Match Report


Racing SantanderRacing Santander     BarcelonaBarcelona
Computer Player Computer Player Claudiu Brinzila Claudiu Brinzila
Rodolfo ZanoncelliR. Zanoncelli70
G
1
G
68Luis SotoL. Soto
Claudio CarrascoC. Carrasco74
D
2
D
70Guillermo CortesG. Cortes
Alfredo MendezA. Mendez71
D
3
D
74Martin MarquezM. Marquez
Juan MoraJ. Mora63
D
4
D
66Francisco HelgueraF. Helguera
Eugenio ButraguenoE. Butragueno62
D
5
D
71David BurleyD. Burley
Lauren Bisan-E. BignéL. Bigné71
M
6
M
64Dave CookeD. Cooke
Alfredo GentoA. Gento70
M
7captain
M
73Generoso BanchelliG. Banchelli
Rafael MendezR. Mendez67
M
8
M
63Juan-Carlos AndresJ. Andres
Romero P. MendezR. Mendez82
A
9
A
70Jason NichollsJ. Nicholls
Elena VicenteE. Vicente62
A
captain10
A
81Eddie WoodcockE. Woodcock
Jose CanoJ. Cano62
A
11
A
67Francisco BentoF. Bento
 
Leonardo PenaL. Pena64
G
12
G
66Fernando CalvoF. Calvo
Ian MooreI. Moore62
M
13
D
66Spencer MccannS. Mccann
Eugenio VidalE. Vidal60
M
14
A
70Martijn GentileM. Gentile

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at El Sardinero where Racing Santander play host to Barcelona. A crowd of 19,685 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Racing Santander and Barcelona are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Sebasti‡n  Marin.


0.00
Racing Santander get the match underway!
2.31
Showing composure, Francisco Helguera plays the ball forward to Juan-Carlos Andres. Juan-Carlos Andres knocks the ball forward to Jason Nicholls. Jason Nicholls shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
10.18
Dave Cooke makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eddie Woodcock. Eddie Woodcock cuts inside the box! Juan Mora hacks Eddie Woodcock from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
12.44
Rafael Mendez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Elena Vicente. Elena Vicente knocks the ball forward to Jose Cano but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
18.01
With imagination, Lauren Bisan-E. Bigné plays the ball forward to Elena Vicente. Without breaking stride, Elena Vicente plays the ball forward to Romero P. Mendez who has made a great run into the box. David Burley clumsily knocks into Romero P. Mendez. Romero P. Mendez appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
26.36
Dave Cooke sees Francisco Bento in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Francisco Bento shoots from distance but it is miles over!
27.38
Alfredo Mendez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alfredo Gento. Alfredo Gento flicks a high pass forward to Jose Cano who brings the ball under control. Jose Cano knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Luis Soto who gathers it comfortably.
30.09
Juan Mora makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rafael Mendez. Rafael Mendez flicks the ball to his team mate, Elena Vicente. Elena Vicente knocks in a cross ball towards Jose Cano. Jose Cano powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Luis Soto.
31.06
Claudio Carrasco takes the corner, driving a low ball out to the edge of the box. Romero P. Mendez muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Luis Soto.
33.32
Juan-Carlos Andres flicks a high pass forward to Francisco Bento who brings the ball under control. Francisco Bento shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
36.27
Elena Vicente clumsily knocks into Francisco Helguera. The referee calls over Elena Vicente and shows him a yellow card! Francisco Helguera stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.47
Romero P. Mendez clumsily knocks into David Burley. Romero P. Mendez is given a warning by the referee! David Burley stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.50
Juan Mora hacks Francisco Bento from behind! The referee brings Juan Mora to one side and gives him a warning! Francisco Bento stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.08
Generoso Banchelli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jason Nicholls. Jason Nicholls shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
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. Barcelona also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Barcelona kicking off!
49.30
Juan-Carlos Andres makes a beautiful solo run. Juan-Carlos Andres hits a low pass to Francisco Bento. Francisco Bento cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's there!! Rodolfo Zanoncelli has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
53.12
Alfredo Mendez makes a probing pass to Rafael Mendez. Rafael Mendez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Elena Vicente. Elena Vicente knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Luis Soto who gathers it comfortably.
54.11
Alfredo Mendez runs forward with the ball. Alfredo Mendez changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Alfredo Mendez shoots from long range but it whistles just wide of the post!
59.36
Francisco Helguera knocks the ball to his team mate, Generoso Banchelli. Generoso Banchelli makes a beautiful solo run. Generoso Banchelli plays a one-two with Eddie Woodcock and rushes in on goal... Generoso Banchelli side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but Rodolfo Zanoncelli reads it well. Excellent keeping!
60.39
Barcelona have made a substitution with Martijn Gentile replacing Francisco Bento .
63.01
Eugenio Butragueno hits a low pass to Rafael Mendez. Rafael Mendez threads the ball through to Jose Cano. Jose Cano lofts in a cross ball towards Elena Vicente. Elena Vicente is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Luis Soto manages to gather it.
66.50
Eugenio Butragueno makes a beautiful solo run. Eugenio Butragueno controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Cano. Jose Cano knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
67.27
Juan Mora flicks the ball to his team mate, Lauren Bisan-E. Bigné. Lauren Bisan-E. Bigné sees space and advances. Lauren Bisan-E. Bigné lofts in a cross ball towards Elena Vicente. Elena Vicente makes a deft header. Elena Vicente scores for Racing Santander!!
71.10
Juan Mora threads a neat ball through to Rafael Mendez. Rafael Mendez chips the ball to his team mate, Elena Vicente. Elena Vicente shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
77.41
Alfredo Gento laces a weighted ball forward to Jose Cano. Jose Cano makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Elena Vicente. Some silky footwork from Elena Vicente provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Magnificent block by David Burley!
78.45
Eugenio Butragueno chips the ball to his team mate, Lauren Bisan-E. Bigné. Lauren Bisan-E. Bigné makes a probing pass to Elena Vicente. Elena Vicente knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Francisco Helguera.
85.25
Alfredo Mendez laces a through ball forward to Rafael Mendez. Rafael Mendez changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Rafael Mendez knocks in a cross ball towards Romero P. Mendez. With a superhuman jump, Romero P. Mendez connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it is deflected wide by Guillermo Cortes.
86.41
Eugenio Butragueno takes the corner, chipping the ball to the near post. Alfredo Gento makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
87.39
Eugenio Butragueno punts the ball hopefully upfield. Jose Cano finds some space and shoots from distance which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
Dave Cooke knocks the ball forward to Jason Nicholls. Jason Nicholls finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Racing Santander

Barcelona
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
7
2
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55%
45%
Play Area
33.8%
37.5%
28.7%

Scorers
Elena Vicente 67
Jose Cano 87
Francisco Bento 49

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jose Cano of Racing Santander

Match Ratings