Racing Santander overcomes Granada 1-0 with a goal scored by R. Baturina. HIGHLIGHTS

SANTANDER. Racing Santander tops Granada 1-0 after R. Baturina scored just 1 goal (52').

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Mark Hall
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Racing Santander overcomes Granada 1-0 with a goal scored by R. Baturina. HIGHLIGHTS

SANTANDER. Racing Santander tops Granada 1-0 after R. Baturina scored just 1 goal (52′). Granada lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Campos de Sport de El Sardinero stadium in Santander on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Jon Ander González Esteban with the collaboration of David Pérez de Colosía Alonso and Aitor Moleon Cuenca. The 4th official was Carlos Fernández Buergo. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.7 degrees Celsius or 58.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Racing Santander

1 - 0

Team 1

Granada

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 10 Total 5
  • 1 On Target 1
  • 7 Off Target 3
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 94 Attack 134
  • 32 Dangerous attack 62
  • 75 Ball safe 75
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 10 Total 16
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Granada had a superior ball possession 59% while Racing Santander was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Granada had a more offensive attitude with 62 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 1 were on target. Even so, Racing Santander was able to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Racing Santander shot 10 times, 1 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Granada shot 5 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Racing Santander received 2 yellow cards (Peque Fernández  and Marco Sangalli). On the opposite side, Granada received 3 yellow cards (Myrto Uzuni, Miguel Rubio and Víctor Meseguer).

Match Timeline

32'
Myrto Uzuni - Yellow
34'
Miguel Rubio- Yellow
Roko Baturina(goal)
52'
54'
Óscar Melendo- sub ->José Callejón
54'
54'
65'
Alberto Perea- sub ->Njegos Petrovic
Peque Fernández- Yellow
67'
73'
Marco Sangalli- sub ->Peque Fernández 
73'
Álvaro Mantilla- sub ->Unai Medina 
77'
78'
79'
Marco Sangalli- Yellow
88'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Granada
75
42
Las Palmas
72
42
Levante
72
42
Deportivo Alavés
71
42
SD Eibar
71
42
Albacete
67
42
FC Andorra
59
42
Real Oviedo
59
42
FC Cartagena
58
42
Tenerife
57
42
Racing Santander
54
42
Burgos
54
42
Real Zaragoza
53
42
Leganés
53
42
Huesca
52
42
Mirandés
52
42
Sporting Gijón
50
42
Villarreal II
50
42
Málaga
44
42
Ponferradina
44
42
UD Ibiza
34
42
Lugo
31
42

After this match, Racing Santander will have 44 points to sit in the 18th place. On the opposite side, Granada will stay with 64 points to hold in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, Racing Santander will host UD Ibiza on the 28th of April with a 1-0 head to head in favor of UD Ibiza (0 draws).

Granada will host SD Eibar on the 30th of April with a 8-1 head to head stats in favor of SD Eibar (2 draws).

Racing Santander – Formation

Racing Santander
G
Jokin Ezkieta 13.Spain
6.6
D
Germán Sánchez 16.Spain
7.1
D
Saúl García 18.Spain
7.1
D
Dani Fernández 23.Spain
6.5
D
Pol Moreno 4.Spain
6.8
M
Unai Medina 17.Spain
6.1
77'
M
Juergen Elitim 20.Colombia
7.1
M
Aritz Aldasoro 21.Spain
7.1
90'
M
Iñigo Vicente 10.Spain
6.8
90'
F
Roko Baturina 11.Croatia
7.2
73' Goals52'
F
Peque Fernández 29.Spain
6.6
73' 67'
Substitutes
G
Germán Fernández 31.Spain
D
Mario García 40.Spain
D
Álvaro Mantilla 2.Spain
6.2
77'
D
Eneko Satrústegui 3.Spain
6.2
90'
M
Marco Sangalli 25.Spain
6.6
73' 88'
M
Fausto Tienza 8.Spain
6.2
90'
M
Jorge Pombo 24.Spain
M
Yeray Cabanzón 41.Spain
F
Jordi Mboula 14.Spain
F
Sekou Gassama 12.Senegal
F
Matheus Aiás 19.Brazil
6.9
73'
F
Cedric Omoigui 9.Nigeria

