Match Report


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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Municipal Butarque where CD Leganés play host to Racing Santander. A crowd of 9,838 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
CD Leganés are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Racing Santander appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Leonardo  Torres.


0.00
CD Leganés kick off!
2.29
Neil May decides to run forward with the ball. Neil May plays a scrappy one-two with Gabriel Molowny and stumbles forward towards the goal... Neil May rockets a shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
6.52
Carlos Morales sees Gabriel Molowny in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gabriel Molowny shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
8.25
Daniel Vieira advances with the ball. Daniel Vieira flicks a high ball forward to Gabriel Molowny who takes it down. Gabriel Molowny edges inside the box! Gabriel Molowny cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
14.25
With great vision, Jose Javier Mora plays the ball forward to Matt Lawrence. Matt Lawrence makes an attacking run forward. Matt Lawrence tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
15.14
Marcos Andres makes a simple pass to Ivan Ramos. Ivan Ramos finds some space and shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
16.16
Neil May flicks a high pass forward to Gabriel Molowny who brings the ball under control. Gabriel Molowny controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
18.31
Andres Helguera flicks a high ball forward to Eduardo Hernandez who takes it down. Eduardo Hernandez skips past Daniel Vieira! Eduardo Hernandez side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
20.32
Alfredo Kiko passes the ball forward to Enrique Morales. Enrique Morales shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
21.24
Marcos Andres makes a beautiful solo run. Marcos Andres threads a neat, attacking ball through to Eduardo Hernandez. Eduardo Hernandez cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
22.59
Marcos Andres deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fernando Iglesias. Fernando Iglesias whips in a cross ball towards Eduardo Hernandez. Eduardo Hernandez makes a convincing header. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Eduardo Hernandez!
27.34
Juan-Carlos Zamora controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ivan Ramos. Ivan Ramos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.44
Neil May flicks a high pass forward to Gabriel Molowny who brings the ball under control. Gabriel Molowny shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
32.27
Alberto Soares makes a simple pass to Carlos Morales. Carlos Morales flicks the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Molowny. Gabriel Molowny cuts inside the box! Gabriel Molowny comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
38.24
Seeing a gap ahead, Alfredo Kiko plays the ball forward to Enrique Morales. Enrique Morales shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Eduardo Ramos manages to gather it comfortably.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. CD Leganés appear unchanged since the first half. Racing Santander also appear unchanged since the first half. The Racing Santander players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Racing Santander get the second half underway!
48.13
Neil May flicks a high pass forward. Gabriel Molowny collects the pass. Gabriel Molowny shoots from long range but it's a woeful effort!
49.09
Matt Lawrence threads the ball through to Gabriel Molowny. Gabriel Molowny skips past Samuele Ghirardello! Some silky footwork from Gabriel Molowny provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Eduardo Ramos easily smothers it!
51.14
Neil May advances with the ball. Neil May plays a one-two with Gabriel Molowny and rushes in on goal... Neil May looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
54.58
Samuele Ghirardello makes a probing pass to Marcos Andres. Marcos Andres sees space and advances. Marcos Andres knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
55.29
Andres Helguera comes in with a late challenge on Alfredo Kiko. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alfredo Kiko runs off the knock.
59.28
Roberto Rubio flicks a high pass forward. Carlos Morales collects the pass. Carlos Morales picks a pass forward to Enrique Morales. Enrique Morales whips in a cross ball towards Gabriel Molowny. Gabriel Molowny makes a deft header. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!! The crowd cheer. That makes three for him!
61.28
Racing Santander have made 2 substitutions with Edmundo Cruz replacing Francisco Velasco and Rafael Navarro replacing Fernando Iglesias .
63.02
Roberto Rubio threads a neat ball through to Carlos Morales. Carlos Morales chips the ball to his team mate, Enrique Morales. Enrique Morales knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
67.50
Jose Javier Mora knocks the ball to his team mate, Carlos Morales. Carlos Morales hits a low pass to Enrique Morales. Enrique Morales whips in a cross ball towards Gabriel Molowny. Gabriel Molowny is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Eduardo Ramos had no chance!! Goal for CD Leganés!
71.53
Edmundo Cruz deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Gomez. Showing composure, Eugenio Gomez plays the ball forward to Ivan Ramos. Ivan Ramos shoots from 20 yards but it flies just wide!
72.10
Carlos Morales hits a low pass to Enrique Morales. Enrique Morales knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Samuele Ghirardello.
73.34
Daniel Vieira receives the ball from a throw-in from Jose Javier Mora. Daniel Vieira flicks a high pass forward to Neil May who brings the ball under control. Neil May takes it forward alone. Neil May threads the ball through into the box. Gabriel Molowny rockets a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
77.29
Neil May flicks a high pass forward to Gabriel Molowny who brings the ball under control. Gabriel Molowny knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
81.57
Carlos Morales decides to run forward with the ball. Carlos Morales edges inside the box! Carlos Morales tries a spectacular strike but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
89.36
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
5
1
Shots on Target
8
1
Shots off Target
8
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
70.9%
29.1%
Play Area
26.7%
45.3%
27.9%

Scorers

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gabriel Molowny of CD Leganés

Match Ratings