Match Report


NumanciaNumancia     Racing SantanderRacing Santander
Ben CouchBen Couch Peter Østergaard Peter Østergaard
Frederico DelgadoF. Delgado84
G
1
G
77Dion DefoeD. Defoe
Itaru OkamotoI. Okamoto83
D
2
D
71Martin RicoM. Rico
Cristi DobosC. Dobos80
D
captain3
D
74Carlos CabreraC. Cabrera
Sebastian VazquezS. Vazquez76
D
4
D
72Ivan SegarraI. Segarra
Hugo PichichiH. Pichichi82
D
5
M
74Rodolfo MarcelinoR. Marcelino
Egutu KanuE. Kanu87
M
6
M
81Carlos PastorC. Pastor
Leonardo IzquierdoL. Izquierdo89
M
7captain
M
77Linus BierhoffL. Bierhoff
Raimond HumanR. Human81
M
8
M
73Andres CarmonaA. Carmona
Rodolfo Del SolR. Del Sol86
A
9
A
65Adolfo CabreraA. Cabrera
Mohammed AppiahM. Appiah82
A
10
A
74Eugenio José MariE. José Mari
Stephan BertrandS. Bertrand84
A
11
A
72Juan-Carlos AlonsoJ. Alonso
 
Benoit CassanoB. Cassano77
A
12
M
60Jon NordqvistJ. Nordqvist
Carlos MerinoC. Merino84
M
13
D
57Tom LindenberghT. Lindenbergh
Dries VenemaD. Venema81
A
14
A
45Alfred EdwardsA. Edwards

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Nuevo Los Pajaritos where Numancia play host to Racing Santander. A crowd of 19,024 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Numancia 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 Jose Cortes.


0.00
Racing Santander start the match!
3.42
Raimond Human deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rodolfo Del Sol. Rodolfo Del Sol sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
6.18
Leonardo Izquierdo kicks a strong pass forward to Stephan Bertrand. Stephan Bertrand finds some space and shoots from distance. Dion Defoe gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
8.03
Egutu Kanu makes a probing pass to Rodolfo Del Sol. Rodolfo Del Sol shoots from outside the area. Fantastic reaction save from Dion Defoe!
9.48
Stephan Bertrand takes it forward alone. Stephan Bertrand shoots from long range. What a cracker!! Dion Defoe had no chance!! Goal for Numancia!
12.47
With wonderful imagination, Itaru Okamoto laces a through ball forward to Leonardo Izquierdo. Leonardo Izquierdo makes an attacking run forward. Leonardo Izquierdo tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
15.33
Egutu Kanu flicks a high pass forward. Mohammed Appiah holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mohammed Appiah shoots from long range. Dion Defoe gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
16.12
Ivan Segarra kicks a strong pass forward to Carlos Pastor. Carlos Pastor changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Carlos Pastor tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
20.54
Linus Bierhoff flicks a high ball forward to Adolfo Cabrera who takes it down. Adolfo Cabrera makes a pass forward but Eugenio José Mari makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
21.27
Leonardo Izquierdo flicks a high pass forward. Egutu Kanu collects the pass. Egutu Kanu threads a neat ball through to Stephan Bertrand. Stephan Bertrand shoots from long range. Solid save from Dion Defoe.
33.42
Andres Carmona controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Juan-Carlos Alonso. Juan-Carlos Alonso knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Frederico Delgado who gathers it comfortably.
36.12
Hugo Pichichi surges forward with the ball. With vision, Hugo Pichichi laces a weighted ball forward to Stephan Bertrand. Stephan Bertrand tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
40.25
Carlos Pastor knocks the ball forward to Adolfo Cabrera. Adolfo Cabrera whips in a cross ball towards Juan-Carlos Alonso. Juan-Carlos Alonso is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it rises well off target!
44.16
Cristi Dobos makes a strong solo run forward. Cristi Dobos kicks a strong pass forward to Mohammed Appiah. Mohammed Appiah shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Numancia 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
Numancia kick off!
47.28
Egutu Kanu makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Raimond Human. Raimond Human sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
51.23
With imagination, Cristi Dobos picks a pass forward to Itaru Okamoto. Itaru Okamoto makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Egutu Kanu. Egutu Kanu lofts in a cross ball towards Mohammed Appiah. Mohammed Appiah beats his man to it with a header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
61.18
Raimond Human flicks a high pass forward. Rodolfo Del Sol holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rodolfo Del Sol finds some space and shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
71.46
Rodolfo Marcelino hits a low pass to Juan-Carlos Alonso. Juan-Carlos Alonso whips in a cross ball towards Adolfo Cabrera. With a superhuman jump, Adolfo Cabrera connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
75.51
Leonardo Izquierdo knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephan Bertrand. Stephan Bertrand knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dion Defoe who gathers it comfortably.
77.58
Racing Santander have made 3 substitutions with Jon Nordqvist replacing Carlos Pastor, Tom Lindenbergh replacing Martin Rico and Alfred Edwards replacing Juan-Carlos Alonso .
78.64
Jon Nordqvist hacks Sebastian Vazquez from behind! The referee brings Jon Nordqvist to one side and gives him a warning! Sebastian Vazquez stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.38
Jon Nordqvist brings the ball forward. Jon Nordqvist knocks in a cross ball towards Adolfo Cabrera. Adolfo Cabrera makes a convincing header but it flies wide!
90.00
Rodolfo Marcelino makes a probing pass to Alfred Edwards. Alfred Edwards knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Numancia

Racing Santander
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
7
1
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
60.3%
39.7%
Play Area
27.4%
46.6%
26%

Scorers
Stephan Bertrand 9
Mohammed Appiah 51
Adolfo Cabrera 71

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Stephan Bertrand of Numancia

Match Ratings
1.Frederico Delgado (GK)
6
2.Itaru Okamoto (DEF)
6
3.Cristi Dobos (DEF)
7
4.Sebastian Vazquez (DEF)
6
5.Hugo Pichichi (DEF)
6
6.Egutu Kanu (MID)
8
7.Leonardo Izquierdo (MID)
7
8.Raimond Human (MID)
6
9.Rodolfo Del Sol (ATT)
6
10.Mohammed Appiah (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Stephan Bertrand (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Benoit Cassano (ATT)
0
13.Carlos Merino (MID)
0
14.Dries Venema (ATT)
0

1.Dion Defoe (GK)
8
2.Martin Rico (DEF)
6
3.Carlos Cabrera (DEF)
6
4.Ivan Segarra (DEF)
6
5.Rodolfo Marcelino (MID)
6
6.Carlos Pastor (MID)
6
7.Linus Bierhoff (MID)
6
8.Andres Carmona (MID)
6
9.Adolfo Cabrera (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Eugenio José Mari (ATT)
6
11.Juan-Carlos Alonso (ATT)
6
 
12.Jon Nordqvist (MID)
6
13.Tom Lindenbergh (DEF)
6
14.Alfred Edwards (ATT)
6