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Week  21	Cadiz	1	v	1	Racing Santander
Date 28th January 2006	Raul Lopez 74 mins				Melo 65mins
	Berrizo				Neru
	Medina				Matabuena
	Fleurquin				Vitolo
					Serrano

Cadiz were held at home by fellow relegation candidates Racing Santander in Saturdays early kick-off. De La Cuesta joined Berizzo in the heart of the defence in place of De Quintana, whilst the same midfield and attack that played last week in Madrid returned after the midweek cup exit at Espanyol.

Cadiz started brightly and Santander dropped deep suggesting they were hoping to defend and take a point from the game. Benjamin almost opened the scoring early on, but his right foot shot from outside the box hit the foot of the post. With Cadiz dominating the first quarter of an hour, Racing started to press higher up the pitch, and Matabuena had their first opportunity with a free header in the box but fortunately he couldn’t hit the target. The home side hit straight back, good work from Mirosavljevic led to an opening for Estoyanoff, but his effort went agonisingly wide. As the game slowed down, Cadiz kept good possession, and on the half hour mark Sesma should have done better when presented with an opportunity, but he took too long and allowed Oriol to recover. The game drifted on to half time with not much action, although the home side were still trying to play football.

The second half started in much the same vain, and like the first half Benjamin had the first sight of goal, but he couldn’t convert after more fine play from Mirosavljevic. Then, with Cadiz having more of the ball and controlling the game, Santander were awarded a penalty. Matabuena didn’t look to have control of the ball, and as the defenders appealed for a booking for his theatrical dive, the referee decided after much thought that it should be a penalty. Melo made no mistake from the spot, and it looked as though once again Cadiz would lose at home after dominating. But since the turn of the year, the team has shown much resilience, and with the introduction of Lucas Lobos the team took the match straight back to Racing. Fellow sub Fleurquin then found right back Raul Lopez, and he smashed the ball into the bottom corner for a much deserved equaliser. The match petered out without any more real chances, and whilst a win would have taken Cadiz level with their visitors, they must take heart from the comeback from 0-1 and the point gained.