It was the scoring skills of Queiroz' men which in the end beat Racing Santander. Tonight the rival presented all the reasons for their current standing on the table. They took the lead in the very early minutes and played wonderfully, but Zidane and Raul were on the opposing side to turn the match round. It proved one of the most exciting games Bernabeu fans have watched recently.
The draw on the scoreboard seemed more and more fixed as the game went on. But captain Raul had not stepped in yet and he finally did at the best possible moment, as he usually does. The second white goal was a work of art. Guti receives a ball in his area, controls it all the way to the midfield, where Figo gets it and sends it to Raul. The forward had been following the whole move from the beginning and was at the right spot to net the ball (79'). What an awesome goal! It was a hard blow to Racing Santander. They were touched. The scoring show had not finished yet, as Raul consolidated the victory with another timely target (90').
THE MATCH:
REAL MADRID: Casillas; Salgado, Raul Bravo, Pavon, Roberto Carlos; Helguera, Cambiasso (Guti, 62’), Figo, Zidane; Raul and Ronaldo (Solari, 72’).
RACING DE SANTANDER: Ricardo; Corominas, Neru, Juanma, Pablo Casar; Moran, Diego, Nafti, Benayoun; Regueiro and Bodipo.
GOALS:
0-1. 15’: No man's ball in Real's area, Benayoun comes across the sphere, turns around and slots it.
1-1. 26’: Great volley by Zidane, right-footed shot, the ball gets in half way up besides the left post.
2-1. 79’: Raul rounds off a great interplay by Guti, Zidane and Figo.
3-1: 90’: Raul scores again from the area.
REFEREE: Javier Turienzo Alvarez, Castilla-Leon Referees Association. Yellow cards to Moran, Nafti, Zidane, Helguera and Guti.
OTHER FACTS: Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. Liga Matchday 8.
.jpg)
No comments:
Post a Comment