Racing Santander seizes a 2-1 win against Albacete. HIGHLIGHTS

SANTANDER. Racing Santander overcame Albacete to win 2-1. A goal from H. Marín was decisive in the 90min.

By
Mark Hall
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Racing Santander seizes a 2-1 win against Albacete. HIGHLIGHTS

SANTANDER. Racing Santander conquered Albacete to win 2-1. A goal from H. Marín was decisive in the 90min. It was Racing Santander to strike first with a goal of Juan Carlos Arana at the 22′. Then Andrés Martín scored again for Racing Santander in the 29′ minute. Eventually, Higinio Marín reduced the distance for Albacete (90′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

The match was played at the Campos de Sport de El Sardinero stadium in Santander on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Saúl Ais Reig with the help of Marcos Daniel Saenén Álvarez and Rubén Campo Hernández. The 4th official was Armando Ramo Andrés. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 18.6 degrees Celsius or 65.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Racing Santander

2 - 1

Team 1

Albacete

  • 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
  • 8 Total 18
  • 3 On Target 4
  • 2 Off Target 11
  • 3 Shots blocked 4
  • 90 Attack 138
  • 22 Dangerous attack 54
  • 82 Ball safe 91
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 0 Corners 6
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 13 Total 15
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Albacete had a strong ball possession 55% while Racing Santander was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Albacete had a more offensive attitude with 54 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Racing Santander found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Racing Santander shot 8 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Albacete shot 18 times, 4 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Racing Santander received 2 yellow cards (Aritz Aldasoro and Clément Grenier). On the opposite side, Albacete received 3 yellow cards (Mohamed Djetei, Juan Antonio Ros and Julio Alonso).

Match Timeline

Juan Carlos Arana(goal)
22'
28'
Mohamed Djetei- Yellow
Andrés Martín(goal)Juan Carlos Arana
29'
46'
Juan Antonio Ros- sub ->Mohamed Djetei
Clément Grenier- Yellow
50'
52'
Julio Alonso- Yellow
54'
Jonathan Silva- sub ->Julio Alonso
55'
Juan Antonio Ros- Yellow
Aritz Aldasoro- Yellow
65'
67'
Higinio Marín- sub ->Dani Escriche
67'
Álvaro Rodríguez- sub ->Carlos Isaac
Ekain Zenitagoia- sub ->Juan Carlos Arana
70'
73'
Antonio Pacheco- sub ->Juanma García
Íñigo Sainz-Maza - sub ->Clément Grenier
77'
Marco Sangalli- sub ->Andrés Martín
77'
90'
Higinio Marín(goal)Cristian Glauder
90'
Higinio Marín(VAR)
Peque Fernández- sub ->Iñigo Vicente
90'
Pol Moreno- sub ->Aritz Aldasoro
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Valladolid
68
39
Leganés
67
39
SD Eibar
65
39
Espanyol
62
39
Real Oviedo
61
39
Racing Santander
61
39
Sporting Gijón
59
39
Elche
58
39
Burgos
57
39
Racing Ferrol
57
39
Levante
56
39
Tenerife
52
39
FC Cartagena
51
39
Albacete
48
39
Real Zaragoza
46
39
Eldense
46
39
Huesca
45
39
Mirandés
44
39
Amorebieta
41
39
Alcorcón
41
39
Villarreal II
39
39
FC Andorra
37
39

After this match, Racing Santander will have 12 points like Leganés and Tenerife to remain in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Albacete will stay with 8 points like Amorebieta, Eldense and Elche to hold in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, Racing Santander will host Mirandés on the 12th of May with a 5-4 head to head record in favor of Racing Santander (3 draws).

Albacete will host Mirandés on the 26th of May with a 3-3 head to head stats.

