SANTANDER. Alcorcón conquers Racing Santander 1-0 after V. García scored just 1 goal (69′). Racing Santander was much better in terms of ball possession (65%).
Alcorcón remained with 10 players after Mehdi Nfati received a red card in the 19′. Even so, Alcorcón still succeeded in win this match competing only with 10 players.
Peque Fernández didn’t convert a decisive penalty (80′). That would have allowed Racing Santander to draw the match.
The match was played at the Campos de Sport de El Sardinero stadium in Santander on Monday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In front of 15,872 spectators. The referee was Salvador Lax Franco with the support of Manuel López López and Carlos Grande Rabadán. The 4th official was Imanol Irurtzun Artola. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.04 degrees Celsius or 55.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
- ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
- 21 Total 9
- 10 On Target 4
- 6 Off Target 2
- 5 Shots blocked 3
- 128 Attack 87
- 72 Dangerous attack 38
- 71 Ball safe 78
- 1 Penalties 0
- 13 Corners 3
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 15
- 2 Yellow Cards 6
- 0 Double Yellow 2
- 0 Red Card 2
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Racing Santander had a superior ball possession 65% while Alcorcón was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Racing Santander had a more offensive attitude with 72 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 10 were on target. Still, Alcorcón found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.
Racing Santander shot 21 times, 10 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Alcorcón shot 9 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Racing Santander received 2 yellow cards (Marco Sangalli and Iñigo Vicente). Talking about the opposition, Alcorcón received 6 yellow cards (Javi Pérez, Chema Rodríguez, Víctor García, Yan Eteki, Iago López and Jesús Ruiz).
Also, Alcorcón didn’t end the match with 11 players after Mehdi Nfati (Alcorcón) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (19′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Racing Santander stays with 53 points like Elche to remain in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Alcorcón will has 37 points like Mirandés to hold in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga 2, Racing Santander will play away against Burgos on the 14th of April with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of Burgos (2 draws).
Alcorcón will host Villarreal II on the 14th of April with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Alcorcón (2 draws).
Racing Santander – Formation
Racing Santander
74'
43'
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 , Manu Hernando , Germán Sánchez , Mario García , Iván Morante , Aritz Aldasoro , Jordi Mboula , Peque Fernández , Iñigo Vicente and Juan Carlos Arana .
The home team had on the bench: Saúl García, Pol Moreno, Marco Sangalli , Roko Baturina , Ekain Zenitagoia , Rubén Alves, Clément Grenier, Lago Júnior, Juan Gutiérrez, Jeremy Arévalo and Germán Fernández.
Substitutions
Racing Santander made 4 changes: Jordi Mboula for Jeremy Arévalo (74′), Dani Fernández for Marco Sangalli (74′), Aritz Aldasoro for Ekain Zenitagoia (87′) and Juan Carlos Arana for Roko Baturina (82′).
Player of the match: Iñigo Vicente
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Racing Santander was Iñigo Vicente.
His rating is with 85 passes (73% accurate) and 6 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 16. He performed 10 crosses.
Alcorcón – Formation
Alcorcón
69'
Alcorcón started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Mehdi Nafti played with: Jesús Ruiz , Iago López , Óscar Rivas , Chema Rodríguez , Xavi Quintillà , Yan Eteki , Víctor García , Javi Pérez , Fede Vico , Jacobo González and Christian Borrego .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Javi Castro , David Morillas, Pedro Mosquera , Jean-Sylvain Babin , Juanma Bravo , Lucas Anacker, Javi Lara, Koldo Obieta, Juan Artola , Iker Bilbao and Emmanuel Addai.
Substitutions
Alcorcón made 5 changes: Iago López for Javi Castro (66′), Fede Vico for Pedro Mosquera (66′), Christian Borrego for Jean-Sylvain Babin (86′), Yan Eteki for Juanma Bravo (75′) and Jacobo González for Juan Artola (86′).
Player of the match: Jesús Ruiz
The player that probably impressed the most for Alcorcón was the goalkeeper: Jesús Ruiz. His rating is 9.79. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 9 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.
