Match Report


Athletic Club BilbaoAthletic Club Bilbao     Racing FerrolRacing Ferrol
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Albert LopezA. Lopez63
G
1
G
54Jose CrespoJ. Crespo
Claudio AlvarezC. Alvarez73
D
2
D
71Oscar AlvarezO. Alvarez
Gabriel MarquezG. Marquez66
D
3
D
54Roberto HelgueraR. Helguera
Marcos HidalgoM. Hidalgo65
D
4
D
53Noel PalmerN. Palmer
Hugo GaladamesH. Galadames78
M
5
D
48Noah SeelerN. Seeler
Alberto CostaA. Costa56
M
captain6captain
M
69Elena VergesE. Verges
Jan BehrensJ. Behrens55
M
7
M
60Jose Javier HelgueraJ. Helguera
Pedro GomezP. Gomez54
M
8
M
59Claudio LopezC. Lopez
Don InglisD. Inglis60
A
9
A
75Pierre G. MorroneP. Morrone
Nicolas MarcelinoN. Marcelino55
A
10
A
63Patricio LozanoP. Lozano
Jonas SchefflerJ. Scheffler49
A
11
A
58Arno BirkwaldA. Birkwald
 
Ernesto CamposE. Campos59
D
12
M
57Leonardo RubioL. Rubio
Felipe FloresF. Flores58
D
13
M
55Roberto RubioR. Rubio
Nicolas AndresN. Andres57
G
14
M
53John TaylorJ. Taylor

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at San Mamés where Athletic Club Bilbao play host to Racing Ferrol. A crowd of 8,064 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Athletic Club Bilbao are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Racing Ferrol appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Enrique  Dominguez.


