Match Report


Albacete BalompieAlbacete Balompie     Racing SantanderRacing Santander
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Francisco IglesiasF. Iglesias52
G
1
G
67Jšrg Van WijkerJ. Wijker
Ivan GonzalezI. Gonzalez67
D
2captain
D
68Ferry Van FessemF. Van Fessem
Luis RamirezL. Ramirez66
D
captain3
D
61Alan BaileyA. Bailey
Jose HernandezJ. Hernandez63
D
4
D
59Victor VicenteV. Vicente
Stanislas PerronS. Perron60
D
5
M
76Albert MarcosA. Marcos
Victor LozanoV. Lozano62
M
6
M
64Roberto GentoR. Gento
Alfredo MarcelinoA. Marcelino57
M
7
M
61Victor SaezV. Saez
Miguel CruzM. Cruz57
A
8
M
60Willy KerhuielW. Kerhuiel
Tommaso ZolaT. Zola48
A
9
M
57Rafael VergesR. Verges
Adriano FilippiA. Filippi46
A
10
A
65Mirko BonfiglioM. Bonfiglio
Julian MoyaJ. Moya44
A
11
A
54Rui PinheiroR. Pinheiro
 
Guillermo GentoG. Gento58
D
12
A
53Francisco MorenoF. Moreno
Ricardo RomeroR. Romero54
M
13
D
52Jacob ProctorJ. Proctor
Juan-Carlos CarcedoJ. Carcedo52
D
14
A
50Scott SounessS. Souness

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Carlos Belmonte where Albacete Balompie play host to Racing Santander. A crowd of 8,878 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Albacete Balompie are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Racing Santander appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Sebasti‡n  Garrido.


