MáLAGA. Racing Santander prevails over Málaga 1-0 after I. Vicente scored just 1 goal (67′). Racing Santander made the most of its superior ball possession (56%).
Genaro Rodríguez received a red card (46′). This red card was one of the reason why Málaga lost the match.
The match was played at the Estadio La Rosaleda stadium in Málaga on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Álvaro Moreno Aragón with the support of Rodrigo Blázquez Sánchez and Miguel Ortuño Sierra. The 4th official was Juan Antonio Campos Salinas. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.3 degrees Celsius or 55.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 20 Total 14
- 3 On Target 7
- 11 Off Target 3
- 6 Shots blocked 4
- 110 Attack 89
- 54 Dangerous attack 41
- 75 Ball safe 74
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 6
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 14 Total 14
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Racing Santander had a superior ball possession 56% while Málaga was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Málaga had a more offensive attitude with 54 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Racing Santander managed to find the solution to win this match.
Málaga shot 20 times, 3 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Racing Santander shot 14 times, 7 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Málaga received 1 yellow card (Fran Villalba). Regarding the opposition, Racing Santander received 4 yellow cards (Rubén Alves, Juergen Elitim, Iñigo Vicente and Aritz Aldasoro).
(Málaga) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (46′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Málaga will stay with 25 points to sit in the 20th place. Regarding the opposition, Racing Santander will have 36 points like FC Andorra and Sporting Gijón to remain in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga 2, Málaga will play away against FC Andorra on the 2nd of April with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Racing Santander will host Huesca on the 13th of March with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Racing Santander (3 draws).
Málaga – Formation
Málaga
71'
90'
46'
Málaga started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Sergio Pellicer García decided to play with the following team: Rubén Yáñez , Julián Delmás , Jonas Ramalho , Esteban Burgos , Cristian Gutiérrez , Lago Júnior , Genaro , Alberto Escassi , Francisco Villalba , Rubén Castro and Luis Muñoz .
The home team had on the bench: Jozabed Sánchez Ruiz, Javier Jiménez Moreno, Manuel Reina Rodríguez, Issa Fomba, Alejandro Gallar Falguera, Fran Sol , Arvin Appiah, Alejandro Calvo Mata, Juande Rivas , Loren Zúñiga, Alfred N’Diaye and Ramón Enríquez Rodríguez.
Substitutions
Málaga made 5 changes: Esteban Burgos for Juan de Dios Rivas Margalef (60′), Luis Muñoz for Alfred N’Diaye (60′), Jonás Ramalho for Fran Sol (71′), Lago Júnior for Arvin Appiah (89′) and Julián Delmás for Lorenzo Zúñiga Owono (89′).
Best player: Francisco Villalba
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Málaga was Francisco Villalba.
His rating is with 39 passes (76% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 7 crosses.
Racing Santander – Formation
Racing Santander
67'
Racing Santander started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
José Alberto López Menéndez played with: Miquel Parera , Dani Fernández , Germán Sánchez , Rubén , Saúl García , Juergen Elitim , Aritz Aldasoro , Jordi Mboula , Jorge Pombo , Iñigo Vicente and Roko Baturina .
These were the players on the bench: Unai Medina Pérez, Marco Sangalli, Yeray Cabanzón de Arriba, Matheus Aiás , Jokin Ezkieta Mendiburu, Arturo Molina Tornero, Gerard Fernández Castellano, Sekou Gassama Cissokho, Alvaro Mantilla Pérez, Mario García Alvear, Fausto Tienza and Pol Moreno Sánchez.
Substitutions
Racing Santander made 5 changes: Juergen Elitim for Fausto Tienza (74′), Roko Baturina for Matheus Aias (74′), Iñigo Vicente for Marco Sangalli (81′), Jordi Mboula for Arturo Molina (90′) and Jorge Pombo for Pol Moreno (90′).
Best player: Iñigo Vicente
The player that probably impressed the most for Racing Santander was Iñigo Vicente.
His rating is with 1 goal, 45 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.
- Leganés – UD Ibiza – 0-1
- Albacete – Sporting Gijón – 2-1
- Lugo – Real Zaragoza – 0-0
- Málaga – Racing Santander – 0-1
- Ponferradina – FC Cartagena – 0-3
