Match Report


Levante UDLevante UD     Athletic Club BilbaoAthletic Club Bilbao
Computer Player Computer Player Gerry Montenegro Gerry Montenegro
Callum NivenC. Niven62
G
1
G
76Marinos GeorgiadisM. Georgiadis
Jose PerezJ. Perez73
D
2
D
72Carlos PichichiC. Pichichi
Pedro DominguezP. Dominguez58
D
3
D
75Maurizio MeroM. Mero
Patricio ArnaudP. Arnaud56
D
4
D
79Claus LundekvamC. Lundekvam
Felipe Guerrero LopezF. Guerrero Lopez52
D
5
D
74Jakob SpenglerJ. Spengler
Rafael MerinoR. Merino59
M
6
M
76Edmundo RamosE. Ramos
Isaiah AndrewsI. Andrews54
M
7
M
80Callum RitchieC. Ritchie
Marcus JacksonM. Jackson54
M
8
A
71Fernando CarcedoF. Carcedo
Marino MokoenaM. Mokoena53
M
captain9captain
A
85Silvio PostigaS. Postiga
Ruggiero LupatelliR. Lupatelli60
A
10
A
79Mauricio KikoM. Kiko
Juan LeonJ. Leon60
A
11
A
73Silvio MonteiroS. Monteiro
 
Elena VidalE. Vidal55
A
12
D
66Albert MendezA. Mendez
Felipe FloresF. Flores53
M
13
M
82Guillermo MarquitosG. Marquitos
Gary GilchristG. Gilchrist53
A
14
A
76Ahmed AmraniA. Amrani

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Ciutat de València where Levante UD play Athletic Club Bilbao in this league cup game. Its a sell-out today with the 14,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Levante UD are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Athletic Club Bilbao appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Roberto Diaz.


0.00
The first half starts with Levante UD kicking off!
2.14
Maurizio Mero knocks the ball forward to Callum Ritchie. Callum Ritchie knocks in a cross ball towards Mauricio Kiko. Mauricio Kiko makes a convincing header. The ball is well placed but Jose Perez blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
8.46
Callum Ritchie plays the ball forward to Edmundo Ramos. Edmundo Ramos knocks in a cross ball towards Fernando Carcedo. Fernando Carcedo finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The shot is on target but blocked by Jose Perez. That should have been a goal!
10.40
Juan Leon flicks a high pass forward. Ruggiero Lupatelli collects the pass. Ruggiero Lupatelli edges inside the box! Ruggiero Lupatelli takes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Marinos Georgiadis easily smothers it!
22.45
Carlos Pichichi flicks the ball to his team mate, Maurizio Mero. Maurizio Mero controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fernando Carcedo. Fernando Carcedo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Callum Niven who gathers it comfortably.
26.56
Seeing Felipe Guerrero Lopez's run, Marcus Jackson quickly throws the ball into his path. Felipe Guerrero Lopez flicks a high pass forward. Marcus Jackson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Marcus Jackson skips past Carlos Pichichi! Callum Ritchie clumsily knocks into Marcus Jackson. Marcus Jackson appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
27.25
Jakob Spengler threads the ball through to Silvio Monteiro. Silvio Monteiro 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 Silvio Postiga. Silvio Postiga shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Callum Niven manages to gather it easily.
30.35
Callum Ritchie knocks the ball forward to Silvio Monteiro. Silvio Monteiro knocks in a cross ball towards Silvio Postiga. Silvio Postiga connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
33.39
Rafael Merino flicks a high pass forward. Juan Leon holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Juan Leon controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
36.01
Callum Ritchie makes a probing pass to Mauricio Kiko. Mauricio Kiko shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Callum Niven smothers it!
39.34
Silvio Postiga barges into Felipe Guerrero Lopez. The referee calls over Silvio Postiga and warns him to calm down! Felipe Guerrero Lopez runs off the knock.
40.07
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
42.05
Isaiah Andrews threads a neat ball through to Ruggiero Lupatelli. Ruggiero Lupatelli plays a one-two with Marcus Jackson and rushes in on goal... Ruggiero Lupatelli tries a spectacular strike. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Levante UD 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 and get the second half underway!
55.41
Jakob Spengler threads the ball through to Callum Ritchie. Callum Ritchie flicks a high pass forward. Silvio Postiga collects the pass. Silvio Postiga whips in a cross ball towards Mauricio Kiko. Mauricio Kiko gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Callum Niven picks it out of the air!
59.41
Maurizio Mero makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Edmundo Ramos. Edmundo Ramos knocks the ball forward to Mauricio Kiko. Mauricio Kiko plays a quick one-two with Fernando Carcedo and rushes in on goal... Mauricio Kiko makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Callum Niven smothers it!
60.28
Isaiah Andrews makes a probing pass to Juan Leon. Juan Leon shoots from 25 yards but Marinos Georgiadis is on top of it.
63.26
Callum Ritchie chips the ball to his team mate, Edmundo Ramos. Edmundo Ramos passes the ball forward but Mauricio Kiko is offside!
66.01
Jakob Spengler flicks a high pass forward. Edmundo Ramos collects the pass. Edmundo Ramos passes the ball forward to Callum Ritchie. Callum Ritchie whips in a cross ball towards Mauricio Kiko. Mauricio Kiko connects with a diving header. Callum Niven picks it out of the air!
67.13
Isaiah Andrews knocks the ball to his team mate, Rafael Merino. Rafael Merino lofts in a cross ball towards Ruggiero Lupatelli. Ruggiero Lupatelli makes a convincing header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
73.43
With some swift thinking, Isaiah Andrews plays the ball forward to Ruggiero Lupatelli. Ruggiero Lupatelli sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
78.43
Edmundo Ramos flicks a high pass forward. Callum Ritchie holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Callum Ritchie whips in a cross ball towards Silvio Monteiro. Silvio Monteiro makes a deft header. Solid save from Callum Niven.
79.28
Silvio Monteiro flicks a high ball forward to Silvio Postiga who takes it down. Silvio Postiga shoots from outside the area. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
89.15
Callum Ritchie threads the ball through to Mauricio Kiko. Mauricio Kiko shoots from long range but it rises well off target!
90.00
Callum Ritchie plays the ball forward to Silvio Monteiro. Silvio Monteiro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

The game is drawn at 2-2 and so goes to penalties!

 
Ruggiero Lupatelli calmly steps up. He curls the ball into the top right corner - goal!!
 
Silvio Postiga steps up. It's there!! Callum Niven has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
 
Juan Leon takes a short run up. The ball slams so fast inside the right post that the keeper is left standing helpless. Goal!
 
Mauricio Kiko calmly steps up. The keeper has read the penalty correctly. He gets his fingers to it, but the shot is too strong and edges inside the post. Goal!
 
Jose Perez takes a stuttering run up. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
 
Silvio Monteiro takes a slow run up but it goes wide.
 
Marino Mokoena takes a slow run up. The keeper is sent the wrong way and the ball is placed into the top left corner. Goal!
 
Fernando Carcedo steps up but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
Match Statistics
 

Levante UD

Athletic Club Bilbao
Full Time Score
6
4
Normal Play Goals
2
2
Penalty Shootout
4
2
Shots on Target
4
10
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.4%
55.6%
Play Area
26.4%
45.8%
27.8%

Scorers
Ruggiero Lupatelli 42, 67
Silvio Postiga 30, 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ruggiero Lupatelli of Levante UD

Match Ratings