Match Report


Athletic Club BilbaoAthletic Club Bilbao     Real JaenReal Jaen
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Leonardo VelascoL. Velasco50
G
1
G
68Felipe RuizF. Ruiz
Florian GeisF. Geis64
D
2
D
67Rodolfo RuizR. Ruiz
Anthony BrambleA. Bramble62
D
3
D
57Nicola Carlo Da RoldN. Da Rold
Matt LaycockM. Laycock59
D
captain4
D
57Francisco FerrerF. Ferrer
Claudio CamineroC. Caminero58
D
5captain
D
55Don DalglishD. Dalglish
Ivan CruzI. Cruz60
M
6
M
70Eduardo BentoE. Bento
Oscar VicenteO. Vicente60
M
7
M
65Juan CortesJ. Cortes
Miguel NunezM. Nunez53
M
8
M
60Philipp BeckP. Beck
Anthony TafforeauA. Tafforeau60
A
9
A
67Jose PascualJ. Pascual
Duncan HendryD. Hendry59
A
10
A
61Ricardo VazquezR. Vazquez
Rodolfo LorenzoR. Lorenzo59
A
11
A
61Martin DörnerM. Dörner
 
Edoardo BisoliE. Bisoli57
D
12
M
57Ivan JimenezI. Jimenez
Gabriel LozanoG. Lozano57
A
13
G
55Elena BlancoE. Blanco
Eduardo LeonE. Leon54
A
14
A
54Jonathan BattyJ. Batty

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at San Mamés where Athletic Club Bilbao play host to Real Jaen. A crowd of 9,961 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Athletic Club Bilbao and Real Jaen are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Elena Romero.


0.00
Athletic Club Bilbao start the match!
4.29
Anthony Bramble threads a neat ball through to Miguel Nunez. Miguel Nunez flicks a high ball forward to Ivan Cruz who takes it down. Ivan Cruz plays a scrappy one-two with Oscar Vicente and stumbles forward towards the goal... Ivan Cruz strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
9.43
Florian Geis flicks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Nunez. Miguel Nunez chips the ball to his team mate, Duncan Hendry. Duncan Hendry sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
10.10
Ivan Cruz flicks a high pass forward. Rodolfo Lorenzo controls it well on his chest. Rodolfo Lorenzo shoots from long range but is denied by Felipe Ruiz. Excellent save.
12.58
Ivan Cruz flicks a high pass forward. Miguel Nunez controls it well on his chest. Miguel Nunez puts a great ball through. Anthony Tafforeau runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
14.32
Francisco Ferrer barges into Ivan Cruz. The referee calls over Francisco Ferrer and shows him a yellow card! Ivan Cruz runs off the knock.
16.46
Claudio Caminero knocks the ball forward to Miguel Nunez. Miguel Nunez flicks the ball to his team mate, Rodolfo Lorenzo. Rodolfo Lorenzo plays a one-two with Anthony Tafforeau and advances towards the goal... Rodolfo Lorenzo shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
21.43
Oscar Vicente flicks the ball to his team mate, Rodolfo Lorenzo. Rodolfo Lorenzo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
22.10
Rodolfo Ruiz powers a long ball forward. Jose Pascual knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.24
Anthony Bramble knocks the ball forward to Miguel Nunez. Miguel Nunez advances with the ball. Miguel Nunez advances inside the box! Some good footwork from Miguel Nunez provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
30.26
Rodolfo Ruiz makes a probing pass to Jose Pascual. Jose Pascual flicks the ball to his team mate, Martin Dörner. Martin Dörner tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
33.50
Eduardo Bento hacks Claudio Caminero from behind! The referee calls over Eduardo Bento and shows him a yellow card! Claudio Caminero runs off the knock.
39.56
Miguel Nunez flicks a high pass forward to Oscar Vicente who brings the ball under control. Oscar Vicente skips past Nicola Carlo Da Rold! Oscar Vicente strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but somehow Juan Cortes happens to be in the right place to block it.
40.35
Miguel Nunez flicks a high pass forward. Rodolfo Lorenzo controls it well on his chest. Rodolfo Lorenzo edges inside the box! Some good footwork from Rodolfo Lorenzo provides some space. He shoots at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
The second half starts with Real Jaen kicking off!
47.27
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
48.19
Miguel Nunez threads a neat ball through to Rodolfo Lorenzo. Rodolfo Lorenzo shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
55.15
Ivan Cruz controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rodolfo Lorenzo. Rodolfo Lorenzo shoots from 25 yards but it flies just off target!
57.33
Anthony Bramble chips the ball to his team mate, Ivan Cruz. Ivan Cruz lofts in a cross ball towards Rodolfo Lorenzo. Rodolfo Lorenzo outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
60.57
Oscar Vicente knocks the ball to his team mate, Rodolfo Lorenzo. Rodolfo Lorenzo plays a scrappy one-two with Duncan Hendry and advances towards the goal... Rodolfo Lorenzo takes a shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
67.17
Athletic Club Bilbao are in full control of this game.
69.58
Ivan Cruz clumsily knocks into Philipp Beck. Ivan Cruz is given a warning by the referee! Philipp Beck grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
71.03
Anthony Bramble threads a neat ball through to Rodolfo Lorenzo. Rodolfo Lorenzo makes a probing pass to Oscar Vicente. Oscar Vicente flicks a high pass forward. Anthony Tafforeau controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Anthony Tafforeau makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Felipe Ruiz easily gets down and covers it.
75.22
Eduardo Bento clumsily knocks into Miguel Nunez. The referee calls over Eduardo Bento and warns him to calm down! Miguel Nunez stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.30
Claudio Caminero takes it forward alone. Claudio Caminero flicks a high ball forward to Anthony Tafforeau who takes it down. Anthony Tafforeau runs straight at the defence! Anthony Tafforeau strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. What a cracker!! Felipe Ruiz had no chance!! Goal for Athletic Club Bilbao!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Athletic Club Bilbao

Real Jaen
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
8
0
Shots off Target
6
1
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
67.1%
32.9%
Play Area
20.7%
42.7%
36.6%

Scorers
Ivan Cruz 4
Rodolfo Lorenzo 16
Anthony Tafforeau 83

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Rodolfo Lorenzo of Athletic Club Bilbao

Match Ratings
1.Leonardo Velasco (GK)
6
2.Florian Geis (DEF)
6
3.Anthony Bramble (DEF)
6
4.Matt Laycock (DEF)
6
5.Claudio Caminero (DEF)
7
6.Ivan Cruz (MID)goal scored
8
7.Oscar Vicente (MID)
7
8.Miguel Nunez (MID)
8
9.Anthony Tafforeau (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Duncan Hendry (ATT)
6
11.Rodolfo Lorenzo (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Edoardo Bisoli (DEF)
0
13.Gabriel Lozano (ATT)
0
14.Eduardo Leon (ATT)
0

1.Felipe Ruiz (GK)
7
2.Rodolfo Ruiz (DEF)
6
3.Nicola Carlo Da Rold (DEF)
6
4.Francisco Ferrer (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Don Dalglish (DEF)
6
6.Eduardo Bento (MID)yellow card
6
7.Juan Cortes (MID)
6
8.Philipp Beck (MID)
6
9.Jose Pascual (ATT)
6
10.Ricardo Vazquez (ATT)
6
11.Martin Dörner (ATT)
6
 
12.Ivan Jimenez (MID)
0
13.Elena Blanco (GK)
0
14.Jonathan Batty (ATT)
0