Match Report


Athletic Club BilbaoAthletic Club Bilbao     RCD MallorcaRCD Mallorca
Gerry MontenegroGerry Montenegro George Lynes George Lynes
Marinos GeorgiadisM. Georgiadis76
G
1
G
68Casey PerezC. Perez
Carlos PichichiC. Pichichi72
D
2
D
68Domenico CaputiD. Caputi
Claus LundekvamC. Lundekvam79
D
3
D
70Andres HelgueraA. Helguera
Albert MendezA. Mendez66
D
4captain
D
65Alexander JanesA. Janes
Jakob SpenglerJ. Spengler74
D
5
M
75Jose HidalgoJ. Hidalgo
Guillermo MarquitosG. Marquitos82
M
captain6
M
71Luis SanzL. Sanz
Callum RitchieC. Ritchie80
M
7
M
68Brendan HurstB. Hurst
Fernando CarcedoF. Carcedo71
A
8
M
68Mustapha de HaanM. de Haan
Mauricio KikoM. Kiko79
A
9
A
67Tjalle HeeringT. Heering
Ahmed AmraniA. Amrani76
A
10
A
70Jan Vennegoor SchutJ. Schut
Silvio MonteiroS. Monteiro73
A
11
A
65Adriano De CesareA. De Cesare
 
Nwankwo InceN. Ince42
D
12
D
70Mario MonteiroM. Monteiro
Edmundo RamosE. Ramos76
M
13
M
66David BridgesD. Bridges
Silvio PostigaS. Postiga85
A
14
A
62Cyril DufresnesC. Dufresnes

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at San Mamés where Athletic Club Bilbao play host to RCD Mallorca. A crowd of 20,403 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Athletic Club Bilbao are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while RCD Mallorca appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Carlos Cortes.


0.00
Athletic Club Bilbao kick off the first half!
2.10
Callum Ritchie passes the ball forward to Mauricio Kiko. Mauricio Kiko whips in a cross ball towards Silvio Monteiro. Silvio Monteiro beats his man to it with a header but somehow Casey Perez manages to keep it out.
8.54
Jose Hidalgo flicks a high pass forward. Tjalle Heering collects the pass. Tjalle Heering shoots from 20 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
10.29
Luis Sanz chips the ball to his team mate, Brendan Hurst. Brendan Hurst shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Marinos Georgiadis.
11.36
Brendan Hurst takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Mauricio Kiko reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
12.03
Luis Sanz flicks a high pass forward. Adriano De Cesare collects the pass. Adriano De Cesare knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Carlos Pichichi.
14.53
Guillermo Marquitos makes a simple pass to Mauricio Kiko. Mauricio Kiko knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.04
Jose Hidalgo flicks the ball to his team mate, Brendan Hurst. Brendan Hurst tries a spectacular long range effort. Superb reactions from Marinos Georgiadis. What a save!
20.17
Brendan Hurst deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adriano De Cesare. Adriano De Cesare sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
21.10
Alexander Janes knocks the ball to his team mate, Mustapha de Haan. Mustapha de Haan advances with the ball. Mustapha de Haan lofts in a cross ball towards Brendan Hurst. Brendan Hurst makes a convincing header. The keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
22.23
Brendan Hurst makes a probing pass to Jan Vennegoor Schut. Jan Vennegoor Schut lofts in a cross ball towards Adriano De Cesare. Adriano De Cesare makes a deft header. Magnificent save by Marinos Georgiadis!
24.43
Guillermo Marquitos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Silvio Monteiro. Silvio Monteiro lofts in a cross ball towards Mauricio Kiko. With a superhuman jump, Mauricio Kiko connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Casey Perez easily punches it away to safety.
26.45
Andres Helguera controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mustapha de Haan. Mustapha de Haan passes the ball forward to Jan Vennegoor Schut. Jan Vennegoor Schut knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Claus Lundekvam.
28.44
Callum Ritchie flicks a high pass forward to Mauricio Kiko who brings the ball under control. Mauricio Kiko tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a lousy effort!
38.43
Claus Lundekvam flicks a high pass forward. Callum Ritchie collects the pass. Callum Ritchie lofts in a cross ball towards Silvio Monteiro. Silvio Monteiro heads the ball goalwards but is denied by Casey Perez. Excellent save.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Athletic Club Bilbao appear unchanged since the first half. RCD Mallorca 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 second half starts with RCD Mallorca kicking off!
47.33
Jan Vennegoor Schut hacks Claus Lundekvam from behind! The referee calls over Jan Vennegoor Schut and shows him a yellow card! Claus Lundekvam runs off the knock.
48.50
Guillermo Marquitos flicks a high pass forward. Ahmed Amrani controls it well on his chest. Ahmed Amrani knocks in a cross ball towards Callum Ritchie. Callum Ritchie beats his man to it with a header. Casey Perez manages to gather it easily.
53.28
Domenico Caputi flicks a high pass forward. Brendan Hurst holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. With vision, Brendan Hurst laces a through ball forward to Jan Vennegoor Schut. Jan Vennegoor Schut knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marinos Georgiadis who gathers it comfortably.
55.10
Mauricio Kiko barges into Andres Helguera. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Andres Helguera stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.01
Guillermo Marquitos flicks a high pass forward. Callum Ritchie holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Callum Ritchie knocks in a cross ball towards Mauricio Kiko. Mauricio Kiko makes a looping header on goal. Casey Perez comfortably picks it out of the air!
61.35
Guillermo Marquitos flicks a high pass forward to Ahmed Amrani who brings the ball under control. Ahmed Amrani knocks in a cross ball towards Guillermo Marquitos. Guillermo Marquitos finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Guillermo Marquitos scores for Athletic Club Bilbao!!
65.30
Brendan Hurst makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tjalle Heering. Tjalle Heering shoots from distance. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
71.11
Callum Ritchie threads the ball through to Mauricio Kiko. Mauricio Kiko controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
72.22
Jan Vennegoor Schut barges into Callum Ritchie. The referee calls over Jan Vennegoor Schut and warns him to calm down! Callum Ritchie hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
75.48
Luis Sanz makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andres Helguera. Andres Helguera flicks a high pass forward. Jan Vennegoor Schut holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jan Vennegoor Schut shoots from long range. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
79.57
Callum Ritchie flicks a high ball forward to Fernando Carcedo who takes it down. Fernando Carcedo passes the ball forward but Ahmed Amrani is offside!
84.20
Albert Mendez breaks forward. Albert Mendez flicks a high pass forward. Ahmed Amrani holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ahmed Amrani shoots from long range. The ball takes a deflection leaving Casey Perez with no chance!! Goal for Athletic Club Bilbao!
87.54
Guillermo Marquitos barges into Mustapha de Haan. The referee calls over Guillermo Marquitos and warns him to calm down! Mustapha de Haan gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
89.19
Ahmed Amrani knocks the ball forward to Silvio Monteiro. Silvio Monteiro whips in a cross ball towards Callum Ritchie. Callum Ritchie is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Athletic Club Bilbao

RCD Mallorca
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
7
7
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.7%
51.3%
Play Area
24.4%
48.7%
26.9%

Scorers
Guillermo Marquitos 61
Ahmed Amrani 84
Tjalle Heering 65

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ahmed Amrani of Athletic Club Bilbao

Match Ratings