Match Report


Athletic Club BilbaoAthletic Club Bilbao     BarcelonaBarcelona
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Gregorio AlvarezG. Alvarez65
G
1
G
64Bakary HankeB. Hanke
Anatoliy YevstratenkoA. Yevstratenko78
D
2
D
79Dean JacobsD. Jacobs
Carlos MorenoC. Moreno76
D
3
D
76Nicolas CanoN. Cano
Hugo MolinaH. Molina75
D
4
D
68Andy BurleyA. Burley
Daniel PintoD. Pinto68
M
5
D
68Rodolfo JimenezR. Jimenez
Mauricio PirriM. Pirri63
M
captain6
M
71Felipe CruzF. Cruz
Eduardo CamposE. Campos59
M
7
M
68Pablo NietoP. Nieto
Alejandro SottilA. Sottil59
M
8
M
67Cleto LazzariniC. Lazzarini
Petri SchomakerP. Schomaker70
A
9
A
76Nils LangeN. Lange
Daniel MonteiroD. Monteiro60
A
10
A
69Elena VidalE. Vidal
Patricio MarquezP. Marquez57
A
11captain
A
68Nicolas DiazN. Diaz
 
Juan MoyaJ. Moya72
D
12
M
67Stefan EngelsS. Engels
Rodolfo VazquezR. Vazquez61
G
13
D
66Enrique RedondoE. Redondo
Juan-Carlos GuerreroJ. Guerrero57
A
14
G
63Aaron AdamsA. Adams

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at San Mamés where Athletic Club Bilbao play host to Barcelona. A crowd of 20,357 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Athletic Club Bilbao are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Barcelona appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Eduardo  Cano.


0.00
Barcelona start the match!
2.06
Anatoliy Yevstratenko makes a beautiful solo run. Anatoliy Yevstratenko chips the ball to his team mate, Daniel Monteiro. Daniel Monteiro threads the ball through into the box. Petri Schomaker strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
3.24
Anatoliy Yevstratenko flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Pinto collects the pass. Daniel Pinto chips the ball to his team mate, Petri Schomaker. Petri Schomaker knocks in a cross ball towards Patricio Marquez. Patricio Marquez jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
8.24
Felipe Cruz controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Elena Vidal. Elena Vidal whips in a cross ball towards Nils Lange. Nils Lange knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
10.21
Pablo Nieto chips the ball to his team mate, Nils Lange. Nils Lange edges inside the box! Nils Lange makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Gregorio Alvarez smothers it!
20.35
Pablo Nieto makes a probing pass to Nicolas Diaz. Nicolas Diaz knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Carlos Moreno.
21.31
Cleto Lazzarini decides to run forward with the ball. Cleto Lazzarini whips in a cross ball towards Elena Vidal. Elena Vidal makes a convincing header. Gregorio Alvarez is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
24.37
Nicolas Cano knocks the ball to his team mate, Pablo Nieto. Pablo Nieto hits a low pass to Nils Lange. Nils Lange knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.25
Eduardo Campos sees Patricio Marquez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Patricio Marquez plays the ball forward to Daniel Monteiro who has made a great run into the box. Daniel Monteiro cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
45.00
Eduardo Campos flicks a high pass forward. Petri Schomaker collects the pass. Petri Schomaker skips past Dean Jacobs! Some world-class footwork from Petri Schomaker provides some space. He shoots at goal. Bakary Hanke gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Athletic Club Bilbao appear unchanged since the first half. Barcelona appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation. The Barcelona players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Athletic Club Bilbao kick off!
48.09
Pablo Nieto chips the ball to his team mate, Nils Lange. Nils Lange knocks in a cross ball towards Elena Vidal. Elena Vidal beats his man to it with a header. Gregorio Alvarez is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
51.31
Alejandro Sottil makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Petri Schomaker. Petri Schomaker tries a spectacular long range effort but it is shockingly off target!
53.47
Hugo Molina threads a neat ball through to Alejandro Sottil. Alejandro Sottil makes a simple pass to Petri Schomaker. Petri Schomaker shoots from outside the area. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
54.46
Alejandro Sottil threads a neat ball through to Petri Schomaker. Petri Schomaker runs straight at the defence! Petri Schomaker muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but is denied by Bakary Hanke. Excellent save.
55.14
Dean Jacobs chips the ball to his team mate, Pablo Nieto. Pablo Nieto chips the ball to his team mate, Elena Vidal. Elena Vidal whips in a cross ball towards Nils Lange. Nils Lange jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Nils Lange scores for Barcelona!!
60.01
Athletic Club Bilbao have made a substitution with Juan-Carlos Guerrero replacing Patricio Marquez .
61.07
Pablo Nieto flicks the ball to his team mate, Elena Vidal. Elena Vidal knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gregorio Alvarez who gathers it comfortably.
73.03
Eduardo Campos threads a neat ball through to Juan-Carlos Guerrero. Juan-Carlos Guerrero lofts in a cross ball towards Petri Schomaker. Petri Schomaker jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
78.50
Nicolas Diaz catches Carlos Moreno on the ankles. The referee calls over Nicolas Diaz and warns him to calm down! Carlos Moreno grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
85.45
Carlos Moreno powers a long ball forward. Daniel Monteiro plays a scrappy one-two with Petri Schomaker and advances towards the goal... Daniel Monteiro rockets a shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
87.52
Nicolas Cano threads a neat ball through to Cleto Lazzarini. Cleto Lazzarini flicks the ball to his team mate, Elena Vidal. Elena Vidal lofts in a cross ball towards Nils Lange. Nils Lange outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Athletic Club Bilbao

Barcelona
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
6
5
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.2%
40.8%
Play Area
28.9%
43.4%
27.6%

Scorers
Patricio Marquez 3
Daniel Monteiro 27
Elena Vidal 21, 48
Nils Lange 55

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Elena Vidal of Barcelona

Match Ratings
1.Gregorio Alvarez (GK)
6
2.Anatoliy Yevstratenko (DEF)
6
3.Carlos Moreno (DEF)
6
4.Hugo Molina (DEF)
7
5.Daniel Pinto (MID)
6
6.Mauricio Pirri (MID)
6
7.Eduardo Campos (MID)
6
8.Alejandro Sottil (MID)
6
9.Petri Schomaker (ATT)
7
10.Daniel Monteiro (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Patricio Marquez (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Juan Moya (DEF)
0
13.Rodolfo Vazquez (GK)
0
14.Juan-Carlos Guerrero (ATT)
6

1.Bakary Hanke (GK)
7
2.Dean Jacobs (DEF)
6
3.Nicolas Cano (DEF)
6
4.Andy Burley (DEF)
6
5.Rodolfo Jimenez (DEF)
6
6.Felipe Cruz (MID)
6
7.Pablo Nieto (MID)
6
8.Cleto Lazzarini (MID)
7
9.Nils Lange (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Elena Vidal (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Nicolas Diaz (ATT)
6
 
12.Stefan Engels (MID)
0
13.Enrique Redondo (DEF)
0
14.Aaron Adams (GK)
0