Match Report


NumanciaNumancia     Athletic Club BilbaoAthletic Club Bilbao
Computer Player Computer Player Bojan Popovic Bojan Popovic
Julian DelgadoJ. Delgado69
G
captain1captain
G
73Filipe SantosF. Santos
Ricardo FerrerR. Ferrer70
D
2
D
68Gabriel MarquitosG. Marquitos
Daniel PardoD. Pardo70
D
3
D
66Florian GeisF. Geis
Don HopkinD. Hopkin67
D
4
D
62Anthony BrambleA. Bramble
Daniel KikoD. Kiko63
D
5
D
59Miguel AlvarezM. Alvarez
Guillermo IbanezG. Ibanez78
M
6
M
62Ivan CruzI. Cruz
Egbert HuibertsE. Huiberts72
M
7
M
61Adolfo GimenezA. Gimenez
Ignacio BobsonI. Bobson71
A
8
M
60Oscar VicenteO. Vicente
Alan OakesA. Oakes69
A
9
A
67Alberto MoyaA. Moya
Dagui PichotD. Pichot62
A
10
A
60Duncan HendryD. Hendry
Guillermo RomeroG. Romero51
A
11
A
60Anthony TafforeauA. Tafforeau
 
Patrice CharvetP. Charvet68
M
12
D
59Claudio CamineroC. Caminero
Cesar QuaresmaC. Quaresma67
M
13
M
53Miguel NunezM. Nunez
Rodrigo VieiraR. Vieira66
G
14
A
57Gabriel LozanoG. Lozano

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Nuevo Los Pajaritos where Numancia play host to Athletic Club Bilbao. A crowd of 18,438 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Numancia are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Athletic Club Bilbao appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Adolfo Molina.


0.00
Numancia get the match underway!
2.58
Daniel Pardo sees space and advances. Daniel Pardo whips in a cross ball towards Egbert Huiberts. Anthony Bramble comes in with a late challenge on Egbert Huiberts. Penalty not given!!
6.02
Adolfo Gimenez knocks the ball to his team mate, Oscar Vicente. Oscar Vicente decides to run forward with the ball. Oscar Vicente hits a low pass to Ivan Cruz. Ivan Cruz cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
9.04
Guillermo Ibanez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dagui Pichot. Dagui Pichot knocks in a cross ball towards Guillermo Ibanez. Guillermo Ibanez powers a header at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
14.55
Oscar Vicente plays the ball forward to Adolfo Gimenez. Adolfo Gimenez flicks the ball to his team mate, Oscar Vicente. Oscar Vicente controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it rises well off target!
20.22
With vision, Daniel Kiko laces a weighted ball forward to Guillermo Ibanez. Guillermo Ibanez flicks the ball to his team mate, Ignacio Bobson. Ignacio Bobson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
26.09
Florian Geis advances with the ball. Florian Geis flicks a high pass forward. Alberto Moya holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alberto Moya whips in a cross ball towards Anthony Tafforeau. Don Hopkin catches Anthony Tafforeau on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
32.31
Don Hopkin catches Duncan Hendry on the ankles. The referee calls over Don Hopkin and warns him to calm down! Duncan Hendry hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
33.43
Ignacio Bobson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Guillermo Romero. Guillermo Romero controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
36.18
Guillermo Ibanez flicks the ball to his team mate, Egbert Huiberts. Egbert Huiberts tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
38.40
Egbert Huiberts threads a neat ball through to Guillermo Ibanez. Guillermo Ibanez whips in a cross ball towards Ignacio Bobson. Ignacio Bobson fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. Filipe Santos effortlessly picks it out of the air!
39.16
Daniel Kiko takes it forward alone. Daniel Kiko threads a neat ball through to Guillermo Ibanez. Guillermo Ibanez lofts in a cross ball towards Dagui Pichot. Dagui Pichot makes a looping header on goal. Filipe Santos gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
42.49
Ivan Cruz makes a simple pass to Alberto Moya. Alberto Moya plays a one-two with Anthony Tafforeau and rushes in on goal... Alberto Moya strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. Daniel Kiko steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Numancia 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
The second half starts with Athletic Club Bilbao kicking off!
49.19
Egbert Huiberts knocks the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Romero. Guillermo Romero threads the ball through to Ignacio Bobson but he's offside!
51.54
Florian Geis threads the ball through to Adolfo Gimenez. Adolfo Gimenez flicks a high pass forward. Anthony Tafforeau collects the pass. Anthony Tafforeau knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.48
Anthony Bramble chips the ball to his team mate, Oscar Vicente. Oscar Vicente makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Duncan Hendry. Duncan Hendry knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.58
Anthony Bramble sees a break and surges forward. Anthony Bramble threads a neat ball through to Alberto Moya. Alberto Moya shoots from long range. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
60.11
Oscar Vicente flicks the ball to his team mate, Anthony Tafforeau. Anthony Tafforeau controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
75.38
Anthony Bramble barges into Guillermo Romero. Anthony Bramble is shown the yellow card! Guillermo Romero carries on, but is struggling a bit.
75.38
Free kick to Numancia just outside the area...
76.28
Alan Oakes steps up and lifts the ball high over the wall. Too high. What a wasted chance.
77.57
Daniel Pardo flicks a high ball forward to Egbert Huiberts who takes it down. Egbert Huiberts passes the ball forward to Guillermo Ibanez. Guillermo Ibanez lofts in a cross ball towards Egbert Huiberts. Egbert Huiberts flicks the ball with his head but it rises well off target!
81.24
Egbert Huiberts makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Guillermo Romero. Guillermo Romero passes the ball forward but Ignacio Bobson is offside!
83.43
Egbert Huiberts knocks the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Ibanez. Guillermo Ibanez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Filipe Santos who gathers it comfortably.
87.26
Guillermo Ibanez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dagui Pichot. Dagui Pichot makes a great pass forward. Egbert Huiberts runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
90.00
Egbert Huiberts controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Guillermo Ibanez. Guillermo Ibanez shoots from distance. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Numancia

Athletic Club Bilbao
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.7%
51.3%
Play Area
23.7%
44.7%
31.6%

Scorers
Guillermo Ibanez 9, 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Guillermo Ibanez of Numancia

Match Ratings
1.Julian Delgado (GK)
6
2.Ricardo Ferrer (DEF)
6
3.Daniel Pardo (DEF)
6
4.Don Hopkin (DEF)
6
5.Daniel Kiko (DEF)
6
6.Guillermo Ibanez (MID)goal scoredgoal scored
9
7.Egbert Huiberts (MID)
7
8.Ignacio Bobson (ATT)
6
9.Alan Oakes (ATT)
6
10.Dagui Pichot (ATT)
6
11.Guillermo Romero (ATT)
6
 
12.Patrice Charvet (MID)
0
13.Cesar Quaresma (MID)
0
14.Rodrigo Vieira (GK)
0

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