0.00
Albacete Balompie get the match underway!
4.04
Rafael Verges flicks a high pass forward. Mirko Bonfiglio holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mirko Bonfiglio knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jose Hernandez.
6.46
Albert Marcos brings the ball forward. Albert Marcos shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
8.07
Victor Lozano flicks a high pass forward. Adriano Filippi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Adriano Filippi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alan Bailey.
9.53
Victor Vicente catches Miguel Cruz on the ankles. The referee calls over Victor Vicente and warns him to calm down! Miguel Cruz stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.07
Jose Hernandez barges into Mirko Bonfiglio. The referee warns Jose Hernandez to calm down! Mirko Bonfiglio runs off the knock.
12.59
Ivan Gonzalez flicks a high pass forward. Victor Lozano controls it well on his chest. Victor Lozano threads the ball through to Miguel Cruz. Miguel Cruz finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
15.35
Willy Kerhuiel passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Rui Pinheiro. Rui Pinheiro shoots from long range but is denied by Francisco Iglesias. Excellent save.
16.02
Alfredo Marcelino passes the ball forward to Miguel Cruz. Miguel Cruz shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
20.39
Alfredo Marcelino kicks a strong pass forward to Julian Moya. Julian Moya lofts in a cross ball towards Tommaso Zola. Tommaso Zola is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
22.18
Willy Kerhuiel flicks a high pass forward. Rui Pinheiro collects the pass. Rui Pinheiro sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Francisco Iglesias.
27.12
Victor Lozano clumsily knocks into Roberto Gento. The referee calls over Victor Lozano and warns him to calm down! Roberto Gento stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.13
Alfredo Marcelino deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Julian Moya. Julian Moya knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.09
Roberto Gento deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rui Pinheiro. Rui Pinheiro shoots from 20 yards but it's a woeful effort!
33.22
Jose Hernandez sees space and advances. Jose Hernandez takes it forward alone. Jose Hernandez shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
36.13
Victor Saez sees space and advances. Victor Saez knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Rui Pinheiro is offside!
40.17
Albert Marcos makes an attacking run forward. Albert Marcos cuts inside the box! Albert Marcos side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Albacete Balompie appear unchanged since the first half. Racing Santander also appear unchanged since the first half. The Albacete Balompie players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Racing Santander kick off the second half!
47.08
Rafael Verges controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mirko Bonfiglio. Mirko Bonfiglio runs straight at the defence! Mirko Bonfiglio takes a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
48.52
Willy Kerhuiel barges into Alfredo Marcelino. Willy Kerhuiel is shown the yellow card! Alfredo Marcelino hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
51.07
Alan Bailey hacks Miguel Cruz from behind! Alan Bailey is given a warning by the referee! Miguel Cruz grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
53.54
Jose Hernandez passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Victor Lozano. Victor Lozano deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Julian Moya. Julian Moya knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.55
Jose Hernandez passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Alfredo Marcelino. Alfredo Marcelino controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tommaso Zola. Tommaso Zola tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Jšrg Van Wijker smothers it!
55.46
Alfredo Marcelino knocks the ball to his team mate, Adriano Filippi. Adriano Filippi plays a quick one-two with Miguel Cruz and rushes in on goal... Some awkward footwork from Adriano Filippi provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
59.18
Alfredo Marcelino catches Albert Marcos on the ankles. The referee calls over Alfredo Marcelino and shows him a yellow card! Albert Marcos runs off the knock.
60.29
Albacete Balompie have made 3 substitutions with Guillermo Gento replacing Ivan Gonzalez, Ricardo Romero replacing Alfredo Marcelino and Juan-Carlos Carcedo replacing Adriano Filippi .
65.18
Alan Bailey makes a beautiful solo run. Alan Bailey threads the ball through to Mirko Bonfiglio. Mirko Bonfiglio shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Francisco Iglesias easily smothers it!
71.02
Ricardo Romero comes in with a late challenge on Roberto Gento. Ricardo Romero is shown the yellow card! Roberto Gento gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
72.28
Roberto Gento knocks the ball to his team mate, Rui Pinheiro. Rui Pinheiro sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
77.13
With great vision, Victor Lozano plays the ball forward to Juan-Carlos Carcedo. Juan-Carlos Carcedo shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
78.55
Jose Hernandez passes the ball forward to Ricardo Romero. Ricardo Romero deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Julian Moya. Julian Moya shoots from long range but somehow Jšrg Van Wijker manages to keep it out.
83.22
Willy Kerhuiel takes it forward alone. Willy Kerhuiel shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
87.37
Without breaking stride, Victor Lozano plays the ball forward to Juan-Carlos Carcedo. Juan-Carlos Carcedo lofts in a cross ball towards Julian Moya. Julian Moya is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Solid save from Jšrg Van Wijker.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Albacete Balompie

Racing Santander
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
4
3
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.6%
54.4%
Play Area
31.1%
46.7%
22.2%

Scorers
Albert Marcos 40

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Albert Marcos of Racing Santander

Match Ratings
1.Francisco Iglesias (GK)
7
2.Ivan Gonzalez (DEF)
6
3.Luis Ramirez (DEF)
6
4.Jose Hernandez (DEF)
7
5.Stanislas Perron (DEF)
6
6.Victor Lozano (MID)
7
7.Alfredo Marcelino (MID)yellow card
6
8.Miguel Cruz (ATT)
6
9.Tommaso Zola (ATT)
6
10.Adriano Filippi (ATT)
6
11.Julian Moya (ATT)
6
 
12.Guillermo Gento (DEF)
6
13.Ricardo Romero (MID)yellow card
5
14.Juan-Carlos Carcedo (DEF)
6

1.Jšrg Van Wijker (GK)
8
2.Ferry Van Fessem (DEF)
6
3.Alan Bailey (DEF)
6
4.Victor Vicente (DEF)
6
5.Albert Marcos (MID)goal scored
9
6.Roberto Gento (MID)
6
7.Victor Saez (MID)
6
8.Willy Kerhuiel (MID)yellow card
6
9.Rafael Verges (MID)
7
10.Mirko Bonfiglio (ATT)
7
11.Rui Pinheiro (ATT)
7
 
12.Francisco Moreno (ATT)
0
13.Jacob Proctor (DEF)
0
14.Scott Souness (ATT)
0