Match Report
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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Estadio Nuevo Arcángel where Cordoba play host to Racing Santander. A crowd of 8,988 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Cordoba 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 Rafael Lozano.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Cordoba 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 Rafael Lozano.
0.00
0-0Cordoba start the match!
2.31
0-0Marcos Andres knocks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Hernandez. Eduardo Hernandez passes the ball forward but Ivan Ramos is offside!
3.27
0-0Antonio Lorenzo hacks Francisco Velasco from behind! The referee brings Antonio Lorenzo to one side and gives him a warning! Francisco Velasco carries on, but is struggling a bit.
21.47
0-0Francisco Velasco knocks the ball forward to Juan-Carlos Zamora. Juan-Carlos Zamora controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fernando Iglesias. Fernando Iglesias plays a scrappy one-two with Eduardo Hernandez and advances towards the goal... Fernando Iglesias muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Pedro Semedo gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
22.58
0-0Frederico Ortiz makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Antonio Lorenzo. Antonio Lorenzo shoots from long range. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Cordoba are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
24.57
Antonio Gainza flicks the ball to his team mate, Juan Fernandez. Juan Fernandez passes the ball forward to Antonio Lorenzo. Antonio Lorenzo shoots from long range but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
27.07
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
30.23
0-1Marcos Andres sees Ivan Ramos in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ivan Ramos lofts in a cross ball towards Eduardo Hernandez. With a superhuman jump, Eduardo Hernandez connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
33.09
0-1Patricio Guardiola clumsily knocks into Ivan Ramos. Patricio Guardiola is shown the yellow card! Ivan Ramos runs off the knock.
36.34
0-1Francisco Velasco hacks Antonio Lorenzo from behind! The referee brings Francisco Velasco to one side and gives him a warning! Antonio Lorenzo stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.04
0-1Seeing a gap ahead, Andres Helguera picks a pass forward to Eduardo Hernandez. Eduardo Hernandez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pedro Semedo who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Francisco Serrano flicks a high pass forward. Andres Helguera holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Andres Helguera knocks the ball to his team mate, Fernando Iglesias. Fernando Iglesias knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Patricio Guardiola.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Cordoba 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
Racing Santander kick off and get the second half underway!
48.46
Nikolas Eberle sees Antonio Lorenzo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Antonio Lorenzo lofts in a cross ball towards Mansour Kamanan. Mansour Kamanan directs the ball goalwards with his head but it slams into the crowd!
54.48
Juan-Carlos Zamora sees Eduardo Hernandez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eduardo Hernandez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
55.33
Marcos Andres kicks a strong pass forward to Fernando Iglesias. Fernando Iglesias sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
60.05
0-1Racing Santander have made 2 substitutions with Edmundo Cruz replacing Francisco Serrano and Eugenio Hidalgo replacing Fernando Iglesias .
61.07
Francisco Velasco chips the ball to his team mate, Marcos Andres. Marcos Andres chips the ball to his team mate, Ivan Ramos. Ivan Ramos tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
63.25
Edmundo Cruz flicks a high ball forward to Marcos Andres who takes it down. Marcos Andres makes a probing pass to Eduardo Hernandez. Eduardo Hernandez shoots from distance. Pedro Semedo gets down and covers it.
66.00
Frederico Ortiz flicks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Lorenzo. Antonio Lorenzo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
67.45
Mauricio Delgado surges forward with the ball. Mauricio Delgado picks a pass forward to Antonio Lorenzo. Antonio Lorenzo shoots from outside the area but it whistles just wide of the post!
69.46
Nikolas Eberle knocks the ball forward to Mansour Kamanan. Mansour Kamanan knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eduardo Ramos who gathers it comfortably.
72.06
Juan-Carlos Zamora flicks a high ball forward to Eduardo Hernandez who takes it down. Eduardo Hernandez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
77.59
Rafael Navarro makes an attacking run forward. Rafael Navarro finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
79.24
Albert Roman advances with the ball. Albert Roman chips the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Hidalgo. Eugenio Hidalgo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pedro Semedo who gathers it comfortably.
87.35
Patricio Guardiola flicks the ball to his team mate, Juan Fernandez. Juan Fernandez knocks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Lorenzo. Antonio Lorenzo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Francisco Velasco.
89.54
With vision, Edmundo Cruz plays the ball forward to Marcos Andres. Marcos Andres threads a neat ball through to Eugenio Hidalgo. Eugenio Hidalgo shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
0
3
Shots off Target
4
6
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
38%
62%
Play Area
27.8%
41.8%
30.4%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Eduardo Hernandez of Racing Santander |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Pedro Semedo (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Gary McNeill (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Patricio Guardiola (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 4. | Antonio Gainza (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Mauricio Delgado (DEF) | 8 | |
| 6. | Juan Fernandez (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Frederico Ortiz (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Nikolas Eberle (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Martin Hernandez (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Antonio Lorenzo (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Mansour Kamanan (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Pedro Semedo (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Carlos Hernandez (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Andres Roman (GK) | 0 | |
| 1. | Eduardo Ramos (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Albert Roman (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Francisco Serrano (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Francisco Velasco (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Juan-Carlos Zamora (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Andres Helguera (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Marcos Andres (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Rafael Navarro (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Eduardo Hernandez (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Ivan Ramos (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Fernando Iglesias (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Edmundo Cruz (GK) | 7 | |
| 13. | Samuele Ghirardello (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Eugenio Hidalgo (DEF) | 6 | |