Match Report


Real ZaragozaReal Zaragoza     Athletic Club BilbaoAthletic Club Bilbao
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Devanir ZugnaD. Zugna57
G
1
G
65Gregorio AlvarezG. Alvarez
Rodolfo VazquezR. Vazquez78
D
2
D
77Carlos MorenoC. Moreno
Antonio SegarraA. Segarra61
D
3
D
75Hugo MolinaH. Molina
Martin VidalM. Vidal55
D
4
D
55Ronald VisieuxR. Visieux
Edward MoncurE. Moncur54
D
5
M
68Daniel PintoD. Pinto
Mauricio PichichiM. Pichichi53
D
6captain
M
66Matthew CharltonM. Charlton
Victor ZubizarretaV. Zubizarreta62
M
7
M
63Mauricio PirriM. Pirri
Marcos IglesiasM. Iglesias61
M
8
M
59Eduardo CamposE. Campos
Fernando SuarezF. Suarez54
M
9
A
70Petri SchomakerP. Schomaker
Patricio RamirezP. Ramirez67
A
10
A
61Daniel MonteiroD. Monteiro
Gregorio MolownyG. Molowny60
A
captain11
A
58Juan-Carlos GuerreroJ. Guerrero
 
Flavio CitterioF. Citterio57
A
12
G
61Rodolfo VazquezR. Vazquez
Arthur AdamsA. Adams55
G
13
M
59Alejandro SottilA. Sottil
Edmundo SolerE. Soler53
M
14
A
57Patricio MarquezP. Marquez

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at La Romareda where Real Zaragoza play host to Athletic Club Bilbao. A crowd of 9,981 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Real Zaragoza are playing in a 5-3-2 formation while Athletic Club Bilbao appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Roberto  Moya.


