PONFERRADA. Ponferradina and Racing Santander draw 1-1. E. Espiau scored the first goal (39′) for Ponferradina. Y. Cabanzón settled the score (79′).
The match was played at the Estadio El Toralín stadium in Ponferrada on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Mateo Busquets Ferrer who was helped by José Miguel Bordoy Homar and Víctor Jiménez Yustos. The 4th official was Aimar Velasco Arbaiza. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 9 degrees Celsius or 48.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 47%.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 11 Total 17
- 3 On Target 5
- 8 Off Target 12
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 122 Attack 100
- 43 Dangerous attack 46
- 97 Ball safe 88
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 15 Total 12
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Ponferradina was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Racing Santander that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Racing Santander was putting more pressure with 46 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Racing Santander to win the match.
Ponferradina shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Racing Santander shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Ponferradina received 3 yellow cards (Adrián Diéguez, José Naranjo and José Amo). On the other side, Racing Santander received 2 yellow cards (Juergen Elitim and Jorge Pombo).
José Amo (Ponferradina) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Ponferradina will have 27 points like Racing Santander to hold in the 19th place. On the other side, Racing Santander will have 27 points like Ponferradina to hold in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga 2, Ponferradina will play away against UD Ibiza on the 12th of February with a 3-0 head to head stats in favor of Ponferradina (1 draw).
Racing Santander will play away agasint Villarreal II on the 19th of February with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Villarreal II (0 draws).
Ponferradina – Formation
Ponferradina
90'
82'
18'
39'
Ponferradina started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager David Gallego Rodríguez decided to play with the following team: Amir Abedzadeh , Paris Barandiaran , Alexandru Paşcanu , José Amo , Moises Delgado , Daniel Ojeda , Kelechi Nwakali , Adrián Diéguez , José Naranjo , Derik Lacerda and Eduardo Espiau .
The home team had on the bench: Alejandro Díez Salomón, Heriberto Tavares, Naim García , Soufiane Chakla, Yuri , Adrián Castellano, Erik Morán , Hugo Vallejo, Sabit Abdulai, Agus Medina and Miguel San Román.
Substitutions
Ponferradina made 4 changes: Derik Lacerda for Agustin Medina Delgado (68′), K. Nwakali for Erik Morán (77′), Adrián Diéguez for Yuri (82′) and José Naranjo for Naim García García (82′).
Best player: Paris Barandiaran
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Ponferradina was Paris Barandiaran.
His rating is with 26 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.
Racing Santander – Formation
Racing Santander
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 , Alvaro Mantilla , Juergen Elitim , Íñigo Sáinz-Maza , Jordi Mboula , Jorge Pombo , Iñigo Vicente and Matheus Aiás .
They had on the bench: Marco Sangalli , Arturo Molina Tornero, Gerard Fernández, Pol Moreno, Mario Garcia , Unai Medina, Cedric Omoigui, Jokin Ezkieta, Fausto Tienza, Sekou Gassama, Yeray Cabanzon and Roko Baturina .
Racing Santander could not rely on the presence of Roko Baturina (injured).
Substitutions
Racing Santander made 4 changes: Matheus Aiás for Roko Baturina (29′), Jordi Mboula for Yeray Cabanzón de Arriba (71′), Íñigo Sainz-Maza for Marco Sangalli (71′) and Juergen Elitim for Fausto Tienza (83′).
Best player: Mario Garcia
The player that probably impressed the most for Racing Santander was Mario Garcia.
His rating is with 21 passes (95% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 3 crosses.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.
- Villarreal II – Granada – 0-2
- Lugo – UD Ibiza – 0-0
- FC Andorra – Real Zaragoza – 0-1
- Ponferradina – Racing Santander – 1-1
- FC Cartagena – Levante – 1-2
