Match Report


Athletic Club BilbaoAthletic Club Bilbao     BarcelonaBarcelona
Gerry MontenegroGerry Montenegro Chris Wood Chris Wood
Marinos GeorgiadisM. Georgiadis78
G
1
G
79Emilio NavarreteE. Navarrete
Kevin SesayK. Sesay77
D
2
D
79Edmundo NietoE. Nieto
Titus MarshallT. Marshall77
D
3
D
72Héctor González JiménezH. Jiménez
Albert MendezA. Mendez81
D
4
D
78Oscar HernandezO. Hernandez
Dado El KhebirD. El Khebir76
D
5
D
77Martin CruzM. Cruz
Callum RitchieC. Ritchie85
M
6
M
83Stanley EadieS. Eadie
Guillermo MarquitosG. Marquitos85
M
7captain
M
83Antonio GarridoA. Garrido
Mast H. AdeshinaM. Adeshina86
M
captain8
M
76Vincenzo JanesV. Janes
Fernando CarcedoF. Carcedo76
A
9
A
74Adam PottsA. Potts
Sebastian DittmannS. Dittmann82
A
10
A
82Joseph-Desire MbamiJ. Mbami
Ricardo VelosoR. Veloso80
A
11
A
78Guillermo GarridoG. Garrido
 
Jakob SpenglerJ. Spengler76
D
12
M
77Gary JohnstoneG. Johnstone
Armindo BoutaboutA. Boutabout86
M
13
A
81Marcos PrietoM. Prieto
Radu CuzaR. Cuza76
A
14
M
78Marek BakM. Bak

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at San Mamés where Athletic Club Bilbao play host to Barcelona. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Athletic Club Bilbao and Barcelona are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Rafael Marquez.


0.00
Barcelona start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.26
Antonio Garrido changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Antonio Garrido shoots from 25 yards but is denied by Marinos Georgiadis. Excellent save.
4.26
Héctor González Jiménez comes in with a late challenge on Sebastian Dittmann. The referee calls over Héctor González Jiménez and shows him a yellow card! Sebastian Dittmann hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
12.36
Callum Ritchie controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Guillermo Marquitos. Guillermo Marquitos makes a simple pass, allowing Ricardo Veloso to run into the box. Ricardo Veloso rockets a shot on goal. Solid save from Emilio Navarrete. What a great pair of hands!
14.22
Kevin Sesay knocks the ball to his team mate, Mast H. Adeshina. Mast H. Adeshina hits a low pass to Fernando Carcedo. Fernando Carcedo lofts in a cross ball towards Sebastian Dittmann. Sebastian Dittmann makes a looping header on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
18.59
Antonio Garrido knocks the ball to his team mate, Adam Potts. Adam Potts lofts in a cross ball towards Stanley Eadie. Stanley Eadie makes a deft header. Fantastic reactions from Kevin Sesay blocks the shot!
20.54
Guillermo Marquitos hits a low pass to Callum Ritchie. Callum Ritchie runs straight at the opposition's defence. Callum Ritchie lofts in a cross ball towards Fernando Carcedo. Fernando Carcedo gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it is deflected wide by Oscar Hernandez.
22.05
It's a corner kick. Callum Ritchie loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Albert Mendez shoots from just inside the box but it's a woeful effort!
26.19
Showing great composure, Dado El Khebir picks a pass forward to Mast H. Adeshina. Mast H. Adeshina makes an attacking run forward. Mast H. Adeshina whips in a cross ball towards Ricardo Veloso. Ricardo Veloso outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Emilio Navarrete comfortably picks it out of the air!
28.13
Sebastian Dittmann flicks a high pass forward. Fernando Carcedo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Fernando Carcedo lofts in a cross ball towards Ricardo Veloso. Ricardo Veloso rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Athletic Club Bilbao!
32.47
Antonio Garrido makes a simple pass to Adam Potts. Adam Potts whips in a cross ball towards Guillermo Garrido. Guillermo Garrido heads the ball goalwards. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
39.37
Dado El Khebir kicks a strong pass forward to Ricardo Veloso. Ricardo Veloso sees Fernando Carcedo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Fernando Carcedo tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
40.46
Titus Marshall makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fernando Carcedo. Fernando Carcedo shoots from outside the area but slams it into the crowd!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
Athletic Club Bilbao kick off the second half!
47.44
Vincenzo Janes makes a probing pass to Joseph-Desire Mbami. Joseph-Desire Mbami knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
49.16
Albert Mendez makes a probing pass to Guillermo Marquitos. Guillermo Marquitos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sebastian Dittmann. Sebastian Dittmann knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.25
Stanley Eadie controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Adam Potts. Adam Potts kicks a strong pass forward to Guillermo Garrido but the referee indicates it's offside!
57.04
Guillermo Marquitos flicks a high pass forward to Ricardo Veloso who brings the ball under control. Ricardo Veloso knocks in a cross ball towards Sebastian Dittmann. Sebastian Dittmann is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
65.18
Titus Marshall surges forward with the ball. Titus Marshall flicks a high pass forward to Fernando Carcedo who brings the ball under control. Fernando Carcedo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.54
Stanley Eadie threads a neat ball through to Antonio Garrido. Antonio Garrido flicks a high pass forward to Joseph-Desire Mbami who brings the ball under control. Joseph-Desire Mbami lofts in a cross ball towards Stanley Eadie. Stanley Eadie gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
72.02
Seeing a gap ahead, Stanley Eadie plays the ball forward to Guillermo Garrido. Guillermo Garrido plays a one-two with Adam Potts and advances towards the goal... Guillermo Garrido looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
73.22
Sebastian Dittmann barges into Martin Cruz. The referee brings Sebastian Dittmann to one side and gives him a warning! Martin Cruz grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
81.58
Edmundo Nieto makes a probing pass to Stanley Eadie. Stanley Eadie runs straight at the opposition's defence. Stanley Eadie shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
89.54
Oscar Hernandez chips the ball to his team mate, Héctor González Jiménez. Héctor González Jiménez flicks a high pass forward to Joseph-Desire Mbami who brings the ball under control. Joseph-Desire Mbami knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marinos Georgiadis who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Athletic Club Bilbao

Barcelona
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
6
5
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.7%
49.3%
Play Area
31.3%
41.8%
26.9%

Scorers
Sebastian Dittmann 14, 57
Ricardo Veloso 28
Guillermo Garrido 32
Stanley Eadie 70

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

Match Ratings