Match Report


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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at San Mamés where Athletic Club Bilbao play host to Cordoba. A crowd of 17,984 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Athletic Club Bilbao are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Cordoba appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Daniel  Pardo.


0.00
Athletic Club Bilbao start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.07
Mauricio Pirri kicks a strong pass forward to Patricio Marquez. Patricio Marquez makes a probing pass to Petri Schomaker but he's offside!
8.28
Juan-Carlos Castillo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicolas José Mari. Nicolas José Mari knocks in a cross ball towards Gabriel Camacho. Gabriel Camacho is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Gabriel Camacho!
12.31
Jose Herrera passes the ball forward to Romero P. Morales. Romero P. Morales knocks in a cross ball towards Gabriel Camacho. Gabriel Camacho gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but is denied by Hugo Molina. Excellent block.
15.36
Jose Herrera runs straight at the opposition's defence. Jose Herrera whips in a cross ball towards Nicolas José Mari. Nicolas José Mari makes a looping header on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
18.13
Juan-Carlos Castillo flicks the ball to his team mate, Romero P. Morales. Romero P. Morales lofts in a cross ball towards Nicolas José Mari. Nicolas José Mari makes a looping header on goal but it is tipped over by Gregorio Alvarez.
19.12
Jose Herrera takes the corner, driving a low ball out to the edge of the box. Romero P. Morales takes a shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
20.38
Kristinn Ingi Lárusson flicks the ball to his team mate, Juan-Carlos Castillo. Juan-Carlos Castillo flicks a high pass forward. Gabriel Camacho holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gabriel Camacho shoots from 20 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
21.42
Anatoliy Yevstratenko flicks a high ball forward to Daniel Pinto who takes it down. Daniel Pinto makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Patricio Marquez. Patricio Marquez lofts in a cross ball towards Petri Schomaker. Petri Schomaker outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but Pablo Vicente is on top of it.
22.55
Anatoliy Yevstratenko surges forward with the ball. Anatoliy Yevstratenko makes a simple pass to Patricio Marquez. Patricio Marquez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Pablo Vicente manages to gather it easily.
24.30
Jose Herrera flicks a high pass forward. Gabriel Camacho holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gabriel Camacho knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.03
Eduardo Campos threads the ball through to Patricio Marquez. Patricio Marquez plays a sublime one-two with Daniel Monteiro and races in on goal... Patricio Marquez looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
32.13
Mauricio Pirri chips the ball to his team mate, Patricio Marquez. Patricio Marquez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
33.51
Carlos Moreno threads a neat ball through to Daniel Pinto. Daniel Pinto makes a probing pass to Daniel Monteiro. Daniel Monteiro makes a probing pass between the defence to Patricio Marquez. Patricio Marquez looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it flies just wide!
40.11
Eduardo Campos knocks the ball to his team mate, Petri Schomaker. Petri Schomaker plays a quick one-two with Patricio Marquez and rushes in on goal... Petri Schomaker comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball comes in low, but Pablo Vicente smothers it!
42.01
Hugo Molina flicks a high pass forward to Mauricio Pirri who brings the ball under control. Mauricio Pirri flicks a high ball forward to Daniel Monteiro who takes it down. Daniel Monteiro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Romero P. Vicente.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Athletic Club Bilbao appear unchanged since the first half. Cordoba also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Cordoba kicking off!
54.27
Eduardo Campos threads the ball through to Patricio Marquez. Patricio Marquez finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Pablo Vicente. Excellent save.
59.40
Alejandro Sottil hits a low pass to Petri Schomaker. Petri Schomaker knocks the ball forward to Patricio Marquez but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
60.18
Athletic Club Bilbao have made a substitution with Juan-Carlos Guerrero replacing Patricio Marquez .
67.27
Eduardo Campos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Juan-Carlos Guerrero. Juan-Carlos Guerrero rushes past Victor Guerrero Lopez! Juan-Carlos Guerrero comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
72.23
Anatoliy Yevstratenko hits a low pass to Eduardo Campos. Eduardo Campos makes a simple pass to Petri Schomaker. Petri Schomaker knocks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Monteiro. Daniel Monteiro cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Pablo Vicente gets down and covers it.
75.42
Jose Herrera knocks the ball to his team mate, Romero P. Morales. Romero P. Morales knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Hugo Molina.
77.55
Cordoba have made 3 substitutions with Rui Faria replacing Romero P. Vicente, Albert Pichichi replacing Jose Herrera and Frederico Munoz replacing Gabriel Camacho .
81.29
Juan-Carlos Castillo passes the ball forward to Nicolas José Mari. Nicolas José Mari tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
87.07
Eduardo Campos plays the ball forward to Juan-Carlos Guerrero. Juan-Carlos Guerrero puts a great ball through. Daniel Monteiro runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
90.00
Anatoliy Yevstratenko hits a low pass to Alejandro Sottil. Alejandro Sottil threads a neat ball through to Juan-Carlos Guerrero. Juan-Carlos Guerrero knocks the ball forward, putting Daniel Monteiro through on goal. Daniel Monteiro tries a spectacular strike but slams it into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
8
4
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
69.5%
30.5%
Play Area
28%
45.1%
26.8%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Patricio Marquez of Athletic Club Bilbao