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Racing Santander

Real Madrid

  • De la Red 53’
  • van Nistelrooy 73’

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Racing Santander
    • Real Madrid
    • - Coming up next LIVE on eurosport.yahoo.com: Barcelona's away trip to Gijon to face Sporting!!
    • 90+3' All over in Santander: Madrid claim the three points despite a spirited performance from a Racing side that has already taken points off Sevilla and Barcelona this season.
    • 90+2' Gonzalo Colsa bends a free-kick over the bar for Racing. Unlucky.
    • 90+2' Madrid change: Javier Saviola is on for Higuain.
    • 90' Three minutes of time to be added on.
    • 90' Casillas out quickly to block and the subsequent shot as he backs off is over the crossbar.
    • 90' Van der Vaart shown a yellow card for a trip.
    • 87' De la Red shoots over the top for Real Madrid.
    • 84' Robben accelerates into the opposition penalty area and hits the deck. Ivan Marcano blocked him but he went down with his arms out, which hardly elicits sympathy in a referee. No penalty.
    • 83' They are giving everything, but Madrid seem likely to hold on. They have ridden their luck.
    • 81' A Racing man has had his front teeth knocked out, it seems.
    • 79' De la Red booked for hauling back Luccin.
    • 79' Racing change: Jorge Goncalves replaced Serrano before that chance.
    • 79' Absolute chaos as Racing throw everything forward: somehow the ball stays out as the ball is not cleared by Madrid and several home players have a pop.
    • 78' TCHITE RISES TO MEET SERRANO'S CORNER - CLEARED OFF THE LINE BY VAN DER VAART!!! The midfielder was on the post and his presence prevented a goal.
    • 75' That is six goals in six games for Van the Man. He has not looked in this match; yet as he showed there, he is always a danger.
    • 74' GOAL BY VAN NISTELROOY!!! The striker held up the ball inside the corner of the box and waited for support before stepping inside and crashing the ball inside the near post. Great goal, 2-0 to Madrid.
    • 73' Inventive play from Racing, Pereira especially causing plenty of problems. Here he scampers down the byline and crosses to the near post where the ball is just blocked - it could have been a corner, but the ref gives a goal-kick.
    • 71' Pinillos with a whipped cross that is too high for everyone. Racing building pressure.
    • 70' Tchite rises at the back post to head at goal, just wide!! He did well to get to it, but should have hit the target... instant impact.
    • 70' Madrid change: Arjen Robben on for Raul.
    • 69' That is a bold move for Racing, who are missing Pedro Munitis - three strikers on now.
    • 68' Racing change: Mohamed Tchite on for Valera.
    • 65' Luccin trying to drive his side on as we enter the final 25 minutes.
    • - Barcelona face Sporting Gijon after the conclusion of this match. We will bring you LIVE coverage, so stay with us.
    • 63' It is up and over the wall but several yards wide. Poor from the Netherlands international.
    • 63' A free-kick to Madrid in a central position, about 30 yards out. Van der Vaart fancies it...
    • 60' Luccin drives for goal but Ramos sees it out for a goal-kick and earns a nudge for his trouble. The Frenchman not a man to mess with.
    • 58' Serrano bursts into the box on the left and cuts inside, but cannot find a final touch. Corner to Racing as the fans, incensed by Pepe's minute and a half down injured, appeal for a penalty against the defender for handball.
    • 57' Racing change: former Atletico man Luccin on for Lacen.
    • 56' Pepe blocks a Pereira shot with his stomach and as the play moves away from the home penalty box, the Portuguese goes down hurt.
    • 55' Racing attack immediately through Serrano and win a corner.
    • 54' ... AND MADRID COUNTER TO SCORE THE OPENING GOAL!!! Higuain carried the ball over the halfway line down the right and, upon entering the box, passed inside for De la Red... the attacking midfield man controlled and poked into the corner to give Schuster's men the lead.
    • 53' All sorts of havoc in the Madrid penalty area as the ball ricochets around... the away side clear...
    • 52' Diarra almost shoves my assessment back down my throat with a half-volley just wide of the near post.
    • 51' The game is currently suffering due to several half-hearted challenges that are somehow earning free-kicks.
    • 50' Mahamadou Diarra, whose brand of defensive midfield work has seemed rather redundant so far in the match, turns away from the wall of Racing midfielders.
