Albacete tops Racing Santander 2-0 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

ALBACETE. Albacete defeats Racing Santander with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Fuster (56') and a goal from J. Silva (90').

By
John Ross
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Albacete tops Racing Santander 2-0 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

ALBACETE. Albacete overcomes Racing Santander with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Fuster (56′) and a goal from J. Silva (90′). Racing Santander lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Estadio Carlos Belmonte stadium in Albacete on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 10,551 spectators.​ The referee was Álvaro Moreno Aragón with the help of Rodrigo Blázquez Sánchez and Mario Martín-Consuegra Díaz. The 4th official was . The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 16.39 degrees Celsius or 61.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 42%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Albacete

2 - 0

Team 1

Racing Santander

  • 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
  • 15 Total 8
  • 6 On Target 1
  • 6 Off Target 4
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 88 Attack 111
  • 41 Dangerous attack 48
  • 71 Ball safe 82
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 13 Total 13
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Racing Santander had a superior ball possession 57% while Albacete was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Racing Santander had a more offensive attitude with 48 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 1 were on target. Even so, Albacete managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Albacete shot 15 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Racing Santander shot 8 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Albacete received 2 yellow cards (Cristian Glauder and Kaiky). On the opposite side, Racing Santander received 5 yellow cards (Jordi Mboula, Peque Fernández, Marco Sangalli, José López Menéndez and Íñigo Sainz-Maza).

Match Timeline

Cristian Glauder- Yellow
24'
43'
Peque Fernández- Yellow
Manu Fuster(goal)
56'
59'
Jordi Mboula- Yellow
Kaiky- Yellow
60'
Dani Escriche- sub ->Higinio Marín
67'
Jonathan Silva- sub ->Julio Alonso
67'
71'
Íñigo Sainz-Maza - Yellow
72'
Aritz Aldasoro- sub ->Íñigo Sainz-Maza
72'
Ekain Zenitagoia- sub ->Lago Júnior
Alberto Quiles- sub ->Juanma García
74'
80'
Roko Baturina- sub ->Juan Carlos Arana
80'
Marco Sangalli- sub ->Jordi Mboula
82'
Marco Sangalli- Yellow
Jonathan Silva(goal)Dani Escriche
90'
90'
Jeremy Arévalo- sub ->Iván Morante
Rai Marchán- sub ->Manu Fuster
90'

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
37
Racing Santander
55
37
Sporting Gijón
55
37
Racing Ferrol
54
36
Burgos
54
37
Levante
52
36
Tenerife
49
37
Real Zaragoza
46
37
Eldense
43
37
Huesca
42
36
FC Cartagena
42
36
Mirandés
41
36
Alcorcón
41
37
Albacete
39
36
Villarreal II
39
37
Amorebieta
38
37
FC Andorra
37
37

After playing this contest, Albacete has 30 points to hold in the 17th place. On the other side, Racing Santander will stays with 39 points like Levante and Burgos to remain in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, Albacete will play away against Amorebieta on the 25th of February with a 0-0 head to head record.

Racing Santander will host Leganés on the 25th of February with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Leganés (3 draws).

Albacete – Formation

Albacete
G
Bernabé Barragán  1.Spain
7.1
D
Kaiky 15.Brazil
7.0
60'
D
Julio Alonso 17.Spain
7.7
67'
D
Álvaro Rodríguez 23.Spain
7.9
D
Cristian Glauder 24.Spain
7.3
24'
M
Agus Medina 4.Spain
7.7
M
Juanma García 7.Spain
6.4
74'
M
Riki Rodríguez 8.Spain
7.3
M
Manu Fuster 10.Spain
8.1
90' Goals56'
M
Lander Olaetxea 19.Spain
7.3
F
Higinio Marín 9.Spain
7.5
67'
Substitutes
G
Diego Altube 13.Spain
G
Tomas Vaclik 25.Czech Republic
D
Mohamed Djetei 2.Cameroon
D
Jonathan Silva 3.Argentina
7.7
67' Goals90'
D
Carlos Isaac 22.Spain
M
Juan Antonio Ros 5.Spain
M
Rai Marchán 6.Spain
90'
M
Antonio Pacheco 18.Spain
M
Samuel Shashoua 20.England
F
Pedro Benito 14.Spain
F
Dani Escriche 16.Spain
7.0
67'
F
Alberto Quiles 21.Spain
6.4
74'

