Match Report


Athletic Club BilbaoAthletic Club Bilbao     Racing SantanderRacing Santander
John CurranJohn Curran Peter Østergaard Peter Østergaard
Joaquín MedinaJ. Medina72
G
1
G
77Dion DefoeD. Defoe
Luis CamposL. Campos78
D
2
D
71Martin RicoM. Rico
Elena CastroE. Castro80
D
3
D
74Carlos CabreraC. Cabrera
Daniel PeiroD. Peiro77
D
4
D
72Ivan SegarraI. Segarra
Jose MarcosJ. Marcos81
M
5
M
74Rodolfo MarcelinoR. Marcelino
Eduardo Guerrero LopezE. Guerrero Lopez94
M
captain6
M
81Carlos PastorC. Pastor
Oscar MonteroO. Montero84
M
7captain
M
77Linus BierhoffL. Bierhoff
Jaime VianaJ. Viana95
M
8
M
73Andres CarmonaA. Carmona
Miguel José MariM. José Mari78
A
9
A
65Adolfo CabreraA. Cabrera
Heath SippolaH. Sippola80
A
10
A
74Eugenio José MariE. José Mari
Mohammed GargoM. Gargo83
A
11
A
73Juan-Carlos AlonsoJ. Alonso
 
Steve HuntS. Hunt92
M
12
M
60Jon NordqvistJ. Nordqvist
Alejandro CortesA. Cortes69
A
13
D
63Marchanno OpschoorM. Opschoor
Ernesto VelascoE. Velasco67
G
14
A
57Shoji TakahashiS. Takahashi

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at San Mamés where Athletic Club Bilbao play host to Racing Santander. A crowd of 19,478 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Athletic Club Bilbao and Racing Santander are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ivan Pardo.


