Match Report


Athletic Club BilbaoAthletic Club Bilbao     CordobaCordoba
Bojan PopovicBojan Popovic Gary Parsons Gary Parsons
Filipe SantosF. Santos73
G
captain1
G
72Jose CamineroJ. Caminero
Gabriel MarquitosG. Marquitos68
D
2
D
75Anton SchwablA. Schwabl
Florian GeisF. Geis66
D
3
D
77Eric AppiahE. Appiah
Anthony BrambleA. Bramble62
D
4
D
73Robert BeckhamR. Beckham
Miguel AlvarezM. Alvarez59
D
5
D
71Ger LuciusG. Lucius
Ivan CruzI. Cruz62
M
6captain
M
72Helder JardimH. Jardim
Adolfo GimenezA. Gimenez61
M
7
M
79Rui LopesR. Lopes
Oscar VicenteO. Vicente60
M
8
M
69Billy PattersonB. Patterson
Alberto MoyaA. Moya67
A
9
A
68Fabio GuastalvinoF. Guastalvino
Duncan HendryD. Hendry60
A
10
A
67Carl JosephC. Joseph
Anthony TafforeauA. Tafforeau60
A
11
A
71Kevin DickovK. Dickov
 
Claudio CamineroC. Caminero59
D
12
A
72Vincenzo MilosevicV. Milosevic
Miguel NunezM. Nunez53
M
13
M
33Dean EvansD. Evans
Gabriel LozanoG. Lozano57
A
14
A
28Ruel MatthewsR. Matthews

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


0.00
Athletic Club Bilbao get the match underway!
2.19
Oscar Vicente flicks the ball to his team mate, Ivan Cruz. Ivan Cruz lofts in a cross ball towards Anthony Tafforeau. Anthony Tafforeau is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it's a woeful effort!
3.19
Billy Patterson kicks a strong pass forward to Kevin Dickov. Kevin Dickov knocks in a cross ball towards Carl Joseph. Carl Joseph flicks the ball with his head but somehow Filipe Santos manages to keep it out.
16.01
Anthony Bramble breaks forward. Anthony Bramble threads a neat ball through to Alberto Moya. Alberto Moya puts a great ball through. Anthony Tafforeau runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
20.27
Ger Lucius sees space and advances. Ger Lucius knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.56
Billy Patterson receives the ball from a throw-in from Fabio Guastalvino. Billy Patterson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carl Joseph. Carl Joseph edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Carl Joseph provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Adolfo Gimenez sticks out a leg. His wonderful reaction block keeps it out!
28.52
Ivan Cruz flicks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Moya. Alberto Moya shoots from long range. Jose Caminero gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
32.31
Helder Jardim clumsily knocks into Oscar Vicente. Helder Jardim is warned by the referee! Oscar Vicente hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
39.48
Helder Jardim advances with the ball. Helder Jardim shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
40.24
Gabriel Marquitos advances with the ball. Gabriel Marquitos threads the ball through into the box. Oscar Vicente looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it flies well off target!
42.54
Robert Beckham makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Helder Jardim. Helder Jardim brings the ball forward. Helder Jardim controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
45.00
Florian Geis makes a simple pass to Anthony Tafforeau. Anthony Tafforeau deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Duncan Hendry. Duncan Hendry edges inside the box! Duncan Hendry looks for support before firing off a hurried shot 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. Athletic Club Bilbao appear unchanged since the first half. Cordoba have changed their lineup with Vincenzo Milosevic replacing Carl Joseph.

45.00
Cordoba start the second half!
47.35
Eric Appiah sees space and advances. Eric Appiah brings the ball forward. Eric Appiah shoots from 25 yards but slams it into the crowd!
48.08
Anthony Bramble drives a long ball upfield. Anthony Tafforeau plays a one-two with Duncan Hendry and rushes in on goal... Anton Schwabl catches Anthony Tafforeau on the ankles. Penalty not given!!
51.16
Rui Lopes flicks a high pass forward. Billy Patterson collects the pass. Billy Patterson kicks a strong pass forward to Vincenzo Milosevic but the referee indicates it's offside!
57.09
Oscar Vicente controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Adolfo Gimenez. Adolfo Gimenez plays a quick one-two with Alberto Moya and rushes in on goal... Adolfo Gimenez looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Solid save from Jose Caminero.
67.48
Helder Jardim flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Dickov controls it well on his chest. Kevin Dickov plays a perfect one-two with Vincenzo Milosevic and rushes in on goal... Kevin Dickov comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out. Filipe Santos gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
69.45
Oscar Vicente makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anthony Tafforeau. Anthony Tafforeau tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous stop!
79.09
Rui Lopes chips the ball to his team mate, Billy Patterson. Billy Patterson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.38
Kevin Dickov chips the ball to his team mate, Fabio Guastalvino. Fabio Guastalvino knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ivan Cruz.
87.12
Anthony Tafforeau kicks a strong pass forward to Duncan Hendry. Duncan Hendry flicks a high pass forward. Oscar Vicente controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Helder Jardim catches Oscar Vicente on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! Yes!!
87.12
The referee points to the spot..
88.24
Duncan Hendry takes a cautious run up. It's in!! Jose Caminero had no chance!!
90.00
With vision, Oscar Vicente laces a weighted ball forward to Ivan Cruz. Ivan Cruz sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Jose Caminero.
90.00
It's a corner kick. Oscar Vicente loops the ball over to the far post. Fabio Guastalvino reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Athletic Club Bilbao

Cordoba
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
6
3
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.3%
45.7%
Play Area
28.6%
48.6%
22.9%

Scorers
Duncan Hendry 45, 88 (p)

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Duncan Hendry of Athletic Club Bilbao

Match Ratings
1.Filipe Santos (GK)
7
2.Gabriel Marquitos (DEF)
6
3.Florian Geis (DEF)
7
4.Anthony Bramble (DEF)
7
5.Miguel Alvarez (DEF)
6
6.Ivan Cruz (MID)
7
7.Adolfo Gimenez (MID)
7
8.Oscar Vicente (MID)
9
9.Alberto Moya (ATT)
6
10.Duncan Hendry (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Anthony Tafforeau (ATT)
8
 
12.Claudio Caminero (DEF)
0
13.Miguel Nunez (MID)
0
14.Gabriel Lozano (ATT)
0

1.Jose Caminero (GK)
8
2.Anton Schwabl (DEF)
6
3.Eric Appiah (DEF)
7
4.Robert Beckham (DEF)
6
5.Ger Lucius (DEF)
6
6.Helder Jardim (MID)
7
7.Rui Lopes (MID)
6
8.Billy Patterson (MID)
7
9.Fabio Guastalvino (ATT)
7
10.Carl Joseph (ATT)
6
11.Kevin Dickov (ATT)
7
 
12.Vincenzo Milosevic (ATT)
6
13.Dean Evans (MID)
0
14.Ruel Matthews (ATT)
0