Match Report
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Le Rosaleda where Málaga play host to Athletic Club Bilbao. A crowd of 18,596 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Málaga are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Athletic Club Bilbao appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Pedro Kiko.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Málaga are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Athletic Club Bilbao appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Pedro Kiko.
0.00
0-0Athletic Club Bilbao kick off and get the first half underway!
3.15
0-0Gabriel Marquitos threads a neat ball through to Rodolfo Lorenzo. Rodolfo Lorenzo chips the ball to his team mate, Ivan Cruz. Ivan Cruz makes a defence splitting pass to Alberto Moya. Alberto Moya tries a spectacular strike. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
16.12
0-0Adolfo Gimenez threads a neat ball through to Rodolfo Lorenzo. Rodolfo Lorenzo passes the ball forward but Ivan Cruz is offside!
18.47
0-0Oscar Saez barges into Adolfo Gimenez. The referee calls over Oscar Saez and warns him to calm down! Adolfo Gimenez runs off the knock.
21.51
0-0There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
22.10
0-0Oscar Saez takes it forward alone. Oscar Saez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.56
0-0Adolfo Gimenez barges into Pablo Diez. Adolfo Gimenez is shown the yellow card! Pablo Diez stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.20
Daniel Enzinger flicks a high pass forward. Claus Myssing holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Claus Myssing runs straight at the opposition's defence. Claus Myssing knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gabriel Marquitos.
42.58
Daniel Enzinger deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Claus Myssing. Claus Myssing makes a probing pass to Oscar Saez. Oscar Saez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Martin Perez who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Málaga appear unchanged since the first half. Athletic Club Bilbao also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Málaga kick off the second half!
49.56
0-0Gabriel Marquitos kicks a strong pass forward to Adolfo Gimenez. Seeing a gap ahead, Adolfo Gimenez plays the ball forward to Oscar Vicente. Oscar Vicente whips in a cross ball towards Alberto Moya. Alberto Moya knocks the ball goalwards with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
53.52
Ivan Cruz comes in with a late challenge on Oscar Saez. The referee calls over Ivan Cruz and shows him a yellow card! Oscar Saez runs off the knock.
55.03
Dominic Ritchie flicks a high pass forward to Mathieu Ziani who brings the ball under control. Mathieu Ziani knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Miguel Alvarez.
57.12
1-0Daniel Enzinger threads a neat ball through to Claus Myssing. Claus Myssing knocks the ball forward to Oscar Saez. Oscar Saez knocks in a cross ball towards Pablo Diez. Pablo Diez finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
61.44
Daniel Enzinger makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oscar Saez. Oscar Saez passes the ball forward to Pablo Diez. Pablo Diez shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
65.16
Oscar Vicente makes a beautiful solo run. Oscar Vicente plays a scrappy one-two with Anthony Tafforeau and stumbles forward towards the goal... Oscar Vicente strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Oscar Vicente!
77.20
2-1Athletic Club Bilbao have made a substitution with Leonardo Barkero replacing Rodolfo Lorenzo .
84.45
Daniel Enzinger flicks a high pass forward. Mathieu Ziani collects the pass. Mathieu Ziani knocks in a cross ball towards Dominic Ritchie. Dominic Ritchie knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it whistles just wide of the post!
87.19
2-1Gabriel Marquitos comes in with a late challenge on Pablo Diez. The referee calls over Gabriel Marquitos and shows him a yellow card! Pablo Diez carries on, but is struggling a bit.
89.57
Oscar Saez flicks a high pass forward to Dominic Ritchie who brings the ball under control. Dominic Ritchie lofts in a cross ball towards Pablo Diez. Pablo Diez gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it flies just wide!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
65%
35%
Play Area
16.7%
46.7%
36.7%
Scorers
| Pablo Diez 57, 61 | Oscar Vicente 65 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Pablo Diez of Málaga |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Albert Merino (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Manuel Rossi (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Takumi Tanaka (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Daniel Enzinger (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Jacob Campbell (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Claus Myssing (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Oscar Saez (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Dominic Ritchie (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Pablo Diez (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Claudio Pena (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Mathieu Ziani (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Romero P. Campos (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Adolfo Rodriquez (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Francisco Navarro (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Martin Perez (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Gabriel Marquitos (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Gabriel Marquitos (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 4. | Juan Aguilar (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Miguel Alvarez (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Ivan Cruz (MID) | | 5 |
| 7. | Adolfo Gimenez (MID) | | 6 |
| 8. | Oscar Vicente (MID) | | 8 |
| 9. | Alberto Moya (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Anthony Tafforeau (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Rodolfo Lorenzo (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Daniel Izquierdo (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Gabriel Lozano (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Leonardo Barkero (DEF) | 6 | |