Match Report


Athletic Club BilbaoAthletic Club Bilbao     Extremadura UDExtremadura UD
John CurranJohn Curran Computer Player Computer Player
Joaquín MedinaJ. Medina72
G
1
G
76Hugo ZubizarretaH. Zubizarreta
Leonardo SuarezL. Suarez75
D
2
D
76Ricardo MendezR. Mendez
Luis CamposL. Campos78
D
3
D
71Frederic DiasalmeidaF. Diasalmeida
Fernando HernandezF. Hernandez80
D
4
D
70Martin Del SolM. Del Sol
Jose MarcosJ. Marcos81
M
5
D
64Ivan MorenoI. Moreno
Eduardo RodriquezE. Rodriquez85
M
captain6
M
70Gabriel BlancoG. Blanco
Eduardo Guerrero LopezE. Guerrero Lopez94
M
7
M
67David LocatelliD. Locatelli
Jose Javier GarridoJ. Garrido84
M
8
M
65David DomoraudD. Domoraud
Hugo RomanH. Roman78
A
9
A
67Zerbini CiprianiZ. Cipriani
Francesco GuidoniF. Guidoni77
A
10captain
A
59Martin CrespoM. Crespo
Eugenio BarkeroE. Barkero85
A
11
A
58Victor AndresV. Andres
 
Steve HuntS. Hunt92
M
12
G
65Rodolfo CarmonaR. Carmona
Alejandro CortesA. Cortes69
A
13
M
62Pablo VazquezP. Vazquez
Ernesto VelascoE. Velasco67
G
14
M
61Guillermo RomanG. Roman

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at San Mamés where Athletic Club Bilbao play host to Extremadura UD. A crowd of 20,760 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Athletic Club Bilbao are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Extremadura UD appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Fernando Calvo.


0.00
Athletic Club Bilbao start the match!
2.24
David Locatelli runs straight at the opposition's defence. David Locatelli knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
3.14
Jose Javier Garrido flicks a high pass forward. Eugenio Barkero collects the pass. Eugenio Barkero knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Martin Del Sol.
14.54
Fernando Hernandez threads a neat ball through to Jose Marcos. Jose Marcos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eugenio Barkero. Eugenio Barkero shoots from long range but it's a lousy effort!
15.16
Gabriel Blanco threads a neat ball through to Victor Andres. Victor Andres knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Luis Campos.
21.21
Frederic Diasalmeida makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gabriel Blanco. Gabriel Blanco runs straight at the opposition's defence. Gabriel Blanco tries a spectacular long range effort. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
24.53
Gabriel Blanco runs straight at the opposition's defence. Gabriel Blanco shoots from 25 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
26.19
Extremadura UD are dictating the run of play here today.
30.17
Martin Crespo clumsily knocks into Leonardo Suarez. Martin Crespo is warned by the referee! Leonardo Suarez runs off the knock.
33.47
With some swift thinking, Luis Campos plays the ball forward to Eduardo Rodriquez. Eduardo Rodriquez flicks a high pass forward to Francesco Guidoni who brings the ball under control. Francesco Guidoni finds some space and shoots from distance but Hugo Zubizarreta is on top of it.
38.12
David Domoraud runs deep into the other half of the pitch. David Domoraud knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
39.12
Leonardo Suarez flicks a high pass forward. Jose Javier Garrido controls it well on his chest. Jose Javier Garrido makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eugenio Barkero. Eugenio Barkero lofts in a cross ball towards Eduardo Rodriquez. Eduardo Rodriquez connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but somehow Ricardo Mendez happens to be in the right place to block it.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Athletic Club Bilbao appear unchanged since the first half. Extremadura UD also appear unchanged since the first half. The Athletic Club Bilbao players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Extremadura UD kick off the second half!
49.42
Fernando Hernandez pushes mid-way up the pitch. Fernando Hernandez threads the ball through to Francesco Guidoni. Francesco Guidoni tries a spectacular long range effort. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
54.14
Martin Del Sol passes the ball forward to Victor Andres. Victor Andres knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Fernando Hernandez.
57.56
Luis Campos sees Fernando Hernandez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Fernando Hernandez flicks a high pass forward. Eugenio Barkero holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eugenio Barkero lofts in a cross ball towards Hugo Roman. Hugo Roman makes a convincing header. The ball takes a deflection leaving Hugo Zubizarreta with no chance!! Goal for Athletic Club Bilbao!
61.20
Gabriel Blanco sees space and advances. Gabriel Blanco lofts in a cross ball towards Victor Andres. Victor Andres jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Victor Andres!
65.11
Luis Campos kicks a strong pass forward to Eduardo Rodriquez. Eduardo Rodriquez sees space and advances. Eduardo Rodriquez whips in a cross ball towards Hugo Roman. Hugo Roman directs the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Hugo Zubizarreta manages to keep it out.
66.08
Frederic Diasalmeida flicks a high pass forward. Ivan Moreno holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ivan Moreno surges forward with the ball. Ivan Moreno knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Leonardo Suarez.
71.37
Eduardo Guerrero Lopez knocks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Roman. Hugo Roman shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
75.09
David Locatelli threads a neat ball through to Victor Andres. Victor Andres knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Leonardo Suarez.
78.32
Leonardo Suarez surges forward with the ball. Leonardo Suarez flicks a high pass forward. Jose Javier Garrido collects the pass. Jose Javier Garrido plays a quick one-two with Hugo Roman and rushes in on goal... Jose Javier Garrido shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Hugo Zubizarreta gathers the ball up comfortably. Well saved!
81.30
Eduardo Rodriquez flicks a high ball forward to Francesco Guidoni who takes it down. Francesco Guidoni lofts in a cross ball towards Eugenio Barkero. Eugenio Barkero connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
83.33
Eduardo Rodriquez hits a low pass to Francesco Guidoni. Francesco Guidoni knocks in a cross ball towards Hugo Roman. Hugo Roman shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
87.02
Eduardo Guerrero Lopez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hugo Roman. Hugo Roman lofts in a cross ball towards Francesco Guidoni. Francesco Guidoni heads the ball goalwards. Hugo Zubizarreta manages to gather it.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Athletic Club Bilbao

Extremadura UD
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
8
2
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
63.2%
36.8%
Play Area
27.6%
43.4%
28.9%

Scorers
Hugo Roman 58
Victor Andres 61

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Hugo Roman of Athletic Club Bilbao

Match Ratings