Leganés steals a 2-1 win against Racing Santander

LEGANéS. Leganés defeated Racing Santander to win 2-1. A goal from M. Sangalli was decisive in the 90min.

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David Brown
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Leganés steals a 2-1 win against Racing Santander

LEGANéS. Leganés overcome Racing Santander to win 2-1. A goal from M. Sangalli was decisive in the 90min. It was Leganés to strike first with an own goal of Germán Sánchez at the 28′. Then Dani Raba scored again for Leganés in the 52′ minute. Eventually, Marco Sangalli reduced the distance for Racing Santander (90′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Racing Santander lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Estadio Municipal de Butarque stadium in Leganés on Friday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Jon Ander González Esteban who had the assistance of Aitor Moleon Cuenca and Brian Valencia López. The 4th official was Daniel Palencia Caballero. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was hot at 27.79 degrees Celsius or 82.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 23%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Leganés

2 - 1

Team 1

Racing Santander

  • 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
  • 9 Total 16
  • 4 On Target 2
  • 3 Off Target 7
  • 2 Shots blocked 8
  • 114 Attack 121
  • 41 Dangerous attack 52
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 11
Fouls
  • 14 Total 5
  • 4 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Racing Santander had a strong ball possession 57% while Leganés was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Racing Santander was putting more pressure with 52 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyway, Leganés was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Leganés shot 9 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Racing Santander shot 16 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Leganés received 4 yellow cards (Jorge Sáenz, Luis Perea, Dani Raba and Yvan Neyou). On the opposite side, Racing Santander received 3 yellow cards (Iván Morante, Álvaro Mantilla and Andrés Martín).

Match Timeline

Dani Raba- Yellow
19'
28'
Germán Sánchez(own-goal)
35'
Iván Morante- Yellow
45'
Álvaro Mantilla- Yellow
45'
Andrés Martín- Yellow
Y. Neyou- Yellow
45'
46'
Lago Júnior- sub ->Peque Fernández
46'
Iñigo Vicente- sub ->Iván Morante
Dani Raba(goal)Näis Djouahra
52'
Iker Undabarrena- sub ->Dani Raba
53'
Enric Franquesa(VAR)
56'
63'
Íñigo Sainz-Maza - sub ->Germán Sánchez
63'
Marco Sangalli- sub ->Clément Grenier
Miguel de la Fuente- sub ->Diego Garcia
69'
Luis Perea- sub ->Seydouba Cisse
69'
73'
Ekain Zenitagoia- sub ->Juan Carlos Arana
Óscar Ureña- sub ->Näis Djouahra
82'
Luis Perea- Yellow
90'
90'
Marco Sangalli(goal)Iñigo Vicente
Jorge Sáenz- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leganés
67
38
Real Valladolid
67
38
SD Eibar
64
38
Espanyol
61
38
Real Oviedo
58
38
Racing Santander
58
38
Elche
58
38
Burgos
57
38
Sporting Gijón
56
38
Levante
55
38
Racing Ferrol
54
38
Tenerife
52
38
FC Cartagena
48
38
Real Zaragoza
46
38
Albacete
45
38
Mirandés
44
38
Eldense
43
38
Huesca
42
38
Alcorcón
41
38
Villarreal II
39
38
Amorebieta
38
38
FC Andorra
37
38

After playing this match, Leganés will have 18 points to sit in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Racing Santander will stay with 12 points like Racing Ferrol to sit in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, Leganés will host Elche on the 2nd of June with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Elche (2 draws).

Racing Santander will host Mirandés on the 12th of May with a 5-4 head to head in favor of Racing Santander (3 draws).

Leganés – Formation

Leganés
G
Diego Conde 13.Spain
6.7
D
Allan Nyom 2.Cameroon
7.0
D
Jorge Sáenz 3.Spain
7.5
90'
D
Sergio González  6.Spain
7.0
D
Enric Franquesa 15.Spain
6.4
M
Dani Raba 10.Spain
7.3
53' 19' Goals52'
M
Y. Neyou 17.Cameroon
7.5
45'
M
Näis Djouahra 23.France
7.3
82'
M
Julián Chicco 24.Argentina
7.3
M
Seydouba Cissé 32.Guinea
6.4
69'
F
Diego García 19.Spain
7.0
69'
Substitutes
G
Dani Jiménez 1.Spain
G
Álvaro Abajas 36.Spain
D
D. Abzi 4.Canada
D
Josema 5.Spain
D
Lalo Aguilar 33.Spain
M
Francisco Portillo 7.Spain
M
Luis Perea 8.Spain
7.0
69' 90'
M
Iker Undabarrena 20.Spain
7.1
53'
M
Naim García 27.Spain
F
Miguel de la Fuente 9.Spain
6.3
69'
F
Darío Poveda 11.Spain
F
Óscar Ureña 28.Spain
6.3
82'

