Match Report


Athletic Club BilbaoAthletic Club Bilbao     Real Betis BalompiéReal Betis Balompié
Gerry MontenegroGerry Montenegro Richard Lee Richard Lee
Marinos GeorgiadisM. Georgiadis78
G
1captain
G
79Niche BeltranN. Beltran
Kevin SesayK. Sesay77
D
2
D
76Marino GraavenM. Graaven
Carlos PichichiC. Pichichi74
D
3
D
73Viktor MeiserV. Meiser
Dado El KhebirD. El Khebir76
D
4
D
76Regi OlfersR. Olfers
Jakob SpenglerJ. Spengler76
D
5
M
88Marcos HernandezM. Hernandez
Mast H. AdeshinaM. Adeshina86
M
6
M
82Jurek RzasaJ. Rzasa
Armindo BoutaboutA. Boutabout86
M
7
M
83Chris WrightC. Wright
Callum RitchieC. Ritchie85
M
captain8
M
85Sergio BentoS. Bento
Fernando CarcedoF. Carcedo76
A
9
A
85Josimar ReyesJ. Reyes
Sebastian DittmannS. Dittmann82
A
10
A
80Nicolas TorresN. Torres
Ricardo VelosoR. Veloso79
A
11
A
75Alejandro RodriguezA. Rodriguez
 
Albert MendezA. Mendez80
D
12
D
72Luis CortesL. Cortes
Guillermo MarquitosG. Marquitos85
M
13
M
80Hugo AguilarH. Aguilar
Brett PennantB. Pennant83
A
14
A
76Carlos AguilarC. Aguilar

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at San Mamés where Athletic Club Bilbao play host to Real Betis Balompié. 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 Real Betis Balompié appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ivan Zubizarreta.


0.00
Real Betis Balompié kick off and get the match underway!
2.13
Armindo Boutabout flicks a high pass forward. Sebastian Dittmann collects the pass. Sebastian Dittmann lofts in a cross ball towards Ricardo Veloso. Ricardo Veloso makes a looping header on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Niche Beltran with no chance!! Goal for Athletic Club Bilbao!
6.42
Sebastian Dittmann sees Ricardo Veloso in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ricardo Veloso controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Niche Beltran.
7.14
Corner kick to Athletic Club Bilbao. Mast H. Adeshina plays it out to the edge of the box. Ricardo Veloso comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but Niche Beltran is on top of his game. Fabulous stop!
8.20
Kevin Sesay runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Kevin Sesay tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
10.25
Jakob Spengler plays the ball forward to Mast H. Adeshina. Mast H. Adeshina passes the ball forward to Fernando Carcedo. Fernando Carcedo lofts in a cross ball towards Sebastian Dittmann. Sebastian Dittmann beats his man to it with a header but is denied by Niche Beltran. Excellent save.
18.21
Fernando Carcedo hacks Marino Graaven from behind! The referee motions to Fernando Carcedo to come over. It's a red card!! Marino Graaven hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.57
Mast H. Adeshina hacks Chris Wright from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Chris Wright stretches but gets up unharmed.
24.38
Marino Graaven decides to run forward with the ball. Marino Graaven makes a simple pass to Nicolas Torres. Nicolas Torres rushes past Dado El Khebir! Some good footwork from Nicolas Torres provides some space. He shoots at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
28.58
Viktor Meiser hacks Sebastian Dittmann from behind! Viktor Meiser is shown the yellow card! Sebastian Dittmann grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
30.05
Marino Graaven makes a probing pass to Alejandro Rodriguez. Alejandro Rodriguez darts forward. Alejandro Rodriguez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.19
Callum Ritchie runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Callum Ritchie sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
38.32
Callum Ritchie catches Marcos Hernandez on the ankles. The referee calls over Callum Ritchie and warns him to calm down! Marcos Hernandez stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.11
Armindo Boutabout chips the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Veloso. Ricardo Veloso shoots from 20 yards but Niche Beltran reads it well. Good keeping!
40.25
Marcos Hernandez chips the ball to his team mate, Josimar Reyes. Josimar Reyes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marinos Georgiadis who gathers it comfortably.
44.56
Viktor Meiser barges into Sebastian Dittmann. Viktor Meiser is warned by the referee! Sebastian Dittmann gets up but these knocks are taking their toll on his game.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Athletic Club Bilbao appear unchanged since the first half. Real Betis Balompié also appear unchanged since the first half. The Real Betis Balompié players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Athletic Club Bilbao kick off the second half!
47.55
With some swift thinking, Armindo Boutabout plays the ball forward to Sebastian Dittmann. Sebastian Dittmann flicks the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Veloso. Ricardo Veloso tries a spectacular strike. Regi Olfers steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
51.05
Dado El Khebir flicks a high pass forward. Callum Ritchie collects the pass. Callum Ritchie makes a beautiful solo run. Callum Ritchie shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
53.19
Regi Olfers makes a simple pass to Marcos Hernandez. Marcos Hernandez threads a neat ball through to Nicolas Torres. Nicolas Torres lofts in a cross ball towards Alejandro Rodriguez. With a superhuman jump, Alejandro Rodriguez connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it whistles just wide of the post!
63.00
Mast H. Adeshina catches Regi Olfers on the ankles. The referee brings Mast H. Adeshina to one side and gives him a warning! Regi Olfers runs off the knock.
65.19
Marcos Hernandez flicks the ball to his team mate, Josimar Reyes. Josimar Reyes plays a one-two with Alejandro Rodriguez and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Josimar Reyes provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
69.56
Seeing a gap ahead, Carlos Pichichi plays the ball forward to Armindo Boutabout. Armindo Boutabout runs straight at the opposition's defence. Armindo Boutabout controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
71.36
Nicolas Torres plays the ball forward to Chris Wright. Chris Wright shoots from 20 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
72.17
Regi Olfers clumsily knocks into Ricardo Veloso. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ricardo Veloso runs off the knock.
73.50
Marino Graaven passes the ball forward to Josimar Reyes. Josimar Reyes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marinos Georgiadis who gathers it comfortably.
77.50
Alejandro Rodriguez threads the ball through to Josimar Reyes. Josimar Reyes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
78.13
Sergio Bento sees Alejandro Rodriguez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alejandro Rodriguez shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
79.07
Jurek Rzasa flicks a high pass forward. Alejandro Rodriguez collects the pass. Alejandro Rodriguez makes a probing pass between the defence to Josimar Reyes. Josimar Reyes tries a spectacular strike. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
85.00
Jurek Rzasa passes the ball forward to Chris Wright. Chris Wright lofts in a cross ball towards Josimar Reyes. Josimar Reyes powers a header at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
89.36
Chris Wright flicks a high ball forward to Alejandro Rodriguez who takes it down. Alejandro Rodriguez threads a neat, attacking ball through to Chris Wright. Chris Wright cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal but somehow Marinos Georgiadis manages to keep it out.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Athletic Club Bilbao

Real Betis Balompié
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
7
4
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
4
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
41.2%
58.8%
Play Area
27.5%
46.2%
26.2%

Scorers
Ricardo Veloso 2

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ricardo Veloso of Athletic Club Bilbao

Match Ratings