Match Report


Racing SantanderRacing Santander     SalamancaSalamanca
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Alejandro BravoA. Bravo68
G
1captain
G
65Wes LawrenceW. Lawrence
Ernesto DuranE. Duran62
D
captain2
D
67Steve CraddockS. Craddock
Romero P. MartinezR. Martinez60
D
3
D
51Muller FreyM. Frey
Romero P. MarquitosR. Marquitos60
D
4
D
50Stefan KlimekS. Klimek
Gregorio ZamoraG. Zamora76
M
5
D
50Daniel MarinD. Marin
Enrique VidalE. Vidal65
M
6
M
66Warren ForbesW. Forbes
Gregorio Guerrero LopezG. Guerrero Lopez53
M
7
M
63Tom van VeenT. van Veen
Adolfo SuarezA. Suarez53
M
8
A
66Diogo PinheiroD. Pinheiro
Hugo FarinosH. Farinos50
M
9
A
64Pedro GarciaP. Garcia
Victor DiezV. Diez65
A
10
A
62Stanley BanksS. Banks
Romero P. OrtegaR. Ortega55
A
11
A
61Miguel GonzalezM. Gonzalez
 
Alfred de RuiterA. de Ruiter54
G
12
M
62Alfredo VergesA. Verges
Antonio LimaA. Lima54
A
13
G
59Mathias FerrereM. Ferrere
Francisco ButraguenoF. Butragueno52
A
14
M
54Uwe WalterU. Walter

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at El Sardinero where Racing Santander play host to Salamanca. A crowd of 8,987 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Racing Santander are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Salamanca appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Gabriel Zubizarreta.


0.00
Salamanca start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.48
Pedro Garcia sees a break and surges forward. Pedro Garcia controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
14.16
Warren Forbes comes in with a late challenge on Victor Diez. The referee calls over Warren Forbes and shows him a yellow card! Victor Diez stretches but gets up unharmed.
16.55
Tom van Veen passes the ball forward to Diogo Pinheiro. Diogo Pinheiro passes the ball forward but Pedro Garcia is offside!
32.03
Tom van Veen changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Tom van Veen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Diogo Pinheiro but the linesman indicates offside!
33.42
Seeing a gap ahead, Tom van Veen plays the ball forward to Warren Forbes. Warren Forbes plays the ball forward to Stanley Banks. Stanley Banks lofts in a cross ball towards Miguel Gonzalez. Miguel Gonzalez gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it's a lousy effort!
34.32
Tom van Veen passes the ball forward to Miguel Gonzalez. Miguel Gonzalez whips in a cross ball towards Stanley Banks. Stanley Banks powers a header at goal. Alejandro Bravo punches it away to safety.
36.04
Warren Forbes clumsily knocks into Hugo Farinos. Warren Forbes is given a warning by the referee! Hugo Farinos stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.55
Daniel Marin threads a neat ball through to Tom van Veen. Tom van Veen makes a probing pass to Warren Forbes. Warren Forbes whips in a cross ball towards Tom van Veen. Tom van Veen finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
42.16
Enrique Vidal chips the ball to his team mate, Romero P. Ortega. Romero P. Ortega cuts inside the box! Romero P. Ortega takes a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Racing Santander!
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. Salamanca also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Racing Santander start the second half!
60.56
Racing Santander have made 3 substitutions with Alfred de Ruiter replacing Hugo Farinos, Antonio Lima replacing Enrique Vidal and Francisco Butragueno replacing Romero P. Ortega .
63.46
Stefan Klimek flicks a high pass forward. Tom van Veen controls it well on his chest. Tom van Veen flicks a high pass forward. Diogo Pinheiro controls it well on his chest. Diogo Pinheiro lofts in a cross ball towards Stanley Banks. Stanley Banks connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
66.35
Tom van Veen flicks a high pass forward. Stanley Banks holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stanley Banks rushes past Ernesto Duran! Stanley Banks cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
71.19
Tom van Veen flicks a high pass forward. Stanley Banks controls it well on his chest. Stanley Banks knocks in a cross ball towards Miguel Gonzalez. With a superhuman jump, Miguel Gonzalez connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
79.19
Tom van Veen threads the ball through to Stanley Banks. Stanley Banks shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent save!
83.00
Tom van Veen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Diogo Pinheiro. Diogo Pinheiro whips in a cross ball towards Stanley Banks. Stanley Banks powers a header at goal. It's there!! Alejandro Bravo has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
87.08
With imagination, Alfred de Ruiter plays the ball forward to Francisco Butragueno. Francisco Butragueno knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Warren Forbes.
89.52
With great vision, Tom van Veen plays the ball forward to Pedro Garcia. Pedro Garcia knocks in a cross ball towards Stanley Banks. Stanley Banks gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Alejandro Bravo manages to gather it effortlessly.
90.00
Warren Forbes sees a break and surges forward. Warren Forbes lofts in a cross ball towards Miguel Gonzalez. Miguel Gonzalez gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Racing Santander

Salamanca
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
1
7
Shots off Target
0
4
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
28.1%
71.9%
Play Area
28.1%
45.3%
26.6%

Scorers
Romero P. Ortega 42
Miguel Gonzalez 71
Stanley Banks 83

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Stanley Banks of Salamanca

Match Ratings