Leganés adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Borja Jiménez Sáez decided to play with the following team: Diego Conde (6.7), Allan Nyom (7.0), Jorge Sáenz (7.5), Sergio González (7.0), Enric Franquesa (6.4), Julián Chicco (7.3), Yvan Neyou (7.5), Dani Raba (7.3), Seydouba Cisse (6.4), Näis Djouahra (7.3) and Diego Garcia (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Dani Jiménez, Diyaeddine Abzi, Josema, Francisco Portillo, Luis Perea (7.0), Miguel de la Fuente (6.3), Darío Poveda, Iker Undabarrena (7.1), Naim García, Oscar Ureña (6.3), Lalo Aguilar and Álvaro Abajas.

Substitutions

Leganés made 4 changes: Seydouba Cisse for Luis Perea (69′), Dani Raba for Iker Undabarrena (53′), Diego Garcia for Miguel de la Fuente (69′) and Näis Djouahra for Oscar Ureña (82′).

Best player: Jorge Sáenz​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Leganés was Jorge Sáenz even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.5) with 40 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8.

Racing Santander – Formation

Racing Santander
G
Jokin Ezkieta 13.Spain
6.4
D
Álvaro Mantilla 2.Spain
6.7
45'
D
Saúl García 3.Spain
7.5
D
Pol Moreno 4.Spain
7.0
D
Germán Sánchez 5.Spain
6.3
63'
M
Andrés Martín 11.Spain
7.0
45'
M
Iván Morante 16.Spain
6.4
46' 35'
M
Peque Fernández 17.Spain
6.8
46'
M
Clément Grenier 19.France
7.0
63'
M
Aritz Aldasoro 21.Spain
7.3
F
Juan Carlos Arana 9.Spain
6.7
73'
Substitutes
G
Miquel Parera 1.Spain
D
Íñigo Sainz-Maza  6.Spain
6.8
63'
D
Rubén Alves 15.Brazil
D
Juan Gutiérrez 22.Spain
D
Dani Fernández 23.Spain
D
Mario García 40.Spain
M
Marco Sangalli 7.Spain
8.1
63' Goals90'
M
Jorge Pombo 8.Spain
M
Lago Júnior 20.Ivory Coast
7.0
46'
M
Yeray Cabanzón 27.Spain
F
Iñigo Vicente 10.Spain
7.3
46'
F
Ekain Zenitagoia 14.Spain
6.4
73'

Also Racing Santander adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

José Alberto López Menéndez played with: Jokin Ezkieta (6.4), Álvaro Mantilla (6.7), Germán Sánchez (6.3), Pol Moreno (7.0), Saúl García (7.5), Iván Morante (6.4), Clément Grenier (7.0), Andrés Martín (7.0), Aritz Aldasoro (7.3), Peque Fernández (6.8) and Juan Carlos Arana (6.7).

They had on the bench: Miquel Parera, Íñigo Sainz-Maza (6.8), Marco Sangalli (8.1), Jorge Pombo, Iñigo Vicente (7.3), Ekain Zenitagoia (6.4), Rubén Alves, Lago Júnior (7.0), Juan Gutiérrez, Dani Fernández, Yeray Cabanzón and Mario Garcia.

Substitutions

Racing Santander made 5 changes: Peque Fernández for Lago Júnior (46′), Iván Morante for Iñigo Vicente (46′), Germán Sánchez for Íñigo Sainz-Maza (63′), Clément Grenier for Marco Sangalli (63′) and Juan Carlos Arana for Ekain Zenitagoia (73′).

Best player: Marco Sangalli​

The player that probably impressed the most for Racing Santander was Marco Sangalli.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 24 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 63′.

Results of the day

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