Match Report


Athletic Club BilbaoAthletic Club Bilbao     Real MadridReal Madrid
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Arturo MunozA. Munoz78
G
captain1captain
G
70Claudio ButraguenoC. Butragueno
Ralph OwenR. Owen64
D
2
D
71Guillermo CaballeroG. Caballero
Adrian Le SauxA. Le Saux63
D
3
D
67Antonio FarinosA. Farinos
Steve DaviesS. Davies59
D
4
D
65Frederico RuizF. Ruiz
Jose Fortes GonzalezJ. Gonzalez59
D
5
M
79Gabi CuzaG. Cuza
Patricio KikoP. Kiko72
M
6
M
69Eduardo MarinE. Marin
Rodolfo SuarezR. Suarez62
M
7
M
68Pierre-Alain PavonP. Pavon
Hugo SolerH. Soler72
A
8
M
61Andres CamachoA. Camacho
Gavin ThomsonG. Thomson70
A
9
A
74Ebi RzasaE. Rzasa
Patricio NunezP. Nunez64
A
10
A
69Claudio RamirezC. Ramirez
Stephen McinnesS. Mcinnes62
A
11
A
69Alejandro VelascoA. Velasco
 
Abubakari PothuizenA. Pothuizen72
G
12
A
68Greg FormonG. Formon
Julian MerinoJ. Merino63
G
13
G
64Carlos MartinC. Martin
Gilles SummerbeeG. Summerbee60
M
14
D
60Felipe MarinF. Marin

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at San Mamés where Athletic Club Bilbao play host to Real Madrid. A crowd of 18,571 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Athletic Club Bilbao are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Real Madrid appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jose  Pena.


