Match Report
| Racing Santander | Racing Santander |  |  | Villarreal CF | Villarreal CF | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gabriel Andres | G. Andres |  | 55 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 | | Carlos Saez | C. Saez | |||||||||
| Fernando Gil | F. Gil | | 67 | D |  |  | 2 |  | | D | 77 | | Roberto Mora | R. Mora | |||||||
| Victor Vicente | V. Vicente | | 59 | D | | 3 | | D | 61 |  | Edgar Tavares | E. Tavares | |||||||||
| Jacob Proctor | J. Proctor |  | 52 | D | | 4 | | D | 58 | | Sylvain Burgess | S. Burgess | |||||||||
| Francisco Ramirez | F. Ramirez | | 72 | M | | 5 | | D | 53 | | Luis Verges | L. Verges | |||||||||
| Roberto Gento | R. Gento | | 66 | M | | 6 | | M | 70 |  | Fabio Turci | F. Turci | |||||||||
| Victor Saez | V. Saez | | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 69 | | Edgar Oliveira | E. Oliveira | |||||||||
| Willy Kerhuiel | W. Kerhuiel |  | 61 | M | | 8 | | M | 65 | | Patricio Navarro | P. Navarro | |||||||||
| Rafael Verges | R. Verges | | 57 | M | | 9 | | M | 61 | | Andres Pardo | A. Pardo | |||||||||
| Mirko Bonfiglio | M. Bonfiglio | | 65 | A | | 10 | | A | 76 | | Ernesto Cruz | E. Cruz | |||||||||
| Rafael Calvo | R. Calvo | | 65 | A | | 11 | | A | 64 | | Jose Rey | J. Rey | |||||||||
| Michael Duberry | M. Duberry | | 56 | A | | 12 | | A | 57 | | Martin Blanco | M. Blanco | |||||||||
| Mauricio Iglesias | M. Iglesias | | 54 | G | | 13 | | G | 55 | | Mirko Donati | M. Donati | |||||||||
| Scott Souness | S. Souness |  | 51 | A | | 14 | | A | 54 | | Edmundo Moya | E. Moya | |||||||||
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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at El Sardinero where Racing Santander play host to Villarreal CF. A crowd of 9,452 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Racing Santander are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Villarreal CF appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Jose Herrera.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Racing Santander are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Villarreal CF appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Jose Herrera.
0.00
0-0Villarreal CF kick off the first half!
3.34
0-0Fernando Gil launches a long ball forward into the other half. Rafael Calvo rushes past Sylvain Burgess! Rafael Calvo looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it rises well off target!
4.00
Sylvain Burgess makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Edgar Oliveira. Edgar Oliveira flicks a high pass forward. Ernesto Cruz controls it well on his chest. Ernesto Cruz shoots from 25 yards but it's drastically wayward!
8.16
0-0Sylvain Burgess runs forward with the ball. Sylvain Burgess makes a simple pass to Ernesto Cruz. Ernesto Cruz knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gabriel Andres who gathers it comfortably.
12.57
Roberto Gento flicks a high pass forward. Mirko Bonfiglio collects the pass. Mirko Bonfiglio knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.41
0-0Luis Verges comes in with a late challenge on Rafael Calvo. Luis Verges is shown the yellow card! Rafael Calvo stretches but gets up unharmed.
16.05
Victor Vicente makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Victor Saez. Victor Saez knocks the ball forward to Rafael Calvo. Rafael Calvo shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
22.01
0-0Roberto Gento barges into Andres Pardo. The referee warns Roberto Gento to calm down! Andres Pardo runs off the knock.
22.01
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
24.19
Edgar Tavares flicks the ball to his team mate, Edgar Oliveira. Edgar Oliveira knocks the ball to his team mate, Jose Rey. Jose Rey shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
27.41
0-1Roberto Mora flicks the ball to his team mate, Edgar Oliveira. Edgar Oliveira hits a low pass to Ernesto Cruz. Ernesto Cruz shoots from long range. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
32.35
Sylvain Burgess advances with the ball. Sylvain Burgess hits a low pass to Ernesto Cruz. Ernesto Cruz knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jacob Proctor.
