Match Report
| Athletic Club Bilbao | Athletic Club Bilbao |  |  | Villarreal CF | Villarreal CF | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eugenio Marin | E. Marin |  | 70 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 | | Carlos Saez | C. Saez | |||||||||
| Marchanno Van Dinteren | M. Van Dinteren |  | 64 | D |  | 2 |  |  | D | 61 |  | Edgar Tavares | E. Tavares | ||||||||
| Albert Nunez | A. Nunez | | 62 | D | | 3 | | D | 58 |  | Sylvain Burgess | S. Burgess | |||||||||
| Claudio Diaz | C. Diaz | | 59 | D | | 4 | | D | 57 | | Fernando Molina | F. Molina | |||||||||
| Fernando Ramos | F. Ramos | | 58 | D | | 5 | | D | 53 | | Luis Verges | L. Verges | |||||||||
| Oscar Fuentes | O. Fuentes | | 74 | M | | 6 | | M | 70 |  | Fabio Turci | F. Turci | |||||||||
| Dale Peters | D. Peters | | 60 | M | | 7 | | M | 69 | | Edgar Oliveira | E. Oliveira | |||||||||
| Damien Hibbs | D. Hibbs | | 63 | A | | | 8 | | M | 65 | | Patricio Navarro | P. Navarro | ||||||||
| Roger Sier | R. Sier | | 57 | A | | 9 | | M | 61 | | Andres Pardo | A. Pardo | |||||||||
| Miguel Crespo | M. Crespo | | 56 | A | | 10 | | A | 74 | | Ernesto Cruz | E. Cruz | |||||||||
| Luis Hierro | L. Hierro | | 56 | A | | 11 | | A | 64 | | Jose Rey | J. Rey | |||||||||
| Christian Marino | C. Marino | | 58 | M | | 12 | | M | 60 | | Frederico Caminero | F. Caminero | |||||||||
| Dado Afanou | D. Afanou |  | 57 | M | | 13 | | A | 57 | | Jose Crespo | J. Crespo | |||||||||
| Paul Collins | P. Collins |  | 56 | D | | 14 | | G | 55 | | Gabriel Gil | G. Gil | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at San Mamés where Athletic Club Bilbao play host to Villarreal CF. A crowd of 15,764 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Athletic Club Bilbao are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Villarreal CF appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by JosŽ Ortega.
The pitch is in good condition.
Athletic Club Bilbao are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Villarreal CF appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by JosŽ Ortega.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Villarreal CF get the match underway!
3.33
0-0Edgar Oliveira takes it forward alone. Edgar Oliveira shoots from 25 yards but it's a woeful effort!
4.27
Andres Pardo threads a neat ball through to Jose Rey. Jose Rey controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
8.38
0-0Patricio Navarro threads a neat ball through to Jose Rey. Jose Rey knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marchanno Van Dinteren.
15.40
Fernando Molina makes a probing pass to Fabio Turci. Fabio Turci kicks a strong pass forward to Jose Rey. Jose Rey knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.44
Patricio Navarro makes an attacking run forward. Patricio Navarro tries a spectacular long range effort but it slams into the crowd!
20.34
Sylvain Burgess threads a neat ball through to Edgar Oliveira. Edgar Oliveira flicks a high pass forward. Ernesto Cruz holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ernesto Cruz shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
21.02
0-0Edgar Tavares sees Patricio Navarro in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Patricio Navarro runs straight at the opposition's defence. Patricio Navarro shoots from long range. Good keeping from Eugenio Marin as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
22.18
0-0It's a corner kick. Patricio Navarro kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Eugenio Marin drops low and scoops up the ball.
27.43
Sylvain Burgess makes a probing pass to Fabio Turci. Fabio Turci knocks the ball to his team mate, Ernesto Cruz. Ernesto Cruz shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Eugenio Marin!
42.35
Fabio Turci passes the ball forward to Jose Rey. Jose Rey knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eugenio Marin who gathers it comfortably.
44.07
0-0Andres Pardo catches Oscar Fuentes on the ankles. The referee calls over Andres Pardo and shows him a yellow card! Oscar Fuentes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Athletic Club Bilbao have changed their lineup with Paul Collins replacing Luis Hierro. Villarreal CF 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
Athletic Club Bilbao kick off and get the second half underway!
48.17
Patricio Navarro sees space and advances. Patricio Navarro plays a scrappy one-two with Ernesto Cruz and advances towards the goal... Patricio Navarro comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball comes in low, but Eugenio Marin smothers it!
54.06
Dale Peters flicks a high pass forward. Roger Sier collects the pass. Roger Sier knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
59.05
Roger Sier catches Luis Verges on the ankles. The referee calls over Roger Sier and shows him a yellow card! Luis Verges runs off the knock.
60.49
Dale Peters threads a neat ball through to Miguel Crespo. Miguel Crespo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Fernando Molina.
63.17
Fernando Ramos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dale Peters. Dale Peters flicks a high pass forward. Miguel Crespo collects the pass. Miguel Crespo flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul Collins. Paul Collins comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out. It's miles wide!
65.27
0-0There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
71.09
0-0Luis Verges flicks a high pass forward. Edgar Oliveira controls it well on his chest. Edgar Oliveira flicks a high pass forward. Jose Rey controls it well on his chest. Jose Rey knocks in a cross ball towards Ernesto Cruz. Ernesto Cruz gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball flies towards the top corner but Fernando Ramos is on the line. He jumps and heads the ball over the bar!
72.23
0-0Luis Verges takes the corner, driving a low ball out to the edge of the box. Some silky footwork from Ernesto Cruz provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
77.37
0-0Villarreal CF have made 2 substitutions with Frederico Caminero replacing Sylvain Burgess and Jose Crespo replacing Edgar Oliveira .
79.05
Edgar Tavares sees Jose Crespo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jose Crespo darts forward. Jose Crespo shoots from 25 yards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
89.42
Marchanno Van Dinteren flicks a high pass forward. Dale Peters collects the pass. Dale Peters darts forward. Dale Peters makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Roger Sier. Roger Sier cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
Marchanno Van Dinteren clumsily knocks into Patricio Navarro. Marchanno Van Dinteren is shown the yellow card! Patricio Navarro hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
0
4
Shots off Target
2
6
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
25.9%
74.1%
Play Area
37%
40.7%
22.2%
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Patricio Navarro of Villarreal CF |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Eugenio Marin (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Marchanno Van Dinteren (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 3. | Albert Nunez (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Claudio Diaz (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Fernando Ramos (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Oscar Fuentes (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Dale Peters (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Damien Hibbs (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Roger Sier (ATT) | | 5 |
| 10. | Miguel Crespo (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Luis Hierro (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Christian Marino (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Dado Afanou (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Paul Collins (DEF) | 6 | |
| 1. | Carlos Saez (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Edgar Tavares (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Sylvain Burgess (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Fernando Molina (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Luis Verges (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Fabio Turci (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Edgar Oliveira (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Patricio Navarro (MID) | 9 | |
| 9. | Andres Pardo (MID) | | 5 |
| 10. | Ernesto Cruz (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Jose Rey (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Frederico Caminero (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Jose Crespo (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Gabriel Gil (GK) | 0 | |