Match Report


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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Francisco de la Hera where Extremadura UD play host to Racing Santander. A crowd of 19,903 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Extremadura UD 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 Gregorio Nieto.


0.00
The whistle blows and Extremadura UD kick off!
2.41
Jon Nordqvist hits a low pass to Eugenio José Mari. Eugenio José Mari knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.11
Rodolfo Marcelino makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Adolfo Cabrera. Adolfo Cabrera knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ivan Moreno.
9.52
David Locatelli knocks the ball to his team mate, Pablo Vazquez. Pablo Vazquez whips in a cross ball towards Martin Crespo. Martin Crespo powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
14.01
Ivan Segarra flicks a high pass forward. Carlos Cabrera holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Carlos Cabrera flicks a high pass forward to Eugenio José Mari who brings the ball under control. Eugenio José Mari knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
15.39
Ivo Vercammen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martin Crespo. Martin Crespo finds some space and shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
16.33
Ricardo Mendez pushes mid-way up the pitch. Ricardo Mendez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martin Crespo. Martin Crespo tries a spectacular long range effort but slams it into the crowd!
20.07
Ivan Moreno kicks a strong pass forward to Pablo Vazquez. Pablo Vazquez flicks a high pass forward. Carlos Ferrer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Carlos Ferrer advances inside the box! Carlos Ferrer shoots from just inside the box but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
24.32
Carlos Cabrera clumsily knocks into Martin Crespo. The referee warns Carlos Cabrera to calm down! Martin Crespo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.06
Carlos Cabrera knocks the ball forward to Adolfo Cabrera. Adolfo Cabrera flicks a high ball forward to Juan-Carlos Alonso who takes it down. Juan-Carlos Alonso runs straight at the defence! Juan-Carlos Alonso side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
34.49
Juan-Carlos Pardo sees space and advances. Juan-Carlos Pardo knocks in a cross ball towards Carlos Ferrer. Carlos Ferrer beats his man to it with a header. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Extremadura UD!
39.29
Carlos Pastor hacks David Domoraud from behind! The referee warns Carlos Pastor to calm down! David Domoraud stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Extremadura UD 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
The second half starts with Racing Santander kicking off!
51.23
Carlos Pastor sees Juan-Carlos Alonso in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Juan-Carlos Alonso whips in a cross ball towards Eugenio José Mari. Eugenio José Mari powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
55.31
Ivan Moreno threads a neat ball through to David Domoraud. David Domoraud makes a probing pass to Juan-Carlos Pardo. Juan-Carlos Pardo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ivan Segarra.
57.03
Jon Nordqvist makes a probing pass to Andres Carmona. Andres Carmona controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Juan-Carlos Alonso. Juan-Carlos Alonso sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Hugo Zubizarreta is on top of it.
59.31
David Locatelli makes a simple pass to Carlos Ferrer. Carlos Ferrer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Crespo but he's offside!
60.40
Racing Santander have made a substitution with Rubén Fernandez replacing Ivan Segarra .
61.43
Rubén Fernandez threads the ball through to Jon Nordqvist. Jon Nordqvist makes a beautiful solo run. Jon Nordqvist knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
63.34
Ivo Vercammen hacks Carlos Pastor from behind! The referee calls over Ivo Vercammen and warns him to calm down! Carlos Pastor carries on, but is struggling a bit.
65.33
Carlos Cabrera flicks the ball to his team mate, Carlos Pastor. Carlos Pastor runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Carlos Pastor lofts in a cross ball towards Eugenio José Mari. Eugenio José Mari connects with a diving header. The shot is on target but blocked by Jose Garrido. That should have been a goal!
71.14
Martin Crespo flicks a high pass forward. Juan-Carlos Pardo collects the pass. Juan-Carlos Pardo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dion Defoe who gathers it comfortably.
75.50
Rubén Fernandez hits a low pass to Jon Nordqvist. Jon Nordqvist advances with the ball. Jon Nordqvist plays a one-two with Juan-Carlos Alonso and advances towards the goal... Jon Nordqvist makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it's well over the bar!
77.44
Racing Santander have made a substitution with Alfred Edwards replacing Juan-Carlos Alonso .
78.48
David Domoraud makes a beautiful solo run. David Domoraud cuts inside the box! David Domoraud rockets a shot on goal but it flies just off target!
79.02
Ivo Vercammen threads a neat ball through to David Locatelli. David Locatelli makes a simple pass to Martin Crespo. Martin Crespo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Carlos Cabrera.
83.50
Rubén Fernandez knocks the ball to his team mate, Eugenio José Mari. Eugenio José Mari plays the ball forward to Adolfo Cabrera. Adolfo Cabrera shoots from 20 yards. Solid save from Hugo Zubizarreta.
84.23
With great vision, Carlos Cabrera plays the ball forward to Carlos Pastor. Carlos Pastor flicks a high pass forward. Alfred Edwards holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alfred Edwards lofts in a cross ball towards Eugenio José Mari. Eugenio José Mari gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Eugenio José Mari scores for Racing Santander!!
89.21
Carlos Pastor kicks a strong pass forward to Adolfo Cabrera. Adolfo Cabrera sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
2
6
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.9%
53.1%
Play Area
30.9%
42%
27.2%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eugenio José Mari of Racing Santander

Match Ratings
1.Hugo Zubizarreta (GK)
7
2.Ricardo Mendez (DEF)
6
3.Ivan Moreno (DEF)
6
4.Ivo Vercammen (DEF)
6
5.Jose Garrido (DEF)
6
6.David Locatelli (MID)
7
7.David Domoraud (MID)
7
8.Pablo Vazquez (MID)
6
9.Juan-Carlos Pardo (ATT)
7
10.Carlos Ferrer (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Martin Crespo (ATT)
6
 
12.Rodolfo Carmona (GK)
0
13.Guillermo Roman (MID)
0
14.Victor Andres (ATT)
0

1.Dion Defoe (GK)
6
2.Martin Rico (DEF)
6
3.Carlos Cabrera (DEF)
6
4.Ivan Segarra (DEF)
6
5.Rodolfo Marcelino (MID)
6
6.Carlos Pastor (MID)
7
7.Jon Nordqvist (MID)
7
8.Andres Carmona (MID)
6
9.Adolfo Cabrera (ATT)
6
10.Eugenio José Mari (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Juan-Carlos Alonso (ATT)
7
 
12.Alfred Edwards (ATT)
6
13.Rubén Fernandez (DEF)
6
14.Yann André (MID)
0