Match Report


Racing SantanderRacing Santander     Real Betis BalompiéReal Betis Balompié
Peter ØstergaardPeter Østergaard Alex Samson Alex Samson
Dion DefoeD. Defoe77
G
1
G
75Gregorio ZamoraG. Zamora
Martin RicoM. Rico71
D
2
D
77Aaron BeelenkampA. Beelenkamp
Carlos CabreraC. Cabrera74
D
3
D
77Ronald Van Der PennenR. Van Der Pennen
Ivan SegarraI. Segarra72
D
4
D
78Vitor CarvalhoV. Carvalho
Rodolfo MarcelinoR. Marcelino74
M
5captain
M
87Sebastian MedinaS. Medina
Carlos PastorC. Pastor81
M
6
M
78Winston VarkevisserW. Varkevisser
Linus BierhoffL. Bierhoff77
M
captain7
M
80Roberto FavalliR. Favalli
Andres CarmonaA. Carmona73
M
8
M
78Arek RzasaA. Rzasa
Adolfo CabreraA. Cabrera65
A
9
A
81Callum GoughC. Gough
Eugenio José MariE. José Mari74
A
10
A
78Zbigniew IwanZ. Iwan
Juan-Carlos AlonsoJ. Alonso73
A
11
A
86Carl InceC. Ince
 
Jon NordqvistJ. Nordqvist60
M
12
D
74Casey EvansC. Evans
Marchanno OpschoorM. Opschoor63
D
13
M
77Anthony RufusA. Rufus
Shoji TakahashiS. Takahashi57
A
14
A
82Richard RizzoR. Rizzo

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at El Sardinero where Racing Santander play host to Real Betis Balompié. A crowd of 19,974 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Racing Santander and Real Betis Balompié are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Fernando Calvo.


0.00
Racing Santander start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.55
Adolfo Cabrera controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eugenio José Mari. Eugenio José Mari shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Racing Santander!
8.41
Rodolfo Marcelino sees Linus Bierhoff in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Linus Bierhoff takes it forward alone. Linus Bierhoff shoots from 20 yards but it flies just wide!
9.37
Zbigniew Iwan clumsily knocks into Linus Bierhoff. Zbigniew Iwan is warned by the referee! Linus Bierhoff hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
14.38
Callum Gough kicks a strong pass forward to Carl Ince. Carl Ince lofts in a cross ball towards Zbigniew Iwan. Zbigniew Iwan jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but Dion Defoe is on top of it.
20.05
Sebastian Medina deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Arek Rzasa. Arek Rzasa knocks in a cross ball towards Carl Ince. Carl Ince beats his man to it with a header but somehow Dion Defoe manages to keep it out.
26.00
Adolfo Cabrera chips the ball to his team mate, Eugenio José Mari. Eugenio José Mari knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.14
Roberto Favalli chips the ball to his team mate, Zbigniew Iwan. Zbigniew Iwan puts a great ball through. Callum Gough runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
28.10
Linus Bierhoff flicks the ball to his team mate, Juan-Carlos Alonso. Juan-Carlos Alonso tries a spectacular long range effort his aim is horrendously poor!
33.56
Linus Bierhoff hacks Winston Varkevisser from behind! Linus Bierhoff is shown the yellow card! Winston Varkevisser hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
39.10
Martin Rico flicks a high pass forward to Adolfo Cabrera who brings the ball under control. Adolfo Cabrera knocks the ball to his team mate, Juan-Carlos Alonso. Juan-Carlos Alonso comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out. What a cracker!! Gregorio Zamora had no chance!! Goal for Racing Santander!
42.20
Sebastian Medina flicks a high pass forward. Winston Varkevisser holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Winston Varkevisser sees Zbigniew Iwan in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Zbigniew Iwan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.37
Rodolfo Marcelino threads a neat ball through to Juan-Carlos Alonso. Juan-Carlos Alonso plays a quick one-two with Eugenio José Mari and rushes in on goal... Juan-Carlos Alonso rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Racing Santander appear unchanged since the first half. Real Betis Balompié have changed their lineup with Richard Rizzo replacing Zbigniew Iwan. The Real Betis Balompié players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Real Betis Balompié kick off the second half!
48.34
Arek Rzasa makes an attacking run forward. Arek Rzasa shoots from long range. Fantastic reaction save from Dion Defoe!
53.00
Carlos Pastor flicks the ball to his team mate, Juan-Carlos Alonso. Juan-Carlos Alonso knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gregorio Zamora who gathers it comfortably.
54.15
Ronald Van Der Pennen clumsily knocks into Juan-Carlos Alonso. Ronald Van Der Pennen is warned by the referee! Juan-Carlos Alonso hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.57
Rodolfo Marcelino hacks Arek Rzasa from behind! Rodolfo Marcelino is shown the yellow card! Arek Rzasa stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.18
Racing Santander have made a substitution with Shoji Takahashi replacing Adolfo Cabrera .Real Betis Balompié have made a substitution with Anthony Rufus replacing Arek Rzasa .
61.26
Carlos Pastor knocks the ball forward to Shoji Takahashi. Shoji Takahashi lofts in a cross ball towards Juan-Carlos Alonso. Juan-Carlos Alonso outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it slams into the crowd!
71.29
Ronald Van Der Pennen darts forward. Ronald Van Der Pennen flicks a high pass forward. Callum Gough controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Callum Gough looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It's there!! Dion Defoe has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
75.24
Ivan Segarra flicks a high pass forward. Carlos Pastor collects the pass. Carlos Pastor knocks the ball forward to Eugenio José Mari. Eugenio José Mari controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Gregorio Zamora smothers it!
77.35
Racing Santander have made 2 substitutions with Jon Nordqvist replacing Carlos Pastor and Marchanno Opschoor replacing Ivan Segarra .Real Betis Balompié have made a substitution with Casey Evans replacing Ronald Van Der Pennen .
81.49
Roberto Favalli hits a low pass to Richard Rizzo. Richard Rizzo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carl Ince but he's offside!
83.41
Sebastian Medina controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Winston Varkevisser. Winston Varkevisser whips in a cross ball towards Carl Ince. Carl Ince makes a deft header but it goes wide for a goal kick.
89.57
Roberto Favalli chips the ball to his team mate, Winston Varkevisser. Winston Varkevisser chips the ball to his team mate, Anthony Rufus. Anthony Rufus strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
90.00
Anthony Rufus flicks the ball to his team mate, Carl Ince. Carl Ince plays a one-two with Richard Rizzo and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Carl Ince provides some space. He shoots at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Racing Santander

Real Betis Balompié
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.5%
47.5%
Play Area
32.2%
45.8%
22%

Scorers
Eugenio José Mari 3
Juan-Carlos Alonso 39
Callum Gough 71

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Callum Gough of Real Betis Balompié

Match Ratings