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

The manager Rubén Albés Yáñez decided to play with the following team: Bernabé Barragán (7.1), Álvaro Rodríguez (7.9), Kaiky (7.0), Cristian Glauder (7.3), Julio Alonso (7.7), Agus Medina (7.7), Lander Olaetxea (7.3), Riki Rodríguez (7.3), Juanma García (6.4), Higinio Marín (7.5) and Manu Fuster (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Mohamed Djetei, Jonathan Silva (7.7), Juan Antonio Ros, Rai Marchán, Diego Altube, Pedro Benito, Dani Escriche (7.0), Antonio Pacheco, Samuel Shashoua , Alberto Quiles (6.4), Carlos Isaac and Tomáš Vaclík.

Albacete could not rely on the presence of Jonathan Silva (injured).

Substitutions

Albacete made 4 changes: Manu Fuster for Rai Marchán (90′), Higinio Marín for Dani Escriche (67′), Juanma García for Alberto Quiles (74′) and Julio Alonso for Jonathan Silva (67′).

Player of the match: Manu Fuster​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Albacete was Manu Fuster.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 30 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 11. He performed 5 crosses.

Racing Santander – Formation

Racing Santander
G
Jokin Ezkieta 13.Spain
7.1
D
Germán Sánchez 5.Spain
6.6
D
Manu Hernando 18.Spain
7.1
D
Dani Fernández 23.Spain
6.3
D
Mario García 40.Spain
6.3
M
Íñigo Sainz-Maza  6.Spain
6.7
72' 71'
M
Jordi Mboula 8.Spain
7.0
80' 59'
M
Iván Morante 16.Spain
7.0
90'
M
Peque Fernández 17.Spain
6.4
43'
M
Lago Júnior 20.Ivory Coast
6.4
72'
F
Juan Carlos Arana 9.Spain
7.0
80'
Substitutes
G
Miquel Parera 1.Spain
D
Álvaro Mantilla 2.Spain
D
Saúl García 3.Spain
D
Pol Moreno 4.Spain
D
Rubén Alves 15.Brazil
D
Juan Gutiérrez 22.Spain
M
Marco Sangalli 7.Spain
6.3
80' 82'
M
Aritz Aldasoro 21.Spain
6.4
72'
F
Iñigo Vicente 10.Spain
F
Roko Baturina 12.Croatia
6.4
80'
F
Ekain Zenitagoia 14.Spain
6.6
72'
F
Jeremy Arévalo 29.Spain
7.0
90'

Racing Santander started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

José Alberto López Menéndez played with: Jokin Ezkieta (7.1), Dani Fernández (6.3), Manu Hernando (7.1), Germán Sánchez (6.6), Mario Garcia (6.3), Iván Morante (7.0), Íñigo Sainz-Maza (6.7), Jordi Mboula (7.0), Peque Fernández (6.4), Lago Júnior (6.4) and Juan Carlos Arana (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Miquel Parera, Álvaro Mantilla, Saúl García, Pol Moreno, Marco Sangalli (6.3), Iñigo Vicente, Roko Baturina (6.4), Ekain Zenitagoia (6.6), Rubén Alves, Aritz Aldasoro (6.4), Juan Gutiérrez and Jeremy Arévalo (7.0).

Substitutions

Racing Santander made 5 changes: Íñigo Sainz-Maza for Aritz Aldasoro (72′), Iván Morante for Jeremy Arévalo (90′), Jordi Mboula for Marco Sangalli (80′), Juan Carlos Arana for Roko Baturina (80′) and Lago Júnior for Ekain Zenitagoia (72′).

Player of the match: Jokin Ezkieta​

The player that probably impressed the most for Racing Santander was the goalkeeper: Jokin Ezkieta. His rating is 7.14. He performed 4 saves.

Results of the day

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