Racing Santander – Formation

Racing Santander
G
Jokin Ezkieta 13.Spain
7.3
D
Álvaro Mantilla 2.Spain
7.0
D
Saúl García 3.Spain
7.1
D
Germán Sánchez 5.Spain
6.7
D
Rubén Alves 15.Brazil
7.5
M
Iñigo Vicente 10.Spain
6.4
90'
M
Andrés Martín 11.Spain
7.5
77' Goals29'
M
Iván Morante 16.Spain
6.7
M
Clément Grenier 19.France
7.1
77' 50'
M
Aritz Aldasoro 21.Spain
6.4
90' 65'
F
Juan Carlos Arana 9.Spain
8.5
70' Goals22'
Substitutes
G
Miquel Parera 1.Spain
D
Pol Moreno 4.Spain
90'
D
Íñigo Sainz-Maza  6.Spain
6.4
77'
D
Juan Gutiérrez 22.Spain
D
Dani Fernández 23.Spain
D
Mario García 40.Spain
M
Marco Sangalli 7.Spain
6.3
77'
M
Lago Júnior 20.Ivory Coast
M
Yeray Cabanzón 27.Spain
F
Ekain Zenitagoia 14.Spain
6.4
70'
F
Peque Fernández 17.Spain
90'

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

The manager José Alberto López Menéndez decided to play with the following team: Jokin Ezkieta (7.3), Álvaro Mantilla (7.0), Germán Sánchez (6.7), Rubén Alves (7.5), Saúl García (7.1), Iván Morante (6.7), Clément Grenier (7.1), Andrés Martín (7.5), Aritz Aldasoro (6.4), Iñigo Vicente (6.4) and Juan Carlos Arana (8.5).

The home team had on the bench: Miquel Parera, Pol Moreno, Íñigo Sainz-Maza (6.4), Marco Sangalli (6.3), Ekain Zenitagoia (6.4), Peque Fernández, Lago Júnior, Juan Gutiérrez, Dani Fernández, Yeray Cabanzón and Mario Garcia.

Substitutions

Racing Santander made 5 changes: Juan Carlos Arana for Ekain Zenitagoia (70′), Andrés Martín for Marco Sangalli (77′), Clément Grenier for Íñigo Sainz-Maza (77′), Iñigo Vicente for Peque Fernández (90′) and Aritz Aldasoro for Pol Moreno (90′).

Best player: Juan Carlos Arana​

The player that probably impressed the most for Racing Santander was Juan Carlos Arana.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 7 passes (100% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13.

Albacete – Formation

Albacete
G
Bernabé Barragán  1.Spain
6.3
D
Mohamed Djetei 2.Cameroon
6.3
46' 28'
D
Julio Alonso 17.Spain
6.6
54' 52'
D
Carlos Isaac 22.Spain
7.0
67'
D
Cristian Glauder 24.Spain
7.3
M
Juanma García 7.Spain
6.7
73'
M
Riki Rodríguez 8.Spain
7.3
M
Manu Fuster 10.Spain
7.3
M
Lander Olaetxea 19.Spain
7.1
M
Alberto Quiles 21.Spain
7.8
F
Dani Escriche 16.Spain
7.0
67'
Substitutes
G
Diego Altube 13.Spain
D
Jonathan Silva 3.Argentina
7.1
54'
D
Toni Datkovic 15.Croatia
D
Álvaro Rodríguez 23.Spain
7.3
67'
M
Juan Antonio Ros 5.Spain
7.0
46' 55'
M
Antonio Pacheco 18.Spain
6.6
73'
M
Samuel Shashoua 20.England
F
Higinio Marín 9.Spain
7.5
67' Goals90'

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

Rubén Albés Yáñez played with: Bernabé Barragán (6.3), Carlos Isaac (7.0), Mohamed Djetei (6.3), Cristian Glauder (7.3), Julio Alonso (6.6), Juanma García (6.7), Riki Rodríguez (7.3), Lander Olaetxea (7.1), Manu Fuster (7.3), Alberto Quiles (7.8) and Dani Escriche (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jonathan Silva (7.1), Juan Antonio Ros (7.0), Higinio Marín (7.5), Diego Altube, Toni Datkovic, Antonio Pacheco (6.6), Samuel Shashoua  and Álvaro Rodríguez (7.3).

Substitutions

Albacete made 5 changes: Julio Alonso for Jonathan Silva (54′), Dani Escriche for Higinio Marín (67′), Carlos Isaac for Álvaro Rodríguez (67′), Mohamed Djetei for Juan Antonio Ros (46′) and Juanma García for Antonio Pacheco (73′).

Best player: Alberto Quiles​

The most impressive player for Albacete was Alberto Quiles.

His rating is (7.8) with 18 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 13.

Results of the day

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