Racing Santander recovers a 0-1 deficit to overcome Leganés 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

SANTANDER. Racing Santander found a way to reverse the scoreline against Leganés to win 2-1.

By
John Ross
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Racing Santander recovers a 0-1 deficit to overcome Leganés 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

SANTANDER. Racing Santander was capable to reverse the scoreline against Leganés to win 2-1. It was Leganés to strike first with an early goal of Diego Garcia at the 7′. Then it was a goal in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Peque Fernández gave the win to Racing Santander in the 64′ minute with a penalty. Leganés lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

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. In front of 14,006 spectators.​ The referee was Jon Ander González Esteban who was helped by David Pérez de Colosía Alonso and Aitor Moleon Cuenca. The 4th official was Aimar Velasco Arbaiza. The weather was heavy intensity rain. The temperature was cold at 8.48 degrees Celsius or 47.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Racing Santander

2 - 1

Team 1

Leganés

  • 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
  • 10 Total 9
  • 3 On Target 6
  • 4 Off Target 1
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 95 Attack 131
  • 43 Dangerous attack 50
  • 102 Ball safe 120
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 12 Total 15
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Leganés had a strong ball possession 57% while Racing Santander was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Leganés was putting more pressure with 50 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 6 were on target. Still, Racing Santander managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Racing Santander shot 10 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Leganés shot 9 times, 6 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Racing Santander received 1 yellow card (Aritz Aldasoro). On the other side, Leganés received 5 yellow cards (Iker Undabarrena, Diego Garcia, Iker Undabarrena, Jorge Miramón and Jorge Sáenz).

Match Timeline

5'
Jorge Sáenz- Yellow
7'
Diego García(goal)Jorge Sáenz
Peque Fernández(VAR)
9'
42'
Diego García- Yellow
Iñigo Vicente(goal)Jordi Mboula
45'
58'
Darko Brasanac- sub ->Näis Djouahra
58'
Miguel de la Fuente- sub ->Diego Garcia
62'
Jorge Miramón- Yellow
Peque Fernández(penalty)
64'
Aritz Aldasoro- Yellow
66'
76'
Iker Undabarrena- Yellow
Roko Baturina- sub ->Juan Carlos Arana
77'
77'
Juan Cruz- sub ->Iker Undabarrena
Marco Sangalli- sub ->Jordi Mboula
77'
75'
Iker Undabarrena- Yellow
Lago Júnior- sub ->Peque Fernández
84'
88'
Seydouba Cissé- sub ->Y. Neyou
Pol Moreno- sub ->Aritz Aldasoro
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leganés
64
37
Real Valladolid
64
37
SD Eibar
61
37
Espanyol
60
37
Elche
58
37
Real Oviedo
55
37
Racing Santander
55
37
Sporting Gijón
55
37
Racing Ferrol
54
37
Burgos
54
37
Levante
52
37
Tenerife
49
37
Real Zaragoza
46
37
FC Cartagena
45
37
Mirandés
44
37
Eldense
43
37
Huesca
42
37
Albacete
42
37
Alcorcón
41
37
Villarreal II
39
37
Amorebieta
38
37
FC Andorra
37
37

After this encounter, Racing Santander has 42 points to hold in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Leganés will stays with 50 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, Racing Santander will play away with Racing Ferrol on the 3rd of March with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Racing Ferrol (0 draws).

Leganés will host SD Eibar on the 3rd of March with a 8-4 head to head stats in favor of SD Eibar (5 draws).

