Racing Santander surprises FC Andorra with a 2-0 win. HIGHLIGHTS

SANTANDER. Racing Santander had a surprising win over FC Andorra with a 2-0 win with a goal from I. Vicente (32') and a goal from R. Alves (83').

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David Brown
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Racing Santander surprises FC Andorra with a 2-0 win. HIGHLIGHTS

SANTANDER. Racing Santander had a surprising win over FC Andorra with a 2-0 win with a goal from I. Vicente (32′) and a goal from R. Alves (83′). FC Andorra was much superior in terms of ball possession (64%).​

The match was played at the Campos de Sport de El Sardinero stadium in Santander on Tuesday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. In front of 12,729 spectators.​ The referee was Saúl Ais Reig who was helped by Marcos Daniel Saenén Álvarez and Rubén Campo Hernández. The 4th official was Francisco García Riesgo. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was cold at 10.56 degrees Celsius or 51.01 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Racing Santander

2 - 0

Team 1

FC Andorra

  • ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
  • 17 Total 9
  • 12 On Target 3
  • 3 Off Target 4
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 85 Attack 122
  • 50 Dangerous attack 34
  • 64 Ball safe 73
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 16 Total 14
  • 5 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

FC Andorra had a superior ball possession 64% while Racing Santander was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Racing Santander was more pushing with 50 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 12 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Racing Santander won the match​.

Racing Santander shot 17 times, 12 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, FC Andorra shot 9 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Racing Santander received 5 yellow cards (Juan Carlos Arana, Aritz Aldasoro, Iñigo Vicente, Pol Moreno and Marco Sangalli). Talking about the opposition, FC Andorra received 3 yellow cards (Rubén Bover, Aurélien Scheidler and Sergi Samper).

Match Timeline

27'
Aurélien Scheidler- Yellow
Iñigo Vicente(goal)
32'
46'
Iker Benito- sub ->Julen Lobete
46'
Sergio Molina- sub ->Álvaro Martín
Pol Moreno- Yellow
47'
46'
Álex Petxa- sub ->Migue Leal
Juan Carlos Arana- sub ->Ekain Zenitagoia
57'
59'
Sergi Samper- Yellow
Iñigo Vicente- Yellow
60'
Aritz Aldasoro- Yellow
62'
71'
Sergi Samper(yellowredcard)
76'
Iván Gil- sub ->Diego González
Marco Sangalli- Yellow
80'
Lago Júnior- sub ->Marco Sangalli
81'
82'
Rubén Alves(goal)Pol Moreno
83'
Jeremy Arévalo- sub ->Peque Fernández
90'
Dani Fernández- sub ->Aritz Aldasoro
90'
Iván Morante- sub ->Iñigo Vicente
90'
Juan Carlos Arana- Yellow
90'
90'
Rubén Bover - Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leganés
64
37
SD Eibar
61
36
Real Valladolid
61
36
Espanyol
60
37
Elche
58
37
Real Oviedo
55
36
Sporting Gijón
55
36
Racing Santander
55
37
Racing Ferrol
54
36
Burgos
54
37
Levante
52
36
Real Zaragoza
46
37
Tenerife
46
36
Huesca
42
36
Eldense
42
36
FC Cartagena
42
36
Mirandés
41
36
Alcorcón
40
36
Albacete
39
36
Amorebieta
38
37
FC Andorra
37
37
Villarreal II
36
36

After this match, Racing Santander has 33 points to remain in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, FC Andorra will stays with 23 points like Villarreal II to sit in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, Racing Santander will play away against SD Eibar on the 14th of January with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Racing Santander (1 draw).

FC Andorra will host Leganés on the 14th of January with a 2-0 head to head in favor of FC Andorra (3 draws).

