SANTANDER. Racing Santander was ultimately too strong for Burgos with the goal of Peque Fernández (32′), Álvaro Mantilla (50′) and Ekain Zenitagoia (77′).
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 Salvador Lax Franco with the collaboration of Manuel López López and Aitor Moleon Cuenca. The 4th official was Juan Antonio Campos Salinas. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 17.69 degrees Celsius or 63.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 17 Total 12
- 5 On Target 3
- 4 Off Target 5
- 8 Shots blocked 5
- 97 Attack 114
- 48 Dangerous attack 39
- 77 Ball safe 69
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 4
Fouls
- 4 Total 6
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Racing Santander was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Burgos that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Racing Santander was more pushing with 48 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Racing Santander won the match.
Racing Santander shot 17 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Burgos shot 12 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Racing Santander received 1 yellow card (Iván Morante). On the opposite side, Burgos received 3 yellow cards (Kévin Appin, Grego Sierra and Esteban Saveljich).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Racing Santander will have 21 points like Sporting Gijón to hold in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Burgos will stay with 16 points like Elche to remain in the 11th 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 in favor of Racing Santander (3 draws).
Burgos will play away agasint Alcorcón on the 2nd of June with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Alcorcón (0 draws).
Racing Santander – Formation
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
, Dani Fernández , Germán Sánchez , Álvaro Mantilla , Saúl García , Iván Morante , Clément Grenier , Andrés Martín , Peque Fernández , Iñigo Vicente and Juan Carlos Arana .The home team had on the bench: Miquel Parera, Pol Moreno, Íñigo Sainz-Maza, Marco Sangalli
, Jorge Pombo, Ekain Zenitagoia , Rubén Alves , Lago Júnior , Aritz Aldasoro , Juan Gutiérrez, Yeray Cabanzón and Mario Garcia.Racing Santander could not rely on the presence of Lago Júnior (injured) and Rubén Alves (injured).
Substitutions
Racing Santander made 5 changes: Juan Carlos Arana for Ekain Zenitagoia (59′), Iván Morante for Aritz Aldasoro (73′), Peque Fernández for Marco Sangalli (73′), Iñigo Vicente for Lago Júnior (84′) and Germán Sánchez for Rubén Alves (84′).
Best player: Andrés Martín
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Racing Santander was Andrés Martín even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 39 passes (74% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 17. He performed 3 crosses.Burgos – Formation
Burgos started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Jon Andoni Pérez Alonso played with: José Antonio Caro
, Raúl Navarro , Aitor Córdoba , Esteban Saveljich , José Matos , Dani Ojeda , Unai Elgezabal , Miguel Atienza , Álex Bermejo , Edu Espiau and Curro Sánchez .These were the players on the bench: Loïc Badiashile, Borja González, Ander Martín
, Álex Sancris , Kévin Appin , Andy Rodríguez , Grego Sierra , Miki Muñoz , Samuel Rodriguez, Javi López and Lucas Ricoy.Burgos could not rely on the presence of Miki Muñoz (injured) and Grego Sierra (injured).
Substitutions
Burgos made 5 changes: Álex Bermejo for Miki Muñoz (39′), Esteban Saveljich for Grego Sierra (46′), Raúl Navarro for Álex Sancris (76′), Miguel Atienza for Kévin Appin (61′) and Unai Elgezabal for Ander Martín (61′).
Best player: José Matos
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Burgos was José Matos.
His rating is
with 41 passes (73% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 4 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.
- Albacete – Sporting Gijón – 1-3
- Racing Ferrol – Eldense – 1-1
- Huesca – Elche – 0-1
- Racing Santander – Burgos – 3-0
- Real Valladolid – FC Andorra – 2-0