Match Report


Athletic Club BilbaoAthletic Club Bilbao     RCD EspanyolRCD Espanyol
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Romero P. GaladamesR. Galadames68
G
1
G
68Albert GaladamesA. Galadames
Ivan GonzalezI. Gonzalez61
D
2
D
68Madjid BérenguerM. Bérenguer
Eugenio SerranoE. Serrano60
D
3
D
67Hugo RomeroH. Romero
Roberto VieiraR. Vieira59
D
4
D
65Ledley BarrettL. Barrett
Pedro VelosoP. Veloso59
D
5
D
61Ricardo MarquitosR. Marquitos
Alberto RamosA. Ramos61
M
6
M
66Frederico RodriquezF. Rodriquez
Arturo SolerA. Soler60
M
7
M
65Pedro ButraguenoP. Butragueno
Alejandro MarcelinoA. Marcelino60
M
8
M
64Neil MccallN. Mccall
Ivan RodriguezI. Rodriguez69
A
9
A
66Jeremy HouwingJ. Houwing
Ricardo RubioR. Rubio68
A
10
A
65Cristiano CamposC. Campos
Juan AguilarJ. Aguilar63
A
11
A
63Gregorio CarcedoG. Carcedo

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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 RCD Espanyol. A crowd of 9,249 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Athletic Club Bilbao and RCD Espanyol are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
RCD Espanyol kick off and get the first half underway!
8.02
Alejandro Marcelino flicks the ball to his team mate, Juan Aguilar. Juan Aguilar tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
10.56
Ledley Barrett chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Mccall. Neil Mccall brings the ball forward. Neil Mccall whips in a cross ball towards Jeremy Houwing. Jeremy Houwing powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
15.03
Alberto Ramos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ricardo Rubio. Ricardo Rubio knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.39
Alejandro Marcelino passes the ball forward to Ricardo Rubio. Ricardo Rubio knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Albert Galadames who gathers it comfortably.
18.03
Arturo Soler threads the ball through to Ivan Rodriguez. Ivan Rodriguez lofts in a cross ball towards Juan Aguilar. Juan Aguilar is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Albert Galadames easily smothers it.
24.37
Roberto Vieira threads the ball through to Arturo Soler. Arturo Soler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ivan Rodriguez. Ivan Rodriguez goes all the way! Ivan Rodriguez cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
26.35
Neil Mccall deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Cristiano Campos. Cristiano Campos knocks the ball forward to Jeremy Houwing. Jeremy Houwing shoots from just inside the box but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
28.47
Ricardo Rubio catches Ledley Barrett on the ankles. Ricardo Rubio is given a warning by the referee! Ledley Barrett runs off the knock.
32.19
Alejandro Marcelino takes it forward alone. Alejandro Marcelino whips in a cross ball towards Juan Aguilar. Juan Aguilar is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
36.33
Alberto Ramos passes the ball forward to Juan Aguilar. Juan Aguilar lofts in a cross ball towards Ivan Rodriguez. Ivan Rodriguez is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
42.20
Ivan Gonzalez threads the ball through to Arturo Soler. Arturo Soler makes a probing pass to Ivan Rodriguez. Ivan Rodriguez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Albert Galadames who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Pedro Butragueno knocks the ball to his team mate, Jeremy Houwing. Jeremy Houwing whips in a cross ball towards Cristiano Campos. Cristiano Campos heads the ball goalwards. It's miles wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
The whistle blows and Athletic Club Bilbao get the second half underway!
49.52
Ricardo Rubio barges into Ricardo Marquitos. Ricardo Rubio is given another warning by the referee! Ricardo Marquitos carries on, but is struggling a bit.
63.14
Roberto Vieira kicks a strong pass forward to Alejandro Marcelino. Alejandro Marcelino flicks the ball to his team mate, Juan Aguilar. Juan Aguilar knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Albert Galadames who gathers it comfortably.
67.16
Alberto Ramos makes a probing pass to Juan Aguilar. Juan Aguilar shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
71.38
Ricardo Marquitos sees a break and surges forward. Ricardo Marquitos makes a probing pass to Jeremy Houwing. Jeremy Houwing makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cristiano Campos but he's offside!
77.44
Frederico Rodriquez chips the ball to his team mate, Gregorio Carcedo. Gregorio Carcedo finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
81.25
Eugenio Serrano makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arturo Soler. Arturo Soler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ricardo Rubio. Ricardo Rubio lofts in a cross ball towards Juan Aguilar. Juan Aguilar directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Albert Galadames has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
85.07
Frederico Rodriquez makes a probing pass to Cristiano Campos. Cristiano Campos flicks the ball to his team mate, Gregorio Carcedo. Gregorio Carcedo shoots from just inside the box. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Juan Aguilar of Athletic Club Bilbao
Match Statistics
 

Athletic Club Bilbao

RCD Espanyol
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.3%
55.7%
Play Area
27.1%
41.4%
31.4%

Scorers
Juan Aguilar 81
Gregorio Carcedo 85