Match Report


Racing SantanderRacing Santander     CD LeganésCD Leganés
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Rodolfo ZanoncelliR. Zanoncelli70
G
1
G
68Stuart MatteoS. Matteo
Claudio CarrascoC. Carrasco74
D
2
D
69Titus KirklandT. Kirkland
Alfredo MendezA. Mendez71
D
3
D
67Pedro PeiroP. Peiro
Juan MoraJ. Mora63
D
4
D
65Fernando CastilloF. Castillo
Eugenio ButraguenoE. Butragueno62
D
5
M
67Julian CleggJ. Clegg
Lauren Bisan-E. BignéL. Bigné71
M
6
M
67Mervin GilchristM. Gilchrist
Alfredo GentoA. Gento70
M
7
M
60Hugo DuranH. Duran
Rafael MendezR. Mendez67
M
8
M
58Morgan ParenteM. Parente
Romero P. MendezR. Mendez82
A
9
A
75Alejandro ZamoraA. Zamora
Elena VicenteE. Vicente62
A
captain10captain
A
68Jose OrtizJ. Ortiz
Jose CanoJ. Cano62
A
11
A
66Pedro GuardiolaP. Guardiola
 
Leonardo PenaL. Pena64
G
12
G
63Matjaz BinottoM. Binotto
Ian MooreI. Moore62
M
13
A
61Sylvain FadigaS. Fadiga
Eugenio VidalE. Vidal60
M
14
A
59Fernando DuranF. Duran

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at El Sardinero where Racing Santander play host to CD Leganés. A crowd of 19,447 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Racing Santander are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while CD Leganés appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by JosŽ Javier  Lozano.


