Match Report


Athletic Club BilbaoAthletic Club Bilbao     Real Betis BalompiéReal Betis Balompié
Bojan PopovicBojan Popovic Jim Toke Jim Toke
Filipe SantosF. Santos73
G
captain1
G
80Lennart SparwasserL. Sparwasser
Miguel AlvarezM. Alvarez60
D
2
D
79Hugo VazquezH. Vazquez
Claudio CamineroC. Caminero60
D
3captain
D
76Edmundo AlonsoE. Alonso
Gabriel MarquitosG. Marquitos68
D
4
D
85Paolo DionisiP. Dionisi
Anthony BrambleA. Bramble62
D
5
D
79Mohammed Van Der ReeM. Van Der Ree
Adolfo GimenezA. Gimenez61
M
6
M
88Richard JamesR. James
Oscar VicenteO. Vicente60
M
7
M
89Frederico GuardiolaF. Guardiola
Miguel NunezM. Nunez53
M
8
M
84Roberto GutierrezR. Gutierrez
Gabriel LozanoG. Lozano57
A
9
A
79Victor José MariV. José Mari
Rodolfo LorenzoR. Lorenzo59
A
10
A
79Hugo LeonH. Leon
Alberto MoyaA. Moya68
A
11
A
81Denny DijkstraD. Dijkstra
 
Victor SolerV. Soler44
D
12
A
76Lennart SachsL. Sachs
Ivan CruzI. Cruz62
M
13
M
83Albert RuizA. Ruiz
Eduardo LeonE. Leon56
A
14
D
71Jose Fortes RomanJ. Roman

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at San Mamés where Athletic Club Bilbao play host to Real Betis Balompié. A crowd of 20,215 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Athletic Club Bilbao and Real Betis Balompié are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Sebastian Santos.


0.00
Real Betis Balompié kick off and get the first half underway!
2.13
Hugo Vazquez pushes up the pitch. Hugo Vazquez flicks a high ball forward to Victor José Mari who takes it down. Victor José Mari knocks in a cross ball towards Hugo Leon. Hugo Leon is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Filipe Santos!
9.38
Frederico Guardiola kicks a strong pass forward to Richard James. What vision.Richard James makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Victor José Mari. Victor José Mari whips in a cross ball towards Denny Dijkstra. Denny Dijkstra is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Filipe Santos easily punches it away to safety.
10.39
Miguel Nunez changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Miguel Nunez whips in a cross ball towards Gabriel Lozano. Gabriel Lozano connects with a diving header but it whistles just wide of the post!
14.54
Richard James kicks a strong pass forward to Victor José Mari. Victor José Mari shoots from outside the area but it's well over the bar!
15.54
Frederico Guardiola comes in with a late challenge on Oscar Vicente. Frederico Guardiola is given a warning by the referee! Oscar Vicente grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
16.39
Richard James makes a probing pass to Victor José Mari. Victor José Mari whips in a cross ball towards Richard James. Richard James connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball is well placed but Claudio Caminero blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
24.36
Frederico Guardiola passes the ball forward to Victor José Mari. Victor José Mari knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.48
Seeing Frederico Guardiola's run, Edmundo Alonso quickly throws the ball into his path. Frederico Guardiola knocks the ball forward to Edmundo Alonso. Edmundo Alonso flicks a high pass forward. Victor José Mari collects the pass. Victor José Mari lofts in a cross ball towards Roberto Gutierrez. Roberto Gutierrez makes a deft header. It's miles wide!
34.34
Mohammed Van Der Ree makes a simple pass to Richard James. Richard James kicks a strong pass forward to Victor José Mari. Victor José Mari knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.16
Victor José Mari hits a low pass to Denny Dijkstra. Denny Dijkstra shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Athletic Club Bilbao appear unchanged since the first half. Real Betis Balompié 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
The whistle blows and Athletic Club Bilbao get the second half underway!
49.01
Denny Dijkstra makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Frederico Guardiola. Frederico Guardiola plays a quick one-two with Denny Dijkstra and rushes in on goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Frederico Guardiola provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball strikes Gabriel Marquitos's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
50.11
Corner kick to Real Betis Balompié. Richard James plays it out to the edge of the box. Frederico Guardiola muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it flies just wide!
54.29
Hugo Leon catches Anthony Bramble on the ankles. The referee calls over Hugo Leon and shows him a yellow card! Anthony Bramble hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
55.16
Denny Dijkstra chips the ball to his team mate, Hugo Leon. Hugo Leon shoots from distance. Filipe Santos gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
57.01
Real Betis Balompié are dictating the run of play here today.
60.50
Victor José Mari flicks a high pass forward. Denny Dijkstra collects the pass. Denny Dijkstra knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
61.57
Miguel Nunez kicks a strong pass forward to Gabriel Lozano. Gabriel Lozano advances inside the box! Gabriel Lozano shows great control and tries a shot on goal but is denied by Lennart Sparwasser. Excellent save.
65.04
Adolfo Gimenez threads a neat ball through to Gabriel Lozano. Gabriel Lozano passes the ball forward to Rodolfo Lorenzo. Rodolfo Lorenzo cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but somehow Paolo Dionisi happens to be in the right place to block it.
71.04
Adolfo Gimenez comes in with a late challenge on Victor José Mari. The referee calls over Adolfo Gimenez and shows him a yellow card! Victor José Mari stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.09
Frederico Guardiola flicks a high pass forward. Hugo Leon collects the pass. Hugo Leon knocks in a cross ball towards Denny Dijkstra. Denny Dijkstra finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Filipe Santos picks it out of the air!
77.18
Athletic Club Bilbao have made a substitution with Eduardo Leon replacing Alberto Moya .
89.08
Frederico Guardiola plays the ball forward to Hugo Leon. Hugo Leon finds some space and shoots from distance. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Athletic Club Bilbao

Real Betis Balompié
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
2
8
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
36.9%
63.1%
Play Area
30.8%
47.7%
21.5%

Scorers
Denny Dijkstra 44
Hugo Leon 89

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Denny Dijkstra of Real Betis Balompié

Match Ratings
1.Filipe Santos (GK)
7
2.Miguel Alvarez (DEF)
6
3.Claudio Caminero (DEF)
6
4.Gabriel Marquitos (DEF)
6
5.Anthony Bramble (DEF)
6
6.Adolfo Gimenez (MID)yellow card
5
7.Oscar Vicente (MID)
6
8.Miguel Nunez (MID)
6
9.Gabriel Lozano (ATT)
6
10.Rodolfo Lorenzo (ATT)
6
11.Alberto Moya (ATT)
6
 
12.Victor Soler (DEF)
0
13.Ivan Cruz (MID)
0
14.Eduardo Leon (ATT)
6

1.Lennart Sparwasser (GK)
6
2.Hugo Vazquez (DEF)
6
3.Edmundo Alonso (DEF)
6
4.Paolo Dionisi (DEF)
6
5.Mohammed Van Der Ree (DEF)
6
6.Richard James (MID)
7
7.Frederico Guardiola (MID)
8
8.Roberto Gutierrez (MID)
6
9.Victor José Mari (ATT)
8
10.Hugo Leon (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
8
11.Denny Dijkstra (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Lennart Sachs (ATT)
0
13.Albert Ruiz (MID)
0
14.Jose Fortes Roman (DEF)
0