Match Report


Athletic Club BilbaoAthletic Club Bilbao     Real MadridReal Madrid
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Abubakari PothuizenA. Pothuizen72
G
captain1captain
G
70Claudio ButraguenoC. Butragueno
Ralph OwenR. Owen64
D
2
D
67Antonio FarinosA. Farinos
Adrian Le SauxA. Le Saux64
D
3
D
65Frederico RuizF. Ruiz
Steve DaviesS. Davies59
D
4
D
60Felipe MarinF. Marin
Jose Fortes GonzalezJ. Gonzalez59
D
5
M
79Gabi CuzaG. Cuza
Rodolfo SuarezR. Suarez62
M
6
M
77Martin SotoM. Soto
Gilles SummerbeeG. Summerbee60
M
7
M
69Eduardo MarinE. Marin
Hugo SolerH. Soler73
A
8
M
68Pierre-Alain PavonP. Pavon
Gavin ThomsonG. Thomson70
A
9
A
75Ebi RzasaE. Rzasa
Tomˆs Van Den BergT. Van Den Berg66
A
10
A
70Claudio RamirezC. Ramirez
Patricio NunezP. Nunez64
A
11
A
69Alejandro VelascoA. Velasco
 
Julian MerinoJ. Merino63
G
12
A
68Greg FormonG. Formon
Stephen McinnesS. Mcinnes62
A
13
A
64Arnold De HaanA. De Haan
Christian KurthC. Kurth60
G
14
M
61Andres CamachoA. Camacho

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at San Mamés where Athletic Club Bilbao play host to Real Madrid. A crowd of 19,477 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good 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 Carlos  Castillo.


0.00
The first half starts with Real Madrid kicking off!
2.18
Gabi Cuza flicks the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Velasco. Alejandro Velasco shoots from 20 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
4.04
Eduardo Marin flicks a high ball forward to Alejandro Velasco who gracefully takes it down. Alejandro Velasco tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just wide!
8.51
Rodolfo Suarez passes the ball forward to Gavin Thomson. Gavin Thomson finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
15.33
Gabi Cuza kicks a strong pass forward to Ebi Rzasa. Ebi Rzasa whips in a cross ball towards Alejandro Velasco. Alejandro Velasco connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Abubakari Pothuizen is on top of it.
18.17
Eduardo Marin threads a neat ball through to Ebi Rzasa. Ebi Rzasa shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Abubakari Pothuizen!
20.39
Gilles Summerbee flicks a high pass forward. Hugo Soler controls it well on his chest. Hugo Soler shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
30.33
Rodolfo Suarez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tomˆs Van Den Berg. Tomˆs Van Den Berg shoots from outside the area. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
32.08
Frederico Ruiz flicks a high ball forward to Martin Soto who takes it down. Martin Soto knocks the ball forward to Alejandro Velasco. Alejandro Velasco knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.38
Ralph Owen knocks the ball to his team mate, Gilles Summerbee. Gilles Summerbee controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin Thomson. Gavin Thomson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hugo Soler but the linesman indicates offside!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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
Athletic Club Bilbao kick off!
47.00
Patricio Nunez clumsily knocks into Felipe Marin. Patricio Nunez is warned by the referee! Felipe Marin runs off the knock.
48.20
Gilles Summerbee makes a simple pass to Tomˆs Van Den Berg. Tomˆs Van Den Berg lofts in a cross ball towards Gavin Thomson. Felipe Marin barges into Gavin Thomson. Gavin Thomson appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
49.09
Eduardo Marin chips the ball to his team mate, Claudio Ramirez. Claudio Ramirez threads a neat ball through to Alejandro Velasco. Alejandro Velasco makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
51.46
Felipe Marin threads a neat ball through to Eduardo Marin. Eduardo Marin flicks a high ball forward to Claudio Ramirez who takes it down. Claudio Ramirez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
53.19
Adrian Le Saux deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rodolfo Suarez. Rodolfo Suarez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin Thomson. Gavin Thomson knocks in a cross ball towards Tomˆs Van Den Berg. Tomˆs Van Den Berg fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
57.20
Antonio Farinos makes a strong solo run forward. With some swift thinking, Antonio Farinos plays the ball forward to Ebi Rzasa. Ebi Rzasa shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Abubakari Pothuizen comfortably smothers it!
61.44
Alejandro Velasco comes in with a late challenge on Steve Davies. Alejandro Velasco is shown the yellow card! Steve Davies carries on, but is struggling a bit.
66.02
Eduardo Marin passes the ball forward to Alejandro Velasco. Alejandro Velasco knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Adrian Le Saux.
69.44
Adrian Le Saux makes a probing pass to Gilles Summerbee. Gilles Summerbee makes a probing pass to Hugo Soler. Hugo Soler knocks in a cross ball towards Gavin Thomson. Gavin Thomson finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Claudio Butragueno gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
71.15
Rodolfo Suarez sees Tomˆs Van Den Berg in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Tomˆs Van Den Berg shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
72.49
Gabi Cuza passes the ball forward to Claudio Ramirez. Claudio Ramirez whips in a cross ball towards Ebi Rzasa. Ebi Rzasa connects with a diving header which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
81.12
Ralph Owen flicks a high pass forward. Rodolfo Suarez collects the pass. Seeing a gap ahead, Rodolfo Suarez picks a pass forward to Hugo Soler. Hugo Soler whips in a cross ball towards Patricio Nunez. Patricio Nunez is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but somehow Antonio Farinos happens to be in the right place to block it.
83.17
Felipe Marin threads a neat ball through to Gabi Cuza. Gabi Cuza threads a neat ball through to Claudio Ramirez. Claudio Ramirez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Well saved!
85.01
Felipe Marin flicks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Marin. Eduardo Marin surges forward with the ball. Eduardo Marin knocks in a cross ball towards Ebi Rzasa. Ebi Rzasa whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball comes off Ralph Owen and the loose ball is cleared up field.
87.15
With a delightful solo run, Gabi Cuza stretches the opposition's defence. Gabi Cuza shoots from 20 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Athletic Club Bilbao

Real Madrid
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
7
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42.9%
57.1%
Play Area
35.1%
41.6%
23.4%

Scorers
Tomˆs Van Den Berg 53
Ebi Rzasa 72

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ebi Rzasa of Real Madrid

Match Ratings