Match Report


ValenciaValencia     Racing SantanderRacing Santander
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Cedric MonterrubioC. Monterrubio71
G
1
G
67Eduardo RamosE. Ramos
Leon MccannL. Mccann65
D
2
D
72Francisco SerranoF. Serrano
Jacques CelestiniJ. Celestini60
D
3
D
66Francisco VelascoF. Velasco
Ernesto PerezE. Perez51
D
4
D
60Samuele GhirardelloS. Ghirardello
Juan-Carlos MartinJ. Martin50
D
5
M
66Juan-Carlos ZamoraJ. Zamora
Sebastian MedinaS. Medina75
M
6
M
61Andres HelgueraA. Helguera
Pedro BlancoP. Blanco67
M
captain7captain
M
60Marcos AndresM. Andres
Gregorio GentoG. Gento65
M
8
M
57Eugenio GomezE. Gomez
Ahmed DelmotteA. Delmotte73
A
9
A
71Eduardo HernandezE. Hernandez
Carmelo ZanonC. Zanon69
A
10
A
65Ivan RamosI. Ramos
Alex GallacherA. Gallacher58
A
11
A
60Fernando IglesiasF. Iglesias
 
Alejandro LeonA. Leon67
G
12
G
63Edmundo CruzE. Cruz
Pedro BarkeroP. Barkero63
M
13
D
58Eugenio HidalgoE. Hidalgo
Frederico RamirezF. Ramirez55
A
14
M
57Rafael NavarroR. Navarro

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Mestalla where Valencia play host to Racing Santander. A crowd of 8,980 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Valencia are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Racing Santander appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ivan Molowny.


0.00
Valencia kick off and get the match underway!
4.26
Gregorio Gento makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carmelo Zanon. Carmelo Zanon knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Samuele Ghirardello.
9.08
Gregorio Gento hacks Juan-Carlos Zamora from behind! Gregorio Gento is warned by the referee! Juan-Carlos Zamora grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
12.38
Pedro Blanco controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carmelo Zanon. Carmelo Zanon makes a probing pass to Alex Gallacher but he's offside!
16.37
Ernesto Perez flicks a high ball forward to Sebastian Medina who takes it down. Sebastian Medina knocks the ball to his team mate, Carmelo Zanon. Carmelo Zanon controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
18.41
Jacques Celestini knocks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Blanco. Pedro Blanco controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carmelo Zanon. Carmelo Zanon plays a scrappy one-two with Ahmed Delmotte and stumbles forward towards the goal... Carmelo Zanon takes a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
21.34
Marcos Andres darts forward. Marcos Andres plays a one-two with Eduardo Hernandez and advances towards the goal... Marcos Andres rockets a shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
22.25
Andres Helguera changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Andres Helguera whips in a cross ball towards Fernando Iglesias. Fernando Iglesias gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Solid save from Cedric Monterrubio. What a great pair of hands!
28.30
Eugenio Gomez flicks a high pass forward. Fernando Iglesias comfortably collects the pass. Fernando Iglesias whips in a cross ball towards Ivan Ramos. Ivan Ramos beats his man to it with a header but it misses the target by a large margin!
30.08
Sebastian Medina threads a neat ball through to Ahmed Delmotte. Ahmed Delmotte plays a one-two with Carmelo Zanon and advances towards the goal... Ahmed Delmotte cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
33.05
Sebastian Medina deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ahmed Delmotte. Ahmed Delmotte finds some space and shoots from distance. Eduardo Ramos comfortably gets down and covers it.
34.46
Eugenio Gomez catches Sebastian Medina on the ankles. The referee calls over Eugenio Gomez and warns him to calm down! Sebastian Medina gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
39.25
Francisco Velasco hits a low pass to Marcos Andres. Marcos Andres flicks a high pass forward. Ivan Ramos holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ivan Ramos shoots from long range but it rises well off target!
40.52
Andres Helguera makes a simple pass to Ivan Ramos. Ivan Ramos controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Cedric Monterrubio.
42.35
Corner kick to Racing Santander. Eugenio Gomez plays it to the near post. Cedric Monterrubio drops low and scoops up the ball.
45.00
Juan-Carlos Martin barges into Ivan Ramos. The referee calls over Juan-Carlos Martin and shows him a yellow card! Ivan Ramos grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Valencia appear unchanged since the first half. Racing Santander also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
The second half starts with Racing Santander kicking off!
48.50
Pedro Blanco runs straight at the opposition's defence. Pedro Blanco lofts in a cross ball towards Ahmed Delmotte. Ahmed Delmotte finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it slams into the crowd!
49.46
Ernesto Perez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pedro Blanco. Pedro Blanco threads a neat ball through to Alex Gallacher. Alex Gallacher shoots from 20 yards but it is shockingly off target!
54.47
Francisco Velasco threads the ball through to Marcos Andres. Marcos Andres makes a probing pass to Fernando Iglesias. Fernando Iglesias plays a quick one-two with Ivan Ramos and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Fernando Iglesias provides some space. He shoots at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
55.53
Leon Mccann makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sebastian Medina. Sebastian Medina knocks the ball to his team mate, Alex Gallacher. Alex Gallacher finds some space and shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
59.51
Marcos Andres flicks a high ball forward to Fernando Iglesias who takes it down. Fernando Iglesias shoots from 20 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
60.44
Valencia have made 3 substitutions with Alejandro Leon replacing Ahmed Delmotte, Pedro Barkero replacing Gregorio Gento and Frederico Ramirez replacing Ernesto Perez .Racing Santander have made 2 substitutions with Edmundo Cruz replacing Francisco Velasco and Rafael Navarro replacing Fernando Iglesias .
61.53
Eduardo Hernandez comes in with a very late challenge on Leon Mccann. The referee motions to Eduardo Hernandez to come over. It's a red card!! Leon Mccann hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
63.04
Andres Helguera flicks the ball to his team mate, Rafael Navarro. Rafael Navarro shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
65.08
Juan-Carlos Zamora hacks Pedro Barkero from behind! Juan-Carlos Zamora is given a warning by the referee! Pedro Barkero hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.09
Pedro Blanco takes it forward alone. Pedro Blanco controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Carmelo Zanon through on goal. Some good footwork from Carmelo Zanon provides some space. He shoots at goal but it rises well off target!
72.10
Eugenio Gomez flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Navarro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rafael Navarro plays a scrappy one-two with Ivan Ramos and advances towards the goal... Jacques Celestini comes in with a late challenge on Rafael Navarro. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
81.37
Francisco Serrano plays the ball forward to Andres Helguera. Andres Helguera flicks a high ball forward to Rafael Navarro who takes it down. Rafael Navarro shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Cedric Monterrubio.
82.45
It's a corner kick. Eugenio Gomez kicks a low ball out wide. Leon Mccann reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Valencia

Racing Santander
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
6
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
54.7%
45.3%
Play Area
29.1%
44.2%
26.7%

Scorers
Ahmed Delmotte 30

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ahmed Delmotte of Valencia

Match Ratings