Match Report


Athletic Club BilbaoAthletic Club Bilbao     Villarreal CFVillarreal CF
Bojan PopovicBojan Popovic Adam Williams Adam Williams
Filipe SantosF. Santos73
G
captain1
G
79Eric AppiahE. Appiah
Miguel AlvarezM. Alvarez60
D
2
D
70Jakob PrantlJ. Prantl
Gabriel MarquitosG. Marquitos68
D
3
D
71Jose Fortes MartinezJ. Martinez
Florian GeisF. Geis66
D
4
D
70Kwame MarbusK. Marbus
Anthony BrambleA. Bramble62
D
5
D
78Alpay AbdullahA. Abdullah
Adolfo GimenezA. Gimenez61
M
6
M
74Matjaz ZanchiM. Zanchi
Ivan CruzI. Cruz62
M
7captain
M
83Jose MolownyJ. Molowny
Miguel NunezM. Nunez53
M
8
M
70Gialuca MiccoliG. Miccoli
Gabriel LozanoG. Lozano57
A
9
A
79Thomas WeberT. Weber
Anthony TafforeauA. Tafforeau60
A
10
A
75Yohann SchouftY. Schouft
Duncan HendryD. Hendry61
A
11
A
82Duarte DejesusD. Dejesus
 
Victor SolerV. Soler44
D
12
A
73Sergio FariaS. Faria
Ernesto MorenoE. Moreno52
M
13
A
71Bernardo MorfeoB. Morfeo
Eduardo LeonE. Leon56
A
14
D
73Alberto VegaA. Vega

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at San Mamés where Athletic Club Bilbao play host to Villarreal CF. A crowd of 18,970 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Athletic Club Bilbao are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Villarreal CF appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Arturo Guerrero Lopez.


0.00
The first half starts with Athletic Club Bilbao kicking off!
9.08
Jose Fortes Martinez flicks a high pass forward to Matjaz Zanchi who brings the ball under control. Matjaz Zanchi chips the ball to his team mate, Duarte Dejesus. Duarte Dejesus shoots from long range but is denied by Filipe Santos. Excellent save.
16.25
Anthony Bramble makes an attacking run forward. Anthony Bramble whips in a cross ball towards Miguel Nunez. Miguel Nunez makes a deft header but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
20.54
Kwame Marbus passes the ball forward to Matjaz Zanchi. Matjaz Zanchi changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Matjaz Zanchi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.12
Miguel Nunez runs straight at the opposition's defence. Miguel Nunez tries a spectacular long range effort but it is shockingly off target!
36.48
Gabriel Marquitos passes the ball forward to Miguel Alvarez. Miguel Alvarez changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Miguel Alvarez plays a quick one-two with Anthony Tafforeau and rushes in on goal... Miguel Alvarez shoots from just inside the box but it's drastically wayward!
38.38
Alpay Abdullah comes in with a late challenge on Adolfo Gimenez. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Adolfo Gimenez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
39.28
Miguel Nunez sees a break and surges forward. Miguel Nunez knocks the ball forward to Anthony Tafforeau. Anthony Tafforeau runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Anthony Tafforeau provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Eric Appiah effortlessly smothers it!
45.00
Jose Molowny flicks a high pass forward. Yohann Schouft collects the pass. Yohann Schouft shoots from outside the area but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Athletic Club Bilbao appear unchanged since the first half. Villarreal CF 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
Villarreal CF kick off the second half!
47.29
Florian Geis makes a simple pass to Gabriel Lozano. Gabriel Lozano takes it forward alone. Gabriel Lozano passes the ball forward but Ivan Cruz is offside!
48.54
Kwame Marbus passes the ball forward to Duarte Dejesus. Duarte Dejesus knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
57.37
Florian Geis advances with the ball. Florian Geis threads a neat ball through to Duncan Hendry. Duncan Hendry knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.04
Villarreal CF have made a substitution with Bernardo Morfeo replacing Thomas Weber .
61.12
Miguel Nunez knocks the ball forward to Anthony Tafforeau. Anthony Tafforeau tries a spectacular long range effort but it's well over the bar!
63.09
Jose Molowny threads a neat ball through to Matjaz Zanchi. Matjaz Zanchi makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Duarte Dejesus. Some world-class footwork from Duarte Dejesus provides some space. He unleashes a blazing shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
66.27
Jose Molowny threads a neat ball through to Bernardo Morfeo. Bernardo Morfeo lofts in a cross ball towards Gialuca Miccoli. Gialuca Miccoli is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Villarreal CF!
71.43
Adolfo Gimenez hacks Alpay Abdullah from behind! Adolfo Gimenez is shown the yellow card! Alpay Abdullah stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.45
Gabriel Marquitos darts forward. Gabriel Marquitos takes it forward alone. Gabriel Marquitos makes a great pass forward. Adolfo Gimenez runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
75.27
Adolfo Gimenez plays the ball forward to Ivan Cruz. Ivan Cruz shoots from 20 yards but it flies well off target!
77.42
Athletic Club Bilbao have made a substitution with Eduardo Leon replacing Duncan Hendry .
79.31
Kwame Marbus passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Gialuca Miccoli. Gialuca Miccoli tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
84.28
Ivan Cruz darts forward. Ivan Cruz sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Eric Appiah reads it well. Fabulous stop!
85.20
Kwame Marbus breaks forward. Kwame Marbus threads the ball through to Duarte Dejesus. Duarte Dejesus shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Filipe Santos manages to gather it effortlessly.
87.38
Gabriel Lozano hacks Jose Molowny from behind! The referee calls over Gabriel Lozano and shows him a yellow card! Jose Molowny stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.20
Alpay Abdullah barges into Eduardo Leon. The referee warns Alpay Abdullah to calm down! Eduardo Leon hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Athletic Club Bilbao

Villarreal CF
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
66.7%
33.3%
Play Area
25.3%
42.7%
32%

Scorers
Duarte Dejesus 63
Gialuca Miccoli 66

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Duarte Dejesus of Villarreal CF

Match Ratings
1.Filipe Santos (GK)
7
2.Miguel Alvarez (DEF)
7
3.Gabriel Marquitos (DEF)
7
4.Florian Geis (DEF)
7
5.Anthony Bramble (DEF)
6
6.Adolfo Gimenez (MID)yellow card
6
7.Ivan Cruz (MID)
7
8.Miguel Nunez (MID)
8
9.Gabriel Lozano (ATT)yellow card
6
10.Anthony Tafforeau (ATT)
6
11.Duncan Hendry (ATT)
6
 
12.Victor Soler (DEF)
0
13.Ernesto Moreno (MID)
0
14.Eduardo Leon (ATT)
6

1.Eric Appiah (GK)
7
2.Jakob Prantl (DEF)
6
3.Jose Fortes Martinez (DEF)
6
4.Kwame Marbus (DEF)
7
5.Alpay Abdullah (DEF)yellow card
4
6.Matjaz Zanchi (MID)
8
7.Jose Molowny (MID)
6
8.Gialuca Miccoli (MID)goal scored
8
9.Thomas Weber (ATT)
6
10.Yohann Schouft (ATT)
6
11.Duarte Dejesus (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Sergio Faria (ATT)
0
13.Bernardo Morfeo (ATT)
7
14.Alberto Vega (DEF)
0