Match Report


Athletic Club BilbaoAthletic Club Bilbao     Atlético de MadridAtlético de Madrid
Gerry MontenegroGerry Montenegro Computer Player Computer Player
Marinos GeorgiadisM. Georgiadis77
G
1
G
63Nwankwo AdamsN. Adams
Kevin SesayK. Sesay76
D
2captain
D
67Romero P. VidalR. Vidal
Carlos PichichiC. Pichichi74
D
3
D
66Andy ElliottA. Elliott
Titus MarshallT. Marshall77
D
4
D
66Martin GentoM. Gento
Jakob SpenglerJ. Spengler76
D
5
D
64Sean MarconS. Marcon
Mast H. AdeshinaM. Adeshina84
M
6
M
69Eduardo NascimentoE. Nascimento
Callum RitchieC. Ritchie85
M
7
M
67Cesar SoaresC. Soares
Guillermo MarquitosG. Marquitos84
M
captain8
M
65Antonio HierroA. Hierro
Rodrigo CarvalhoR. Carvalho80
A
9
A
74Paolo WiseP. Wise
Sebastian DittmannS. Dittmann82
A
10
A
73Arthur BrownA. Brown
Ricardo VelosoR. Veloso76
A
11
A
64Fernando MedinaF. Medina
 
Albert MendezA. Mendez77
D
12
M
65Raul AmbrosettiR. Ambrosetti
Tomek SwierczewskiT. Swierczewski76
M
13
M
64Guillermo CaballeroG. Caballero
Brett PennantB. Pennant81
A
14
D
61Eduardo CastilloE. Castillo

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at San Mamés where Athletic Club Bilbao play host to Atlético de Madrid. A crowd of 17,929 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Athletic Club Bilbao and Atlético de Madrid are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Oscar Carrasco.


