Racing Santander beats Sporting Gijón 3-2. HIGHLIGHTS

SANTANDER. Racing Santander overcome Sporting Gijón.

By
Luke Meyer
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Racing Santander beats Sporting Gijón 3-2. HIGHLIGHTS

SANTANDER. Racing Santander overcome Sporting Gijón. Sporting Gijón lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Campos de Sport de El Sardinero stadium in Santander on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Iosu Galech Apezteguía assisted by Marcos Barroso Galán and Álvaro González Narváez. The 4th official was . The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 24.95 degrees Celsius or 76.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Racing Santander

3 - 2

Team 1

Sporting Gijón

  • 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
  • 20 Total 21
  • 7 On Target 8
  • 6 Off Target 10
  • 7 Shots blocked 3
  • 85 Attack 110
  • 38 Dangerous attack 51
  • 24 Ball safe 29
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 7
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 5 Total 0
  • 4 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Sporting Gijón had a superior ball possession 58% while Racing Santander was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sporting Gijón was putting more pressure with 51 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 8 were on target. Notwithstanding, Racing Santander managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Racing Santander shot 20 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sporting Gijón shot 21 times, 8 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Racing Santander received 5 yellow cards (José López Menéndez, Marco Sangalli, Clément Grenier, Andrés Martín and Iñigo Vicente). Regarding the opposition, Sporting Gijón received 4 yellow cards (Ignacio Méndez, Cristian Rivera, Francisco Villalba and Roque Mesa).

Match Timeline

Ekain Zenitagoia- sub ->Juan Carlos Arana
6'
Andrés Martín(goal)
28'
32'
Gaspar Campos(goal)Riki Rodríguez
37'
Roque Mesa- Yellow
Iñigo Vicente- Yellow
39'
Clément Grenier- Yellow
41'
Dani Fernández- sub ->Rubén Alves
46'
Peque Fernández(goal)Iñigo Vicente
48'
58'
Christian Rivera- sub ->Roque Mesa
58'
Uros Djurdjevic- sub ->Víctor Campuzano
59'
Guille Rosas- sub ->Alexandru Paşcanu
63'
Gaspar Campos(goal)Riki Rodríguez
Iván Morante- sub ->Clément Grenier
70'
Marco Sangalli- sub ->Peque Fernández
70'
72'
Fran Villalba- sub ->Gaspar Campos
Marco Sangalli- Yellow
75'
Ekain Zenitagoia(goal)Dani Fernández
83'
84'
Dani Queipo- sub ->Riki Rodríguez
Pol Moreno- sub ->Ekain Zenitagoia
85'
86'
Fran Villalba- Yellow
90'
Christian Rivera- Yellow
90'
Nacho Méndez- Yellow
Andrés Martín- 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 this match, Racing Santander will have 15 points like SD Eibar and Racing Ferrol to sit in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Sporting Gijón will stay with 17 points to sit in the 6th 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).

Sporting Gijón will play away agasint Eldense on the 2nd of June with a 0-0 head to head statistic.

Racing Santander – Formation

Racing Santander
G
Jokin Ezkieta 13.Spain
8.1
D
Álvaro Mantilla 2.Spain
6.7
D
Saúl García 3.Spain
7.0
D
Germán Sánchez 5.Spain
6.7
D
Rubén Alves 15.Brazil
6.8
46'
M
Íñigo Sainz-Maza  6.Spain
7.3
M
Iñigo Vicente 10.Spain
8.7
39'
M
Andrés Martín 11.Spain
8.1
90' Goals28'
M
Peque Fernández 17.Spain
7.7
70' Goals48'
M
Clément Grenier 19.France
7.1
70' 41'
F
Juan Carlos Arana 9.Spain
6'
Substitutes
G
Miquel Parera 1.Spain
D
Pol Moreno 4.Spain
6.4
85'
D
Juan Gutiérrez 22.Spain
D
Dani Fernández 23.Spain
7.5
46'
D
Mario García 40.Spain
M
Marco Sangalli 7.Spain
6.4
70' 75'
M
Jorge Pombo 8.Spain
M
Iván Morante 16.Spain
7.3
70'
M
Lago Júnior 20.Ivory Coast
M
Yeray Cabanzón 27.Spain
F
Ekain Zenitagoia 14.Spain
7.0
6' Goals83'

