Match Report


Villarreal CFVillarreal CF     Athletic Club BilbaoAthletic Club Bilbao
Brendan DaoBrendan Dao Gerry Montenegro Gerry Montenegro
Mauricio CarcedoM. Carcedo59
G
1
G
61Jose Fortes PerezJ. Perez
Jose CamineroJ. Caminero73
D
2
D
56Florian PastineF. Pastine
Remi LefèvreR. Lefèvre69
D
3
D
61Hugo PerezH. Perez
Francisco PardoF. Pardo65
D
4
D
55Fernando SaezF. Saez
Francisco VicenteF. Vicente57
D
captain5
D
49Martin GuerreroM. Guerrero
Frederico CortesF. Cortes61
M
6
M
57Adolfo PenaA. Pena
Romero P. PeiroR. Peiro59
M
7captain
M
65Jose CarrascoJ. Carrasco
Luca VeroneseL. Veronese54
M
8
M
58Yacine CastroY. Castro
Francis GascoigneF. Gascoigne66
A
9
A
61Sergio PintoS. Pinto
Bakary ZiegenhagenB. Ziegenhagen55
A
10
A
60Abel MendesA. Mendes
Alfredo SolimenoA. Solimeno54
A
11
A
57Elena GarciaE. Garcia
 
Titus LawtonT. Lawton56
D
12
D
58Claudio CarrascoC. Carrasco
Jose Javier MolinaJ. Molina55
D
13
G
52Callum ElliottC. Elliott
Ivan GuerreroI. Guerrero51
M
14
D
51Rui LopesR. Lopes
Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at El Madrigal where Villarreal CF play host to Athletic Club Bilbao. A crowd of 17,556 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Villarreal CF and Athletic Club Bilbao are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Arturo Pardo.


0.00
Athletic Club Bilbao get the match underway!
9.14
Romero P. Peiro makes an attacking run forward. Romero P. Peiro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.27
Jose Caminero sees a break and surges forward. Jose Caminero hits a low pass to Alfredo Solimeno. Alfredo Solimeno knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.07
Luca Veronese flicks a high pass forward. Francis Gascoigne controls it well on his chest. Francis Gascoigne knocks in a cross ball towards Romero P. Peiro. Romero P. Peiro makes a convincing header. Jose Fortes Perez punches it away to safety.
32.49
Jose Carrasco knocks the ball forward to Yacine Castro. Yacine Castro knocks the ball to his team mate, Elena Garcia. Elena Garcia whips in a cross ball towards Abel Mendes. Abel Mendes whips the ball goalwards with his head but it flies well off target!
34.49
Fernando Saez flicks the ball to his team mate, Adolfo Pena. Adolfo Pena flicks a high pass forward. Sergio Pinto collects the pass. Sergio Pinto knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.23
Adolfo Pena threads a neat ball through to Yacine Castro. Yacine Castro knocks in a cross ball towards Adolfo Pena. Adolfo Pena makes a convincing header. Mauricio Carcedo picks it out of the air!
38.59
Yacine Castro advances with the ball. Yacine Castro knocks in a cross ball towards Elena Garcia. Elena Garcia heads the ball goalwards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
39.41
Romero P. Peiro makes a simple pass to Luca Veronese. Luca Veronese threads a neat ball through to Francis Gascoigne. Francis Gascoigne skips past Fernando Saez! Francis Gascoigne tries a spectacular strike which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
42.18
Elena Garcia knocks the ball forward to Sergio Pinto. Sergio Pinto tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
44.51
Jose Caminero makes a simple pass to Romero P. Peiro. Romero P. Peiro makes an attacking run forward. Romero P. Peiro threads a neat ball through to Francis Gascoigne. Francis Gascoigne shoots from just inside the box but somehow Jose Fortes Perez manages to keep it out.
45.00
Francisco Vicente makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Francis Gascoigne. Francis Gascoigne makes a defence splitting pass to Bakary Ziegenhagen. Some good footwork from Bakary Ziegenhagen provides some space. He shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Jose Fortes Perez had no chance!! Goal for Villarreal CF!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Villarreal CF get the second half underway!
47.01
Frederico Cortes threads a neat ball through to Remi Lefèvre. Remi Lefèvre makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bakary Ziegenhagen. Bakary Ziegenhagen whips in a cross ball towards Alfredo Solimeno. Alfredo Solimeno is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but somehow Jose Fortes Perez manages to keep it out.
49.09
Yacine Castro sees Sergio Pinto in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sergio Pinto advances inside the box! Sergio Pinto looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it's drastically wayward!
53.59
Frederico Cortes sees Alfredo Solimeno in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alfredo Solimeno shoots from 25 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
54.24
Adolfo Pena makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Elena Garcia. Elena Garcia knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Francisco Pardo.
60.14
Adolfo Pena threads a neat ball through to Yacine Castro. Yacine Castro knocks the ball forward to Abel Mendes. Abel Mendes threads the ball through into the box. Elena Garcia cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
63.34
Francisco Pardo threads a neat ball through to Romero P. Peiro. Romero P. Peiro flicks a high pass forward. Bakary Ziegenhagen collects the pass. Bakary Ziegenhagen sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Jose Fortes Perez easily smothers it!
73.01
Jose Carrasco controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Elena Garcia. Elena Garcia knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Remi Lefèvre.
75.04
Luca Veronese runs straight at the opposition's defence. Luca Veronese puts a great ball through. Bakary Ziegenhagen runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
77.44
Francisco Vicente receives the ball from a throw-in from Luca Veronese. Francisco Vicente flicks a high ball forward to Francis Gascoigne who takes it down. Francis Gascoigne skips past Hugo Perez! Some good footwork from Francis Gascoigne provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's there!! Jose Fortes Perez has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
89.37
Francisco Pardo decides to run forward with the ball. Francisco Pardo tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Villarreal CF

Athletic Club Bilbao
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
8
1
Shots off Target
1
5
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.4%
43.6%
Play Area
24.4%
46.2%
29.5%

Scorers
Francis Gascoigne 39, 77
Bakary Ziegenhagen 45
Francisco Pardo 89

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Francis Gascoigne of Villarreal CF

Match Ratings
1.Mauricio Carcedo (GK)
6
2.Jose Caminero (DEF)
6
3.Remi Lefèvre (DEF)
6
4.Francisco Pardo (DEF)goal scored
7
5.Francisco Vicente (DEF)
6
6.Frederico Cortes (MID)
6
7.Romero P. Peiro (MID)
7
8.Luca Veronese (MID)
7
9.Francis Gascoigne (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Bakary Ziegenhagen (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Alfredo Solimeno (ATT)
6
 
12.Titus Lawton (DEF)
0
13.Jose Javier Molina (DEF)
0
14.Ivan Guerrero (MID)
0

1.Jose Fortes Perez (GK)
7
2.Florian Pastine (DEF)
6
3.Hugo Perez (DEF)
6
4.Fernando Saez (DEF)
6
5.Martin Guerrero (DEF)
6
6.Adolfo Pena (MID)
6
7.Jose Carrasco (MID)
6
8.Yacine Castro (MID)
7
9.Sergio Pinto (ATT)
6
10.Abel Mendes (ATT)
6
11.Elena Garcia (ATT)
6
 
12.Claudio Carrasco (DEF)
0
13.Callum Elliott (GK)
0
14.Rui Lopes (DEF)
0