Match Report


Athletic Club BilbaoAthletic Club Bilbao     BarcelonaBarcelona
Bojan PopovicBojan Popovic Steve Lowery Steve Lowery
Filipe SantosF. Santos73
G
captain1captain
G
77Johan RadetJ. Radet
Gabriel MarquitosG. Marquitos68
D
2
D
74Elena IzquierdoE. Izquierdo
Florian GeisF. Geis66
D
3
D
74Alfredo DiezA. Diez
Anthony BrambleA. Bramble62
D
4
D
75Gregorio LopezG. Lopez
Miguel AlvarezM. Alvarez59
D
5
M
86Iago CarecaI. Careca
Ivan CruzI. Cruz62
M
6
M
81Claudio DiezC. Diez
Adolfo GimenezA. Gimenez61
M
7
M
87Alejandro MenendezA. Menendez
Oscar VicenteO. Vicente60
M
8
M
82Alejandro SotoA. Soto
Alberto MoyaA. Moya67
A
9
A
84Pedro SaenzP. Saenz
Duncan HendryD. Hendry60
A
10
A
80Abel CastroA. Castro
Anthony TafforeauA. Tafforeau60
A
11
A
79Jose IglesiasJ. Iglesias
 
Claudio CamineroC. Caminero59
D
12
D
67Miel JansenM. Jansen
Miguel NunezM. Nunez53
M
13
M
76Guillermo GuardiolaG. Guardiola
Gabriel LozanoG. Lozano57
A
14
A
69Fernando VegaF. Vega

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at San Mamés where Athletic Club Bilbao play host to Barcelona. A crowd of 18,547 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Athletic Club Bilbao are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Barcelona appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Adolfo Redondo.


