Match Report


Deportivo La CoruñaDeportivo La Coruña     Athletic Club BilbaoAthletic Club Bilbao
Jemba WimoJemba Wimo Gerry Montenegro Gerry Montenegro
Joonas LidstromJ. Lidstrom72
G
1
G
78Marinos GeorgiadisM. Georgiadis
Stuart StrachanS. Strachan72
D
2
D
77Kevin SesayK. Sesay
Bakary NetzerB. Netzer72
D
3
D
74Carlos PichichiC. Pichichi
Nicholas CraddockN. Craddock72
D
4
D
80Albert MendezA. Mendez
Ali PignolA. Pignol76
M
5
D
76Dado El KhebirD. El Khebir
Steffen StreichS. Streich68
M
6
M
85Guillermo MarquitosG. Marquitos
Oliver LindemannO. Lindemann80
M
captain7
M
86Mast H. AdeshinaM. Adeshina
Linus HanssenL. Hanssen77
M
8captain
M
85Callum RitchieC. Ritchie
Tomas AlvesT. Alves70
A
9
A
83Brett PennantB. Pennant
Thomas RubilT. Rubil76
A
10
A
76Fernando CarcedoF. Carcedo
Adolfo RomanA. Roman70
A
11
A
79Ricardo VelosoR. Veloso
 
Pedro FerrerP. Ferrer63
D
12
D
77Titus MarshallT. Marshall
Julian PichichiJ. Pichichi71
M
13
M
86Armindo BoutaboutA. Boutabout
Gregorio BlancoG. Blanco68
A
14
A
76Radu CuzaR. Cuza

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Riazor where Deportivo La Coruña play host to Athletic Club Bilbao. A crowd of 20,680 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Deportivo La Coruña 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 Rafael Marquez.