0.00
The whistle blows and Athletic Club Bilbao kick off!
6.30
Callum Ritchie flicks a high pass forward. Rodrigo Carvalho holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rodrigo Carvalho cuts inside the box! Rodrigo Carvalho shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it rises well off target!
8.28
Callum Ritchie flicks the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Carvalho. Rodrigo Carvalho threads a neat ball through to Sebastian Dittmann. Sebastian Dittmann controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
9.19
Mast H. Adeshina flicks a high pass forward. Sebastian Dittmann controls it well on his chest. Sebastian Dittmann makes a defence splitting pass to Mast H. Adeshina. Mast H. Adeshina comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out but Nwankwo Adams is on top of it.
10.40
Kevin Sesay flicks a high pass forward. Callum Ritchie collects the pass. Callum Ritchie makes a probing pass to Guillermo Marquitos. Guillermo Marquitos plays a quick one-two with Ricardo Veloso and rushes in on goal... Guillermo Marquitos shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
14.33
Rodrigo Carvalho deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Dittmann. Sebastian Dittmann lofts in a cross ball towards Ricardo Veloso. Ricardo Veloso rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Nwankwo Adams gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
21.32
Romero P. Vidal brings the ball forward. Romero P. Vidal controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
22.56
Callum Ritchie makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rodrigo Carvalho. Rodrigo Carvalho plays a scrappy one-two with Sebastian Dittmann and stumbles forward towards the goal... Rodrigo Carvalho rockets a shot on goal but it is deflected wide by Eduardo Nascimento.
24.54
Callum Ritchie takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Guillermo Marquitos. Guillermo Marquitos chests the ball down and with a fluid motion, flicks the ball across into the box. Romero P. Vidal jumps high to head the ball out to safety!
26.20
Guillermo Marquitos kicks a strong pass forward to Ricardo Veloso. Ricardo Veloso shoots from distance. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
32.16
Callum Ritchie makes a probing pass to Ricardo Veloso. Ricardo Veloso shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Nwankwo Adams manages to gather it.
34.49
Mast H. Adeshina makes a probing pass to Rodrigo Carvalho. Rodrigo Carvalho knocks the ball forward to Mast H. Adeshina but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
36.33
Guillermo Marquitos flicks a high pass forward. Sebastian Dittmann holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Sebastian Dittmann lofts in a cross ball towards Ricardo Veloso. Ricardo Veloso rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Solid save from Nwankwo Adams.
38.46
Showing composure, Guillermo Marquitos plays the ball forward to Rodrigo Carvalho. Rodrigo Carvalho whips in a cross ball towards Sebastian Dittmann. Sebastian Dittmann flicks the ball with his head. Sebastian Dittmann scores for Athletic Club Bilbao!!
45.00
Mast H. Adeshina flicks a high pass forward. Sebastian Dittmann holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Sebastian Dittmann knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Callum Ritchie is offside!
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. Atlético de Madrid also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Atlético de Madrid start the second half!
49.12
Carlos Pichichi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mast H. Adeshina. Mast H. Adeshina sees Ricardo Veloso in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ricardo Veloso plays a one-two with Callum Ritchie and advances towards the goal... Ricardo Veloso cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Well saved!
54.35
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
55.18
Eduardo Nascimento flicks a high pass forward. Antonio Hierro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Antonio Hierro knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marinos Georgiadis who gathers it comfortably.
57.54
Callum Ritchie flicks the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Dittmann. Sebastian Dittmann sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Good keeping from Nwankwo Adams as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
59.02
Corner kick to Athletic Club Bilbao. Guillermo Marquitos chips it to the near post. Nwankwo Adams punches the ball out of the danger area!
61.23
Sean Marcon changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Sean Marcon knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
65.20
Cesar Soares clumsily knocks into Callum Ritchie. The referee brings Cesar Soares to one side and gives him a warning! Callum Ritchie carries on, but is struggling a bit.
66.41
With intelligent imagination, Cesar Soares laces a through ball forward to Eduardo Nascimento. Eduardo Nascimento lofts in a cross ball towards Cesar Soares. Cesar Soares gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
69.56
Callum Ritchie hits a low pass to Sebastian Dittmann. Sebastian Dittmann runs straight at the defence! Sebastian Dittmann cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
75.22
Mast H. Adeshina hacks Sean Marcon from behind! Mast H. Adeshina is shown the yellow card! Sean Marcon hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.20
With a delightful solo run, Carlos Pichichi stretches the opposition's defence. Carlos Pichichi advances inside the box! Carlos Pichichi comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Andy Elliott steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
81.48
Sean Marcon threads a neat ball through to Fernando Medina. Fernando Medina plays a scrappy one-two with Antonio Hierro and stumbles forward towards the goal... Fernando Medina looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It's there!! Marinos Georgiadis has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
84.48
Callum Ritchie makes a probing pass to Ricardo Veloso. Ricardo Veloso flicks the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Carvalho. Some good footwork from Rodrigo Carvalho provides some space. He shoots at goal. It curls slightly but is blocked by Andy Elliott.
85.06
Andy Elliott hacks Guillermo Marquitos from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Guillermo Marquitos stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.34
Sean Marcon hacks Sebastian Dittmann from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Sebastian Dittmann carries on, but is struggling a bit.
89.20
Titus Marshall makes a simple pass to Guillermo Marquitos. Guillermo Marquitos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Veloso. Ricardo Veloso whips in a cross ball towards Rodrigo Carvalho. Rodrigo Carvalho powers a header at goal. Nwankwo Adams manages to gather it effortlessly.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Athletic Club Bilbao

Atlético de Madrid
Goals
4
2
Shots on Target
14
3
Shots off Target
2
0
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
79.7%
20.3%
Play Area
18.8%
46.4%
34.8%

Scorers
Guillermo Marquitos 10
Ricardo Veloso 26
Sebastian Dittmann 38, 70
Cesar Soares 66
Fernando Medina 81

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Sebastian Dittmann of Athletic Club Bilbao

Match Ratings