    • 49' Madrid could do with him tonight to unlock this Racing defence, despite the absence of star man Garay, bought by Madrid in the summer then loaned back on the condition that he does not feature against them.
    • 48' Madrid are looking for a third Liga title in succession; but one of their key men from last season, Robinho, has departed for Manchester City. He has a stormer today as City hammered Portsmouth 6-0...
    • 46' The second half starts.
    • 45+1' The ref calls an end to the half. 0-0 at the break.
    • 45' Real Madrid change: The long-haired one got a foot caught in the turf and tweaked something, resulting in him leaving flat on his back on a motorised stretcher. Rafael van der Vaart will replace him - not a bad sub to turn to.
    • 44' Guti is hurt and will have to come off.
    • 42' Cannavaro booked for a block on Pereira as he broke towards goal near halfway. It was a foul, but perhaps not a yellow card.
    • 40' Pereira almost gets to the ball before Casillas and would have poked it home if he had got there... a brilliant turn from the throw-in by Oscar Serrano and pass to Pereira's feet.
    • 38' It is defended by Madrid, who can go sixth behind city rivals Atletico with three points here.
    • 37' Christian up at the back post to win a header from a corner and Jonathan Pereira tries an overhead kick from close in - it is into the side-netting. Another corner to come for Racing...
    • 35' Higuain goes to ground in the box after Racing goalkeeper Tono came flying over along the byline... referee Perez Lasa books the Argentine for diving - the correct decision.
    • 33' Heinze has two chances to cross but cannot get the ball across on either, to the chagrin of his team-mates...
    • 30' Pinillos crosses for Racing but Casillas claims the ball easily.
    • 27' Guti looks to prise open the Racing defence with a pass for Raul; the fabled number seven cuts in on his weaker right foot and eventually runs out of space.
    • 26' Even-stevens in the first half in terms of most stats, but Madrid have had more possession and chances.
    • 24' Gabriel Heinze booked for a late tackle on Juan Valera. A bit harsh.
    • 24' De la Red stopped in his tracks as Van Nistelrooy made the run to take defenders away...
    • 23' The tricky Pinillos wins a free-kick from De la Red on the touchline, but there was little contact.
    • 21' Raul almost finds the feet of Ruud van Nistelrooy as the Dutch striker roams through the backline, but it runs away from him.
    • 20' Guti fools everyone with a low pass outside the box where De la Red smashes it first time, saved brilliantly by Tono at his near post!!
    • 19' Ramos incurs the wrath of the stands as he goes over an opponent's leg down the right side of the box. The Spain man was blocked off.
    • 17' Cannavaro nails Medhi Lacen with a tackle. No Peter Luccin tonight for Racing, as his French compatriot Lacen is preferred.
    • 14' The home fans start up again after Madrid silenced them for a few moments... Racing almost create something off Juanjo.
    • 11' Gonzalo Higuain does brilliantly to squeeze past Christian on the right-hand byline for Madrid... his cross to Raul at the near post is blocked as the striker tries to shoot first time!!
    • 11' The away side beat Numancia 4-3 in the Bernabeu last weekend, while Racing secured an excellent 1-1 draw at Barcelona, who play later tonight.
    • 10' Cannavaro not penalised for a push on an opponent and Madrid have a throw.
    • 8' There is a tasty atmosphere inside this ground, as there often is when Madrid come to town.
    • 5' Fabio Cannavaro tries to dive down and head when he ought to put his foot through the ball - and almost gives Racing a chance in the process. Poor defending from the stocky Italian defender.
    • 4' Home right-back Pablo Pinillos centres and Sergio Ramos directs a header back to goalkeeper Iker Casillas to clear the danger.
    • 3' Madrid with the early territorial possession, but no joy as yet for Bernd Schuster's side.
    • 1' We kick off, Madrid in all-blue kicking from right to left; Racing in white, black and green.
    • - Ruben de la Red is the surprise inclusion for Madrid in El Sardinero, whereas Ezequiel Garay, signed by the champions in the summer from Racing, misses out for the home team. he was bought for 10 million euros but loaned back, with a clause inserted that means he cannot feature against the capital club...
    • - Welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com for LIVE text commentary on Real Madrid's trip to face Racing Santander in La Liga.

