Match Report


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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Carlos Belmonte where Albacete Balompie play host to Racing Santander. A crowd of 7,841 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good 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 Miguel  Carrasco.


0.00
Albacete Balompie kick off the first half!
6.21
Juan-Carlos Zamora comes in with a late challenge on Marcos Pirri. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Marcos Pirri hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
8.47
Juan-Carlos Zamora flicks a high pass forward. Ivan Ramos collects the pass. Ivan Ramos finds some space and shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
10.20
Marcos Andres passes the ball forward to Ivan Ramos. Ivan Ramos tries a spectacular long range effort but is denied by Daniel Blanco. Excellent save.
14.24
Francisco Serrano takes it forward alone. Francisco Serrano knocks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Ortega. Hugo Ortega lofts in a cross ball towards Eduardo Hernandez. Eduardo Hernandez rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it is miles over!
15.04
With some swift thinking, Francisco Serrano plays the ball forward to Marcos Andres. Marcos Andres threads a neat ball through to Hugo Ortega. Hugo Ortega knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Andres Marin.
20.43
Andres Helguera makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hugo Ortega. Hugo Ortega knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Andres Hernandez.
27.10
Juan-Carlos Zamora flicks a high pass forward to Ivan Ramos who brings the ball under control. Ivan Ramos whips in a cross ball towards Eduardo Hernandez. Eduardo Hernandez jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
28.48
Andres Helguera flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Hernandez collects the pass. Eduardo Hernandez shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
30.12
Marcos Andres threads the ball through to Hugo Ortega. Hugo Ortega finds some space and shoots from distance. Daniel Blanco effortlessly gets down and covers it.
34.54
Marcos Andres flicks a high pass forward to Hugo Ortega who brings the ball under control. Hugo Ortega shoots from 20 yards but somehow Daniel Blanco manages to keep it out.
40.01
Enrique Molowny catches Francisco Velasco on the ankles. The referee calls over Enrique Molowny and shows him a yellow card! Francisco Velasco carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Albacete Balompie appear unchanged since the first half. Racing Santander also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Racing Santander kick off and get the second half underway!
48.04
Marcos Andres comes in with a late challenge on Roberto Herrero. The referee calls over Marcos Andres and shows him a yellow card! Roberto Herrero runs off the knock.
59.10
Francisco Serrano knocks the ball to his team mate, Marcos Andres. Marcos Andres decides to run forward with the ball. Marcos Andres threads the ball through into the box. Daniel Antunes clumsily knocks into Hugo Ortega. Hugo Ortega appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
60.04
Albacete Balompie have made a substitution with David Van Der Meyde replacing Marcos Pirri .Racing Santander have made 2 substitutions with Edmundo Cruz replacing Francisco Serrano and Eugenio Hidalgo replacing Ivan Ramos .
61.12
Albert Roman hacks Aron Redeker from behind! Albert Roman is warned by the referee! Aron Redeker gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
67.00
Andres Marin knocks the ball to his team mate, Adolfo Camacho. Adolfo Camacho makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Aron Redeker. Aron Redeker shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
69.08
Marcos Andres kicks a strong pass forward to Eduardo Hernandez. Eduardo Hernandez shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Daniel Blanco smothers it!
73.22
David Van Der Meyde passes the ball forward to Aron Redeker. Aron Redeker runs straight at the defence! Aron Redeker takes a shot at goal. Eduardo Ramos is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
78.35
Juan-Carlos Zamora threads a neat ball through to Eugenio Hidalgo. Eugenio Hidalgo tries a spectacular long range effort but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
90.00
Aron Redeker hacks Edmundo Cruz from behind! The referee calls over Aron Redeker and shows him a yellow card! Edmundo Cruz stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
1
5
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
36.5%
63.5%
Play Area
33.3%
44.4%
22.2%

Scorers

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Daniel Blanco of Albacete Balompie

Match Ratings