33.39
Victor Vicente darts forward. Victor Vicente knocks the ball to his team mate, Mirko Bonfiglio. Mirko Bonfiglio controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
34.24
Ernesto Cruz barges into Jacob Proctor. Ernesto Cruz is given a warning by the referee! Jacob Proctor runs off the knock.
36.51
Roberto Mora threads a neat ball through to Patricio Navarro. Patricio Navarro flicks a high pass forward. Ernesto Cruz controls it well on his chest. Ernesto Cruz cuts inside the box! Ernesto Cruz shoots from just inside the box. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
45.00
Patricio Navarro makes a probing pass to Jose Rey. Jose Rey tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Racing Santander appear unchanged since the first half. Villarreal CF also appear unchanged since the first half. The Villarreal CF players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.
45.00
Racing Santander kick off!
47.05
0-2Edgar Tavares passes the ball forward to Patricio Navarro. Patricio Navarro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Rey. Jose Rey controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Gabriel Andres smothers it!
53.02
Jacob Proctor threads a neat ball through to Willy Kerhuiel. Willy Kerhuiel flicks a high pass forward to Mirko Bonfiglio who brings the ball under control. Mirko Bonfiglio controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
54.31
Edgar Oliveira sees a break and surges forward. Edgar Oliveira plays a one-two with Jose Rey and advances towards the goal... Edgar Oliveira makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Edgar Oliveira!
57.24
Patricio Navarro makes an attacking run forward. Patricio Navarro sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
66.20
Andres Pardo knocks the ball to his team mate, Ernesto Cruz. Ernesto Cruz whips in a cross ball towards Jose Rey. Jose Rey beats his man to it with a header. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
72.26
Jacob Proctor comes in with a late challenge on Jose Rey. Jacob Proctor is shown the yellow card! Jose Rey stretches but gets up unharmed.
73.06
Luis Verges threads a neat ball through to Patricio Navarro. Patricio Navarro makes a probing pass to Jose Rey. Jose Rey shoots from 25 yards but Gabriel Andres is on top of it.
75.06
Roberto Mora advances with the ball. Seeing a gap ahead, Roberto Mora plays the ball forward to Jose Rey. Jose Rey sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
77.58
0-4Villarreal CF have made 3 substitutions with Martin Blanco replacing Edgar Tavares, Mirko Donati replacing Edgar Oliveira and Edmundo Moya replacing Jose Rey .
83.16
Patricio Navarro picks a pass forward to Edmundo Moya. Edmundo Moya knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.15
Patricio Navarro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Edmundo Moya. Edmundo Moya whips in a cross ball towards Ernesto Cruz. Ernesto Cruz finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but Gabriel Andres reads it well. Excellent keeping!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
1
7
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
37.1%
62.9%
Play Area
31.5%
42.7%
25.8%
Scorers
| Ernesto Cruz 27, 37 Edgar Oliveira 54 Jose Rey 66 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Ernesto Cruz of Villarreal CF |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Gabriel Andres (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Fernando Gil (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Victor Vicente (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Jacob Proctor (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 5. | Francisco Ramirez (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Roberto Gento (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Victor Saez (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Willy Kerhuiel (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Rafael Verges (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Mirko Bonfiglio (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Rafael Calvo (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Michael Duberry (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Mauricio Iglesias (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Scott Souness (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Carlos Saez (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Roberto Mora (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Edgar Tavares (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Sylvain Burgess (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Luis Verges (DEF) | | 6 |
| 6. | Fabio Turci (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Edgar Oliveira (MID) |  | 9 |
| 8. | Patricio Navarro (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Andres Pardo (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Ernesto Cruz (ATT) | | 9 |
| 11. | Jose Rey (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Martin Blanco (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Mirko Donati (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Edmundo Moya (ATT) | 6 | |