0.00
Athletic Club Bilbao start the match!
6.25
Elena Izquierdo receives the ball from a throw-in from Gregorio Lopez. Elena Izquierdo plays the ball forward to Alejandro Menendez. Alejandro Menendez knocks the ball forward to Pedro Saenz. Pedro Saenz controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
8.50
With a delightful solo run, Claudio Diez stretches the opposition's defence. Claudio Diez kicks a strong pass forward to Pedro Saenz but the referee indicates it's offside!
14.30
Alejandro Soto catches Ivan Cruz on the ankles. Alejandro Soto is shown the yellow card! Ivan Cruz stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.30
Claudio Diez knocks the ball forward to Jose Iglesias. Jose Iglesias controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
18.16
Elena Izquierdo sees Pedro Saenz in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. With a delightful solo run, Pedro Saenz stretches the opposition's defence. Pedro Saenz shoots from outside the area but is denied by Filipe Santos. Excellent save.
24.35
Ivan Cruz flicks a high pass forward. Adolfo Gimenez collects the pass. Adolfo Gimenez whips in a cross ball towards Alberto Moya. Alberto Moya powers a header at goal but Johan Radet reads it well. Quality keeping!
26.07
With a delightful solo run, Iago Careca stretches the opposition's defence. Iago Careca tries a spectacular long range effort. Filipe Santos gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
27.00
Adolfo Gimenez knocks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Moya. Alberto Moya shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
36.48
Gregorio Lopez drives a long ball upfield. Abel Castro lofts in a cross ball towards Pedro Saenz. Pedro Saenz makes a looping header on goal. Miguel Alvarez sticks out a leg. His wonderful reaction block keeps it out!
38.24
Claudio Diez threads a neat ball through to Jose Iglesias. Jose Iglesias knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Florian Geis.
42.28
Ivan Cruz passes the ball forward to Adolfo Gimenez. Adolfo Gimenez chips the ball to his team mate, Alberto Moya. Alberto Moya shoots from 20 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
44.08
Gabriel Marquitos plays a long ball forward. Duncan Hendry shoots from 25 yards but it's drastically wayward!
45.00
Showing composure, Alfredo Diez plays the ball forward to Alejandro Menendez. Alejandro Menendez flicks a high pass forward to Jose Iglesias who brings the ball under control. Jose Iglesias shoots from long range but is denied by Filipe Santos. Excellent save.
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. Barcelona also appear unchanged since the first half. The Athletic Club Bilbao players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Barcelona start the second half!
47.41
Gregorio Lopez plays a long ball forward. Pedro Saenz sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Filipe Santos gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
54.02
Claudio Diez clumsily knocks into Alberto Moya. The referee calls over Claudio Diez and shows him a yellow card! Alberto Moya gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
55.23
Claudio Diez flicks a high ball forward to Pedro Saenz who takes it down. Pedro Saenz shoots from 25 yards. Filipe Santos is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
60.56
Without breaking stride, Florian Geis plays the ball forward to Adolfo Gimenez. Adolfo Gimenez threads a neat ball through to Duncan Hendry. Duncan Hendry deftly passes the ball to Oscar Vicente, releasing him through on goal. Iago Careca hacks Oscar Vicente from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
61.02
Florian Geis takes it forward alone. Florian Geis makes an attacking run forward. Florian Geis makes a probing pass to Alberto Moya but he's offside!
63.36
Alejandro Soto runs up as Iago Careca takes the throw-in, skillfully chesting the ball down to his feet. With vision, Alejandro Soto plays the ball forward to Jose Iglesias. Jose Iglesias shoots from 20 yards but Filipe Santos reads it well. Good keeping!
67.59
Without breaking stride, Pedro Saenz plays the ball forward to Jose Iglesias. Jose Iglesias rushes past Florian Geis! Jose Iglesias cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
71.02
Alejandro Menendez plays the ball forward to Jose Iglesias. Jose Iglesias knocks in a cross ball towards Abel Castro. Abel Castro connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is tipped over by Filipe Santos.
72.37
Corner kick to Barcelona. Alejandro Menendez chips it to the near post. Filipe Santos scrambles forward, punching the ball out to safety!
73.34
With a delightful solo run, Claudio Diez stretches the opposition's defence. Claudio Diez shoots from long range but Filipe Santos is on top of it.
77.37
Alejandro Soto passes the ball forward to Pedro Saenz. Pedro Saenz knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Filipe Santos who gathers it comfortably.
78.25
Miguel Alvarez hacks Pedro Saenz from behind! The referee calls over Miguel Alvarez and shows him a yellow card! Pedro Saenz runs off the knock.
81.58
Adolfo Gimenez comes in with a late challenge on Alejandro Menendez. The referee calls over Adolfo Gimenez and shows him a yellow card! Alejandro Menendez runs off the knock.
89.17
Alejandro Menendez barges into Anthony Bramble. Alejandro Menendez is shown the yellow card! Anthony Bramble hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Athletic Club Bilbao

Barcelona
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
12
Shots off Target
3
0
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
2
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43%
57%
Play Area
38.4%
41.9%
19.8%

Scorers
Jose Iglesias 15
Pedro Saenz 55

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Filipe Santos of Athletic Club Bilbao

Match Ratings
1.Filipe Santos (GK)
9
2.Gabriel Marquitos (DEF)
6
3.Florian Geis (DEF)
7
4.Anthony Bramble (DEF)
6
5.Miguel Alvarez (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Ivan Cruz (MID)
6
7.Adolfo Gimenez (MID)yellow card
6
8.Oscar Vicente (MID)
6
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

1.Johan Radet (GK)
6
2.Elena Izquierdo (DEF)
6
3.Alfredo Diez (DEF)
6
4.Gregorio Lopez (DEF)
6
5.Iago Careca (MID)
6
6.Claudio Diez (MID)yellow card
8
7.Alejandro Menendez (MID)yellow card
6
8.Alejandro Soto (MID)yellow card
6
9.Pedro Saenz (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Abel Castro (ATT)
6
11.Jose Iglesias (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Miel Jansen (DEF)
0
13.Guillermo Guardiola (MID)
0
14.Fernando Vega (ATT)
0