0.00
Deportivo La Coruña kick off and get the match underway!
6.11
Callum Ritchie controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Guillermo Marquitos. Guillermo Marquitos plays the ball forward to Brett Pennant. Brett Pennant shoots from 25 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
9.43
Thomas Rubil hits a low pass to Adolfo Roman. Adolfo Roman knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Carlos Pichichi.
14.02
Carlos Pichichi sees Mast H. Adeshina in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mast H. Adeshina decides to run forward with the ball. Mast H. Adeshina controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Fernando Carcedo through on goal. Fernando Carcedo tries a spectacular strike. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
15.45
Callum Ritchie pushes up the pitch. Callum Ritchie controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ricardo Veloso. Ricardo Veloso knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stuart Strachan.
16.11
Mast H. Adeshina flicks a high pass forward to Fernando Carcedo who brings the ball under control. Fernando Carcedo shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Joonas Lidstrom smothers it!
20.30
Albert Mendez threads a neat ball through to Guillermo Marquitos. Guillermo Marquitos hits a low pass to Ricardo Veloso. Ricardo Veloso tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
27.47
Thomas Rubil clumsily knocks into Carlos Pichichi. Thomas Rubil is shown the yellow card! Carlos Pichichi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
30.20
Linus Hanssen barges into Guillermo Marquitos. The referee calls over Linus Hanssen and warns him to calm down! Guillermo Marquitos runs off the knock.
32.37
Mast H. Adeshina makes a probing pass to Fernando Carcedo. Fernando Carcedo knocks in a cross ball towards Brett Pennant. Brett Pennant makes a convincing header but is denied by Joonas Lidstrom. Excellent save.
34.09
Nicholas Craddock chips the ball to his team mate, Oliver Lindemann. Oliver Lindemann makes a simple pass to Steffen Streich. Steffen Streich knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Albert Mendez.
39.19
Oliver Lindemann flicks a high pass forward to Thomas Rubil who brings the ball under control. Thomas Rubil whips in a cross ball towards Adolfo Roman. Adolfo Roman jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
44.01
Linus Hanssen sees Adolfo Roman in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Adolfo Roman knocks in a cross ball towards Steffen Streich. Steffen Streich makes a deft header but it is shockingly off target!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Deportivo La Coruña appear unchanged since the first half. Athletic Club Bilbao also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Athletic Club Bilbao kicking off!
49.20
Callum Ritchie threads the ball through to Brett Pennant. Brett Pennant whips in a cross ball towards Fernando Carcedo. Fernando Carcedo is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
53.54
Mast H. Adeshina passes the ball forward to Brett Pennant. Brett Pennant knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.39
Guillermo Marquitos knocks the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Veloso. Ricardo Veloso whips in a cross ball towards Fernando Carcedo. Fernando Carcedo gets a glancing touch on the cross ball which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
57.03
Albert Mendez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dado El Khebir. Dado El Khebir makes a probing pass to Guillermo Marquitos. Guillermo Marquitos whips in a cross ball towards Fernando Carcedo. Fernando Carcedo knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!! The crowd cheers as he celebrates his hattrick!
61.33
Ali Pignol flicks the ball to his team mate, Tomas Alves. Tomas Alves controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
65.25
Callum Ritchie flicks a high pass forward. Brett Pennant collects the pass. Brett Pennant shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Joonas Lidstrom effortlessly smothers it!
66.38
With some swift thinking, Nicholas Craddock plays the ball forward to Linus Hanssen. Linus Hanssen threads a neat ball through to Adolfo Roman. Adolfo Roman knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.55
Mast H. Adeshina sees Guillermo Marquitos in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Guillermo Marquitos finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
72.01
Nicholas Craddock flicks a high pass forward. Ali Pignol collects the pass. Ali Pignol kicks a strong pass forward to Tomas Alves. Tomas Alves lofts in a cross ball towards Steffen Streich. Steffen Streich is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
73.25
Stuart Strachan sees Steffen Streich in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Steffen Streich makes a probing pass to Thomas Rubil. Thomas Rubil knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.11
Ali Pignol flicks a high pass forward to Tomas Alves who brings the ball under control. Tomas Alves whips in a cross ball towards Linus Hanssen. Carlos Pichichi comes in with a late challenge on Linus Hanssen. Penalty not given!!
77.59
Oliver Lindemann makes a probing pass to Thomas Rubil. Thomas Rubil finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
83.44
Dado El Khebir makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Callum Ritchie. Callum Ritchie runs straight at the opposition's defence. Callum Ritchie lofts in a cross ball towards Fernando Carcedo. Fernando Carcedo knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Joonas Lidstrom manages to gather it effortlessly.
85.47
Guillermo Marquitos passes the ball forward to Ricardo Veloso. Ricardo Veloso shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
89.37
Steffen Streich threads a neat ball through to Ali Pignol. Ali Pignol shoots from 20 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Deportivo La Coruña

Athletic Club Bilbao
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
1
10
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.9%
53.1%
Play Area
27.2%
46.9%
25.9%

Scorers
Adolfo Roman 39
Fernando Carcedo 49, 54, 57

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Fernando Carcedo of Athletic Club Bilbao

Match Ratings
1.Joonas Lidstrom (GK)
7
2.Stuart Strachan (DEF)
6
3.Bakary Netzer (DEF)
6
4.Nicholas Craddock (DEF)
6
5.Ali Pignol (MID)
6
6.Steffen Streich (MID)
6
7.Oliver Lindemann (MID)
6
8.Linus Hanssen (MID)
6
9.Tomas Alves (ATT)
6
10.Thomas Rubil (ATT)yellow card
6
11.Adolfo Roman (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Pedro Ferrer (DEF)
0
13.Julian Pichichi (MID)
0
14.Gregorio Blanco (ATT)
0

1.Marinos Georgiadis (GK)
6
2.Kevin Sesay (DEF)
6
3.Carlos Pichichi (DEF)
6
4.Albert Mendez (DEF)
6
5.Dado El Khebir (DEF)
6
6.Guillermo Marquitos (MID)
7
7.Mast H. Adeshina (MID)
7
8.Callum Ritchie (MID)
7
9.Brett Pennant (ATT)
6
10.Fernando Carcedo (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Ricardo Veloso (ATT)
6
 
12.Titus Marshall (DEF)
0
13.Armindo Boutabout (MID)
0
14.Radu Cuza (ATT)
0