Match Report


Albacete BalompieAlbacete Balompie     Athletic Club BilbaoAthletic Club Bilbao
Alex SamsonAlex Samson Bojan Popovic Bojan Popovic
Isaac GrossmanI. Grossman80
G
1captain
G
51Rodolfo TorresR. Torres
Scott InglisS. Inglis72
D
2
D
59Claudio CamineroC. Caminero
Victor SantosV. Santos73
D
3
D
68Gabriel MarquitosG. Marquitos
Danijel EloiD. Eloi72
D
4
D
62Anthony BrambleA. Bramble
Korey GruenebaumK. Gruenebaum82
M
5
D
66Florian GeisF. Geis
Eugenio RomanE. Roman81
M
6
M
62Ivan CruzI. Cruz
Andres HierroA. Hierro85
M
7
M
60Oscar VicenteO. Vicente
Francisco VergesF. Verges76
M
captain8
M
61Adolfo GimenezA. Gimenez
Pedro FerrerP. Ferrer77
A
9
A
61Duncan HendryD. Hendry
Samuel FonsecaS. Fonseca70
A
10
A
60Anthony TafforeauA. Tafforeau
Sveinn IngólfssonS. Ingólfsson73
A
11
A
56Eduardo LeonE. Leon
 
Edward RowettE. Rowett71
D
12
D
59Miguel AlvarezM. Alvarez
Felipe CastroF. Castro79
M
13
M
53Miguel NunezM. Nunez
Martin FerrerM. Ferrer70
A
14
A
59Rodolfo LorenzoR. Lorenzo

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Carlos Belmonte where Albacete Balompie play host to Athletic Club Bilbao. A crowd of 20,150 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Albacete Balompie are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Athletic Club Bilbao appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gabriel Arias.


0.00
Albacete Balompie kick off!
2.16
Eduardo Leon barges into Danijel Eloi. Eduardo Leon is given a warning by the referee! Danijel Eloi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
3.40
Andres Hierro flicks a high ball forward to Sveinn Ingólfsson who takes it down. Sveinn Ingólfsson shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Rodolfo Torres.
4.51
It's a corner kick. Francisco Verges kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Anthony Tafforeau gets to the ball and clears it up field.
14.34
Gabriel Marquitos decides to run forward with the ball. Gabriel Marquitos knocks in a cross ball towards Duncan Hendry. Duncan Hendry makes a looping header on goal. Isaac Grossman gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
18.38
Francisco Verges barges into Claudio Caminero. The referee warns Francisco Verges to calm down! Claudio Caminero stretches but gets up unharmed.
20.15
Anthony Bramble surges forward with the ball. Anthony Bramble flicks a high pass forward to Duncan Hendry who brings the ball under control. Duncan Hendry deftly passes the ball to Adolfo Gimenez, releasing him through on goal. Adolfo Gimenez tries a spectacular strike but it flies well off target!
40.08
Francisco Verges hits a low pass to Sveinn Ingólfsson. Sveinn Ingólfsson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Samuel Fonseca but the linesman indicates offside!
45.00
Korey Gruenebaum controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sveinn Ingólfsson. Sveinn Ingólfsson shoots from 20 yards but it rises well off target!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
Athletic Club Bilbao kick off!
47.57
With great vision, Korey Gruenebaum plays the ball forward to Samuel Fonseca. Samuel Fonseca plays a one-two with Pedro Ferrer and advances towards the goal... Samuel Fonseca tries a spectacular strike. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
51.22
Florian Geis breaks forward. Florian Geis flicks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Hendry. Duncan Hendry plays a one-two with Anthony Tafforeau and rushes in on goal... Duncan Hendry takes a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
54.15
Scott Inglis plays the ball forward to Pedro Ferrer. Pedro Ferrer knocks the ball forward to Korey Gruenebaum but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
57.51
Ivan Cruz flicks a high pass forward to Oscar Vicente who brings the ball under control. Oscar Vicente threads a neat ball through to Eduardo Leon. Eduardo Leon knocks in a cross ball towards Duncan Hendry. Duncan Hendry beats his man to it with a header but it rises well off target!
63.33
Korey Gruenebaum deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pedro Ferrer. Pedro Ferrer makes a simple pass, allowing Korey Gruenebaum to run into the box. Adolfo Gimenez catches Korey Gruenebaum on the ankles. Korey Gruenebaum appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
66.46
Oscar Vicente flicks the ball to his team mate, Adolfo Gimenez. Adolfo Gimenez whips in a cross ball towards Eduardo Leon. Eduardo Leon beats his man to it with a header. Isaac Grossman didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
69.45
Francisco Verges darts forward. Francisco Verges whips in a cross ball towards Samuel Fonseca. Samuel Fonseca makes a convincing header. The keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
71.17
Victor Santos makes a simple pass to Scott Inglis. Scott Inglis makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Samuel Fonseca. Samuel Fonseca shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Rodolfo Torres!
72.51
Eugenio Roman changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Eugenio Roman sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Rodolfo Torres.
74.36
Corner kick to Albacete Balompie. Francisco Verges plays it to the near post. Rodolfo Torres drops low and scoops up the ball.
77.41
Athletic Club Bilbao have made a substitution with Rodolfo Lorenzo replacing Eduardo Leon .
79.45
Oscar Vicente threads the ball through to Adolfo Gimenez. Adolfo Gimenez makes a defence splitting pass to Oscar Vicente. Oscar Vicente rockets a shot on goal. Solid save from Isaac Grossman.
83.50
Andres Hierro kicks a strong pass forward to Sveinn Ingólfsson. Sveinn Ingólfsson skips past Florian Geis! Sveinn Ingólfsson shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
87.44
Claudio Caminero flicks a high pass forward. Ivan Cruz holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ivan Cruz lofts in a cross ball towards Duncan Hendry. Duncan Hendry rises majestically and gets a header on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Albacete Balompie

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

Possession
45.7%
54.3%
Play Area
20%
41.4%
38.6%

Scorers
Samuel Fonseca 48
Duncan Hendry 51

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

Match Ratings
1.Isaac Grossman (GK)
7
2.Scott Inglis (DEF)
6
3.Victor Santos (DEF)
6
4.Danijel Eloi (DEF)
6
5.Korey Gruenebaum (MID)
7
6.Eugenio Roman (MID)
7
7.Andres Hierro (MID)
6
8.Francisco Verges (MID)
7
9.Pedro Ferrer (ATT)
7
10.Samuel Fonseca (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Sveinn Ingólfsson (ATT)
6
 
12.Edward Rowett (DEF)
0
13.Felipe Castro (MID)
0
14.Martin Ferrer (ATT)
0

1.Rodolfo Torres (GK)
8
2.Claudio Caminero (DEF)
6
3.Gabriel Marquitos (DEF)
7
4.Anthony Bramble (DEF)
7
5.Florian Geis (DEF)
7
6.Ivan Cruz (MID)
6
7.Oscar Vicente (MID)
7
8.Adolfo Gimenez (MID)
6
9.Duncan Hendry (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Anthony Tafforeau (ATT)
7
11.Eduardo Leon (ATT)
6
 
12.Miguel Alvarez (DEF)
0
13.Miguel Nunez (MID)
0
14.Rodolfo Lorenzo (ATT)
6