Match Report


Real Betis BalompiéReal Betis Balompié     Athletic Club BilbaoAthletic Club Bilbao
Alex SamsonAlex Samson John Curran John Curran
Gregorio ZamoraG. Zamora75
G
1
G
72Joaquín MedinaJ. Medina
Aaron BeelenkampA. Beelenkamp77
D
2
D
78Marcus MidgleyM. Midgley
Ronald Van Der PennenR. Van Der Pennen77
D
3
D
86Eduardo NavarroE. Navarro
Vitor CarvalhoV. Carvalho78
D
4
D
78Luis CamposL. Campos
Sebastian MedinaS. Medina87
M
captain5
M
81Jose MarcosJ. Marcos
Winston VarkevisserW. Varkevisser78
M
6captain
M
84Oscar MonteroO. Montero
Roberto FavalliR. Favalli80
M
7
M
94Eduardo Guerrero LopezE. Guerrero Lopez
Arek RzasaA. Rzasa78
M
8
M
95Jaime VianaJ. Viana
Callum GoughC. Gough81
A
9
A
78Miguel José MariM. José Mari
Zbigniew IwanZ. Iwan78
A
10
A
80Heath SippolaH. Sippola
Richard RizzoR. Rizzo82
A
11
A
86Eugenio BarkeroE. Barkero
 
Casey EvansC. Evans75
D
12
M
92Steve HuntS. Hunt
Samuel OlembéS. Olembé78
M
13
A
70Alejandro CortesA. Cortes
Carl InceC. Ince86
A
14
G
67Ernesto VelascoE. Velasco

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Manuel Ruiz de Lopera where Real Betis Balompié play host to Athletic Club Bilbao. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Real Betis Balompié and Athletic Club Bilbao are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jose Fortes Rodriguez.