0.00
Athletic Club Bilbao kick off!
3.34
Daniel Pinto sees Daniel Monteiro in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Daniel Monteiro sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Devanir Zugna gets down and covers it.
6.54
Marcos Iglesias makes a simple pass to Patricio Ramirez. Patricio Ramirez shoots from distance but somehow Gregorio Alvarez manages to keep it out.
8.56
Mauricio Pichichi comes in with a late challenge on Daniel Pinto. Mauricio Pichichi is shown the yellow card! Daniel Pinto hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
9.20
Edward Moncur knocks the ball to his team mate, Marcos Iglesias. Marcos Iglesias controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gregorio Molowny. Gregorio Molowny shoots from 25 yards but it is shockingly off target!
14.55
Fernando Suarez sees Gregorio Molowny in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gregorio Molowny knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.03
Antonio Segarra pushes up the pitch. Antonio Segarra controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gregorio Molowny. Gregorio Molowny lofts in a cross ball towards Patricio Ramirez. Patricio Ramirez makes a convincing header but it is shockingly off target!
20.29
Matthew Charlton flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Monteiro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Daniel Monteiro knocks the ball to his team mate, Petri Schomaker. Petri Schomaker muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it flies well off target!
22.14
Marcos Iglesias flicks a high pass forward to Patricio Ramirez who brings the ball under control. Patricio Ramirez shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Gregorio Alvarez easily smothers it!
24.48
Eduardo Campos knocks the ball forward to Petri Schomaker. Petri Schomaker shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Devanir Zugna!
27.56
Marcos Iglesias clumsily knocks into Mauricio Pirri. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Mauricio Pirri stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.22
Mauricio Pirri deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Juan-Carlos Guerrero. Juan-Carlos Guerrero shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
33.55
Mauricio Pirri barges into Victor Zubizarreta. The referee calls over Mauricio Pirri and warns him to calm down! Victor Zubizarreta carries on, but is struggling a bit.
36.18
Marcos Iglesias passes the ball forward to Patricio Ramirez. Patricio Ramirez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Carlos Moreno.
38.10
Patricio Ramirez barges into Ronald Visieux. The referee calls over Patricio Ramirez and shows him a yellow card! Ronald Visieux hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
39.22
Hugo Molina passes the ball forward to Matthew Charlton. Matthew Charlton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Juan-Carlos Guerrero. Juan-Carlos Guerrero knocks the ball to his team mate, Petri Schomaker. Petri Schomaker rockets a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
44.39
Ronald Visieux flicks a high ball forward to Eduardo Campos who takes it down. Eduardo Campos kicks a strong pass forward to Juan-Carlos Guerrero. Juan-Carlos Guerrero tries a spectacular long range effort. Solid save from Devanir Zugna.
45.00
Daniel Pinto flicks a high pass forward. Juan-Carlos Guerrero holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Juan-Carlos Guerrero knocks in a cross ball towards Daniel Monteiro. Daniel Monteiro flicks the ball with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Real Zaragoza get the second half underway!
47.36
Marcos Iglesias flicks a high pass forward to Gregorio Molowny who brings the ball neatly under control. Gregorio Molowny knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ronald Visieux.
48.14
Mauricio Pirri sees Juan-Carlos Guerrero in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Juan-Carlos Guerrero runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Juan-Carlos Guerrero provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Devanir Zugna comfortably gets down and covers it.
49.55
Edward Moncur kicks a strong pass forward to Victor Zubizarreta. Victor Zubizarreta flicks a high pass forward to Gregorio Molowny who brings the ball under control. Gregorio Molowny knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gregorio Alvarez who gathers it comfortably.
51.31
Mauricio Pirri comes in with a late challenge on Marcos Iglesias. Mauricio Pirri is given another warning by the referee! Marcos Iglesias carries on, but is struggling a bit.
53.51
Marcos Iglesias plays the ball forward to Gregorio Molowny. Gregorio Molowny lofts in a cross ball towards Patricio Ramirez. Patricio Ramirez directs the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
54.37
Fernando Suarez catches Daniel Pinto on the ankles. The referee calls over Fernando Suarez and warns him to calm down! Daniel Pinto hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.50
Athletic Club Bilbao have made a substitution with Patricio Marquez replacing Juan-Carlos Guerrero .
61.59
Without breaking stride, Hugo Molina plays the ball forward to Mauricio Pirri. Mauricio Pirri knocks the ball forward to Patricio Marquez. Patricio Marquez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but is denied by Devanir Zugna. Excellent save.
63.37
Carlos Moreno flicks the ball to his team mate, Matthew Charlton. Showing composure, Matthew Charlton plays the ball forward to Daniel Monteiro. Daniel Monteiro knocks the ball to his team mate, Petri Schomaker. Petri Schomaker looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
67.16
Marcos Iglesias comes in with a late challenge on Matthew Charlton. The referee warns Marcos Iglesias to calm down! Matthew Charlton stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.13
Antonio Segarra sees a break and surges forward. Seeing a gap ahead, Antonio Segarra picks a pass forward to Gregorio Molowny. Gregorio Molowny knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gregorio Alvarez who gathers it comfortably.
75.42
Daniel Pinto makes a probing pass to Daniel Monteiro. Daniel Monteiro skips past Antonio Segarra! Some silky footwork from Daniel Monteiro provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it rises well off target!
78.38
Ronald Visieux threads a neat ball through to Daniel Pinto. Daniel Pinto surges forward with the ball. Daniel Pinto rushes past Antonio Segarra! Daniel Pinto cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies just off target!
81.41
Mauricio Pirri flicks a high pass forward. Petri Schomaker holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Petri Schomaker shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
85.22
Carlos Moreno deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Pirri. Mauricio Pirri chips the ball to his team mate, Daniel Monteiro. Daniel Monteiro plays a scrappy one-two with Patricio Marquez and stumbles forward towards the goal... Daniel Monteiro comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out but it slams into the crowd!
87.54
Eduardo Campos passes the ball forward to Daniel Monteiro. Daniel Monteiro tries a spectacular long range effort but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Real Zaragoza

Athletic Club Bilbao
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
7
Shots off Target
3
8
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
5
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42.4%
57.6%
Play Area
29.3%
48.5%
22.2%

Scorers
Petri Schomaker 39

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Petri Schomaker of Athletic Club Bilbao

Match Ratings