Match Report
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at El Sardinero where Racing Santander play host to Rayo Vallecano. A crowd of 19,946 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Racing Santander and Rayo Vallecano are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Racing Santander and Rayo Vallecano are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Rayo Vallecano get the match underway!
2.44
0-0Louis Escobar makes a probing pass to Romero P. Marcos. Romero P. Marcos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matthew Gargo. Matthew Gargo lofts in a cross ball towards Daniel Butragueno. Daniel Butragueno directs the ball goalwards with his head. Rabiu Aliyu easily picks it out of the air!
4.37
0-0Francisco Rubio deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Youri Karpin. Youri Karpin whips in a cross ball towards Christopher Marbus. Christopher Marbus is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
9.41
0-0Don Davidson knocks the ball forward to Adolfo Guerrero Lopez. Adolfo Guerrero Lopez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Christopher Marbus but the linesman indicates offside!
14.20
Francisco Rubio chips the ball to his team mate, Youri Karpin. Youri Karpin shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
15.35
Jan Heintze kicks a strong pass forward to Francisco Rubio. Francisco Rubio chips the ball to his team mate, Adolfo Guerrero Lopez. Adolfo Guerrero Lopez lofts in a cross ball towards Christopher Marbus. Christopher Marbus flicks the ball with his head. Gonzalo Almaguer easily smothers it.
16.18
0-0Tomasz Wilimowski makes a probing pass to Nicholas Zois. Nicholas Zois threads the ball through to Daniel Butragueno. Daniel Butragueno knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.38
0-1Romero P. Marcos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Guerrero Lopez. Eduardo Guerrero Lopez whips in a cross ball towards Daniel Butragueno. Daniel Butragueno directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
21.55
Savvas Dimitriadis decides to run forward with the ball. Savvas Dimitriadis knocks the ball forward to Christopher Marbus. Christopher Marbus knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.30
Hugo Rico knocks the ball to his team mate, Youri Karpin. Youri Karpin threads the ball through to Christopher Marbus but he's offside!
27.59
Marek Dudek knocks the ball to his team mate, Juan Jimenez. Juan Jimenez knocks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Butragueno. Daniel Butragueno whips in a cross ball towards Matthew Gargo. Matthew Gargo is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Rabiu Aliyu is on top of it.
28.47
Giorgio Brncic controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Matthew Gargo. Matthew Gargo goes all the way! Matthew Gargo takes a shot at goal. Matthew Gargo scores for Rayo Vallecano!!
32.58
Francisco Rubio makes a simple pass to Christopher Marbus. Christopher Marbus shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
34.14
Romero P. Marcos chips the ball to his team mate, Matthew Gargo. Matthew Gargo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Savvas Dimitriadis.
36.40
Francisco Rubio sees a break and surges forward. Francisco Rubio knocks in a cross ball towards Christopher Marbus. Christopher Marbus is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent save by Gonzalo Almaguer!
44.14
Savvas Dimitriadis makes a simple pass to Hugo Rico. Hugo Rico makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Christopher Marbus. Christopher Marbus whips in a cross ball towards Youri Karpin. Youri Karpin flicks the ball with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Racing Santander start the second half!
47.04
Don Davidson chips the ball to his team mate, Adolfo Guerrero Lopez. Adolfo Guerrero Lopez knocks in a cross ball towards Youri Karpin. Youri Karpin connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's there!! Gonzalo Almaguer has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
51.10
Marek Dudek controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Juan Jimenez. Juan Jimenez threads the ball through to Daniel Butragueno. Daniel Butragueno knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
57.49
Giorgio Brncic makes a simple pass to Matthew Gargo. Matthew Gargo shoots from distance but somehow Rabiu Aliyu manages to keep it out.
63.15
1-2Louis Escobar clumsily knocks into Youri Karpin. Louis Escobar is shown the yellow card! Youri Karpin grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
65.09
1-2Don Davidson barges into Giorgio Brncic. Don Davidson is shown the yellow card! Giorgio Brncic hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.10
Marek Dudek hacks Christopher Marbus from behind! The referee calls over Marek Dudek and shows him a yellow card! Christopher Marbus grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
72.40
1-2Juan Jimenez barges into Don Davidson. The referee calls over Juan Jimenez and warns him to calm down! Don Davidson stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.52
Romero P. Marcos sees space and advances. Romero P. Marcos knocks in a cross ball towards Daniel Butragueno. Daniel Butragueno directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Daniel Butragueno!
78.47
Youri Karpin clumsily knocks into Marek Dudek. Youri Karpin is given a warning by the referee! Marek Dudek runs off the knock.
85.01
Juan Jimenez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daniel Butragueno. Daniel Butragueno knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
87.42
Juan Jimenez flicks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Guerrero Lopez. Eduardo Guerrero Lopez tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
89.32
Juan Jimenez makes a simple pass to Matthew Gargo. Matthew Gargo shoots from long range but it is miles over!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Youri Karpin 47 | Daniel Butragueno 18, 76 Matthew Gargo 28 |