Match Report


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Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at San Mamés where Athletic Club Bilbao play host to Rayo Vallecano. A crowd of 20,519 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Athletic Club Bilbao and Rayo Vallecano are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Oscar Carrasco.


0.00
Rayo Vallecano kick off the first half!
4.28
Guillermo Marquitos sees space and advances. Guillermo Marquitos knocks the ball forward, putting Mauricio Kiko through on goal. Samuel Vieira comes in with a late challenge on Mauricio Kiko. Penalty not given!!
8.16
Maurizio Mero makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Callum Ritchie. Callum Ritchie flicks a high pass forward. Silvio Monteiro controls it well on his chest. Silvio Monteiro sees Mauricio Kiko just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Some awkward footwork from Mauricio Kiko provides some space. He unleashes a blazing shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
10.42
Claus Lundekvam threads a neat ball through to Callum Ritchie. Callum Ritchie knocks the ball to his team mate, Silvio Postiga. Silvio Postiga knocks the ball forward to Mauricio Kiko but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
14.51
Roberto Vega makes a probing pass to Leonardo Pires Viera. Leonardo Pires Viera edges inside the box! Leonardo Pires Viera cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
18.50
Phil Ball flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Vega controls it well on his chest. Roberto Vega knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Claus Lundekvam.
20.25
Silvio Postiga flicks a high pass forward. Callum Ritchie controls it well on his chest. Callum Ritchie makes a simple pass, allowing Silvio Monteiro to run into the box. Silvio Monteiro comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
30.22
Callum Ritchie flicks a high ball forward to Silvio Postiga who takes it down. Silvio Postiga makes a simple pass, allowing Silvio Monteiro to run into the box. Silvio Monteiro looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
33.05
Gabriel Ibanez kicks a strong pass forward to Phil Ball. Phil Ball shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
40.20
Maurizio Mero knocks the ball forward to Mauricio Kiko. Mauricio Kiko cuts inside the box! Some silky footwork from Mauricio Kiko provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but is denied by Jose Andres. Excellent save.
44.39
Edmundo Ramos receives the ball from a throw-in from Mauricio Kiko. Edmundo Ramos makes an attacking run forward. Edmundo Ramos skips past Jose Javier Dominguez! Edmundo Ramos comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Solid save from Jose Andres. What a great pair of hands!
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. Rayo Vallecano also appear unchanged since the first half. The Rayo Vallecano players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Athletic Club Bilbao kick off!
51.14
Nico Perrin knocks the ball forward to Gabriel Ibanez. Gabriel Ibanez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.18
Carlos Pichichi makes a simple pass to Edmundo Ramos. Edmundo Ramos cuts inside the box! Edmundo Ramos looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
60.55
Rayo Vallecano appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation.
60.55
Geoffroy Boudarene clumsily knocks into Edmundo Ramos. Geoffroy Boudarene is shown the yellow card! Edmundo Ramos runs off the knock.
60.55
Free kick to Athletic Club Bilbao just outside the area...
62.46
Silvio Monteiro slowly runs up and curls the ball around the wall. It's too high and doesn't trouble the keeper.
66.16
Kaba Luccin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gabriel Ibanez. Gabriel Ibanez runs straight at the defence! Gabriel Ibanez rockets a shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
67.20
Jose Javier Dominguez knocks the ball to his team mate, Samuel Vieira. Samuel Vieira flicks a high pass forward. Gabriel Ibanez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gabriel Ibanez threads a neat, attacking ball through to Leonardo Pires Viera. Leonardo Pires Viera muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
72.09
With a delightful solo run, Carlos Pichichi stretches the opposition's defence. Carlos Pichichi lofts in a cross ball towards Silvio Monteiro. Silvio Monteiro gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball edges inside the post - goal!! The crowd cheers as the Portuguese player celebrates his hattrick!
77.17
Rayo Vallecano have made 2 substitutions with Joao Faria replacing Leonardo Pires Viera and Liam Gordon replacing Roberto Vega .
79.24
Maurizio Mero makes a probing pass to Callum Ritchie. Callum Ritchie threads a neat ball through to Silvio Postiga. Silvio Postiga cuts inside the box! Silvio Postiga cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
84.35
Edmundo Ramos darts forward. Edmundo Ramos threads a neat ball through to Mauricio Kiko. Mauricio Kiko takes a shot at goal but is denied by Jose Andres. Excellent save.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
4
1
Shots on Target
9
2
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.3%
43.7%
Play Area
23.9%
47.9%
28.2%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Silvio Monteiro of Athletic Club Bilbao

Match Ratings