Match Report


BarcelonaBarcelona     Athletic Club BilbaoAthletic Club Bilbao
Steve LowerySteve Lowery Bojan Popovic Bojan Popovic
Olivier AelbrechtO. Aelbrecht75
G
captain1captain
G
73Filipe SantosF. Santos
Elena IzquierdoE. Izquierdo74
D
2
D
60Miguel AlvarezM. Alvarez
Alfredo DiezA. Diez74
D
3
D
60Claudio CamineroC. Caminero
Gregorio LopezG. Lopez75
D
4
D
68Gabriel MarquitosG. Marquitos
Guillermo GuardiolaG. Guardiola77
M
5
D
62Anthony BrambleA. Bramble
Iago CarecaI. Careca86
M
6
M
61Adolfo GimenezA. Gimenez
Alejandro MenendezA. Menendez87
M
7
M
60Oscar VicenteO. Vicente
Claudio DiezC. Diez81
M
8
M
53Miguel NunezM. Nunez
Alejandro SotoA. Soto82
M
9
A
57Gabriel LozanoG. Lozano
Abel CastroA. Castro80
A
10
A
59Rodolfo LorenzoR. Lorenzo
Yacine BouyoucefY. Bouyoucef82
A
11
A
68Alberto MoyaA. Moya
 
Fernando SuarezF. Suarez66
D
12
D
44Victor SolerV. Soler
Juan-Carlos RamosJ. Ramos81
M
13
M
62Ivan CruzI. Cruz
Romero P. CarcedoR. Carcedo71
A
14
A
56Eduardo LeonE. Leon

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Camp Nou where Barcelona play host to Athletic Club Bilbao. A crowd of 16,539 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Barcelona are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Athletic Club Bilbao appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jose Suarez.


0.00
Barcelona get the match underway!
2.57
Elena Izquierdo makes a simple pass to Yacine Bouyoucef. Yacine Bouyoucef shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Great keeping!
3.21
Iago Careca makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Yacine Bouyoucef. Yacine Bouyoucef knocks in a cross ball towards Abel Castro. Abel Castro heads the ball goalwards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
12.22
Claudio Diez threads a neat ball through to Abel Castro. Abel Castro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Filipe Santos reads it well. Well saved!
14.17
Oscar Vicente barges into Iago Careca. Oscar Vicente is warned by the referee! Iago Careca stretches but gets up unharmed.
16.34
Claudio Diez flicks a high pass forward. Iago Careca holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Iago Careca makes a probing pass to Yacine Bouyoucef. Yacine Bouyoucef shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
20.15
Yacine Bouyoucef chips the ball to his team mate, Abel Castro. Abel Castro lofts in a cross ball towards Yacine Bouyoucef. Yacine Bouyoucef gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
30.56
Claudio Caminero surges forward with the ball. Claudio Caminero makes a beautiful solo run. Claudio Caminero knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gregorio Lopez.
32.07
Alejandro Menendez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Elena Izquierdo. Elena Izquierdo flicks a high pass forward. Claudio Diez comfortably collects the pass. Claudio Diez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
40.06
Alejandro Soto flicks the ball to his team mate, Abel Castro. Abel Castro shoots from 25 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Well saved!
42.23
Abel Castro knocks the ball forward to Yacine Bouyoucef. Yacine Bouyoucef knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Filipe Santos who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Barcelona appear unchanged since the first half. Athletic Club Bilbao also appear unchanged since the first half. The Athletic Club Bilbao players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Athletic Club Bilbao kick off the second half!
47.01
Miguel Nunez makes a beautiful solo run. Miguel Nunez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rodolfo Lorenzo but the linesman indicates offside!
48.17
Claudio Diez knocks the ball forward to Abel Castro. Abel Castro shoots from distance. Good keeping from Filipe Santos as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
49.44
Alejandro Menendez takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Anthony Bramble gets to the ball and clears it up field.
51.57
Alejandro Menendez darts forward. Alejandro Menendez whips in a cross ball towards Abel Castro. Abel Castro is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it's a lousy effort!
54.42
Claudio Caminero catches Yacine Bouyoucef on the ankles. The referee calls over Claudio Caminero and warns him to calm down! Yacine Bouyoucef stretches but gets up unharmed.
59.03
Gregorio Lopez makes a simple pass to Abel Castro. Abel Castro shoots from 25 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
63.03
With vision, Gabriel Marquitos laces a weighted ball forward to Oscar Vicente. Oscar Vicente flicks a high pass forward to Gabriel Lozano who brings the ball neatly under control. Gabriel Lozano knocks in a cross ball towards Oscar Vicente. Oscar Vicente is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Olivier Aelbrecht is on top of it.
65.19
Gabriel Lozano clumsily knocks into Alfredo Diez. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alfredo Diez runs off the knock.
67.44
Oscar Vicente hacks Alejandro Menendez from behind! Oscar Vicente is shown the yellow card! Alejandro Menendez runs off the knock.
69.54
Barcelona are playing very deep making it very hard for their opposition to get back into the game.
75.30
Claudio Caminero passes the ball forward to Oscar Vicente. Oscar Vicente decides to run forward with the ball. Oscar Vicente shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
77.00
Athletic Club Bilbao have made a substitution with Eduardo Leon replacing Alberto Moya .
87.03
Rodolfo Lorenzo barges into Iago Careca. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Iago Careca hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Barcelona

Athletic Club Bilbao
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
6
1
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
5
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
72%
28%
Play Area
22.7%
46.7%
30.7%

Scorers
Yacine Bouyoucef 20

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Yacine Bouyoucef of Barcelona

Match Ratings
1.Olivier Aelbrecht (GK)
6
2.Elena Izquierdo (DEF)
6
3.Alfredo Diez (DEF)
7
4.Gregorio Lopez (DEF)
7
5.Guillermo Guardiola (MID)
6
6.Iago Careca (MID)
7
7.Alejandro Menendez (MID)
7
8.Claudio Diez (MID)
7
9.Alejandro Soto (MID)
6
10.Abel Castro (ATT)
8
11.Yacine Bouyoucef (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Fernando Suarez (DEF)
0
13.Juan-Carlos Ramos (MID)
0
14.Romero P. Carcedo (ATT)
0

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