Match Report


NumanciaNumancia     Athletic Club BilbaoAthletic Club Bilbao
Ben CouchBen Couch John Curran John Curran
Frederico DelgadoF. Delgado84
G
1
G
72Joaquín MedinaJ. Medina
Cristi DobosC. Dobos81
D
2
D
81Fernando HernandezF. Hernandez
Itaru OkamotoI. Okamoto83
D
3
D
79Marcus MidgleyM. Midgley
Gregorio RomanG. Roman81
D
4
D
78Gabriel AndresG. Andres
Carlos MerinoC. Merino85
M
5
M
84Jose Javier GarridoJ. Garrido
Glynn VickersG. Vickers84
M
captain6captain
M
93Steve HuntS. Hunt
Leonardo IzquierdoL. Izquierdo91
M
7
M
96Eduardo Guerrero LopezE. Guerrero Lopez
Guillermo FernandezG. Fernandez87
M
8
M
92Hugo BravoH. Bravo
Dries VenemaD. Venema82
A
9
A
79Hugo RomanH. Roman
Stephan BertrandS. Bertrand88
A
10
A
77Francesco GuidoniF. Guidoni
Rafael HerreroR. Herrero79
A
11
A
89Eugenio BarkeroE. Barkero
 
Mohammed AppiahM. Appiah83
A
12
M
87Oscar MonteroO. Montero
Sebastian VazquezS. Vazquez78
D
13
D
71Arturo ZamoraA. Zamora
Raimond HumanR. Human82
M
14
M
76Alf-Inge HolmA. Holm

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Nuevo Los Pajaritos where Numancia play host to Athletic Club Bilbao. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Numancia and Athletic Club Bilbao are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jose Cortes.


0.00
Numancia kick off and get the first half underway!
2.34
Eduardo Guerrero Lopez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hugo Roman. Hugo Roman shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
6.22
Leonardo Izquierdo clumsily knocks into Hugo Roman. Leonardo Izquierdo is given a warning by the referee! Hugo Roman stretches but gets up unharmed.
8.09
Eduardo Guerrero Lopez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eugenio Barkero. Eugenio Barkero sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Frederico Delgado gathers the ball up comfortably. Well saved!
14.28
Fernando Hernandez hits a low pass to Jose Javier Garrido. Jose Javier Garrido runs straight at the opposition's defence. Jose Javier Garrido shoots from 20 yards. Jose Javier Garrido scores for Athletic Club Bilbao!!
18.49
Glynn Vickers takes a quick throw-in. Leonardo Izquierdo flicks a high pass forward. Dries Venema holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dries Venema sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
20.48
Eduardo Guerrero Lopez clumsily knocks into Dries Venema. Eduardo Guerrero Lopez is warned by the referee! Dries Venema grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
21.29
Steve Hunt darts forward. Steve Hunt shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
28.07
Marcus Midgley flicks a high pass forward. Gabriel Andres controls it well on his chest. Gabriel Andres kicks a strong pass forward to Hugo Roman. Hugo Roman lofts in a cross ball towards Eugenio Barkero. Eugenio Barkero connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is tipped over by Frederico Delgado.
29.52
Hugo Bravo takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Gabriel Andres cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but is denied by Frederico Delgado. Excellent save.
30.24
Fernando Hernandez hits a low pass to Jose Javier Garrido. Jose Javier Garrido chips the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Guerrero Lopez. Eduardo Guerrero Lopez passes the ball forward but Hugo Roman is offside!
32.28
Stephan Bertrand flicks a high pass forward. Dries Venema collects the pass. Dries Venema shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Joaquín Medina.
33.17
Corner kick to Numancia. Leonardo Izquierdo chips it to the near post. Eugenio Barkero reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
36.08
Hugo Bravo plays the ball forward to Eugenio Barkero. Eugenio Barkero knocks in a cross ball towards Steve Hunt. With a superhuman jump, Steve Hunt connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Frederico Delgado comfortably picks it out of the air!
39.05
Gregorio Roman hits a low pass to Leonardo Izquierdo. Leonardo Izquierdo makes a probing pass to Dries Venema. Dries Venema knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.34
Eduardo Guerrero Lopez makes a simple pass to Jose Javier Garrido. Jose Javier Garrido edges inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Jose Javier Garrido provides some space. He shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Frederico Delgado manages to gather it easily.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Athletic Club Bilbao kick off!
47.23
Cristi Dobos sees Guillermo Fernandez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Guillermo Fernandez sees Stephan Bertrand in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stephan Bertrand knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
49.09
Dries Venema comes in with a late challenge on Fernando Hernandez. Dries Venema is given a warning by the referee! Fernando Hernandez runs off the knock.
60.08
Marcus Midgley flicks the ball to his team mate, Francesco Guidoni. Francesco Guidoni lofts in a cross ball towards Eugenio Barkero. Eugenio Barkero is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Frederico Delgado had no chance!! Goal for Athletic Club Bilbao!
65.44
Steve Hunt flicks a high pass forward. Francesco Guidoni collects the pass. Francesco Guidoni lofts in a cross ball towards Hugo Roman. Hugo Roman heads the ball goalwards but it's well over the bar!
66.57
Seeing a gap ahead, Francesco Guidoni laces a through ball forward to Hugo Bravo. Hugo Bravo kicks a strong pass forward to Francesco Guidoni but the referee indicates it's offside!
72.59
Glynn Vickers plays the ball forward to Dries Venema. Dries Venema makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Rafael Herrero. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Rafael Herrero provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. Rafael Herrero scores for Numancia!!
83.05
Jose Javier Garrido changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Jose Javier Garrido controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
85.50
Eduardo Guerrero Lopez knocks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Roman. Hugo Roman lofts in a cross ball towards Steve Hunt. Steve Hunt powers a header at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
89.54
Itaru Okamoto kicks a strong pass forward to Guillermo Fernandez. Guillermo Fernandez flicks a high pass forward. Dries Venema controls it well on his chest. Dries Venema finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Joaquín Medina manages to keep it out.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Numancia

Athletic Club Bilbao
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
3
9
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
35.5%
64.5%
Play Area
28.9%
47.4%
23.7%

Scorers
Rafael Herrero 73
Jose Javier Garrido 14
Eugenio Barkero 60
Steve Hunt 86

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jose Javier Garrido of Athletic Club Bilbao

Match Ratings