Racing Santander – Formation

Racing Santander
G
Jokin Ezkieta 13.Spain
7.7
D
Álvaro Mantilla 2.Spain
7.0
D
Saúl García 3.Spain
7.5
D
Germán Sánchez 5.Spain
7.0
D
Manu Hernando 18.Spain
7.3
M
Íñigo Sainz-Maza  6.Spain
7.3
M
Jordi Mboula 8.Spain
6.8
77'
M
Iñigo Vicente 10.Spain
7.9
Goals45'
M
Peque Fernández 17.Spain
8.1
84' Goals64'
M
Aritz Aldasoro 21.Spain
7.3
90' 66'
F
Juan Carlos Arana 9.Spain
7.0
77'
Substitutes
G
Miquel Parera 1.Spain
D
Pol Moreno 4.Spain
90'
D
Rubén Alves 15.Brazil
D
Juan Gutiérrez 22.Spain
D
Mario García 40.Spain
M
Marco Sangalli 7.Spain
6.6
77'
M
Iván Morante 16.Spain
M
Lago Júnior 20.Ivory Coast
6.4
84'
F
Roko Baturina 12.Croatia
6.6
77'
F
Ekain Zenitagoia 14.Spain
F
Jeremy Arévalo 29.Spain

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 (7.7), Álvaro Mantilla (7.0), Manu Hernando (7.3), Germán Sánchez (7.0), Saúl García (7.5), Aritz Aldasoro (7.3), Íñigo Sainz-Maza (7.3), Jordi Mboula (6.8), Peque Fernández (8.1), Iñigo Vicente (7.9) and Juan Carlos Arana (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Miquel Parera, Pol Moreno, Marco Sangalli (6.6), Roko Baturina (6.6), Ekain Zenitagoia, Rubén Alves, Iván Morante, Lago Júnior (6.4), Juan Gutiérrez, Jeremy Arévalo and Mario Garcia.

Substitutions

Racing Santander made 4 changes: Peque Fernández for Lago Júnior (84′), Jordi Mboula for Marco Sangalli (77′), Juan Carlos Arana for Roko Baturina (77′) and Aritz Aldasoro for Pol Moreno (90′).

Player of the match: Peque Fernández​

The player that probably impressed the most for Racing Santander was Peque Fernández.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 32 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 12 duels out of 22.

Leganés – Formation

Leganés
G
Diego Conde 13.Spain
6.4
D
Jorge Sáenz 3.Spain
7.7
5'
D
Sergio González  6.Spain
7.0
D
Enric Franquesa 15.Spain
6.8
D
Jorge Miramón 21.Spain
7.0
62'
M
Francisco Portillo 7.Spain
7.1
M
Y. Neyou 17.Cameroon
7.5
88'
M
Iker Undabarrena 20.Spain
7.3
77' 75'
F
Dani Raba 10.Spain
7.7
F
Diego García 19.Spain
7.5
58' 42' Goals7'
F
Näis Djouahra 23.France
6.8
58'
Substitutes
G
Dani Jiménez 1.Spain
D
Allan Nyom 2.Cameroon
D
D. Abzi 4.Canada
D
Borja López 5.Spain
D
Aritz Arambarri 22.Spain
M
Luis Perea 8.Spain
M
Juan Cruz 11.Spain
7.3
77'
M
Darko Brasanac 14.Serbia
6.3
58'
M
Julián Chicco 24.Argentina
M
Seydouba Cissé 32.Guinea
6.6
88'
F
Miguel de la Fuente 9.Spain
6.6
58'
F
Óscar Ureña 28.Spain

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

Borja Jiménez Sáez played with: Diego Conde (6.4), Jorge Miramón (7.0), Jorge Sáenz (7.7), Sergio González (7.0), Enric Franquesa (6.8), Y. Neyou (7.5), Iker Undabarrena (7.3), Francisco Portillo (7.1), Dani Raba (7.7), Diego Garcia (7.5) and Näis Djouahra (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Dani Jiménez, Allan Nyom, Diyaeddine Abzi, Borja López, Luis Perea, Miguel de la Fuente (6.6), Juan Cruz (7.3), Darko Brašanac (6.3), Aritz Arambarri, Julián Chicco, Oscar Ureña and Seydouba Cissé (6.6).

Substitutions

Leganés made 4 changes: Y. Neyou for Seydouba Cissé (88′), Iker Undabarrena for Juan Cruz (77′), Diego Garcia for Miguel de la Fuente (58′) and Näis Djouahra for Darko Brašanac (58′).

Player of the match: Jorge Sáenz​

The player that probably impressed the most for Leganés was Jorge Sáenz.

His rating is 7.7 with 57 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 10 duels out of 17.

Results of the day

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