Match Report


Athletic Club BilbaoAthletic Club Bilbao     Sporting GijónSporting Gijón
Gerry MontenegroGerry Montenegro Robert Mcfadyen Robert Mcfadyen
Marinos GeorgiadisM. Georgiadis77
G
1
G
84Fouad ElhamdaouiF. Elhamdaoui
Titus MarshallT. Marshall77
D
2
D
74Adolfo MunozA. Munoz
Carlos PichichiC. Pichichi74
D
3
D
74Adolfo SuarezA. Suarez
Albert MendezA. Mendez77
D
4
D
76Craig MccallC. Mccall
Jakob SpenglerJ. Spengler76
D
5
D
73Rodolfo MoraR. Mora
Armindo BoutaboutA. Boutabout83
M
6
M
78Francisco MorenoF. Moreno
Callum RitchieC. Ritchie85
M
7captain
M
85Thomas HoferT. Hofer
Guillermo MarquitosG. Marquitos84
M
captain8
A
77Felipe VidalF. Vidal
Brett PennantB. Pennant81
A
9
A
80Antonio PenaA. Pena
Sebastian DittmannS. Dittmann82
A
10
A
75Alberto AlonsoA. Alonso
Rodrigo CarvalhoR. Carvalho80
A
11
A
78Guillermo MolownyG. Molowny
 
Kevin SesayK. Sesay76
D
12
D
73Kristoffer MatinpoikaK. Matinpoika
Tomek SwierczewskiT. Swierczewski76
M
13
A
74Rafael HierroR. Hierro
Ricardo VelosoR. Veloso76
A
14
M
72Luca PandolfiL. Pandolfi

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at San Mamés where Athletic Club Bilbao play host to Sporting Gijón. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Athletic Club Bilbao are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Sporting Gijón appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Rafael Marquez.


0.00
Athletic Club Bilbao kick off!
3.08
Alberto Alonso barges into Armindo Boutabout. The referee calls over Alberto Alonso and shows him a yellow card! Armindo Boutabout runs off the knock.
8.48
Albert Mendez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Marquitos. Guillermo Marquitos makes a probing pass to Brett Pennant. Brett Pennant finds some space and shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
9.38
Carlos Pichichi flicks a high pass forward. Armindo Boutabout collects the pass. Armindo Boutabout flicks a high ball forward to Rodrigo Carvalho who takes it down. Rodrigo Carvalho shoots from outside the area. Superb reactions from Fouad Elhamdaoui. What a save!
15.08
Carlos Pichichi threads the ball through to Rodrigo Carvalho. Rodrigo Carvalho knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Fouad Elhamdaoui who gathers it comfortably.
16.48
Callum Ritchie hits a low pass to Carlos Pichichi. Carlos Pichichi threads the ball through to Brett Pennant. Brett Pennant knocks in a cross ball towards Sebastian Dittmann. Sebastian Dittmann gets a glancing touch on the cross ball which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
24.54
Thomas Hofer passes the ball forward to Guillermo Molowny. Guillermo Molowny controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Antonio Pena through on goal. Antonio Pena side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Antonio Pena scores for Sporting Gijón!!
27.33
Francisco Moreno makes a simple pass to Guillermo Molowny. Guillermo Molowny edges inside the box! Guillermo Molowny cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Marinos Georgiadis is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
34.51
Thomas Hofer flicks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Pena. Antonio Pena whips in a cross ball towards Thomas Hofer. Thomas Hofer gets a glancing touch on the cross ball which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
38.25
Jakob Spengler flicks a high pass forward to Guillermo Marquitos who brings the ball under control. Guillermo Marquitos threads the ball through to Rodrigo Carvalho. Rodrigo Carvalho advances inside the box! Rodrigo Carvalho comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
42.14
Jakob Spengler chips the ball to his team mate, Callum Ritchie. Callum Ritchie passes the ball forward to Sebastian Dittmann. Sebastian Dittmann shoots from outside the area but it's a lousy effort!
44.13
Carlos Pichichi threads the ball through to Guillermo Marquitos. Guillermo Marquitos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Callum Ritchie. Callum Ritchie plays a one-two with Sebastian Dittmann and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Callum Ritchie provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Fouad Elhamdaoui.
45.00
Corner kick to Athletic Club Bilbao. Callum Ritchie plays it to the near post. Sebastian Dittmann muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
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. Sporting Gijón also 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
The whistle blows and Sporting Gijón get the second half underway!
53.06
Titus Marshall breaks forward. Titus Marshall knocks the ball forward to Brett Pennant. Brett Pennant knocks the ball forward, putting Rodrigo Carvalho through on goal. Rodrigo Carvalho makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Fouad Elhamdaoui had no chance!! Goal for Athletic Club Bilbao!
59.20
Thomas Hofer threads the ball through to Felipe Vidal. Felipe Vidal knocks the ball forward to Francisco Moreno but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
65.29
Callum Ritchie threads a neat ball through to Armindo Boutabout. Armindo Boutabout tries a spectacular long range effort but Fouad Elhamdaoui is on top of it.
66.20
Thomas Hofer sees Francisco Moreno in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Francisco Moreno whips in a cross ball towards Felipe Vidal. Felipe Vidal makes a deft header. Solid save from Marinos Georgiadis. What a great pair of hands!
67.13
Adolfo Suarez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Francisco Moreno. Francisco Moreno threads the ball through to Alberto Alonso. Alberto Alonso shoots from distance. Wonderful reactions from Marinos Georgiadis keeps it out!
69.57
Rodolfo Mora advances with the ball. Rodolfo Mora passes the ball forward to Francisco Moreno. Francisco Moreno flicks a high pass forward. Guillermo Molowny controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Guillermo Molowny makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous save!
73.44
Thomas Hofer sees space and advances. Thomas Hofer cuts inside the box! Thomas Hofer makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Marinos Georgiadis!
75.06
Seeing a gap ahead, Callum Ritchie plays the ball forward to Armindo Boutabout. Armindo Boutabout shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
79.28
Callum Ritchie hits a low pass to Brett Pennant. Brett Pennant knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Adolfo Suarez.
81.16
Callum Ritchie deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Carvalho. Rodrigo Carvalho makes a simple pass, allowing Sebastian Dittmann to run into the box. Sebastian Dittmann cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Athletic Club Bilbao!
85.45
Thomas Hofer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Antonio Pena. Antonio Pena shoots from outside the area. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
90.00
Thomas Hofer threads the ball through to Guillermo Molowny. Guillermo Molowny lofts in a cross ball towards Antonio Pena. Antonio Pena finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Marinos Georgiadis. Excellent save.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Athletic Club Bilbao

Sporting Gijón
Goals
4
3
Shots on Target
8
8
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.1%
44.9%
Play Area
29%
40.6%
30.4%

Scorers
Sebastian Dittmann 16, 81
Rodrigo Carvalho 38, 53
Antonio Pena 25
Guillermo Molowny 27
Thomas Hofer 35

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Rodrigo Carvalho of Athletic Club Bilbao

Match Ratings