Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at San Mamés where Athletic Club Bilbao play host to Extremadura UD. A crowd of 16,546 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Athletic Club Bilbao and Extremadura UD are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Alfredo  Morales.


0.00
Athletic Club Bilbao start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.25
Willem Kanu passes the ball forward to Kees Nieuwenburg. Kees Nieuwenburg makes a probing pass to Ruud Kortland. Ruud Kortland knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
4.36
Kees Nieuwenburg hits a low pass to Rafael Gomez. Rafael Gomez plays a one-two with Juan Jimenez and rushes in on goal... Rafael Gomez comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but Gregorio Alvarez reads it well. Nice save!
14.57
Daniel Pinto flicks a high pass forward. Petri Schomaker holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Petri Schomaker passes the ball forward but Daniel Monteiro is offside!
15.52
Kees Nieuwenburg hits a low pass to Rafael Gomez. Rafael Gomez knocks in a cross ball towards Ruud Kortland. Ruud Kortland makes a deft header. The ball comes off Carlos Moreno and the loose ball is cleared up field.
20.47
Daniel Pinto threads the ball through to Daniel Monteiro. Daniel Monteiro finds some space and shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
22.32
Hugo Molina flicks a high pass forward. Mauricio Pirri controls it well on his chest. Mauricio Pirri hits a low pass to Juan-Carlos Guerrero. Juan-Carlos Guerrero plays a quick one-two with Daniel Monteiro and rushes in on goal... Juan-Carlos Guerrero strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
32.48
With vision, Mauricio Castillo plays the ball forward to Rafael Gomez. Rafael Gomez shoots from distance but Gregorio Alvarez is on top of it.
33.48
Daniel Pinto makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Juan-Carlos Guerrero. Juan-Carlos Guerrero knocks the ball forward to Daniel Monteiro but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
36.01
Mauricio Pirri makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Petri Schomaker. Petri Schomaker shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Athletic Club Bilbao!
39.44
Daniel Pinto comes in with a late challenge on Duncan Mckinlay. Daniel Pinto is warned by the referee! Duncan Mckinlay hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.03
Claudio Gil passes the ball forward to Roberto Romero. Roberto Romero flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Gomez collects the pass. Rafael Gomez plays a quick one-two with Juan Jimenez and rushes in on goal... Rafael Gomez takes a shot at goal but is denied by Gregorio Alvarez. Excellent save.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
Extremadura UD kick off!
48.54
Mauricio Pirri knocks the ball forward to Petri Schomaker. Petri Schomaker sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
60.49
Athletic Club Bilbao have made a substitution with Alejandro Sottil replacing Juan-Carlos Guerrero .
67.19
Mauricio Pirri makes a probing pass to Alejandro Sottil. Alejandro Sottil knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.02
Mauricio Castillo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Juan Jimenez. Juan Jimenez threads the ball through to Ruud Kortland but he's offside!
72.59
Eduardo Campos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Petri Schomaker. Petri Schomaker shoots from 20 yards. The ball takes a deflection leaving Cesar Andrade with no chance!! Goal for Athletic Club Bilbao!
75.39
Matthew Charlton makes a simple pass to Daniel Monteiro. Daniel Monteiro rushes past Eduardo Aguilar! Some good footwork from Daniel Monteiro provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball curls but is blocked by Eduardo Aguilar's outstretched leg.
78.11
Claudio Gil flicks a high pass forward. Mauricio Castillo controls it well on his chest. Mauricio Castillo flicks a high pass forward. Juan Jimenez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Juan Jimenez whips in a cross ball towards Ruud Kortland. Ruud Kortland makes a looping header on goal but it is deflected wide by Anatoliy Yevstratenko.
79.22
It's a corner kick. Duncan Mckinlay kicks a low ball out wide. Matthew Charlton reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
84.45
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
87.07
Roberto Romero makes a beautiful solo run. Roberto Romero knocks in a cross ball towards Ruud Kortland. Ruud Kortland rises majestically and gets a header on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 3 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 4 vs 6
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 2 vs 0
Offsides
Offsides: 3 vs 1
Fouls
Fouls: 1 vs 0
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 43.3333333333333 vs 56.6666666666667
Play Area
Home team third: 18.33%, Midfield: 46.67%, Away team third: 35.00%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Petri Schomaker of Athletic Club Bilbao

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
3. Carlos Moreno (DEF)
6
4. Hugo Molina (DEF)
6
5. Daniel Pinto (MID)
6
7
6
9
10. Daniel Monteiro (ATT)
7

12. Juan Moya (DEF)
0
0
6

6
2. Willem Kanu (DEF)
7
3. Claudio Gil (DEF)
6
6
7
6
9. Juan Jimenez (ATT)
6
10. Ruud Kortland (ATT)
7
11. Rafael Gomez (ATT)
7

12. Wayne Moore (MID)
0
13. Roberto Verges (MID)
0
14. Patricio Marin (DEF)
0