City v. Racing Santander Arranged for Pre-Season

Racing Santander
By Chris O'Brien
June 26 2004

Cardiff City have added another pre-season fixture to their calendar, with La Liga outfit Racing Santander visiting Ninian Park. The exciting friendly match on July 31st is the first home game the club have booked for their Football League preparations.

Cardiff City have added another fixture to their pre-season schedule. With six senior side away friendly arranged, the club have announced their first home fixture as Spanish outfit Racing Santander visit Ninian Park for a warm-up match.

The Bluebirds will entertain the La Liga outfit on Saturday July 31st, one week before the First Division season starts where City will visit Gresty Road to face Crewe Alexandra.

Racing Santander are one of the weaker sides in the Spanish top flight, narrowly avoiding relegation last year. However, the friendly looks an interesting encounter and far more entertaining than the games against Premiership 'XI's' that have been the trend in recent seasons.

The club now have six friendlies booked, but it is a possibility that two more will be arranged before the start of the season. The current line-up looks as follows:

Senior Fixtures:

Date	Opposition	Venue
20th July	Chester City	Away
24th July	Mansfield Town	Away
27th July	Yeovil Town	Away
29th July	Cheltenham Town	Away
31st July	Racing Santander	Home
3rd August	Forest Green Rovers	Away