0.00
Athletic Club Bilbao kick off and get the match underway!
2.10
Heath Sippola hits a low pass to Eugenio Barkero. Eugenio Barkero knocks in a cross ball towards Miguel José Mari. Miguel José Mari outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it is tipped over by Gregorio Zamora.
3.12
Corner kick to Athletic Club Bilbao. Jaime Viana plays it to the far post. Gregorio Zamora gets down and smothers the ball with his body.
4.12
Winston Varkevisser threads the ball through to Richard Rizzo. Richard Rizzo kicks a strong pass forward to Winston Varkevisser but the referee indicates it's offside!
6.17
Oscar Montero makes a simple pass to Jose Marcos. Jose Marcos brings the ball forward. Jose Marcos knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gregorio Zamora who gathers it comfortably.
10.32
Sebastian Medina brings the ball forward. Sebastian Medina shoots from distance but somehow Joaquín Medina manages to keep it out.
20.09
Callum Gough threads the ball through to Richard Rizzo. Richard Rizzo plays a scrappy one-two with Zbigniew Iwan and stumbles forward towards the goal... Richard Rizzo muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but somehow Joaquín Medina manages to keep it out.
22.54
Marcus Midgley threads a neat ball through to Jose Marcos. Jose Marcos takes it forward alone. Jose Marcos whips in a cross ball towards Miguel José Mari. Vitor Carvalho hacks Miguel José Mari from behind! Miguel José Mari appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
24.15
Eduardo Guerrero Lopez chips the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Barkero. Eugenio Barkero knocks in a cross ball towards Miguel José Mari. Miguel José Mari makes a deft header but it's drastically wayward!
26.48
Aaron Beelenkamp hacks Heath Sippola from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Heath Sippola hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
27.20
Eduardo Navarro threads the ball through to Oscar Montero. With a delightful solo run, Oscar Montero stretches the opposition's defence. Oscar Montero knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Vitor Carvalho.
28.53
Vitor Carvalho threads a neat ball through to Roberto Favalli. Roberto Favalli flicks a high pass forward. Callum Gough collects the pass. Callum Gough knocks in a cross ball towards Richard Rizzo. Richard Rizzo rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
30.47
Jaime Viana sees space and advances. Jaime Viana whips in a cross ball towards Eduardo Guerrero Lopez. Eduardo Guerrero Lopez makes a deft header. Gregorio Zamora manages to gather it.
33.00
Showing composure, Oscar Montero plays the ball forward to Heath Sippola. Heath Sippola lofts in a cross ball towards Miguel José Mari. Miguel José Mari shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but Vitor Carvalho is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
36.48
Eduardo Guerrero Lopez passes the ball forward to Heath Sippola. Heath Sippola knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Vitor Carvalho.
40.37
Roberto Favalli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Zbigniew Iwan. Zbigniew Iwan knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Joaquín Medina who gathers it comfortably.
42.49
Roberto Favalli flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Rizzo. Richard Rizzo knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Arek Rzasa is offside!
44.11
Ronald Van Der Pennen makes a probing pass to Roberto Favalli. Roberto Favalli surges forward with the ball. Roberto Favalli runs straight at the defence! Roberto Favalli cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Real Betis Balompié appear unchanged since the first half. Athletic Club Bilbao also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Real Betis Balompié start the second half!
51.50
Eduardo Navarro threads a neat ball through to Jaime Viana. Jaime Viana shoots from long range. Good keeping from Gregorio Zamora as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
53.19
Jaime Viana takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the far post. Miguel José Mari side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but is denied by Vitor Carvalho. Excellent block.
54.07
Marcus Midgley knocks the ball forward to Jaime Viana. Jaime Viana threads the ball through to Eduardo Guerrero Lopez. Eduardo Guerrero Lopez knocks in a cross ball towards Miguel José Mari. Miguel José Mari flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent save by Gregorio Zamora!
55.40
Richard Rizzo comes in with a late challenge on Eduardo Navarro. The referee calls over Richard Rizzo and shows him a yellow card! Eduardo Navarro hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.51
Vitor Carvalho flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Favalli holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Roberto Favalli passes the ball forward to Arek Rzasa. Arek Rzasa rushes past Luis Campos! Arek Rzasa comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out. The ball comes in low, but Joaquín Medina smothers it!
60.26
Real Betis Balompié have made 2 substitutions with Casey Evans replacing Aaron Beelenkamp and Carl Ince replacing Richard Rizzo .
61.33
Oscar Montero flicks the ball to his team mate, Miguel José Mari. Miguel José Mari lofts in a cross ball towards Eduardo Guerrero Lopez. Eduardo Guerrero Lopez knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Gregorio Zamora is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
66.29
Miguel José Mari controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Heath Sippola. Heath Sippola knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sebastian Medina.
69.04
Marcus Midgley chips the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Barkero. Eugenio Barkero whips in a cross ball towards Heath Sippola. Heath Sippola is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Gregorio Zamora comfortably picks it out of the air!
72.34
Ronald Van Der Pennen barges into Eugenio Barkero. Ronald Van Der Pennen is warned by the referee! Eugenio Barkero runs off the knock.
75.06
Winston Varkevisser makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arek Rzasa. Arek Rzasa plays a scrappy one-two with Callum Gough and stumbles forward towards the goal... Arek Rzasa looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
77.20
Real Betis Balompié have made a substitution with Samuel Olembé replacing Winston Varkevisser .
85.19
Oscar Montero threads a neat ball through to Jaime Viana. Jaime Viana knocks in a cross ball towards Heath Sippola. Heath Sippola beats his man to it with a header but Gregorio Zamora is on top of his game. Quality keeping!
87.24
Samuel Olembé hacks Jaime Viana from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jaime Viana stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Luis Campos flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Navarro controls it well on his chest. Eduardo Navarro makes a probing pass to Miguel José Mari. Miguel José Mari finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Gregorio Zamora manages to keep it out.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Real Betis Balompié

Athletic Club Bilbao
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
6
10
Shots off Target
0
1
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
4
0
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
35.7%
64.3%
Play Area
30%
42.9%
27.1%

Scorers
Roberto Favalli 44
Eduardo Guerrero Lopez 61

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Roberto Favalli of Real Betis Balompié

Match Ratings