Match Report


Athletic Club BilbaoAthletic Club Bilbao     Union Las PalmasUnion Las Palmas
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Abubakari PothuizenA. Pothuizen72
G
captain1
G
58Albert HelgueraA. Helguera
Ralph OwenR. Owen65
D
2
D
69Seyni BugnetS. Bugnet
Adrian Le SauxA. Le Saux64
D
3
D
69Martin GarciaM. Garcia
Steve DaviesS. Davies59
D
4
D
68Gregorio AguilarG. Aguilar
Nicolas FloresN. Flores57
D
5
M
74Patricio RamosP. Ramos
Gavin MooreG. Moore68
M
6captain
M
72Eugenio RamosE. Ramos
Jose Fortes DiazJ. Diaz65
M
7
M
71Alfredo BenussiA. Benussi
Gavin ThomsonG. Thomson70
A
8
M
70Fernando MarquezF. Marquez
Tomˆs Van Den BergT. Van Den Berg66
A
9
A
72Ernesto MoraE. Mora
Patricio NunezP. Nunez65
A
10
A
71Patricio CastilloP. Castillo
Stephen McinnesS. Mcinnes62
A
11
A
68Samir SchellS. Schell
 
Julian MerinoJ. Merino63
G
12
M
68Leon BuchwaldL. Buchwald
Rodolfo SuarezR. Suarez62
M
13
M
67Hannes RitzingerH. Ritzinger
Christian KurthC. Kurth60
G
14
A
67Francisco FloresF. Flores

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at San Mamés where Athletic Club Bilbao play host to Union Las Palmas. A crowd of 18,581 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Athletic Club Bilbao are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Union Las Palmas appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Juan-Carlos  Nieto.


0.00
The first half starts with Union Las Palmas kicking off!
2.30
Patricio Ramos makes a probing pass to Ernesto Mora. Ernesto Mora knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
3.19
Eugenio Ramos flicks a high pass forward. Patricio Castillo controls it well on his chest. Patricio Castillo plays a one-two with Ernesto Mora and rushes in on goal... Patricio Castillo cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
6.36
Steve Davies takes a long throw-in. Ralph Owen makes a simple pass to Gavin Moore. Gavin Moore controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stephen Mcinnes. Stephen Mcinnes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.30
Jose Fortes Diaz makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephen Mcinnes. Stephen Mcinnes knocks in a cross ball towards Patricio Nunez. Patricio Nunez directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
15.44
Alfredo Benussi makes a probing pass to Patricio Castillo. Patricio Castillo whips in a cross ball towards Ernesto Mora. Ernesto Mora outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
18.50
Gregorio Aguilar threads a neat ball through to Patricio Ramos. Patricio Ramos chips the ball to his team mate, Patricio Castillo. Patricio Castillo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Abubakari Pothuizen with no chance!! Goal for Union Las Palmas!
21.17
Ralph Owen flicks a high ball forward to Jose Fortes Diaz who takes it down. Jose Fortes Diaz deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tomˆs Van Den Berg. Tomˆs Van Den Berg deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Thomson but the linesman indicates offside!
26.58
Gavin Moore flicks a high pass forward to Gavin Thomson who brings the ball under control. Gavin Thomson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gregorio Aguilar.
32.04
Steve Davies makes a probing pass to Gavin Moore. With imagination, Gavin Moore plays the ball forward to Stephen Mcinnes. Stephen Mcinnes shoots from outside the area. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
36.09
Seeing a gap ahead, Alfredo Benussi plays the ball forward to Samir Schell. Samir Schell rushes past Nicolas Flores! Samir Schell muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Samir Schell scores for Union Las Palmas!!
39.17
Alfredo Benussi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ernesto Mora. Ernesto Mora cuts inside the box! Ernesto Mora takes a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Abubakari Pothuizen with no chance!! Goal for Union Las Palmas!
42.01
Patricio Ramos knocks the ball to his team mate, Samir Schell. Samir Schell whips in a cross ball towards Ernesto Mora. Ernesto Mora finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Abubakari Pothuizen.
43.17
It's a corner kick. Fernando Marquez loops the ball in to towards the near post. Ernesto Mora makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it's a woeful effort!
44.00
Jose Fortes Diaz chips the ball to his team mate, Stephen Mcinnes. Stephen Mcinnes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
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. Union Las Palmas also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Athletic Club Bilbao kick off the second half!
47.23
Jose Fortes Diaz makes a probing pass to Tomˆs Van Den Berg. Tomˆs Van Den Berg knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Albert Helguera who gathers it comfortably.
51.43
Eugenio Ramos threads a neat ball through to Samir Schell. Samir Schell knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Abubakari Pothuizen who gathers it comfortably.
53.25
Jose Fortes Diaz flicks the ball to his team mate, Patricio Nunez. Patricio Nunez lofts in a cross ball towards Stephen Mcinnes. Stephen Mcinnes connects with a diving header which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
59.54
Jose Fortes Diaz makes a probing pass to Stephen Mcinnes. Stephen Mcinnes whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Thomson. Gavin Thomson heads the ball goalwards but it is tipped over by Albert Helguera.
61.03
Gavin Moore takes the corner, driving a low ball to the near post. Jose Fortes Diaz cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
61.03
Union Las Palmas have made 3 substitutions with Leon Buchwald replacing Martin Garcia, Hannes Ritzinger replacing Alfredo Benussi and Francisco Flores replacing Patricio Castillo .
63.18
Jose Fortes Diaz flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Mcinnes collects the pass. Stephen Mcinnes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Leon Buchwald.
66.20
Ralph Owen clumsily knocks into Francisco Flores. The referee warns Ralph Owen to calm down! Francisco Flores gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
73.36
Patricio Ramos flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Flores collects the pass. Francisco Flores plays a one-two with Ernesto Mora and rushes in on goal... Francisco Flores shoots from just inside the box. The ball comes in low, but Abubakari Pothuizen easily smothers it!
75.14
Jose Fortes Diaz makes a probing pass to Patricio Nunez. Patricio Nunez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Albert Helguera who gathers it comfortably.
79.42
Jose Fortes Diaz threads a neat ball through to Stephen Mcinnes. Stephen Mcinnes plays a one-two with Tomˆs Van Den Berg and advances towards the goal... Stephen Mcinnes muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Good keeping from Albert Helguera as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
80.51
Corner kick to Athletic Club Bilbao. Jose Fortes Diaz plays it short to Ralph Owen. Some good footwork from Ralph Owen provides some space. He shoots at goal. Albert Helguera is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
81.24
Eugenio Ramos hits a low pass to Samir Schell. Samir Schell knocks in a cross ball towards Francisco Flores. Francisco Flores whips the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just off target!
87.37
Nicolas Flores makes a strong solo run forward. Nicolas Flores makes a probing pass to Tomˆs Van Den Berg. Tomˆs Van Den Berg shoots from 20 yards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
Gregorio Aguilar makes a probing pass to Fernando Marquez. Fernando Marquez flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Flores collects the pass. Francisco Flores shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Athletic Club Bilbao

Union Las Palmas
Goals
4
4
Shots on Target
6
6
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.2%
53.8%
Play Area
29.7%
44%
26.4%

Scorers
Patricio Nunez 9
Stephen Mcinnes 53
Ralph Owen 81
Tomˆs Van Den Berg 87
Patricio Castillo 3, 18
Samir Schell 36
Ernesto Mora 39

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Patricio Castillo of Union Las Palmas

Match Ratings