Diaz deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Felipe Rodriguez. Felipe Rodriguez shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
53.52
0-1Jose Ruiz chips the ball to his team mate, Luis Castillo. Luis Castillo threads the ball through to Hugo Pirri. Hugo Pirri shoots from outside the area. The keeper, Romero P. Guerrero, sees it late!! Goal for Valencia!
66.31
Without breaking stride, Luis Marin plays the ball forward to Kevin Morton. Kevin Morton knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Romero P. Guerrero who gathers it comfortably.
67.29
0-1Francisco Pena runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Francisco Pena whips in a cross ball towards Felipe Rodriguez. With a superhuman jump, Felipe Rodriguez connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Alberto Soler manages to gather it.
72.10
Fernando Flores knocks the ball forward to Arthur Harley. Arthur Harley makes a probing pass to Kevin Morton. Kevin Morton knocks in a cross ball towards Hugo Pirri. Hugo Pirri jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
89.19
0-1Alejandro Kiko barges into Fernando Flores. The referee calls over Alejandro Kiko and shows him a yellow card! Fernando Flores hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
1
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
50.7%
49.3%
Play Area
21.9%
52.1%
26%
Scorers
| Hugo Pirri 54 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Hugo Pirri of Valencia |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Romero P. Guerrero (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Francisco Pena (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Mauricio Gomez (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Edmundo Gainza (DEF) | 8 | |
| 5. | Pier G. Taibi (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Alex James (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Claudio Ibanez (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Gabriel Andres (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Rafael Diaz (MID) | 7 | |
| 10. | Alejandro Kiko (ATT) |  | 6 |
| 11. | Felipe Rodriguez (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Rafael Alvarez (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Eugenio Marin (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Ivan Herrero (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Alberto Soler (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Luis Castillo (DEF) | 8 | |
| 3. | Fernando Flores (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Neil Lee (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Jose Ruiz (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Carlton Gower (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Arthur Harley (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Gary Caldwell (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Luis Marin (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Hugo Pirri (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Kevin Morton (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Rodolfo Santos (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Leonardo Nieto (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Oscar Ibanez (ATT) | 0 | |