Elche and Racing Santander draw 1-1 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

ELCHE. Elche and Racing Santander draw 1-1. N. Castro scored the first goal (30') for Elche. J. Carlos made it even (53').

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Mark Hall
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Elche and Racing Santander draw 1-1 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

ELCHE. Elche and Racing Santander draw 1-1. N. Castro scored the first goal (30′) for Elche. J. Carlos settled the score (53′). Elche was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%)

The match was played at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero stadium in Elche on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Álvaro Moreno Aragón with the collaboration of Rodrigo Blázquez Sánchez and Mario Martín-Consuegra Díaz. The 4th official was Pablo Morales Moreno. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was hot at 25.89 degrees Celsius or 78.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Elche

1 - 1

Team 1

Racing Santander

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 24 Total 12
  • 6 On Target 6
  • 10 Off Target 5
  • 8 Shots blocked 1
  • 109 Attack 113
  • 67 Dangerous attack 40
  • 73 Ball safe 62
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 9 Total 12
  • 0 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Elche had a superior ball possession 60% while Racing Santander was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Elche was more aggressive with 67 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 6 were on target. However, that was not enough Elche to win the match​.

Elche shot 24 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Racing Santander shot 12 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Elche didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Racing Santander received 3 yellow cards (Yeray Cabanzón, Juan Carlos Arana and Aritz Aldasoro).

(Elche) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (75′).

Match Timeline

Nicolás Castro(goal)Carlos Clerc
30'
33'
Aritz Aldasoro- Yellow
36'
Juan Carlos Arana- Yellow
37'
Yeray Cabanzón- Yellow
46'
Peque Fernández- sub ->Lago Júnior
46'
Andrés Martín- sub ->Yeray Cabanzón
53'
Juan Carlos Arana(goal)Saúl García
58'
65'
Íñigo Sainz-Maza - sub ->Aritz Aldasoro
59'
Ekain Zenitagoia- sub ->Juan Carlos Arana
Carlos Clerc- Red
75'
José Salinas- sub ->Josan
78'
85'
85'
Óscar Plano- sub ->Aleix Febas
85'
90'
Pol Moreno- sub ->Germán Sánchez

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leganés
70
40
Real Valladolid
69
40
SD Eibar
68
40
Racing Santander
64
40
Espanyol
62
39
Real Oviedo
61
39
Sporting Gijón
59
40
Elche
59
40
Racing Ferrol
58
40
Levante
57
40
Burgos
57
40
Tenerife
52
40
FC Cartagena
51
40
Albacete
48
39
Real Zaragoza
47
40
Eldense
47
40
Huesca
45
40
Mirandés
45
40
Amorebieta
44
40
Alcorcón
42
40
FC Andorra
40
40
Villarreal II
39
39

After this encounter, Elche has 4 points to occupy the 14th place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, Racing Santander has 5 points (11th).

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, Elche will play away with Real Valladolid on the 10th of September with a 10-3 head to head in favor of Real Valladolid (10 draws).

Racing Santander will host Amorebieta on the 10th of September with a 4-1 head to head in favor of Racing Santander (0 draws).

Elche – Formation

Elche
G
Edgar Badia 13.Spain
7.3
D
Mario Gaspar 2.Spain
6.7
D
Pedro Bigas 6.Spain
7.0
D
Josan 17.Spain
6.7
78'
D
Carlos Clerc 23.Spain
7.3
75'
M
Tete Morente 11.Spain
7.1
M
Aleix Febas 14.Spain
8.2
85'
M
Nicolás Castro 21.Argentina
8.1
85' Goals30'
M
Nicolás Fernández Mercau 22.Argentina
7.5
F
Fidel 16.Spain
7.3
85'
F
Mourad El Ghezouani 19.Spain
6.6
58'
Substitutes
G
Miguel San Román 1.Spain
D
Lautaro Blanco 3.Argentina
85'
D
Diego González 4.Spain
D
José Salinas 12.Spain
6.8
78'
D
Sergio Carreira 24.Spain
D
Javi Pamies 34.Spain
M
Raúl Guti  8.Spain
85'
M
Rodrigo Mendoza 30.Spain
F
Óscar Plano 7.Spain
85'
F
Sergio León 9.Spain
6.7
58'
F
Borja Garcés 18.Spain

