La Liga · Aug 28, 2026
Zabiri’s First-Half Hat Trick Gives Racing Santander a 3–2 Win Over Elche
By Row Seventeen ·
Racing Santander beat Elche 3–2 (La Liga) on August 28, 2026.
Yassir Zabiri scored three times before halftime. Elche answered with two late goals, but Racing Santander kept its lead after a save in added time.
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Key moments
Sources ↓- From the review
Yassir Zabiri opened the scoring for Racing Santander with a left-footed shot from outside the area.
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Tete Morente then crossed for Fer Niño, whose header brought Elche within one goal. Sangare’s strike and Fer Niño’s header gave Elche two late second-half goals after Racing had led by three at halftime.
Read in context ↘ - From the review
Elche had one more long-range effort deep in added time, but Agirrezabala saved Cepeda’s shot.
Read in context ↘
Zabiri scores three before halftime
Yassir Zabiri opened the scoring for Racing Santander with a left-footed shot from outside the area. His second goal was another left-footed finish, this time from inside the box. Vicente then crossed for Zabiri’s third, completing a first-half hat trick and sending Racing into halftime ahead 3–0. The three goals came from two different shooting positions and a cross, giving Elche a three-goal deficit to address after the break.
Both teams have chances after the break
Elche had a chance early in the second half when Buonanotte was denied by Agirrezabala. Racing had opportunities of its own: Ivan Martin shot narrowly over after a pass from Vicente, and Canales was denied following a setup by Andres Martin. Villalibre replaced Zabiri and later had a shot saved. Those chances came before Elche’s late goals changed the margin.
Elche cuts into the lead
Cepeda supplied Buba Sangare for a low, right-footed strike from long range. Tete Morente then crossed for Fer Niño, whose header brought Elche within one goal. Sangare’s strike and Fer Niño’s header gave Elche two late second-half goals after Racing had led by three at halftime.
Racing finishes ahead
Elche had one more long-range effort deep in added time, but Agirrezabala saved Cepeda’s shot. Racing Santander finished with a 3–2 win. Zabiri supplied all three of Racing’s goals in the first half, while Elche’s two goals came too late to erase the deficit.
Based on the match coverage and records linked below. Core match facts were checked against the linked source pages. This is an original, AI-assisted recap.
- Official match coverage — www.elchecf.es
- Official match coverage — www.realracingclub.es
- Download the supporting facts and attribution
Published 2026-10-15. Game date shown above.
Correction & update: Expanded and rechecked against official match coverage on October 16, 2026. Disputed incidental details were omitted.
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