Match Report


Deportivo La CoruñaDeportivo La Coruña     Racing SantanderRacing Santander
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Romero P. GutierrezR. Gutierrez66
G
1
G
67Eduardo RamosE. Ramos
Neil UpsonN. Upson61
D
2
D
78Albert RomanA. Roman
Roberto VelascoR. Velasco60
D
captain3
D
73Francisco SerranoF. Serrano
Philipp BeckmannP. Beckmann59
D
4
D
67Francisco VelascoF. Velasco
Ricardo CrespoR. Crespo54
D
5
M
67Juan-Carlos ZamoraJ. Zamora
Eduardo PascualE. Pascual70
M
6
M
61Andres HelgueraA. Helguera
Alfredo MarinA. Marin64
M
7captain
M
61Marcos AndresM. Andres
Claudio CortesC. Cortes61
M
8
M
57Rafael NavarroR. Navarro
Simon WallnerS. Wallner64
A
9
A
72Eduardo HernandezE. Hernandez
Scott YoungS. Young61
A
10
A
68Hugo OrtegaH. Ortega
Claudio LeonC. Leon59
A
11
A
65Ivan RamosI. Ramos
 
Martin MolinaM. Molina58
G
12
G
63Edmundo CruzE. Cruz
Nicolas KuzorraN. Kuzorra57
G
13
D
60Samuele GhirardelloS. Ghirardello
Miguel RodriquezM. Rodriquez50
M
14
D
60Eugenio HidalgoE. Hidalgo

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Riazor where Deportivo La Coruña play host to Racing Santander. A crowd of 8,483 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Deportivo La Coruña are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Racing Santander appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Marcos José Mari.


0.00
Deportivo La Coruña kick off and get the first half underway!
2.31
Alfredo Marin chips the ball to his team mate, Claudio Leon. Claudio Leon shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Eduardo Ramos smothers it!
14.53
Andres Helguera knocks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Ortega. Hugo Ortega plays a one-two with Ivan Ramos and advances towards the goal... Hugo Ortega shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
18.07
Rafael Navarro flicks a high pass forward to Hugo Ortega who brings the ball under control. Hugo Ortega knocks in a cross ball towards Eduardo Hernandez. Eduardo Hernandez gets a glancing touch on the cross ball his aim is horrendously poor!
21.24
Alfredo Marin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Simon Wallner. Simon Wallner runs straight at the defence! Albert Roman catches Simon Wallner on the ankles. Simon Wallner appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
27.25
Juan-Carlos Zamora kicks a strong pass forward to Hugo Ortega. Hugo Ortega shoots from outside the area. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
30.09
Neil Upson surges forward with the ball. Neil Upson hits a low pass to Simon Wallner. Simon Wallner knocks in a cross ball towards Scott Young. Scott Young rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it is tipped over by Eduardo Ramos.
31.49
Eduardo Pascual takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Hugo Ortega jumps high to head the ball out to safety!
34.51
Marcos Andres knocks the ball forward to Hugo Ortega. Hugo Ortega sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Romero P. Gutierrez.
39.19
Showing composure, Francisco Velasco laces a through ball forward to Juan-Carlos Zamora. Juan-Carlos Zamora threads the ball through to Eduardo Hernandez. Eduardo Hernandez shoots from outside the area but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
44.34
Francisco Velasco sees space and advances. With a delightful solo run, Francisco Velasco stretches the opposition's defence. Francisco Velasco finds some space and shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Deportivo La Coruña 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 start the second half!
47.13
Albert Roman makes a probing pass to Marcos Andres. Marcos Andres flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Hernandez collects the pass. Eduardo Hernandez shoots from 25 yards but Romero P. Gutierrez is on top of his game. Nice keeping!
49.13
Marcos Andres controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eduardo Hernandez. Eduardo Hernandez whips in a cross ball towards Hugo Ortega. Hugo Ortega knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Romero P. Gutierrez!
51.15
Marcos Andres makes a simple pass to Ivan Ramos. Ivan Ramos shoots from outside the area but it's a lousy effort!
53.56
Alfredo Marin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Claudio Leon. Claudio Leon knocks the ball forward to Simon Wallner but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
54.47
Hugo Ortega comes in with a late challenge on Philipp Beckmann. The referee calls over Hugo Ortega and shows him a yellow card! Philipp Beckmann runs off the knock.
60.55
Racing Santander have made 2 substitutions with Edmundo Cruz replacing Francisco Serrano and Eugenio Hidalgo replacing Ivan Ramos .
63.38
Rafael Navarro flicks a high ball forward to Eugenio Hidalgo who gracefully takes it down. Eugenio Hidalgo shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
71.36
Marcos Andres hacks Alfredo Marin from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alfredo Marin runs off the knock.
72.07
Francisco Velasco makes a probing pass to Rafael Navarro. Rafael Navarro threads a neat ball through to Eduardo Hernandez. Eduardo Hernandez lofts in a cross ball towards Hugo Ortega. Hugo Ortega connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
77.37
Deportivo La Coruña have made a substitution with Martin Molina replacing Philipp Beckmann .
78.46
Albert Roman decides to run forward with the ball. Albert Roman makes a probing pass to Hugo Ortega. Hugo Ortega shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
84.44
Claudio Cortes flicks a high ball forward to Simon Wallner who gracefully takes it down. Simon Wallner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.44
Rafael Navarro advances with the ball. Rafael Navarro lofts in a cross ball towards Hugo Ortega. Hugo Ortega rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
87.44
Marcos Andres knocks the ball forward to Eduardo Hernandez. Eduardo Hernandez shoots from long range but Romero P. Gutierrez is on top of it.
90.00
Alfredo Marin flicks a high pass forward. Simon Wallner controls it well on his chest. Simon Wallner whips in a cross ball towards Scott Young. Scott Young jumps high and flicks the ball with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Deportivo La Coruña

Racing Santander
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
0
9
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
27.9%
72.1%
Play Area
29.4%
47.1%
23.5%

Scorers
Scott Young 91

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Romero P. Gutierrez of Deportivo La Coruña

Match Ratings