Match Report
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at San Mamés where Athletic Club Bilbao play host to Real Betis Balompié. A crowd of 16,738 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Athletic Club Bilbao and Real Betis Balompié are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Athletic Club Bilbao and Real Betis Balompié are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Athletic Club Bilbao kick off!
2.37
0-0Billy Dickov catches Petros Galanidis on the ankles. The referee calls over Billy Dickov and shows him a yellow card! Petros Galanidis stretches but gets up unharmed.
3.39
0-0Roberto Carmona chips the ball to his team mate, Wes Davies. Wes Davies whips in a cross ball towards Ricardo Ibanez. Ricardo Ibanez directs the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by David Wiedermann!
4.05
0-0Rodolfo Santos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Salomon Hyypia. Salomon Hyypia finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
6.13
Valeriy Kostiuk chips the ball to his team mate, Rodolfo Santos. Rodolfo Santos makes a simple pass to Salomon Hyypia. Salomon Hyypia shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
8.11
Roberto Carmona controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ricardo Ibanez. Ricardo Ibanez shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
14.53
Simon Birnbaum kicks a strong pass forward to Paul Valenconi. Paul Valenconi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Diogo Vieira. Diogo Vieira shoots from 25 yards but Cristiano Piacentini is on top of it.
22.58
0-1Simon Birnbaum deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Albert Velasco. Albert Velasco threads the ball through to Petros Galanidis. Petros Galanidis whips in a cross ball towards Salomon Hyypia. Salomon Hyypia powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Cristiano Piacentini had no chance!! Goal for Real Betis Balompié!
26.35
Francisco Rey deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Wes Davies. Wes Davies lofts in a cross ball towards Ricardo Ibanez. Ricardo Ibanez powers a header at goal but somehow David Wiedermann manages to keep it out.
27.09
Rodolfo Santos makes a beautiful solo run. Rodolfo Santos shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
28.30
0-1Roberto Carmona threads the ball through to Barry Caluwé. Barry Caluwé knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
30.29
Francisco Rey flicks the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Ibanez. Ricardo Ibanez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.00
Billy Dickov chips the ball to his team mate, Roberto Carmona. Roberto Carmona makes a probing pass to Ricardo Ibanez. Ricardo Ibanez whips in a cross ball towards Barry Caluwé. Barry Caluwé heads the ball goalwards. David Wiedermann easily picks it out of the air!
33.59
Albert Velasco controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Petros Galanidis. Petros Galanidis lofts in a cross ball towards Salomon Hyypia. Salomon Hyypia heads the ball goalwards. Magnificent save by Cristiano Piacentini!
38.51
Francisco Rey passes the ball forward to Barry Caluwé. Barry Caluwé knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
40.01
0-1The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
42.24
Martin Guerrero makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Albert Velasco. Albert Velasco chips the ball to his team mate, Petros Galanidis. Petros Galanidis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Salomon Hyypia. Salomon Hyypia cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
44.44
Roberto Carmona brings the ball forward. Roberto Carmona knocks in a cross ball towards Ricardo Ibanez. Ricardo Ibanez connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's miles wide!
45.00
Valeriy Kostiuk knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Valenconi. Paul Valenconi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Petros Galanidis. Petros Galanidis shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Cristiano Piacentini!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Real Betis Balompié kick off!
47.28
Martin Guerrero knocks the ball to his team mate, Rodolfo Santos. Rodolfo Santos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Salomon Hyypia. Salomon Hyypia lofts in a cross ball towards Diogo Vieira. Diogo Vieira heads the ball goalwards. Cristiano Piacentini easily smothers it.
48.56
Paul Valenconi knocks the ball to his team mate, Salomon Hyypia. Salomon Hyypia controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
51.05
Paul Valenconi knocks the ball forward to Petros Galanidis. Petros Galanidis shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
53.13
Rodolfo Santos chips the ball to his team mate, Salomon Hyypia. Salomon Hyypia shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Cristiano Piacentini easily smothers it!
54.26
0-1Andres Delgado catches Wes Davies on the ankles. Andres Delgado is warned by the referee! Wes Davies grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
59.24
Billy Dickov deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francisco Rey. Francisco Rey passes the ball forward to Barry Caluwé. Barry Caluwé shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
65.29
Craig McNeill controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Barry Caluwé. Barry Caluwé knocks in a cross ball towards Ricardo Ibanez. Ricardo Ibanez directs the ball goalwards with his head but David Wiedermann is on top of it.
67.12
Francisco Rey knocks the ball forward to Ricardo Ibanez. Ricardo Ibanez plays a perfect one-two with Wes Davies and rushes in on goal... Ricardo Ibanez rockets a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
69.08
Romero P. Hernandez chips the ball to his team mate, Francisco Rey. Francisco Rey knocks the ball to his team mate, Barry Caluwé. Barry Caluwé knocks in a cross ball towards Wes Davies. Wes Davies directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
73.03
Paul Valenconi threads the ball through to Petros Galanidis. Petros Galanidis knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Pablo Nunez.
75.16
Albert Velasco brings the ball forward. Albert Velasco makes a simple pass to Salomon Hyypia. Salomon Hyypia takes a shot at goal. Cristiano Piacentini easily smothers it.
77.08
Roberto Carmona makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Barry Caluwé. Barry Caluwé controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but David Wiedermann is on top of it.
81.01
Martin Guerrero threads the ball through to Albert Velasco. Albert Velasco brings the ball forward. Albert Velasco goes all the way! Albert Velasco makes some space for himself and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
84.22
Billy Dickov advances with the ball. Billy Dickov makes a probing pass to Ricardo Ibanez. Ricardo Ibanez shoots from distance but it is miles over!
85.44
Paul Valenconi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Diogo Vieira. Diogo Vieira knocks in a cross ball towards Salomon Hyypia. Salomon Hyypia heads the ball goalwards. Cristiano Piacentini manages to gather it comfortably.
87.19
Albert Velasco threads the ball through to Salomon Hyypia. Salomon Hyypia knocks in a cross ball towards Petros Galanidis. Petros Galanidis flicks the ball with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
Pablo Nunez takes it forward alone. Pablo Nunez decides to run forward with the ball. Pablo Nunez lofts in a cross ball towards Ricardo Ibanez. Ricardo Ibanez is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
5
10
Shots off Target
7
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
45.9%
54.1%
Play Area
29.6%
44.9%
25.5%
Scorers