0.00
Athletic Club Bilbao kick off and get the first half underway!
6.24
Alberto Costa controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jonas Scheffler. Jonas Scheffler lofts in a cross ball towards Nicolas Marcelino. Nicolas Marcelino connects with a diving header but it goes wide for a goal kick.
9.57
Claudio Alvarez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alberto Costa. Alberto Costa flicks a high pass forward. Jonas Scheffler controls it well on his chest. Jonas Scheffler rushes past Roberto Helguera! Some awkward footwork from Jonas Scheffler provides some space. He curls a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
15.52
Roberto Helguera kicks a strong pass forward to Jose Javier Helguera. Jose Javier Helguera plays the ball forward to Arno Birkwald. Arno Birkwald shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Albert Lopez manages to gather it.
22.09
Elena Verges hits a low pass to Patricio Lozano. Patricio Lozano tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
26.18
Claudio Lopez kicks a strong pass forward to Patricio Lozano. Patricio Lozano finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
27.49
Gabriel Marquez knocks the ball forward to Jan Behrens. Jan Behrens flicks a high ball forward to Don Inglis who takes it down. Don Inglis shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
30.31
Elena Verges threads the ball through to Patricio Lozano. Patricio Lozano shoots from distance. Solid save from Albert Lopez.
32.14
Noel Palmer makes a simple pass to Elena Verges. Elena Verges controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pierre G. Morrone. Pierre G. Morrone shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
34.29
Oscar Alvarez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Claudio Lopez. Claudio Lopez flicks a high pass forward. Patricio Lozano holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Patricio Lozano tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
36.47
Marcos Hidalgo makes a simple pass to Hugo Galadames. Hugo Galadames kicks a strong pass forward to Don Inglis. Don Inglis shoots from outside the area but Jose Crespo is on top of it.
38.20
Jan Behrens flicks a high ball forward to Nicolas Marcelino who takes it down. Nicolas Marcelino finds some space and shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
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. Racing Ferrol also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Racing Ferrol kick off!
47.19
Marcos Hidalgo knocks the ball forward to Hugo Galadames. Hugo Galadames chips the ball to his team mate, Don Inglis. Don Inglis controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just off target!
48.46
Jose Javier Helguera clumsily knocks into Jan Behrens. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jan Behrens gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
49.56
Hugo Galadames makes a probing pass to Jonas Scheffler. Jonas Scheffler makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Nicolas Marcelino. Nicolas Marcelino strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Nicolas Marcelino!
53.50
Jose Javier Helguera makes a simple pass to Arno Birkwald. Arno Birkwald whips in a cross ball towards Pierre G. Morrone. Pierre G. Morrone jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
54.42
Claudio Lopez runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Claudio Lopez knocks in a cross ball towards Patricio Lozano. Patricio Lozano finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but Claudio Alvarez is standing on the goal line and blocks what would otherwise have been a goal!
57.28
Jose Javier Helguera threads a neat ball through to Pierre G. Morrone. Pierre G. Morrone knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.45
Gabriel Marquez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alberto Costa. Alberto Costa threads the ball through to Jonas Scheffler. Jonas Scheffler knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Roberto Helguera.
60.27
Racing Ferrol have made a substitution with Leonardo Rubio replacing Noel Palmer .
61.34
Pedro Gomez threads a neat ball through to Don Inglis. Don Inglis controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just off target!
65.09
Jose Javier Helguera catches Jan Behrens on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's another yellow card! It's an early bath for Jose Javier Helguera!! Jan Behrens hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.03
Jan Behrens makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Don Inglis. Don Inglis skips past Leonardo Rubio! Don Inglis makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
71.05
Marcos Hidalgo flicks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Costa. Alberto Costa threads a neat ball through to Don Inglis. Don Inglis knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Noah Seeler.
73.08
Jan Behrens deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Don Inglis. Don Inglis plays a quick one-two with Jonas Scheffler and rushes in on goal... Don Inglis muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it flies just off target!
77.37
Racing Ferrol have made a substitution with Roberto Rubio replacing Claudio Lopez .
78.43
Elena Verges makes a beautiful solo run. Elena Verges sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Racing Ferrol are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
79.19
Hugo Galadames flicks a high pass forward. Nicolas Marcelino collects the pass. Nicolas Marcelino finds some space and shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
81.45
Pierre G. Morrone hacks Claudio Alvarez from behind! Pierre G. Morrone is shown the yellow card! Claudio Alvarez runs off the knock.
83.28
Alberto Costa advances with the ball. Alberto Costa shoots from 20 yards but slams it into the crowd!
85.12
Hugo Galadames catches Roberto Rubio on the ankles. Hugo Galadames is given a warning by the referee! Roberto Rubio gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
87.39
Alberto Costa makes a probing pass to Nicolas Marcelino. Nicolas Marcelino shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
90.00
Hugo Galadames knocks the ball to his team mate, Don Inglis. Don Inglis shoots from 25 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Athletic Club Bilbao

Racing Ferrol
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
5
Shots off Target
12
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
58%
42%
Play Area
25.9%
45.7%
28.4%

Scorers
Nicolas Marcelino 50
Patricio Lozano 22

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Patricio Lozano of Racing Ferrol

Match Ratings
1.Albert Lopez (GK)
7
2.Claudio Alvarez (DEF)
6
3.Gabriel Marquez (DEF)
6
4.Marcos Hidalgo (DEF)
6
5.Hugo Galadames (MID)
6
6.Alberto Costa (MID)
7
7.Jan Behrens (MID)
6
8.Pedro Gomez (MID)
6
9.Don Inglis (ATT)
6
10.Nicolas Marcelino (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Jonas Scheffler (ATT)
7
 
12.Ernesto Campos (DEF)
0
13.Felipe Flores (DEF)
0
14.Nicolas Andres (GK)
0

1.Jose Crespo (GK)
6
2.Oscar Alvarez (DEF)
6
3.Roberto Helguera (DEF)
6
4.Noel Palmer (DEF)
6
5.Noah Seeler (DEF)
6
6.Elena Verges (MID)
7
7.Jose Javier Helguera (MID)red card
3
8.Claudio Lopez (MID)
6
9.Pierre G. Morrone (ATT)yellow card
5
10.Patricio Lozano (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Arno Birkwald (ATT)
6
 
12.Leonardo Rubio (MID)
6
13.Roberto Rubio (MID)
6
14.John Taylor (MID)
0