Match Report
| Numancia | Numancia |  |  | Racing Santander | Racing Santander | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Scott James | S. James |  | 73 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 |  | Rodolfo Zanoncelli | R. Zanoncelli | |||||||||
| Andres Sanchez | A. Sanchez |  | 75 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 74 | | Claudio Carrasco | C. Carrasco | |||||||||
| Jose Fortes Diez | J. Diez | | 72 | D | | 3 | | D | 71 | | Alfredo Mendez | A. Mendez | |||||||||
| Ivan Marcos | I. Marcos | | 62 | D | | 4 | | D | 67 |  | Neil Cope | N. Cope | |||||||||
| Juan Ortega | J. Ortega | | 55 | D | | 5 | | D | 63 | | Juan Mora | J. Mora | |||||||||
| Miguel Santos | M. Santos |  | 76 | M | | 6 | | M | 71 |  | Lauren Bisan-E. Bigné | L. Bigné | |||||||||
| Ahmed Kherbache | A. Kherbache |  | 76 | M | | 7 | | M | 70 | | Alfredo Gento | A. Gento | |||||||||
| Eduardo Gutierrez | E. Gutierrez | | 69 | M | | 8 | | M | 67 | | Rafael Mendez | R. Mendez | |||||||||
| Dave Dichio | D. Dichio | | 72 | A | | 9 | | A | 82 | | Romero P. Mendez | R. Mendez | |||||||||
| Martin Rampulla | M. Rampulla | | 72 | A |  | | 10 | | | A | 62 | | Jose Cano | J. Cano | |||||||
| Dave Grimandi | D. Grimandi | | 69 | A | | 11 | | A | 62 | | Elena Vicente | E. Vicente | |||||||||
| Julian Alvarez | J. Alvarez | | 68 | M | | 12 | | G | 64 | | Leonardo Pena | L. Pena | |||||||||
| Clive Young | C. Young | | 66 | M | | 13 | | G | 63 | | Claudio Farinos | C. Farinos | |||||||||
| Gregorio Diaz | G. Diaz | | 64 | A | | 14 | | M | 62 | | Ian Moore | I. Moore | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Ski France |
Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Nuevo Los Pajaritos where Numancia play host to Racing Santander. A crowd of 16,750 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Numancia and Racing Santander are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jose Hidalgo.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Numancia and Racing Santander are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jose Hidalgo.
0.00
0-0Numancia kick off and get the match underway!
2.11
0-0Juan Mora makes a simple pass to Lauren Bisan-E. Bigné. Seeing a gap ahead, Lauren Bisan-E. Bigné plays the ball forward to Elena Vicente. Elena Vicente knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Juan Ortega.
3.58
Eduardo Gutierrez flicks a high pass forward. Martin Rampulla collects the pass. Martin Rampulla knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
6.16
0-0Ahmed Kherbache flicks a high pass forward. Martin Rampulla holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Martin Rampulla shoots from 25 yards. Rodolfo Zanoncelli effortlessly gets down and covers it.
10.05
0-0Juan Ortega sees Miguel Santos in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Miguel Santos threads the ball through to Dave Dichio. Dave Dichio knocks in a cross ball towards Dave Grimandi. With a superhuman jump, Dave Grimandi connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It's miles wide!
16.43
Eduardo Gutierrez flicks the ball to his team mate, Martin Rampulla. Martin Rampulla tries a spectacular long range effort but is denied by Rodolfo Zanoncelli. Excellent save.
20.49
Ahmed Kherbache deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dave Dichio. Dave Dichio knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.42
Miguel Santos runs straight at the opposition's defence. Miguel Santos knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Juan Mora.
34.54
0-0Juan Ortega comes in with a late challenge on Elena Vicente. Juan Ortega is given a warning by the referee! Elena Vicente hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.23
Ivan Marcos flicks a high pass forward. Miguel Santos holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Miguel Santos chips the ball to his team mate, Dave Grimandi. Dave Grimandi shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
40.34
0-1Claudio Carrasco knocks the ball forward to Alfredo Gento. Alfredo Gento threads the ball through to Romero P. Mendez. Romero P. Mendez knocks in a cross ball towards Jose Cano. Jose Cano heads the ball goalwards. Scott James is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
45.00
Rafael Mendez laces a through ball forward to Elena Vicente. Elena Vicente knocks in a cross ball towards Romero P. Mendez. Romero P. Mendez beats his man to it with a header. Scott James effortlessly punches it away to safety.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Numancia appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation. Racing Santander appear unchanged since the first half. The Numancia players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Racing Santander kick off the second half!
48.19
Alfredo Mendez plays the ball forward to Alfredo Gento. Alfredo Gento flicks a high pass forward to Jose Cano who brings the ball under control. Jose Cano knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Scott James who gathers it comfortably.
57.59
0-1Alfredo Gento comes in with a late challenge on Ahmed Kherbache. The referee calls over Alfredo Gento and shows him a yellow card! Ahmed Kherbache runs off the knock.
60.49
Alfredo Gento plays the ball forward to Jose Cano. Jose Cano makes a probing pass between the defence to Romero P. Mendez. Romero P. Mendez shoots from just inside the box. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
65.16
Jose Fortes Diez receives the ball from a throw-in from Andres Sanchez. Jose Fortes Diez flicks a high pass forward to Ahmed Kherbache who brings the ball neatly under control. Ahmed Kherbache deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dave Grimandi. Dave Grimandi shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
66.48
Alfredo Gento chips the ball to his team mate, Elena Vicente. Elena Vicente knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.01
Miguel Santos flicks a high pass forward to Martin Rampulla who brings the ball under control. Martin Rampulla finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
75.37
0-1Neil Cope flicks a high pass forward. Lauren Bisan-E. Bigné holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Lauren Bisan-E. Bigné makes a probing pass to Jose Cano. Jose Cano lofts in a cross ball towards Romero P. Mendez. Romero P. Mendez makes a looping header on goal but somehow Ivan Marcos happens to be in the right place to block it.
77.25
Lauren Bisan-E. Bigné changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Lauren Bisan-E. Bigné lofts in a cross ball towards Jose Cano. Jose Cano connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
79.25
0-2Racing Santander have made a substitution with Ian Moore replacing Romero P. Mendez .
81.15
Lauren Bisan-E. Bigné changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Lauren Bisan-E. Bigné knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.39
Juan Ortega flicks a high pass forward to Eduardo Gutierrez who brings the ball under control. With a delightful solo run, Eduardo Gutierrez stretches the opposition's defence. Eduardo Gutierrez shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
85.37
Alfredo Mendez comes in with a late challenge on Dave Grimandi. The referee calls over Alfredo Mendez and warns him to calm down! Dave Grimandi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
5
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
48.7%
51.3%
Play Area
26.9%
44.9%
28.2%
Scorers
| Jose Cano 40, 77 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Jose Cano of Racing Santander |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Scott James (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Andres Sanchez (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Jose Fortes Diez (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Ivan Marcos (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Juan Ortega (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Miguel Santos (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Ahmed Kherbache (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Eduardo Gutierrez (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Dave Dichio (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Martin Rampulla (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Dave Grimandi (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Julian Alvarez (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Clive Young (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Gregorio Diaz (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Rodolfo Zanoncelli (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Claudio Carrasco (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Alfredo Mendez (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Neil Cope (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Juan Mora (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Lauren Bisan-E. Bigné (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Alfredo Gento (MID) |  | 6 |
| 8. | Rafael Mendez (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Romero P. Mendez (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Jose Cano (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Elena Vicente (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Leonardo Pena (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Claudio Farinos (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Ian Moore (MID) | 6 | |