Match Report
| Racing Santander | Racing Santander |  |  | RCD Espanyol | RCD Espanyol | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rafael Ortega | R. Ortega |  | 54 | G |  | 1 | | G | 58 |  | Miguel Pinheiro | M. Pinheiro | |||||||||
| Pablo Nieto | P. Nieto | | 70 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 74 | | Andres Garcia | A. Garcia | |||||||||
| Matt Boyd | M. Boyd |  | 62 | D | | 3 | | D | 64 | | Diogo Almeida | D. Almeida | |||||||||
| Julian Beckmann | J. Beckmann |  | 61 | D | | 4 | | D | 57 |  | Ahmed Van Mol | A. Van Mol | |||||||||
| Lennart Overath | L. Overath | | 53 | D | | 5 | | D | 55 | | Romero P. Ramirez | R. Ramirez | |||||||||
| Enrique Pardo | E. Pardo | | 54 | M | | 6 | | M | 57 | | Fernando Jimenez | F. Jimenez | |||||||||
| Luis Barkero | L. Barkero | | 51 | M | | 7 | | M | 56 |  | Djamel Bourakba | D. Bourakba | |||||||||
| Jose Javier Gomez | J. Gomez | | 50 | M | | 8 | | M | 54 | | Antonio Cabrera | A. Cabrera | |||||||||
| Jose Fortes Mendez | J. Mendez | | 75 | A | | 9 | | A | 66 | | Linus Jung | L. Jung | |||||||||
| Elena Pastor | E. Pastor | | 69 | A | | 10 | | A | 64 |  | Gavin Inglis | G. Inglis | |||||||||
| Arturo Castro | A. Castro | | 56 | A | | 11 | | A | 60 | | Francisco Morales | F. Morales | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at El Sardinero where Racing Santander play host to RCD Espanyol. A crowd of 16,396 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Racing Santander and RCD Espanyol are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Racing Santander and RCD Espanyol are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Racing Santander kick off the first half!
2.20
0-0Romero P. Ramirez catches Elena Pastor on the ankles. Romero P. Ramirez is shown the yellow card! Elena Pastor hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
8.25
0-0Enrique Pardo chips the ball to his team mate, Elena Pastor. Elena Pastor shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
9.42
0-0Enrique Pardo surges forward with the ball. Enrique Pardo threads the ball through to Jose Fortes Mendez but he's offside!
10.31
Linus Jung catches Pablo Nieto on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Pablo Nieto hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
14.45
Luis Barkero sees a break and surges forward. Luis Barkero deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Arturo Castro. Arturo Castro shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies wide!
16.17
Djamel Bourakba flicks the ball to his team mate, Linus Jung. Linus Jung threads the ball through to Francisco Morales but he's offside!
18.19
Lennart Overath passes the ball forward to Enrique Pardo. Enrique Pardo takes it forward alone. Enrique Pardo knocks the ball to his team mate, Elena Pastor. Elena Pastor cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
26.53
Antonio Cabrera flicks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Inglis. Gavin Inglis makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Francisco Morales but he's offside!
28.45
0-0Diogo Almeida catches Jose Fortes Mendez on the ankles. Diogo Almeida is warned by the referee! Jose Fortes Mendez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.46
Fernando Jimenez knocks the ball to his team mate, Linus Jung. Linus Jung knocks in a cross ball towards Francisco Morales. Francisco Morales directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
34.06
Matt Boyd controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Javier Gomez. Jose Javier Gomez flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Fortes Mendez. Jose Fortes Mendez finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
36.45
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
39.48
0-0Andres Garcia chips the ball to his team mate, Fernando Jimenez. Fernando Jimenez passes the ball forward to Francisco Morales. Francisco Morales whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Inglis. Gavin Inglis connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Rafael Ortega manages to gather it comfortably.
40.18
1-0Luis Barkero deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Elena Pastor. Elena Pastor whips in a cross ball towards Arturo Castro. Arturo Castro directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
Julian Beckmann chips the ball to his team mate, Luis Barkero. Luis Barkero threads the ball through to Jose Fortes Mendez. Jose Fortes Mendez makes a probing pass to Elena Pastor but he's offside!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
RCD Espanyol kick off the second half!
47.02
Djamel Bourakba surges forward with the ball. Djamel Bourakba plays a perfect one-two with Linus Jung and rushes in on goal... Djamel Bourakba makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Rafael Ortega.
49.19
Lennart Overath passes the ball forward to Luis Barkero. Luis Barkero makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose Fortes Mendez. Jose Fortes Mendez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
51.07
Matt Boyd knocks the ball to his team mate, Jose Javier Gomez. Jose Javier Gomez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Fortes Mendez. Jose Fortes Mendez knocks the ball to his team mate, Elena Pastor. Elena Pastor rockets a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
57.16
Fernando Jimenez threads the ball through to Linus Jung. Linus Jung goes all the way! Linus Jung makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
65.06
Enrique Pardo sees a break and surges forward. Enrique Pardo plays a perfect one-two with Arturo Castro and rushes in on goal... Enrique Pardo rockets a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
66.53
Matt Boyd surges forward with the ball. Matt Boyd knocks the ball forward to Jose Fortes Mendez. Jose Fortes Mendez goes all the way! Jose Fortes Mendez rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
67.10
Djamel Bourakba knocks the ball to his team mate, Linus Jung. Linus Jung whips in a cross ball towards Francisco Morales. Francisco Morales connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Rafael Ortega easily picks it out of the air!
69.03
Fernando Jimenez knocks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Inglis. Gavin Inglis sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
72.12
Enrique Pardo flicks the ball to his team mate, Arturo Castro. Arturo Castro shoots from distance. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
75.46
Pablo Nieto deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luis Barkero. Luis Barkero knocks the ball forward to Jose Fortes Mendez. Jose Fortes Mendez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Elena Pastor. Elena Pastor cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
78.11
Enrique Pardo barges into Antonio Cabrera. Enrique Pardo is given a warning by the referee! Antonio Cabrera hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.13
Luis Barkero makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose Fortes Mendez. Jose Fortes Mendez goes all the way! Jose Fortes Mendez shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
9
2
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
61%
39%
Play Area
26.8%
42.7%
30.5%
Scorers
| Arturo Castro 40, 72 Jose Fortes Mendez 83 | Linus Jung 57 |