Match Report


Athletic Club BilbaoAthletic Club Bilbao     Union Las PalmasUnion Las Palmas
Bojan PopovicBojan Popovic Computer Player Computer Player
Filipe SantosF. Santos73
G
captain1
G
66Enrique PascualE. Pascual
Victor SolerV. Soler44
D
2
D
81Samuel SousaS. Sousa
Gabriel MarquitosG. Marquitos68
D
3
D
71Sebastian LozanoS. Lozano
Florian GeisF. Geis66
D
4captain
D
66Brian GilchristB. Gilchrist
Anthony BrambleA. Bramble62
D
5
D
65Omer CarltonO. Carlton
Oscar VicenteO. Vicente60
M
6
M
74Rafael IbanezR. Ibanez
Ivan CruzI. Cruz62
M
7
M
71Marcos VidalM. Vidal
Miguel NunezM. Nunez53
M
8
M
68Hugo MonteroH. Montero
Alberto MoyaA. Moya67
A
9
A
67Jose Javier PastorJ. Pastor
Duncan HendryD. Hendry61
A
10
A
66Edgar VarelaE. Varela
Gabriel LozanoG. Lozano57
A
11
A
66Antonio GomezA. Gomez
 
Claudio CamineroC. Caminero59
D
12
A
64Abdelmalek ArribagéA. Arribagé
Adolfo GimenezA. Gimenez61
M
13
A
63Steve MacleanS. Maclean
Anthony TafforeauA. Tafforeau60
A
14
G
60Daniel José MariD. José Mari

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at San Mamés where Athletic Club Bilbao play host to Union Las Palmas. A crowd of 16,493 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Athletic Club Bilbao and Union Las Palmas are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Pedro Kiko.


0.00
Union Las Palmas start the match!
2.01
Marcos Vidal controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Antonio Gomez. Antonio Gomez whips in a cross ball towards Rafael Ibanez. Rafael Ibanez knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it slams into the crowd!
3.56
Rafael Ibanez flicks a high pass forward. Jose Javier Pastor holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jose Javier Pastor whips in a cross ball towards Edgar Varela. Edgar Varela powers a header at goal. It's there!! Filipe Santos has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
9.57
Omer Carlton flicks a high ball forward to Marcos Vidal who takes it down. With imagination, Marcos Vidal laces a weighted ball forward to Hugo Montero. Hugo Montero shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
12.51
Miguel Nunez flicks a high ball forward to Ivan Cruz who takes it down. Ivan Cruz sees a break and surges forward. Ivan Cruz whips in a cross ball towards Gabriel Lozano. Gabriel Lozano knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Enrique Pascual picks it out of the air!
14.31
Gabriel Marquitos flicks a high pass forward. Florian Geis holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Florian Geis flicks a high pass forward. Alberto Moya controls it well on his chest. Alberto Moya lofts in a cross ball towards Gabriel Lozano. Gabriel Lozano powers a header at goal. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
26.02
Miguel Nunez brings the ball forward. Miguel Nunez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sebastian Lozano.
27.09
Omer Carlton knocks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Montero. Hugo Montero flicks a high pass forward to Edgar Varela who brings the ball under control. Edgar Varela finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
28.28
Miguel Nunez threads a neat ball through to Alberto Moya. Alberto Moya makes a probing pass to Gabriel Lozano but he's offside!
32.55
Oscar Vicente clumsily knocks into Brian Gilchrist. The referee calls over Oscar Vicente and warns him to calm down! Brian Gilchrist stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.14
Oscar Vicente barges into Antonio Gomez. Oscar Vicente is shown the yellow card! Antonio Gomez stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.23
Rafael Ibanez flicks a high ball forward to Jose Javier Pastor who takes it down. Jose Javier Pastor lofts in a cross ball towards Antonio Gomez. Antonio Gomez finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
Without breaking stride, Anthony Bramble plays the ball forward to Oscar Vicente. Oscar Vicente passes the ball forward to Duncan Hendry. Duncan Hendry lofts in a cross ball towards Miguel Nunez. Miguel Nunez connects with a diving header but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
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. Union Las Palmas 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
Athletic Club Bilbao start the second half!
51.23
Rafael Ibanez runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Rafael Ibanez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Filipe Santos who gathers it comfortably.
55.52
With some swift thinking, Florian Geis plays the ball forward to Oscar Vicente. Oscar Vicente threads the ball through to Gabriel Lozano. Gabriel Lozano makes a simple pass, allowing Duncan Hendry to run into the box. Duncan Hendry cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal. Enrique Pascual is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!! That brings them back into the game!
65.43
Oscar Vicente flicks a high pass forward to Gabriel Lozano who brings the ball under control. Gabriel Lozano knocks in a cross ball towards Alberto Moya. Alberto Moya outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it whistles just wide of the post!
67.22
Florian Geis hacks Antonio Gomez from behind! Florian Geis is shown the yellow card! Antonio Gomez grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
69.58
Gabriel Marquitos flicks a high pass forward. Ivan Cruz controls it well on his chest. Ivan Cruz chips the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Lozano. Gabriel Lozano knocks in a cross ball towards Ivan Cruz. Ivan Cruz gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but Enrique Pascual is on top of it.
71.10
Brian Gilchrist makes a strong solo run forward. Brian Gilchrist makes a simple pass to Jose Javier Pastor. Jose Javier Pastor knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.41
Florian Geis makes a strong solo run forward. Florian Geis flicks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Nunez. Miguel Nunez tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies well off target!
81.56
Sebastian Lozano hits a low pass to Hugo Montero. Hugo Montero sees space and advances. Hugo Montero shoots from distance. Filipe Santos effortlessly gets down and covers it.
90.00
Rafael Ibanez changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Rafael Ibanez lofts in a cross ball towards Antonio Gomez. Miguel Nunez hacks Antonio Gomez from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Athletic Club Bilbao

Union Las Palmas
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
49.4%
50.6%
Play Area
30.4%
43%
26.6%

Scorers
Gabriel Lozano 14
Duncan Hendry 56
Edgar Varela 4
Antonio Gomez 39

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gabriel Lozano of Athletic Club Bilbao

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

1.Enrique Pascual (GK)
6
2.Samuel Sousa (DEF)
6
3.Sebastian Lozano (DEF)
6
4.Brian Gilchrist (DEF)
7
5.Omer Carlton (DEF)
6
6.Rafael Ibanez (MID)
7
7.Marcos Vidal (MID)
6
8.Hugo Montero (MID)
6
9.Jose Javier Pastor (ATT)
7
10.Edgar Varela (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Antonio Gomez (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Abdelmalek Arribagé (ATT)
0
13.Steve Maclean (ATT)
0
14.Daniel José Mari (GK)
0