Racing Santander started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager José Alberto López Menéndez decided to play with the following team: Jokin Ezkieta (6.6), Dani Fernández (6.5), Germán Sánchez (7.1), Pol Moreno (6.8), Saúl García (7.1), Unai Medina (6.1), Aritz Aldasoro (7.1), Juergen Elitim (7.1), Iñigo Vicente (6.8), Roko Baturina (7.2) and Gerard Fernández (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Marco Sangalli (6.6), Germán Fernández, Mario García Alvear, Fausto Tienza (6.2), Jorge Marcos Pombo Escobar, Jordi Mboula Queralt, Sekou Gassama Cissokho, Alvaro Mantilla (6.2), Matheus Aiás (6.9), Yeray Cabanzón de Arriba, Cedric Omoigui and Eneko Satrustegui (6.2).

Racing Santander could not rely on the presence of Fausto Tienza (injured).

Substitutions

Racing Santander made 5 changes: Roko Baturina for Matheus Aias (73′), Peque Fernández  for Marco Sangalli (73′), Unai Medina  for Alvaro Mantilla (77′), Iñigo Vicente for Satrústegui (90′) and Aritz Aldasoro for Fausto Tienza (90′).

Best player: Roko Baturina​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Racing Santander was Roko Baturina.

His rating is (7.2) with 1 goal, 11 passes (54% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 8.

Granada – Formation

Granada
G
Raúl Fernández 1.Spain
6.3
D
Víctor Díaz  16.Spain
6.8
54'
D
Ignasi Miquel 14.Spain
7.1
79'
D
Miguel Rubio 4.Spain
7.4
34'
M
Quini 17.Spain
6.8
M
Carlos Neva 15.Spain
6.8
M
Y. Bodiger 6.France
6.9
54'
M
Njegoš Petrović 18.Serbia
6.1
65'
F
Antonio Puertas 10.Spain
6.3
F
José Callejón 9.Spain
6.6
54'
F
Myrto Uzuni  11.Albania
6.4
32'
Substitutes
G
André Ferreira 13.Portugal
D
Adria Miquel Bosch Sanchis 32.Spain
D
Raul Castro 29.Spain
M
Óscar Melendo 21.Spain
6.2
54'
M
Víctor Meseguer 12.Spain
6.8
54' 78'
M
Bryan Zaragoza 26.Spain
6.8
54'
M
Sergio Ruiz 20.Spain
M
Pol Lozano 3.Spain
F
Alberto Soro 7.Spain
F
Shon Weissman 25.Israel
F
Alberto Perea 22.Spain
6.6
65'
F
F. Diédhiou 8.Senegal
6.4
79'

Granada started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Francisco José López Fernández played with: Raúl Fernández (6.3), Miguel Rubio (7.4), Víctor Díaz (6.8), Ignasi Miquel (7.1), Quini (6.8), Yann Bodiger (6.9), Njegoš Petrović (6.1), Carlos Neva (6.8), Antonio Puertas (6.3), Myrto Uzuni (6.4) and José Callejón (6.6).

They had on the bench: Alberto Soro Álvarez, André Filipe Magalhães Ribeiro Ferreira, Shon Zalman Weissman, Óscar Melendo (6.2), Víctor Meseguer (6.8), Bryan Zaragoza (6.8), Sergio Ruiz Alonso, Alberto Perea (6.6), Pol Lozano Vizuete, Adrià Miquel Bosch Sanchis, Famara Diédhiou (6.4), Raúl Castro Desolas and Raul Castro.

Granada could not rely on the presence of Óscar Melendo (injured), Víctor Meseguer (injured) and Bryan Zaragoza (injured).

Substitutions

Granada made 5 changes: José Callejón for Melendo (54′), Víctor Díaz for Víctor Meseguer (54′), Y. Bodiger for Bryan Zaragoza Martínez (54′), Njegos Petrovic for Alberto Perea (65′) and Ignasi Miquel for Famara Diédhiou (79′).

Best player: Miguel Rubio​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Granada was Miguel Rubio.

His rating is (7.4) with 47 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.​