Match Report


Albacete BalompieAlbacete Balompie     Racing SantanderRacing Santander
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Daniel BlancoD. Blanco61
G
1
G
67Eduardo RamosE. Ramos
David CastroD. Castro62
D
2
D
78Albert RomanA. Roman
Andres MarinA. Marin61
D
captain3
D
73Francisco SerranoF. Serrano
Daniel AntunesD. Antunes61
D
4
D
67Francisco VelascoF. Velasco
Andres HelgueraA. Helguera49
D
5
M
67Juan-Carlos ZamoraJ. Zamora
Roberto HerreroR. Herrero79
M
6
M
61Andres HelgueraA. Helguera
Luis GentoL. Gento63
M
7captain
M
61Marcos AndresM. Andres
Marcos PirriM. Pirri63
M
8
M
57Rafael NavarroR. Navarro
Martin CrespoM. Crespo56
M
9
A
72Eduardo HernandezE. Hernandez
Gregorio FuentesG. Fuentes75
A
10
A
65Ivan RamosI. Ramos
Enrique MolownyE. Molowny67
A
11
A
60Fernando IglesiasF. Iglesias
 
Aron RedekerA. Redeker61
A
12
G
63Edmundo CruzE. Cruz
Juan-Carlos FerrerJ. Ferrer60
G
13
D
60Samuele GhirardelloS. Ghirardello
David Van Der MeydeD. Van Der Meyde56
G
14
D
59Eugenio HidalgoE. Hidalgo

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Carlos Belmonte where Albacete Balompie play host to Racing Santander. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Albacete Balompie 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 Martin Marquitos.


0.00
Racing Santander kick off and get the first half underway!
3.22
Marcos Andres clumsily knocks into Luis Gento. The referee calls over Marcos Andres and shows him a yellow card! Luis Gento stretches but gets up unharmed.
4.20
Marcos Andres threads a neat ball through to Ivan Ramos. Ivan Ramos shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
9.04
Albert Roman makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Juan-Carlos Zamora. Juan-Carlos Zamora controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ivan Ramos. Ivan Ramos controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Daniel Blanco gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
10.18
Juan-Carlos Zamora brings the ball forward. Juan-Carlos Zamora knocks the ball forward to Ivan Ramos but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
12.21
Gregorio Fuentes catches Albert Roman on the ankles. The referee calls over Gregorio Fuentes and shows him a yellow card! Albert Roman runs off the knock.
14.21
Roberto Herrero sees Gregorio Fuentes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gregorio Fuentes knocks in a cross ball towards Enrique Molowny. Enrique Molowny makes a deft header but somehow Eduardo Ramos manages to keep it out.
16.40
Andres Helguera clumsily knocks into Marcos Pirri. The referee brings Andres Helguera to one side and gives him a warning! Marcos Pirri hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.10
Rafael Navarro barges into Roberto Herrero. The referee warns Rafael Navarro to calm down! Roberto Herrero stretches but gets up unharmed.
24.27
Marcos Andres catches Marcos Pirri on the ankles. Marcos Andres is warned by the referee! Marcos Pirri stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.46
With some swift thinking, Roberto Herrero plays the ball forward to Gregorio Fuentes. Gregorio Fuentes controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Enrique Molowny through on goal. Enrique Molowny cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
32.16
Rafael Navarro hits a low pass to Ivan Ramos. Ivan Ramos finds some space and shoots from distance. Daniel Blanco gets down and covers it.
33.51
Andres Helguera changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Andres Helguera shoots from 25 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
39.46
Marcos Andres clumsily knocks into Marcos Pirri. Marcos Andres is warned by the referee again! Marcos Pirri hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Albacete Balompie have changed their lineup with David Van Der Meyde replacing Gregorio Fuentes. Racing Santander appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Albacete Balompie kick off the second half!
49.25
Juan-Carlos Zamora sees Ivan Ramos in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ivan Ramos whips in a cross ball towards Eduardo Hernandez. Eduardo Hernandez connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but is denied by Daniel Blanco. Excellent save.
54.03
Enrique Molowny barges into Francisco Velasco. Enrique Molowny is shown the yellow card! Francisco Velasco hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
55.40
Andres Marin hits a low pass to Roberto Herrero. Roberto Herrero sees Enrique Molowny in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Enrique Molowny knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eduardo Ramos who gathers it comfortably.
57.42
Marcos Andres makes a simple pass to Eduardo Hernandez. Eduardo Hernandez tries a spectacular long range effort but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
60.03
Albacete Balompie have made a substitution with Juan-Carlos Ferrer replacing Marcos Pirri .Racing Santander have made 2 substitutions with Edmundo Cruz replacing Francisco Serrano and Eugenio Hidalgo replacing Fernando Iglesias .
66.07
Andres Marin hacks Eugenio Hidalgo from behind! Andres Marin is shown the yellow card! Eugenio Hidalgo runs off the knock.
69.10
Juan-Carlos Zamora receives the ball from a throw-in from Andres Helguera. Juan-Carlos Zamora flicks a high ball forward to Eugenio Hidalgo who takes it down. Eugenio Hidalgo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
72.32
Rafael Navarro flicks a high ball forward to Ivan Ramos who takes it down. Ivan Ramos shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Daniel Blanco.
73.58
Rafael Navarro takes the corner, driving a low ball to the near post. Andres Helguera shoots from just inside the box but it curls horrendously wide!
78.36
Edmundo Cruz pushes mid-way up the pitch. Edmundo Cruz knocks the ball forward to Eduardo Hernandez. Eduardo Hernandez plays a scrappy one-two with Eugenio Hidalgo and advances towards the goal... Eduardo Hernandez shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Eduardo Hernandez!
83.41
Francisco Velasco passes the ball forward to Marcos Andres. Seeing a gap ahead, Marcos Andres plays the ball forward to Ivan Ramos. Ivan Ramos knocks in a cross ball towards Eduardo Hernandez. With a superhuman jump, Eduardo Hernandez connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball takes a deflection leaving Daniel Blanco with no chance!! Goal for Racing Santander!
89.50
Marcos Andres flicks a high ball forward to Eugenio Hidalgo who takes it down. Eugenio Hidalgo shoots from outside the area but it's drastically wayward!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Albacete Balompie

Racing Santander
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
2
6
Shots off Target
0
5
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
5
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
30.4%
69.6%
Play Area
31.9%
47.8%
20.3%

Scorers
Enrique Molowny 27
Eduardo Hernandez 78, 83

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eduardo Hernandez of Racing Santander

Match Ratings