Match Report


EibarEibar     Athletic Club BilbaoAthletic Club Bilbao
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Jose PichichiJ. Pichichi72
G
1captain
G
72Abubakari PothuizenA. Pothuizen
Guillermo GuardiolaG. Guardiola69
D
2
D
65Ralph OwenR. Owen
Gerhard RothG. Roth66
D
3
D
64Adrian Le SauxA. Le Saux
Ivan CamachoI. Camacho59
D
4
D
60Steve DaviesS. Davies
Andres PirriA. Pirri74
M
5
D
57Nicolas FloresN. Flores
Francisco MarquezF. Marquez69
M
6
M
68Gavin MooreG. Moore
Ivan CastroI. Castro59
M
captain7
M
65Jose Fortes DiazJ. Diaz
Fabio GravaF. Grava59
M
8
A
70Gavin ThomsonG. Thomson
Felipe ZubizarretaF. Zubizarreta72
A
9
A
66Tomˆs Van Den BergT. Van Den Berg
Paulo NascimentoP. Nascimento59
A
10
A
65Patricio NunezP. Nunez
Juan-Carlos Del SolJ. Del Sol57
A
11
A
62Stephen McinnesS. Mcinnes
 
Ivan MarcosI. Marcos65
G
12
G
63Julian MerinoJ. Merino
Albert ReyesA. Reyes59
M
13
M
62Rodolfo SuarezR. Suarez
Arturo José MariA. José Mari59
D
14
G
60Christian KurthC. Kurth

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Mpal de Ipurua where Eibar play host to Athletic Club Bilbao. A crowd of 20,420 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Eibar are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Athletic Club Bilbao appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Juan-Carlos  Nieto.


0.00
The whistle blows and Athletic Club Bilbao get the match underway!
4.36
Ivan Castro flicks a high ball forward to Juan-Carlos Del Sol who takes it down. Juan-Carlos Del Sol whips in a cross ball towards Felipe Zubizarreta. Felipe Zubizarreta is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies just off target!
15.02
Jose Fortes Diaz deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Patricio Nunez. Patricio Nunez lofts in a cross ball towards Stephen Mcinnes. Stephen Mcinnes makes a deft header but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
16.14
Gavin Moore flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Mcinnes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stephen Mcinnes whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Thomson. Guillermo Guardiola catches Gavin Thomson on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
18.03
Jose Fortes Diaz flicks a high ball forward to Stephen Mcinnes who takes it down. Stephen Mcinnes shoots from outside the area but it's well over the bar!
26.13
Francisco Marquez flicks the ball to his team mate, Paulo Nascimento. Paulo Nascimento plays a scrappy one-two with Juan-Carlos Del Sol and stumbles forward towards the goal... Paulo Nascimento muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Eibar!
33.22
Gavin Moore flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Mcinnes collects the pass. Stephen Mcinnes knocks in a cross ball towards Gavin Thomson. Gavin Thomson makes a looping header on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
38.55
Ivan Castro flicks a high ball forward to Paulo Nascimento who takes it down. Paulo Nascimento knocks in a cross ball towards Felipe Zubizarreta. Felipe Zubizarreta makes a looping header on goal. It's there!! Abubakari Pothuizen has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
45.00
Fabio Grava sees Juan-Carlos Del Sol in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Juan-Carlos Del Sol knocks in a cross ball towards Felipe Zubizarreta. Felipe Zubizarreta jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Felipe Zubizarreta scores for Eibar!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Eibar appear unchanged since the first half. Athletic Club Bilbao also appear unchanged since the first half. The Eibar players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Eibar kick off!
48.10
Francisco Marquez hacks Jose Fortes Diaz from behind! The referee calls over Francisco Marquez and warns him to calm down! Jose Fortes Diaz hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
49.33
Ralph Owen threads a neat ball through to Gavin Moore. Gavin Moore flicks a high ball forward to Gavin Thomson who takes it down. Gavin Thomson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
51.52
Adrian Le Saux flicks a high pass forward. Jose Fortes Diaz holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jose Fortes Diaz flicks a high pass forward. Patricio Nunez collects the pass. Patricio Nunez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tomˆs Van Den Berg but the linesman indicates offside!
53.42
Steve Davies sees Gavin Moore in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gavin Moore threads a neat ball through to Patricio Nunez. Patricio Nunez tries a spectacular long range effort but Jose Pichichi is on top of it.
54.40
Adrian Le Saux clumsily knocks into Juan-Carlos Del Sol. The referee calls over Adrian Le Saux and shows him a yellow card! Juan-Carlos Del Sol runs off the knock.
55.43
Gavin Moore kicks a strong pass forward to Patricio Nunez. Patricio Nunez plays a sublime one-two with Tomˆs Van Den Berg and races in on goal... Patricio Nunez comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. It curls slightly but Jose Pichichi manages to gather it effortlessly.
57.29
Gerhard Roth flicks a high pass forward to Andres Pirri who brings the ball under control. Andres Pirri threads a neat ball through to Paulo Nascimento. Paulo Nascimento knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.54
Gavin Moore takes it forward alone. Gavin Moore makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Thomson but he's offside!
60.38
Nicolas Flores threads the ball through to Jose Fortes Diaz. Jose Fortes Diaz makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Patricio Nunez. Patricio Nunez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
61.45
Nicolas Flores flicks a high pass forward to Gavin Moore who brings the ball under control. Gavin Moore advances with the ball. Gavin Moore shoots from long range but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
63.19
Jose Fortes Diaz makes a probing pass to Stephen Mcinnes. Stephen Mcinnes shoots from 25 yards but it flies just off target!
65.55
With intelligent imagination, Francisco Marquez plays the ball forward to Paulo Nascimento. Paulo Nascimento knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Steve Davies.
69.15
Jose Fortes Diaz flicks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Thomson. Gavin Thomson lofts in a cross ball towards Tomˆs Van Den Berg. Tomˆs Van Den Berg rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball strikes Guillermo Guardiola's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
70.49
It's a corner kick which Jose Fortes Diaz takes quickly, playing the ball short to Gavin Thomson. Gavin Thomson knocks the ball into the box. Jose Pichichi scrambles forward, punching the ball out to safety!
77.15
Eibar have made 3 substitutions with Ivan Marcos replacing Guillermo Guardiola, Albert Reyes replacing Fabio Grava and Arturo José Mari replacing Paulo Nascimento .
79.55
Gavin Moore chips the ball to his team mate, Gavin Thomson. Gavin Thomson whips in a cross ball towards Patricio Nunez. Patricio Nunez finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it's a lousy effort!
87.38
Andres Pirri plays the ball forward to Felipe Zubizarreta. Felipe Zubizarreta knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nicolas Flores.
89.55
Jose Fortes Diaz threads a neat ball through to Stephen Mcinnes. Stephen Mcinnes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but is denied by Jose Pichichi. Excellent save.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Eibar

Athletic Club Bilbao
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
1
7
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
37.1%
62.9%
Play Area
27.1%
45.7%
27.1%

Scorers
Paulo Nascimento 26
Felipe Zubizarreta 39, 45

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Felipe Zubizarreta of Eibar

Match Ratings