0.00
The whistle blows and Athletic Club Bilbao kick off!
2.52
Eduardo Marin takes it forward alone. Seeing a gap ahead, Eduardo Marin plays the ball forward to Ebi Rzasa who has made a great run into the box. Ebi Rzasa makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
3.53
Rodolfo Suarez flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Thomson easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gavin Thomson whips in a cross ball towards Stephen Mcinnes. Stephen Mcinnes makes a convincing header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
6.25
Adrian Le Saux hits a low pass to Patricio Kiko. Patricio Kiko knocks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Thomson. Gavin Thomson whips in a cross ball towards Stephen Mcinnes. Stephen Mcinnes rises majestically and gets a header on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
8.35
Guillermo Caballero pushes mid-way up the pitch. Guillermo Caballero passes the ball forward to Claudio Ramirez. Claudio Ramirez knocks in a cross ball towards Alejandro Velasco. Alejandro Velasco gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. What a cracker!! Arturo Munoz had no chance!! Goal for Real Madrid!
12.04
Adrian Le Saux plays the ball forward to Patricio Kiko. Patricio Kiko flicks a high pass forward to Hugo Soler who brings the ball under control. Hugo Soler whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Thomson. Gavin Thomson beats his man to it with a header. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
16.14
Adrian Le Saux sees a break and surges forward. Adrian Le Saux deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Patricio Nunez. Patricio Nunez lofts in a cross ball towards Hugo Soler. Hugo Soler fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Claudio Butragueno.
17.58
Corner kick to Athletic Club Bilbao. Rodolfo Suarez chips it to the near post. Jose Fortes Gonzalez muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
18.39
Patricio Nunez comes in with a late challenge on Antonio Farinos. The referee calls over Patricio Nunez and warns him to calm down! Antonio Farinos stretches but gets up unharmed.
20.35
Adrian Le Saux makes a probing pass to Rodolfo Suarez. Rodolfo Suarez sees Gavin Thomson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gavin Thomson whips in a cross ball towards Stephen Mcinnes. Stephen Mcinnes whips the ball goalwards with his head but slams it into the crowd!
22.27
Gabi Cuza chips the ball to his team mate, Claudio Ramirez. Claudio Ramirez lofts in a cross ball towards Alejandro Velasco. Alejandro Velasco connects with a diving header but it is tipped over by Arturo Munoz.
23.11
Pierre-Alain Pavon takes the corner, chipping the ball to the near post. Patricio Kiko reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
24.06
Steve Davies breaks forward. Seeing a gap ahead, Steve Davies plays the ball forward to Gavin Thomson. Gavin Thomson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Guillermo Caballero.
26.04
Rodolfo Suarez hits a low pass to Gavin Thomson. Gavin Thomson lofts in a cross ball towards Hugo Soler. Hugo Soler flicks the ball with his head. It's there!! Claudio Butragueno has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
30.36
Gabi Cuza takes the throw-in. Pierre-Alain Pavon threads a neat ball through to Alejandro Velasco. Alejandro Velasco shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
36.16
Antonio Farinos plays the ball forward to Pierre-Alain Pavon. Pierre-Alain Pavon makes a probing pass to Claudio Ramirez. Claudio Ramirez shoots from outside the area but it slams into the crowd!
40.53
Guillermo Caballero takes a long throw-in. Antonio Farinos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eduardo Marin. Eduardo Marin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ebi Rzasa. Ebi Rzasa knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jose Fortes Gonzalez.
42.16
Pierre-Alain Pavon chips the ball to his team mate, Ebi Rzasa. Ebi Rzasa finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Athletic Club Bilbao appear unchanged since the first half. Real Madrid also appear unchanged since the first half. The Real Madrid players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Real Madrid kick off!
47.13
Frederico Ruiz knocks the ball to his team mate, Pierre-Alain Pavon. Pierre-Alain Pavon threads a neat ball through to Alejandro Velasco. Alejandro Velasco shoots from 25 yards but it flies just off target!
48.19
Guillermo Caballero makes a simple pass to Andres Camacho. Andres Camacho deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Claudio Ramirez. Claudio Ramirez lofts in a cross ball towards Ebi Rzasa. Ebi Rzasa beats his man to it with a header. Arturo Munoz is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
51.44
Eduardo Marin threads the ball through to Claudio Ramirez. Claudio Ramirez shoots from 20 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
53.23
Gavin Thomson clumsily knocks into Guillermo Caballero. The referee brings Gavin Thomson to one side and gives him a warning! Guillermo Caballero grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
54.32
Frederico Ruiz threads the ball through to Pierre-Alain Pavon. Pierre-Alain Pavon flicks a high pass forward. Ebi Rzasa holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ebi Rzasa shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
57.35
Guillermo Caballero knocks the ball forward to Pierre-Alain Pavon. Pierre-Alain Pavon deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ebi Rzasa. Ebi Rzasa shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
65.15
Adrian Le Saux sees Rodolfo Suarez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rodolfo Suarez takes it forward alone. Rodolfo Suarez lofts in a cross ball towards Patricio Nunez. Patricio Nunez is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
69.04
Patricio Kiko flicks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Soler. Hugo Soler finds some space and shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
71.01
Andres Camacho flicks a high pass forward to Claudio Ramirez who brings the ball under control. Claudio Ramirez passes the ball forward to Ebi Rzasa. Ebi Rzasa shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
73.19
Eduardo Marin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alejandro Velasco. Alejandro Velasco threads a neat ball through to Claudio Ramirez. Claudio Ramirez muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Arturo Munoz gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
75.34
Pierre-Alain Pavon flicks a high pass forward. Claudio Ramirez easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Claudio Ramirez shoots from long range but Arturo Munoz is on top of it.
77.50
Gabi Cuza hits a low pass to Claudio Ramirez. Claudio Ramirez shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
85.10
Rodolfo Suarez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Patricio Nunez. Patricio Nunez knocks in a cross ball towards Hugo Soler. Hugo Soler connects with a diving header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
89.48
Rodolfo Suarez makes a probing pass to Patricio Nunez. Patricio Nunez knocks in a cross ball towards Gavin Thomson. Gavin Thomson makes a looping header on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Athletic Club Bilbao

Real Madrid
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
6
5
Shots off Target
5
10
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.4%
55.6%
Play Area
30.9%
42%
27.2%

Scorers
Stephen Mcinnes 4
Hugo Soler 26
Patricio Nunez 65
Alejandro Velasco 8
Ebi Rzasa 48

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Rodolfo Suarez of Athletic Club Bilbao

Match Ratings