Match Report


MurciaMurcia     Racing SantanderRacing Santander
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Alejandro GentoA. Gento52
G
1
G
68Alejandro BravoA. Bravo
Aziz MermetA. Mermet71
D
2captain
D
62Ernesto DuranE. Duran
Sebastian GentoS. Gento69
D
3
D
60Romero P. MartinezR. Martinez
Martin José MariM. José Mari69
D
captain4
D
60Romero P. MarquitosR. Marquitos
Billy MyersB. Myers59
D
5
M
76Gregorio ZamoraG. Zamora
Henry BosveltH. Bosvelt65
M
6
M
65Enrique VidalE. Vidal
Houssin ElhamdaouiH. Elhamdaoui61
M
7
M
53Gregorio Guerrero LopezG. Guerrero Lopez
Carlos MedinaC. Medina54
M
8
M
53Adolfo SuarezA. Suarez
Jose Javier GentoJ. Gento63
A
9
M
50Hugo FarinosH. Farinos
Felipe SanchezF. Sanchez62
A
10
A
65Victor DiezV. Diez
Felipe HidalgoF. Hidalgo54
A
11
A
58Marcos CanoM. Cano
 
Alfredo MoyaA. Moya58
D
12
A
55Romero P. OrtegaR. Ortega
Reinier LindenberghR. Lindenbergh53
A
13
G
54Alfred de RuiterA. de Ruiter
Frederico ReyesF. Reyes52
M
14
A
54Antonio LimaA. Lima

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at La Condomina where Murcia play host to Racing Santander. A crowd of 9,138 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Murcia are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Racing Santander appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Gabriel Zubizarreta.


0.00
Murcia kick off and get the first half underway!
3.01
Billy Myers threads a neat ball through to Houssin Elhamdaoui. Houssin Elhamdaoui advances with the ball. Houssin Elhamdaoui controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Jose Javier Gento through on goal. Jose Javier Gento cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is shockingly off target!
4.24
Martin José Mari flicks the ball to his team mate, Houssin Elhamdaoui. Houssin Elhamdaoui chips the ball to his team mate, Felipe Sanchez. Felipe Sanchez puts a great ball through but Jose Javier Gento is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
12.40
Felipe Sanchez clumsily knocks into Romero P. Marquitos. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Romero P. Marquitos stretches but gets up unharmed.
24.30
Martin José Mari hoofs the ball up the pitch. Felipe Sanchez threads the ball through into the box. Jose Javier Gento looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It's miles wide!
27.35
Henry Bosvelt deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Felipe Hidalgo. Felipe Hidalgo skips past Adolfo Suarez! Felipe Hidalgo looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It's there!! Alejandro Bravo has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
32.07
Houssin Elhamdaoui passes the ball forward to Felipe Sanchez. Felipe Sanchez runs straight at the defence! Felipe Sanchez muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It's there!! Alejandro Bravo has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
39.06
Billy Myers makes a strong solo run forward. Billy Myers chips the ball to his team mate, Felipe Hidalgo. Felipe Hidalgo edges inside the box! Felipe Hidalgo muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Romero P. Martinez.
45.00
Adolfo Suarez sees a break and surges forward. Adolfo Suarez whips in a cross ball towards Marcos Cano. Marcos Cano jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Murcia appear unchanged since the first half. Racing Santander also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Racing Santander kick off the second half!
53.56
Victor Diez clumsily knocks into Sebastian Gento. The referee calls over Victor Diez and shows him a yellow card! Sebastian Gento hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.13
Henry Bosvelt threads a neat ball through to Jose Javier Gento. Jose Javier Gento knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.01
Jose Javier Gento hacks Romero P. Martinez from behind! The referee calls over Jose Javier Gento and warns him to calm down! Romero P. Martinez runs off the knock.
60.07
Racing Santander have made a substitution with Alfred de Ruiter replacing Enrique Vidal .
69.54
Jose Javier Gento deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Felipe Hidalgo. Felipe Hidalgo plays a scrappy one-two with Jose Javier Gento and stumbles forward towards the goal... Felipe Hidalgo makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Alejandro Bravo smothers it!
72.16
Seeing a gap ahead, Martin José Mari plays the ball forward to Jose Javier Gento. Jose Javier Gento controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
73.27
Henry Bosvelt flicks a high pass forward. Felipe Hidalgo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Felipe Hidalgo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.43
Houssin Elhamdaoui passes the ball forward to Felipe Sanchez. Felipe Sanchez threads the ball through to Jose Javier Gento. Jose Javier Gento knocks in a cross ball towards Felipe Sanchez. Felipe Sanchez connects with a diving header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
83.41
Marcos Cano hacks Sebastian Gento from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Sebastian Gento runs off the knock.
85.04
Felipe Hidalgo flicks a high pass forward. Jose Javier Gento holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jose Javier Gento shoots from 20 yards. Alejandro Bravo gets down and covers it.
87.58
Murcia are in full control of this game.
89.34
Carlos Medina barges into Alfred de Ruiter. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alfred de Ruiter runs off the knock.
90.00
Martin José Mari deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose Javier Gento. Jose Javier Gento threads the ball through to Felipe Sanchez. Felipe Sanchez shoots from outside the area but Alejandro Bravo reads it well. Fabulous stop!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Murcia

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

Possession
67.1%
32.9%
Play Area
22.8%
44.3%
32.9%

Scorers
Felipe Hidalgo 27
Felipe Sanchez 32, 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Felipe Sanchez of Murcia

Match Ratings