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 (8.1), Álvaro Mantilla (6.7), Germán Sánchez (6.7), Rubén Alves (6.8), Saúl García (7.0), Íñigo Sainz-Maza (7.3), Clément Grenier (7.1), Andrés Martín (8.1), Peque Fernández (7.7), Iñigo Vicente (8.7) and Juan Carlos Arana.

The home team had on the bench: Miquel Parera, Pol Moreno (6.4), Marco Sangalli (6.4), Jorge Pombo, Ekain Zenitagoia (7.0), Iván Morante (7.3), Lago Júnior, Juan Gutiérrez, Dani Fernández (7.5), Yeray Cabanzón and Mario Garcia.

Substitutions

Racing Santander made 5 changes: Juan Carlos Arana for Ekain Zenitagoia (6′), Rubén Alves for Dani Fernández (46′), Ekain Zenitagoia for Pol Moreno (85′), Peque Fernández for Marco Sangalli (70′) and Clément Grenier for Iván Morante (70′).

Best player: Iñigo Vicente​

The player that probably impressed the most for Racing Santander was Iñigo Vicente even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.7) with 51 passes (75% accurate) and 9 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.

Sporting Gijón – Formation

Sporting Gijón
G
Rubén Yáñez 1.Spain
7.0
D
Cote 3.Spain
6.4
D
Róber Pier 22.Spain
6.6
D
Carlos Izquierdoz  24.Argentina
7.0
D
A. Pașcanu 25.Romania
6.3
59'
M
Gaspar Campos 7.Spain
9.1
72' Goals32', 63'
M
Nacho Méndez 10.Spain
7.5
90'
M
Roque Mesa 15.Spain
6.7
58' 37'
M
Haissem Hassan 21.France
8.4
84'
F
Víctor Campuzano  11.Spain
6.7
58'
F
Juan Otero 19.Colombia
6.7
Substitutes
G
Christian Joel 13.Cuba
D
Guille Rosas 2.Spain
7.0
59'
D
Pablo Insua 4.Spain
D
Pablo García 5.Spain
D
Enol Coto 27.Spain
M
Nacho Martín 6.Spain
M
Fran Villalba 8.Spain
6.3
72' 86'
M
Jonathan Varane 12.France
M
Christian Rivera 17.Spain
6.6
58' 90'
F
Dani Queipo 9.Spain
6.8
84'
F
Ignacio Jeraldino 14.Chile
F
Uros Djurdjevic 23.Montenegro
6.8
58'

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

Miguel Ángel Ramírez played with: Rubén Yáñez (7.0), Alexandru Paşcanu (6.3), Carlos Izquierdoz (7.0), Róber Pier (6.6), José Ángel (6.4), Riki Rodríguez (8.4), Ignacio Méndez (7.5), Roque Mesa (6.7), Gaspar Campos (9.1), Juan Otero (6.7) and Víctor Campuzano (6.7).

They had on the bench: Guille Rosas (7.0), Pablo Insua, Pablo García, Ignacio Martín, Francisco Villalba (6.3), Dani Queipo (6.8), Jonathan Varane, Christian Sanchez, Ignacio Jeraldino, Cristian Rivera (6.6), Uroš Đurđević (6.8) and Enol Coto.

Sporting Gijón could not rely on the presence of Guille Rosas (injured).

Substitutions

Sporting Gijón made 5 changes: Roque Mesa for Cristian Rivera (58′), Riki Rodríguez for Dani Queipo (84′), Gaspar Campos for Francisco Villalba (72′), Alexandru Paşcanu for Guille Rosas (59′) and Víctor Campuzano for Uroš Đurđević (58′).

Best player: Gaspar Campos​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sporting Gijón was Gaspar Campos.

His rating is (9.1) with 2 goals, 22 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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