VILLARREAL. Villarreal II was able to reverse the score against Racing Santander to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Racing Santander to strike first with a goal of Jordi Mboula at the 63′. Then it was a goal in the 66′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Álex Millán gave the win to Villarreal II in the 87′ minute. Villarreal II capitalized on its superior ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Ciudad Deportiva del Villarreal stadium in Villarreal on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Rafael Sánchez López with the assistance of Manuel López López and Jesús Manuel Mira García. The 4th official was José Antonio Sánchez Villalobos. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17.5 degrees Celsius or 63.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 22%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 14 Total 5
- 3 On Target 1
- 7 Off Target 2
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 121 Attack 92
- 54 Dangerous attack 35
- 78 Ball safe 75
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 0
Fouls
- 12 Total 16
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Villarreal II had a strong ball possession 60% while Racing Santander was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Villarreal II was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Villarreal II won the match.
Villarreal II shot 14 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Racing Santander shot 5 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Villarreal II didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Racing Santander received 3 yellow cards (Roko Baturina, Íñigo Sainz-Maza and Aritz Aldasoro).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Villarreal II will have 37 points like Tenerife to sit in the 11th place. Talking about the opposition, Racing Santander will stay with 30 points to remain in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga 2, Villarreal II will host Deportivo Alavés on the 6th of March with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Deportivo Alavés (0 draws).
Racing Santander will host FC Andorra on the 25th of February with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Racing Santander (0 draws).
Villarreal II – Formation
Villarreal II started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Miguel Álvarez Jurado decided to play with the following team: Iker Álvarez
, Sergio Carreira , Adrián de la Fuente , Pablo Íñiguez , Carlos Romero , Haissem Hassan , Alberto del Moral , Ramón Terrats , Sergio Lozano , Fernando Niño and Diego Collado .The home team had on the bench: Mamadou Fall, Antonio Pacheco
, Álex Forés, Dani Tasende, Carlo Adriano García, Gianni Cassaro, Álex Millán , Miguel Angel Leal and Tiago Geralnik.Villarreal II could not rely on the presence of Álex Millán (injured).
Substitutions
Villarreal II made 4 changes: Fer Niño for Álex Millán (80′), Haissem Hassan for Antonio Ruiz (80′), Sergio Lozano for Carlo Adriano (85′) and Diego Collado for Álex Forés Mendoza (85′).
Best player: Sergio Carreira
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Villarreal II was Sergio Carreira even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 44 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 4 crosses.Racing Santander – Formation
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 , Íñigo Sáinz-Maza , Aritz Aldasoro , Jordi Mboula , Iñigo Vicente , Marco Sangalli and Roko Baturina .They had on the bench: Mario Garcia, Pol Moreno, Jorge Pombo
, Juergen Elitim , Yeray Cabanzon, Jokin Ezkieta, Sekou Gassama, Cedric Omoigui, Matheus Aiás , Fausto Tienza and Unai Medina.Substitutions
Racing Santander made 5 changes: Roko Baturina for Matheus Aias (59′), Íñigo Sainz-Maza for Juergen Elitim (69′), Iñigo Vicente for Jorge Pombo (69′), Marco Sangalli for Yeray Cabanzón de Arriba (85′) and Aritz Aldasoro for Fausto Tienza (85′).
Best player: Saúl García
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Racing Santander was Saúl García.
His rating is
with 41 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 10. He performed 4 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.
- FC Andorra – Sporting Gijón – 1-0
- Villarreal II – Racing Santander – 2-1
- Huesca – Granada – 1-1
- Burgos – Albacete – 1-1
- Deportivo Alavés – UD Ibiza – 4-2