Match Report
| Racing Santander | Racing Santander |  |  | Sporting Gijón | Sporting Gijón | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Rodolfo Zanoncelli | R. Zanoncelli |  | 70 | G |  | 1 | | G | 69 |  | Nicolas Carmona | N. Carmona | |||||||||
| Claudio Carrasco | C. Carrasco | | 74 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 | | Miguel Arias | M. Arias | |||||||||
| Alfredo Mendez | A. Mendez | | 71 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 |  | John Lawrence | J. Lawrence | |||||||||
| Neil Cope | N. Cope | | 67 | D | | 4 | |  | D | 64 | | Victor Nunez | V. Nunez | ||||||||
| Juan Mora | J. Mora | | 63 | D | | 5 | | D | 63 | | Eduardo Munoz | E. Munoz | |||||||||
| Lauren Bisan-E. Bigné | L. Bigné |  | 71 | M | | 6 | | M | 75 | | Pedro Gonzalez | P. Gonzalez | |||||||||
| Alfredo Gento | A. Gento | | 70 | M | | 7 | | M | 69 |  | Edgar Tavares | E. Tavares | |||||||||
| Rafael Mendez | R. Mendez | | 67 | M | | 8 | | M | 66 | | Carlos Morales | C. Morales | |||||||||
| Romero P. Mendez | R. Mendez | | 82 | A | | 9 | | M | 61 | | Fernando Ramos | F. Ramos | |||||||||
| Jose Cano | J. Cano | | 62 | A | | | 10 | | A | 80 | | Helder Barros | H. Barros | ||||||||
| Elena Vicente | E. Vicente | | 62 | A | | 11 | | A | 64 | | Darren Lisbie | D. Lisbie | |||||||||
| Leonardo Pena | L. Pena | | 64 | G | | 12 | | A | 60 |  | Stuart Dalglish | S. Dalglish | |||||||||
| Claudio Farinos | C. Farinos | | 63 | G | | 13 | | A | 60 | | Alberto Leon | A. Leon | |||||||||
| Ian Moore | I. Moore | | 62 | M | | 14 | | M | 59 | | Victor Crespo | V. Crespo | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at El Sardinero where Racing Santander play host to Sporting Gijón. A crowd of 18,940 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Racing Santander are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Sporting Gijón appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Antonio Torres.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Racing Santander are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Sporting Gijón appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Antonio Torres.
0.00
0-0Sporting Gijón get the match underway!
8.55
0-0Carlos Morales chips the ball to his team mate, Helder Barros. Helder Barros knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
12.48
0-0Fernando Ramos catches Lauren Bisan-E. Bigné on the ankles. The referee calls over Fernando Ramos and shows him a yellow card! Lauren Bisan-E. Bigné runs off the knock.
15.05
0-0Alfredo Mendez surges forward with the ball. Alfredo Mendez chips the ball to his team mate, Jose Cano. Jose Cano shoots from 20 yards but it flies well off target!
34.38
0-0Alfredo Gento threads the ball through to Elena Vicente. Elena Vicente shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Quality keeping!
38.27
John Lawrence flicks a high ball forward to Pedro Gonzalez who takes it down. Pedro Gonzalez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Darren Lisbie. Darren Lisbie lofts in a cross ball towards Helder Barros. Helder Barros outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Solid save from Rodolfo Zanoncelli.
39.58
Carlos Morales threads a neat ball through to Helder Barros. Helder Barros knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
40.02
Fernando Ramos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Helder Barros. Helder Barros knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Juan Mora.
45.00
Lauren Bisan-E. Bigné knocks the ball forward to Romero P. Mendez. Romero P. Mendez shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Racing Santander appear unchanged since the first half. Sporting Gijón also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Racing Santander get the second half underway!
47.01
Edgar Tavares controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Helder Barros. Helder Barros knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
48.09
Alfredo Mendez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lauren Bisan-E. Bigné. Lauren Bisan-E. Bigné makes an attacking run forward. Lauren Bisan-E. Bigné knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nicolas Carmona who gathers it comfortably.
49.51
Edgar Tavares flicks a high pass forward. Helder Barros collects the pass. Helder Barros knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Juan Mora.
51.25
Edgar Tavares comes in with a late challenge on Rafael Mendez. The referee calls over Edgar Tavares and shows him a yellow card! Rafael Mendez stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.47
0-0Edgar Tavares makes a beautiful solo run. Edgar Tavares makes a great pass forward. Darren Lisbie runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
61.35
Pedro Gonzalez sees Darren Lisbie in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Darren Lisbie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.57
Edgar Tavares takes a quick throw-in. Fernando Ramos hits a low pass to Darren Lisbie. Darren Lisbie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
81.55
Alfredo Mendez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Gento. Alfredo Gento deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Romero P. Mendez. Romero P. Mendez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
83.36
Alfredo Gento makes a simple pass to Elena Vicente. Elena Vicente shoots from 20 yards but it's well over the bar!
90.00
With a delightful solo run, Edgar Tavares stretches the opposition's defence. Edgar Tavares knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Neil Cope.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Man of the Match
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Alfredo Mendez of Racing Santander |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Rodolfo Zanoncelli (GK)
7
2. Claudio Carrasco (DEF)
6
3. Alfredo Mendez (DEF)
9
4. Neil Cope (DEF)
7
5. Juan Mora (DEF)
6
6. Lauren Bisan-E. Bigné (MID)
7
7. Alfredo Gento (MID)
8
8. Rafael Mendez (MID)
6
9. Romero P. Mendez (ATT)
6
10. Jose Cano (ATT)
6
11. Elena Vicente (ATT)
6
12. Leonardo Pena (GK)
0
13. Claudio Farinos (GK)
0
14. Ian Moore (MID)
0
1. Nicolas Carmona (GK)
7
2. Miguel Arias (DEF)
6
3. John Lawrence (DEF)
8
4. Victor Nunez (DEF)
6
5. Eduardo Munoz (DEF)
6
6. Pedro Gonzalez (MID)
7
7. Edgar Tavares (MID)
7
8. Carlos Morales (MID)
7
9. Fernando Ramos (MID)
5
10. Helder Barros (ATT)
7
11. Darren Lisbie (ATT)
6
12. Stuart Dalglish (ATT)
0
13. Alberto Leon (ATT)
0
14. Victor Crespo (MID)
0