  • Team Stats

    Racing Santander Stats Real Madrid
    43% Possession 56%
    13 Shots 9
    2 Shots on target 3
    0 Saves 2
    10 Corners 4
    15 Fouls 19
    1 Offsides 1
    0 Yellow cards 5
    0 Red cards 0
    13 Tackles 21
    261 Accurate passes 358
    63 Bad passes 45

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Racing Santander
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      13 Antonio Rodriguez Martinez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
      5 César Navas 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 34 4 1
      24 Mehdi Lacen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 2
      23 Christian Fernández 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 23 12 0
      14 Pablo Pinillos 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 32 2 1
      29 Iván Marcano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 1 1
      8 Gonzalo Colsa 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 55 13 2
      18 Juan Valera Espin 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 9 0 1
      9 Juan Exposito Ruiz 0 1 0 6 2 0 0 15 8 0
      20 Jonathan Pereira Rodríguez 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 16 3 2
      11 Óscar Serrano 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 15 11 2
      7 Mohamed Tchite 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 7 0 0
      28 Eduardo Bedia Peláez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      6 Laszlo Sepsi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      16 Jorge Miguel Dias Gonçalves 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0
      15 Peter Luccin 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 13 5 1
      3 Oriol Lozano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      1 Fabio Coltorti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Real Madrid
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Iker Casillas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 0
      3 Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 43 3 0
      16 Gabriel Heinze 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 43 7 1
      4 Sergio Ramos 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 36 1 4
      5 Fabio Cannavaro 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 44 1 3
      14 José Maria Guti 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 33 6 1
      6 Mahamadou Diarra 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 41 6 0
      18 Rubén De la Red 1 4 2 2 2 0 0 37 8 4
      7 Raúl González Blanco 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 20 7 1
      17 Ruud van Nistelrooy 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 16 1 2
      20 Gonzalo Higuaín 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 21 1 2
      11 Arjen Robben 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
      25 Jerzy Dudek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      9 Javier Saviola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      22 Miguel Torres Gómez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      12 Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      23 Rafael van der Vaart 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 13 3 3
      15 Royston Drenthe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • - Coming up next LIVE on eurosport.yahoo.com: Barcelona's away trip to Gijon to face Sporting!!
    • 79' Absolute chaos as Racing throw everything forward: somehow the ball stays out as the ball is not cleared by Madrid and several home players have a pop.
    • 78' TCHITE RISES TO MEET SERRANO'S CORNER - CLEARED OFF THE LINE BY VAN DER VAART!!! The midfielder was on the post and his presence prevented a goal.
    • 74' GOAL BY VAN NISTELROOY!!! The striker held up the ball inside the corner of the box and waited for support before stepping inside and crashing the ball inside the near post. Great goal, 2-0 to Madrid.
    • 73' Inventive play from Racing, Pereira especially causing plenty of problems. Here he scampers down the byline and crosses to the near post where the ball is just blocked - it could have been a corner, but the ref gives a goal-kick.
    • 70' Tchite rises at the back post to head at goal, just wide!! He did well to get to it, but should have hit the target... instant impact.
    • 54' ... AND MADRID COUNTER TO SCORE THE OPENING GOAL!!! Higuain carried the ball over the halfway line down the right and, upon entering the box, passed inside for De la Red... the attacking midfield man controlled and poked into the corner to give Schuster's men the lead.
    • 40' Pereira almost gets to the ball before Casillas and would have poked it home if he had got there... a brilliant turn from the throw-in by Oscar Serrano and pass to Pereira's feet.
    • 37' Christian up at the back post to win a header from a corner and Jonathan Pereira tries an overhead kick from close in - it is into the side-netting. Another corner to come for Racing...
    • 20' Guti fools everyone with a low pass outside the box where De la Red smashes it first time, saved brilliantly by Tono at his near post!!
    • 11' Gonzalo Higuain does brilliantly to squeeze past Christian on the right-hand byline for Madrid... his cross to Raul at the near post is blocked as the striker tries to shoot first time!!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Miguel Angel Perez Lasa

  • Racing Santander

    Manager: Juan Ramón López Muñiz

    Captain: 14. Pablo Pinillos

    Starting line-up

    • A. Rodríguez "Toño"
    • P. Pinillos
    • M. Marcano
    • C. Navas
    • S. Cristian Fernández
    • G. Colsa
    • M. Lacen Substitution Out (58′)
    • J. Valera Substitution Out (68′)
    • O. Serrano Substitution Out (76′)
    • J. Pereira
    • J. "Juanjo" Expósito

    Subs

    • 15. P. Luccin Substitution In58′
    • 3. O. Lozarano
    • 1. F. Coltorti
    • 6. L. Sepsi
    • 25. M. Tchite Substitution In68′
    • 28. P. Edu Bedía
    • 16. J. Gonçalves Substitution In76′

    Injured

    • 10. P. Munitis

    Suspended

    • 4. E. Garay

  • Real Madrid

    Manager: Bernd Schuster

    Captain: 7. González Raúl

    Starting line-up

    • I. Casillas
    • S. Ramos
    • .. Pepe
    • F. Cannavaro Yellow Card
    • G. Heinze Yellow Card
    • M. Diarra
    • J. Guti Substitution Out (44′)
    • G. Higuaín Yellow Card Substitution Out (84′)
    • G. Raúl Substitution Out (69′)
    • R. van Nistelrooy Goal

    Subs

    • 25. J. Dudek
    • 9. J. Saviola Substitution In84′
    • 23. R. van der Vaart Substitution In44′ Yellow Card
    • 11. A. Robben Substitution In69′
    • 12. .. Marcelo
    • 15. R. Drenthe
    • 22. M. Torres

    Injured

    • 10. W. Sneijder
    • 8. F. Gago

    Suspended

    None