Racing Santander surprises Villarreal II with a 2-0 win. HIGHLIGHTS

SANTANDER. Racing Santander had a surprising win over Villarreal II with a 2-0 win with a goal from L. Júnior (23') and a penalty scored by P. Fernández (71').

By
Luke Meyer
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Racing Santander surprises Villarreal II with a 2-0 win. HIGHLIGHTS

SANTANDER. Racing Santander had a surprising win over Villarreal II with a 2-0 win with a goal from L. Júnior (23′) and a penalty scored by P. Fernández (71′). Villarreal II lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Campos de Sport de El Sardinero stadium in Santander on Saturday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Luis Mario Milla Alvéndiz with the collaboration of Roberto Tejero García and Iván Ríos Vargas. The 4th official was Pol Gòdia Solé. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.22 degrees Celsius or 55.8 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Racing Santander

2 - 0

Team 1

Villarreal II

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 10 Total 7
  • 4 On Target 0
  • 5 Off Target 4
  • 2 Shots blocked 3
  • 104 Attack 108
  • 52 Dangerous attack 38
  • 76 Ball safe 86
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 14 Total 19
  • 3 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Villarreal II had a strong ball possession 60% while Racing Santander was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Racing Santander had a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Racing Santander won the match​.

Racing Santander shot 10 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Villarreal II shot 7 times, 0 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Racing Santander received 3 yellow cards (Yeray Cabanzón, Álvaro Mantilla and Saúl García). On the other side, Villarreal II received 4 yellow cards (Tiago Geralnik, Pablo Iñiguez , Andrés Ferrari and Carlo García).

Match Timeline

Álvaro Mantilla- Yellow
8'
Lago Júnior(goal)
23'
Saúl García- Yellow
30'
45'
Carlo García- Yellow
46'
Rodri Alonso- sub ->Carlo García
46'
T. Geralnik- sub ->Javi Ontiveros
46'
Reque- sub ->Stefan Leković
57'
T. Geralnik- Yellow
Marco Sangalli- sub ->Lago Júnior
60'
66'
A. Ferrari- sub ->Alex Forés
Peque Fernández(penalty)
71'
72'
Pablo Iñiguez - Yellow
76'
A. Ferrari- Yellow
Clément Grenier- sub ->Peque Fernández
77'
Yeray Cabanzón- sub ->Iñigo Vicente
85'
85'
Marcos Sánchez- sub ->Dani Tasende
Iván Morante- sub ->Aritz Aldasoro
86'
Ekain Zenitagoia- sub ->Juan Carlos Arana
86'
Yeray Cabanzón- Yellow
90'

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 playing this contest, Racing Santander will have 27 points like Racing Ferrol to hold in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Villarreal II will stay with 17 points to sit in the 18th 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).

Villarreal II will play away agasint Sporting Gijón on the 28th of April with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Sporting Gijón (0 draws).

Racing Santander – Formation

Racing Santander
G
Jokin Ezkieta 13.Spain
7.0
D
Álvaro Mantilla 2.Spain
6.4
8'
D
Saúl García 3.Spain
6.7
30'
D
Pol Moreno 4.Spain
7.0
D
Rubén Alves 15.Brazil
6.7
M
Íñigo Sainz-Maza  6.Spain
7.5
M
Iñigo Vicente 10.Spain
7.3
85'
M
Peque Fernández 17.Spain
8.1
77' Goals71'
M
Lago Júnior 20.Ivory Coast
7.8
60' Goals23'
M
Aritz Aldasoro 21.Spain
7.0
86'
F
Juan Carlos Arana 9.Spain
7.0
86'
Substitutes
G
Miquel Parera 1.Spain
D
Juan Gutiérrez 22.Spain
D
Dani Fernández 23.Spain
D
Mario García 40.Spain
M
Marco Sangalli 7.Spain
6.7
60'
M
Jorge Pombo 8.Spain
M
Iván Morante 16.Spain
6.8
86'
M
Clément Grenier 19.France
7.5
77'
M
Yeray Cabanzón 27.Spain
6.4
85' 90'
M
Diego Campo 32.Spain
M
Neco Celorio 38.Spain
F
Ekain Zenitagoia 14.Spain
6.7
86'

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 (7.0), Álvaro Mantilla (6.4), Pol Moreno (7.0), Rubén Alves (6.7), Saúl García (6.7), Íñigo Sainz-Maza (7.5), Aritz Aldasoro (7.0), Lago Júnior (7.8), Peque Fernández (8.1), Iñigo Vicente (7.3) and Juan Carlos Arana (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Miquel Parera, Marco Sangalli (6.7), Jorge Pombo, Ekain Zenitagoia (6.7), Iván Morante (6.8), Clément Grenier (7.5), Juan Gutiérrez, Dani Fernández, Yeray Cabanzón (6.4), Diego Campo, Neco Celorio and Mario Garcia.

Substitutions

Racing Santander made 5 changes: Peque Fernández for Clément Grenier (77′), Lago Júnior for Marco Sangalli (60′), Iñigo Vicente for Yeray Cabanzón (85′), Aritz Aldasoro for Iván Morante (86′) and Juan Carlos Arana for Ekain Zenitagoia (86′).

Player of the match: Peque Fernández​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Racing Santander was Peque Fernández.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 29 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 11 duels out of 16.

Villarreal II – Formation

Villarreal II
G
Iker Álvarez 1.Andorra
7.0
D
Dani Tasende 3.Spain
6.8
85'
D
S. Leković 12.Serbia
6.6
46'
D
Pablo Iñiguez  19.Spain
6.7
72'
D
Espigares 29.Spain
6.7
M
Carlo García 8.Spain
6.3
46' 45'
M
Javi Ontiveros 10.Spain
6.3
46'
M
Aitor Gelardo 14.Spain
6.7
M
Lanchi 16.Spain
7.0
F
Diego Collado 7.Spain
7.0
F
Alex Forés 9.Spain
6.8
66'
Substitutes
G
Miguel Ángel Morro 13.Spain
D
Marcos Sánchez 15.Spain
6.3
85'
D
Pau Navarro 33.Spain
M
Rodri Alonso 21.Spain
6.4
46'
M
T. Geralnik 22.Argentina
7.0
46' 57'
M
Víctor Moreno 23.Spain
M
Reque 27.Spain
6.3
46'
F
Fabio Blanco 17.Spain
F
A. Ferrari 24.Uruguay
6.6
66' 76'

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

Miguel Álvarez Jurado played with: Iker Álvarez (7.0), Antonio Espigares (6.7), Stefan Leković (6.6), Pablo Iñiguez  (6.7), Dani Tasende (6.8), Lanchi (7.0), Aitor Gelardo (6.7), Carlo García (6.3), Javi Ontiveros (6.3), Diego Collado (7.0) and Alex Forés (6.8).

They had on the bench: Miguel Ángel Morro, Marcos Sánchez (6.3), Fabio Blanco, Rodri Alonso (6.4), Tiago Geralnik (7.0), Víctor Moreno, Andrés Ferrari (6.6), Daniel Requena (6.3) and Pau Navarro Badenes.

Substitutions

Villarreal II made 5 changes: Carlo García for Rodri Alonso (46′), Javi Ontiveros for Tiago Geralnik (46′), Stefan Leković for Daniel Requena (46′), Alex Forés for Andrés Ferrari (66′) and Dani Tasende for Marcos Sánchez (85′).

Player of the match: Iker Álvarez​

The player that probably impressed the most for Villarreal II was the goalkeeper: Iker Álvarez. His rating is 7.04. He performed 2 saves.

Results of the day

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