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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at El Sardinero where Racing Santander play host to Barcelona. A crowd of 18,520 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Racing Santander and Barcelona are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Racing Santander and Barcelona are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Barcelona get the match underway!
2.12
0-0Samir Lange clumsily knocks into Tobias Thielemann. Samir Lange is given a warning by the referee! Tobias Thielemann carries on, but is struggling a bit.
10.48
0-0Samir Lange deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Frederico Morales. Frederico Morales knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.43
0-0Tobias Thielemann makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Benjamín Leiva. Benjamín Leiva plays a perfect one-two with Tomasz Lubanski and rushes in on goal... Benjamín Leiva cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
21.53
Peter Christie knocks the ball forward to Tomasz Lubanski. Tomasz Lubanski chips the ball to his team mate, Benjamín Leiva. Benjamín Leiva rockets a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Ricardo Marquitos!
24.15
1-0Samir Lange knocks the ball forward to Malte Richter. Malte Richter goes all the way! Malte Richter makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Malte Richter!
27.32
1-0Ivan Westwood powers a long ball forward. Benjamín Leiva tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
33.12
1-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
40.28
Mathias Allback boots it upfield. Benjamín Leiva shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
Mathias Allback controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fernando Camacho. Fernando Camacho flicks the ball to his team mate, Benjamín Leiva. Benjamín Leiva shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Racing Santander start the second half!
47.30
Peter Christie threads the ball through to Benjamín Leiva. Benjamín Leiva knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ricardo Marquitos who gathers it comfortably.
49.07
Andre Matthijs passes the ball forward to Peter Christie. Peter Christie passes the ball forward to Benjamín Leiva. Benjamín Leiva knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Michael Maximiano.
55.46
Alberto Rodriguez makes a probing pass to Ernesto Pascual. Ernesto Pascual makes a beautiful solo run. Ernesto Pascual lofts in a cross ball towards Malte Richter. Malte Richter directs the ball goalwards with his head but Nunzio De Cesare is on top of it.
66.16
Fernando Camacho sees a break and surges forward. Fernando Camacho knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.19
Antonio Rodriquez knocks the ball forward to Ernesto Pascual. Ernesto Pascual controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Frederico Morales. Frederico Morales controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
77.23
Mauricio Delgado chips the ball to his team mate, Malte Richter. Malte Richter shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
79.30
2-0Alberto Rodriguez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Samir Lange. Samir Lange chips the ball to his team mate, Malte Richter. Malte Richter makes a probing pass to Frederico Morales but he's offside!
90.00
Andre Matthijs kicks a strong pass forward to Tobias Thielemann. Tobias Thielemann makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Benjamín Leiva. Benjamín Leiva tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
42.7%
57.3%
Play Area
29.3%
45.1%
25.6%
Scorers