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

The manager Sebastián Beccacece decided to play with the following team: Édgar Badía (7.3), Josan (6.7), Mario Gaspar (6.7), Pedro Bigas (7.0), Carlos Clerc (7.3), Nicolás Fernández (7.5), Nicolás Castro (8.1), Aleix Febas (8.2), Tete Morente (7.1), Mourad El Ghezouani (6.6) and Fidel (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Miguel San Román, Lautaro Blanco, Diego González, Óscar Plano, Raúl Guti, Sergio León (6.7), Jose Salinas (6.8), Borja Garcés, Sergio Carreira, Nordin Al lal Milud, Rodrigo Mendoza and Javi Pamies.

Elche could not rely on the presence of Jose Salinas (injured), Sergio León (injured) and Óscar Plano (injured).

Substitutions

Elche made 5 changes: Josan for Jose Salinas (78′), Mourad El Ghezouani for Sergio León (58′), Nicolás Castro for Lautaro Blanco (85′), Fidel for Raúl Guti (85′) and Aleix Febas for Óscar Plano (85′).

Best player: Aleix Febas​

The player that probably impressed the most for Elche was Aleix Febas.

His rating is (8.2) with 27 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 13 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.

Racing Santander – Formation

Racing Santander
G
Jokin Ezkieta 13.Spain
7.3
D
Álvaro Mantilla 2.Spain
7.0
D
Saúl García 3.Spain
8.1
D
Germán Sánchez 5.Spain
7.3
90'
D
Rubén Alves 15.Brazil
6.8
M
Iñigo Vicente 10.Spain
7.0
M
Iván Morante 16.Spain
7.0
M
Lago Júnior 20.Ivory Coast
6.4
46'
M
Aritz Aldasoro 21.Spain
6.8
65' 33'
M
Yeray Cabanzón 27.Spain
6.8
46' 37'
F
Juan Carlos Arana 9.Spain
7.7
59' 36' Goals53'
Substitutes
G
Miquel Parera 1.Spain
D
Pol Moreno 4.Spain
90'
D
Íñigo Sainz-Maza  6.Spain
6.7
65'
D
Mario García 40.Spain
M
Marco Sangalli 7.Spain
M
Diego Campo 32.Spain
F
Andrés Martín 11.Spain
6.7
46'
F
Ekain Zenitagoia 14.Spain
6.8
59'
F
Peque Fernández 17.Spain
7.0
46'
F
Jeremy Arévalo 29.Spain

Racing Santander started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

José Alberto López Menéndez played with: Jokin Ezkieta (7.3), Álvaro Mantilla (7.0), Germán Sánchez (7.3), Rubén Alves (6.8), Saúl García (8.1), Iván Morante (7.0), Aritz Aldasoro (6.8), Yeray Cabanzón (6.8), Iñigo Vicente (7.0), Lago Júnior (6.4) and Juan Carlos Arana (7.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Miquel Parera, Pol Moreno, Íñigo Sainz-Maza (6.7), Marco Sangalli, Andrés Martín (6.7), Ekain Zenitagoia (6.8), Peque Fernández (7.0), Jeremy Arévalo, Diego Campo and Mario Garcia.

Racing Santander could not rely on the presence of Pol Moreno (injured).

Substitutions

Racing Santander made 5 changes: Yeray Cabanzón for Andrés Martín (46′), Lago Júnior for Peque Fernández (46′), Juan Carlos Arana for Ekain Zenitagoia (59′), Aritz Aldasoro for Íñigo Sainz-Maza (65′) and Germán Sánchez for Pol Moreno (90′).

Best player: Saúl García​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Racing Santander was Saúl García.

His rating is (8.1) with 23 passes (64% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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