Racing Santander 1 - Deportivo 3

Racing: Toño; Pinillos, César Navas, Oriol, Ayoze (Iván Bolado 66'); Jorge López, Duscher, Colsa, Oscar Serrano; Tchité (Smolarek 46'), Munitis. 4-4-2.
Deportivo: Dudu Aouate; Manuel Pablo, Piscu, Pablo Amo, Coloccini, Filipe; Juan Rodríguez, Sergio (Antonio Tomás 92'), De Guzmán, Lafita (Verdú 75'); Xisco (Riki 84'). 5-4-1.

Team changes: Racing: César Navas for Moratón / Deportivo: Piscu, Juan Rodríguez for Lopo, Wilhelmsson.

Goals:
0-1. 02. Xisco. Picked up Sergio pass and pulled ball round Oriol to score.
0-2. 24. Coloccini. Latched on to Pablo Amo's headed pass and shot across Toño.
1-2. 36. Jorge López. Fired long free kick over defensive wall past Aouate.
1-3. 42. Xisco. Got on end of Lafita centre to stab shot past keeper in off post.

Fifth placed Racing Santander have been closing in on the Champions League spots recently, although they ended the weekend three points behind Atlético Madrid after they were beaten 1-3 by a Deportivo side who have now picked up 16 points from their last seven games.

Xisco gave the Galicians a second minute lead with an individualist goal, pulling the ball round Oriol before drilling a low shot past Toño. And Coloccini made it two midway through the first half, shooting across the keeper after Pablo Amo had headed the ball back across the area.

Jorge López got one back with a well struck free kick later in the first half, but Xisco got his second of the night and his fifth in eight days after Lafita set him up shortly before the interval. After the restart Aouate saved from Colsa and Filipe cleared another effort by Smolarek off the line with the keeper beaten, but Depor's defence resisted any further attack to clock up three more important points.