0.00
Racing Santander kick off!
3.29
Alfredo Mendez makes a probing pass to Rafael Mendez. Rafael Mendez passes the ball forward to Jose Cano. Jose Cano knocks in a cross ball towards Elena Vicente. Elena Vicente jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
10.04
Jose Ortiz hacks Juan Mora from behind! The referee calls over Jose Ortiz and shows him a yellow card! Juan Mora hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
12.44
Rafael Mendez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose Cano. Jose Cano knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Pedro Peiro.
14.26
Lauren Bisan-E. Bigné darts forward. Lauren Bisan-E. Bigné lofts in a cross ball towards Jose Cano. Fernando Castillo catches Jose Cano on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
16.01
With a delightful solo run, Rafael Mendez stretches the opposition's defence. Rafael Mendez tries a spectacular long range effort but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
21.36
Alfredo Gento plays the ball forward to Jose Cano. Jose Cano knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Fernando Castillo.
24.22
Mervin Gilchrist knocks the ball forward to Pedro Guardiola. Pedro Guardiola plays the ball forward to Jose Ortiz who has made a great run into the box. Jose Ortiz shows great control and tries a shot on goal but is denied by Alfredo Mendez. Excellent block.
28.58
Rafael Mendez flicks a high pass forward. Elena Vicente holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Elena Vicente shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
30.04
Alfredo Gento knocks the ball to his team mate, Elena Vicente. Elena Vicente knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.55
Alfredo Mendez darts forward. Seeing a gap ahead, Alfredo Mendez plays the ball forward to Elena Vicente. Elena Vicente knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.36
Julian Clegg chips the ball to his team mate, Pedro Guardiola. Without breaking stride, Pedro Guardiola plays the ball forward to Alejandro Zamora who has made a great run into the box. Alejandro Zamora side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Rodolfo Zanoncelli.
37.21
Jose Ortiz takes the corner, chipping the ball into the box. Juan Mora steps in with a tackle, taking the ball and clearing it up the pitch.
38.26
Morgan Parente knocks the ball forward to Alejandro Zamora. Alejandro Zamora deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose Ortiz but the linesman indicates offside!
39.31
Juan Mora flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Mendez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. With vision, Rafael Mendez laces a through ball forward to Elena Vicente. Elena Vicente knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Fernando Castillo.
40.47
Hugo Duran flicks a high pass forward. Jose Ortiz collects the pass. Jose Ortiz makes a probing pass to Pedro Guardiola but he's offside!
44.04
Fernando Castillo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mervin Gilchrist. With some swift thinking, Mervin Gilchrist plays the ball forward to Alejandro Zamora. Alejandro Zamora shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
Alfredo Mendez flicks a high pass forward. Lauren Bisan-E. Bigné controls it well on his chest. Lauren Bisan-E. Bigné passes the ball forward to Jose Cano. Jose Cano knocks in a cross ball towards Elena Vicente. Elena Vicente makes a convincing header but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Racing Santander appear unchanged since the first half. CD Leganés have changed their lineup with Sylvain Fadiga replacing Pedro Peiro, Matjaz Binotto replacing Fernando Castillo and Fernando Duran replacing Pedro Guardiola. The CD Leganés players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
CD Leganés start the second half!
49.45
Rafael Mendez makes a probing pass to Jose Cano. Jose Cano lofts in a cross ball towards Romero P. Mendez. Romero P. Mendez connects with a diving header but is denied by Stuart Matteo. Excellent save.
53.32
Julian Clegg passes the ball forward to Jose Ortiz. Jose Ortiz plays a one-two with Fernando Duran and rushes in on goal... Jose Ortiz comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out but it misses the target by a large margin!
57.43
Matjaz Binotto hits a low pass to Morgan Parente. Morgan Parente advances with the ball. Morgan Parente shoots from 20 yards but somehow Rodolfo Zanoncelli manages to keep it out.
60.26
Jose Ortiz hacks Juan Mora from behind! Jose Ortiz is warned by the referee! Juan Mora gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
65.49
Rafael Mendez hacks Mervin Gilchrist from behind! The referee brings Rafael Mendez to one side and gives him a warning! Mervin Gilchrist runs off the knock.
67.58
Hugo Duran comes in with a late challenge on Lauren Bisan-E. Bigné. The referee calls over Hugo Duran and warns him to calm down! Lauren Bisan-E. Bigné stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.46
Eugenio Butragueno makes a beautiful solo run. Eugenio Butragueno threads a neat ball through to Romero P. Mendez. Seeing a gap ahead, Romero P. Mendez plays the ball forward to Jose Cano who has made a great run into the box. Jose Cano shoots from just inside the box. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
71.15
Alfredo Gento makes a simple pass to Romero P. Mendez. Romero P. Mendez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.45
Jose Ortiz catches Alfredo Mendez on the ankles. The referee calls over Jose Ortiz again and warns him to calm down! Alfredo Mendez stretches but gets up unharmed.
78.28
Alfredo Gento takes a short throw-in bringing Lauren Bisan-E. Bigné into play. Lauren Bisan-E. Bigné deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose Cano. Jose Cano knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.36
Rafael Mendez surges forward with the ball. Rafael Mendez knocks in a cross ball towards Romero P. Mendez. Romero P. Mendez makes a looping header on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
81.35
Hugo Duran passes the ball forward to Jose Ortiz. Jose Ortiz flicks a high pass forward. Alejandro Zamora controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Alejandro Zamora rockets a shot on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for CD Leganés!
90.00
Hugo Duran sees Fernando Duran in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Fernando Duran advances inside the box! Fernando Duran side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Racing Santander

CD Leganés
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.2%
41.8%
Play Area
31.9%
42.9%
25.3%

Scorers
Alejandro Zamora 81

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alejandro Zamora of CD Leganés

Match Ratings
1.Rodolfo Zanoncelli (GK)
7
2.Claudio Carrasco (DEF)
6
3.Alfredo Mendez (DEF)
8
4.Juan Mora (DEF)
7
5.Eugenio Butragueno (DEF)
6
6.Lauren Bisan-E. Bigné (MID)
8
7.Alfredo Gento (MID)
7
8.Rafael Mendez (MID)
8
9.Romero P. Mendez (ATT)
7
10.Elena Vicente (ATT)
6
11.Jose Cano (ATT)
7
 
12.Leonardo Pena (GK)
0
13.Ian Moore (MID)
0
14.Eugenio Vidal (MID)
0

1.Stuart Matteo (GK)
8
2.Titus Kirkland (DEF)
6
3.Pedro Peiro (DEF)
6
4.Fernando Castillo (DEF)
6
5.Julian Clegg (MID)
7
6.Mervin Gilchrist (MID)
7
7.Hugo Duran (MID)
7
8.Morgan Parente (MID)
7
9.Alejandro Zamora (ATT)goal scored
10
10.Jose Ortiz (ATT)yellow card
5
11.Pedro Guardiola (ATT)
7
 
12.Matjaz Binotto (GK)
6
13.Sylvain Fadiga (ATT)
6
14.Fernando Duran (ATT)
6