0.00
Racing Santander kick off and get the match underway!
4.01
Carlos Pastor kicks a strong pass forward to Juan-Carlos Alonso. Juan-Carlos Alonso knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
8.44
Oscar Montero makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Miguel José Mari. Miguel José Mari knocks in a cross ball towards Mohammed Gargo. Mohammed Gargo rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Dion Defoe gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
10.16
Eugenio José Mari changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Eugenio José Mari shoots from outside the area. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
20.08
Eduardo Guerrero Lopez flicks a high pass forward. Oscar Montero collects the pass. Oscar Montero shoots from 25 yards but it's well over the bar!
21.10
Seeing a gap ahead, Andres Carmona laces a weighted ball forward to Juan-Carlos Alonso. Juan-Carlos Alonso lofts in a cross ball towards Eugenio José Mari. Eugenio José Mari is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. What a cracker!! Joaquín Medina had no chance!! Goal for Racing Santander!
24.15
Linus Bierhoff takes it forward alone. Linus Bierhoff sees Adolfo Cabrera in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Adolfo Cabrera knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
26.21
Andres Carmona takes a short throw-in bringing Rodolfo Marcelino into play. Rodolfo Marcelino flicks a high pass forward. Andres Carmona controls it well on his chest. Andres Carmona decides to run forward with the ball. Andres Carmona sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. What a cracker!! Joaquín Medina had no chance!! Goal for Racing Santander!
30.09
Rodolfo Marcelino deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adolfo Cabrera. Adolfo Cabrera skips past Daniel Peiro! Adolfo Cabrera shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball strikes Luis Campos's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
31.39
Corner kick to Racing Santander. Andres Carmona plays it short to Ivan Segarra. Ivan Segarra deftly flicks the ball on. Jose Marcos reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
34.23
Juan-Carlos Alonso catches Luis Campos on the ankles. Juan-Carlos Alonso is shown the yellow card! Luis Campos stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.15
Adolfo Cabrera flicks the ball to his team mate, Eugenio José Mari. Eugenio José Mari knocks in a cross ball towards Juan-Carlos Alonso. Juan-Carlos Alonso knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
39.02
Elena Castro pushes mid-way up the pitch. Elena Castro flicks the ball to his team mate, Oscar Montero. Oscar Montero knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
40.24
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
45.00
Rodolfo Marcelino flicks the ball to his team mate, Eugenio José Mari. Eugenio José Mari knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
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. Racing Santander 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
The second half starts with Athletic Club Bilbao kicking off!
51.47
Martin Rico flicks a high pass forward to Andres Carmona who brings the ball under control. Andres Carmona deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eugenio José Mari. Eugenio José Mari knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.41
Racing Santander have made a substitution with Shoji Takahashi replacing Adolfo Cabrera .
61.41
Oscar Montero controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mohammed Gargo. Mohammed Gargo shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
63.22
Linus Bierhoff flicks a high ball forward to Carlos Pastor who takes it down. Carlos Pastor deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Shoji Takahashi. Shoji Takahashi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Luis Campos.
69.32
Ivan Segarra gives the ball a hefty kick upfield. This is true route-one football. Carlos Pastor shoots from long range. Joaquín Medina gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
71.36
Oscar Montero flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Guerrero Lopez controls it well on his chest. Eduardo Guerrero Lopez lofts in a cross ball towards Mohammed Gargo. Mohammed Gargo whips the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Dion Defoe manages to keep it out.
75.49
Ivan Segarra knocks the ball to his team mate, Juan-Carlos Alonso. Juan-Carlos Alonso threads the ball through to Eugenio José Mari. Eugenio José Mari shoots from long range but it is miles over!
77.40
Racing Santander have made 2 substitutions with Jon Nordqvist replacing Carlos Pastor and Marchanno Opschoor replacing Ivan Segarra .
79.24
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
83.38
Rodolfo Marcelino flicks the ball to his team mate, Eugenio José Mari. Eugenio José Mari whips in a cross ball towards Rodolfo Marcelino. Rodolfo Marcelino makes a deft header but it's a lousy effort!
84.45
Elena Castro flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Marcos. Jose Marcos passes the ball forward to Heath Sippola. Heath Sippola lofts in a cross ball towards Jose Marcos. Jose Marcos gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Fantastic reaction save from Dion Defoe!
85.39
Jose Marcos kicks a strong pass forward to Miguel José Mari. Miguel José Mari whips in a cross ball towards Heath Sippola. With a superhuman jump, Heath Sippola connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Magnificent save by Dion Defoe!
89.02
Miguel José Mari makes a simple pass to Oscar Montero. Oscar Montero runs straight at the defence! Oscar Montero shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Dion Defoe!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Athletic Club Bilbao

Racing Santander
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
5
5
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
36.5%
63.5%
Play Area
28.4%
45.9%
25.7%

Scorers
Eugenio José Mari 21
Andres Carmona 26

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eugenio José Mari of Racing Santander

Match Ratings
1.Joaquín Medina (GK)
6
2.Luis Campos (DEF)
6
3.Elena Castro (DEF)
7
4.Daniel Peiro (DEF)
6
5.Jose Marcos (MID)
7
6.Eduardo Guerrero Lopez (MID)
6
7.Oscar Montero (MID)
7
8.Jaime Viana (MID)
6
9.Miguel José Mari (ATT)
6
10.Heath Sippola (ATT)
6
11.Mohammed Gargo (ATT)
6
 
12.Steve Hunt (MID)
0
13.Alejandro Cortes (ATT)
0
14.Ernesto Velasco (GK)
0

1.Dion Defoe (GK)
8
2.Martin Rico (DEF)
6
3.Carlos Cabrera (DEF)
6
4.Ivan Segarra (DEF)
6
5.Rodolfo Marcelino (MID)
8
6.Carlos Pastor (MID)
6
7.Linus Bierhoff (MID)
7
8.Andres Carmona (MID)goal scored
9
9.Adolfo Cabrera (ATT)
7
10.Eugenio José Mari (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Juan-Carlos Alonso (ATT)yellow card
6
 
12.Jon Nordqvist (MID)
6
13.Marchanno Opschoor (DEF)
6
14.Shoji Takahashi (ATT)
6