Racing Santander – Formation

Racing Santander
G
Jokin Ezkieta 13.Spain
7.3
D
Álvaro Mantilla 2.Spain
6.7
D
Saúl García 3.Spain
8.1
D
Pol Moreno 4.Spain
7.1
47'
D
Rubén Alves 15.Brazil
8.1
Goals83'
M
Íñigo Sainz-Maza  6.Spain
7.1
M
Marco Sangalli 7.Spain
7.0
81' 80'
M
Iñigo Vicente 10.Spain
8.5
90' 60' Goals32'
M
Peque Fernández 17.Spain
7.3
90'
M
Aritz Aldasoro 21.Spain
7.9
90' 62'
F
Ekain Zenitagoia 14.Spain
6.1
57'
Substitutes
G
Miquel Parera 1.Spain
D
Germán Sánchez 5.Spain
D
Juan Gutiérrez 22.Spain
D
Dani Fernández 23.Spain
90'
M
Jorge Pombo 8.Spain
M
Iván Morante 16.Spain
90'
M
Lago Júnior 20.Ivory Coast
6.4
81'
M
Yeray Cabanzón 27.Spain
M
Diego Campo 32.Spain
F
Juan Carlos Arana 9.Spain
6.4
57' 90'
F
Jeremy Arévalo 29.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 (6.7), Pol Moreno (7.1), Rubén Alves (8.1), Saúl García (8.1), Íñigo Sainz-Maza (7.1), Aritz Aldasoro (7.9), Marco Sangalli (7.0), Peque Fernández (7.3), Iñigo Vicente (8.5) and Ekain Zenitagoia (6.1).

The home team had on the bench: Miquel Parera, Germán Sánchez, Jorge Pombo, Juan Carlos Arana (6.4), Iván Morante, Lago Júnior (6.4), Juan Gutiérrez, Dani Fernández, Yeray Cabanzón, Jeremy Arévalo and Diego Campo.

Substitutions

Racing Santander made 5 changes: Ekain Zenitagoia for Juan Carlos Arana (57′), Marco Sangalli for Lago Júnior (81′), Iñigo Vicente for Iván Morante (90′), Aritz Aldasoro for Dani Fernández (90′) and Peque Fernández for Jeremy Arévalo (90′).

Player of the match: Iñigo Vicente​

The player that probably impressed the most for Racing Santander was Iñigo Vicente.

His rating is 8.5 with 1 goal, 44 passes (70% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.

FC Andorra – Formation

FC Andorra
G
Nico Ratti 1.Argentina
8.4
D
Migue Leal 2.Spain
6.6
46'
D
Adrià Vilanova 5.Spain
6.3
D
Diego González 15.Spain
7.1
76'
M
Rubén Bover  21.Spain
7.3
90'
M
Sergi Samper 8.Spain
6.8
59'
M
Álvaro Martín 11.Spain
6.3
46'
F
Julen Lobete 7.Spain
6.8
46'
F
Álex Calvo 17.Spain
7.1
82'
F
Aurélien Scheidler 19.France
6.8
27'
Substitutes
G
Oier Olazábal 13.Spain
D
Anderson Arroyo 22.Colombia
D
Diego Alende 23.Spain
D
José Marsà 3.Spain
D
Álex Pastor 4.Spain
D
Álex Petxa 18.Spain
7.3
46'
M
Jandro Orellana 6.Spain
M
Iván Gil 10.Spain
6.7
76'
M
Sergio Molina 14.Spain
6.4
46'
F
Pablo Moreno 24.Spain
F
Iker Benito 27.Spain
7.1
46'
F
Manu Nieto 9.Spain
6.8
82'

FC Andorra started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Eder Sarabia Armesto played with: Nico Ratti (8.4), Migue Leal (6.6), Adrià Vilanova (6.3), Diego González (7.1), Diego Pampín (6.4), Álvaro Martín (6.3), Sergi Samper (6.8), Rubén Bover (7.3), Álex Calvo (7.1), Aurélien Scheidler (6.8) and Julen Lobete (6.8).

They had on the bench: José Marsà, Álex Pastor, Jandro Orellana, Manuel Nieto (6.8), Iván Gil (6.7), Oier Olazábal, Sergio Molina (6.4), Álex Petxa (7.3), Anderson Arroyo, Diego Alende, Pablo Moreno and Iker Benito (7.1).

Substitutions

FC Andorra made 5 changes: Álvaro Martín for Sergio Molina (46′), Migue Leal for Álex Petxa (46′), Julen Lobete for Iker Benito (46′), Álex Calvo for Manuel Nieto (82′) and Diego González for Iván Gil (76′).

Player of the match: Nico Ratti​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Andorra was the goalkeeper: Nico Ratti. His rating is 8.36. He performed 10 saves.

Results of the day

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