FFO EFLCUP, Athletic Bilbao vs. Young Boys (Wed Jan 08) Athletic Bilbao | Young Boys 4-2-0-3-1 A | 4-4-2 N Sam Bradwell | - | A_Padilla GK | GK A_Racioppi D_Vivian DF | DF M_Camara I_Zubeldia DF | DF L_Blum Gorasabel DF | DF U_Garcia M_Zubimendi DF | DF A_Amenda J_Moncayola DM | MF F_Ugrinic Jaurigezar DM | MF S_Lauper O_Sancet AM | MF D_Males N_Serrano AM | MF L_Lakomy I_Sainz AM | FW C_Itten A_Hierro FW | FW J_Nsame | A_Castro SUB | SUB D_V_Ballmoos Yeray SUB | SUB N_Persson A_Munoz SUB | SUB B_Kabeya G_Larrazabal SUB | SUB M_Elia G_Guruzeta SUB | SUB D_Piffero Min. 1 :(yng) J_Nsame breaks free from D_Vivian ... Jaurigezar with an ugly foul ... That looked malicious ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK ... It is deep inside their own half. This will allow them to regroup ... L_Lakomy floats it forward ... D_Males latches onto the end of it ... D_Males tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... A_Padilla falls over ... He recovers to tip it onto the post! ... But it deflects in! ... And goes wide!! ... A_Padilla looks relieved!! ... CORNER! ... L_Lakomy with an outswinging corner into the box ... A_Padilla catches it! Min. 2 :(yng) F_Ugrinic is first to the loose ball ... A cheeky lob from F_Ugrinic! ... A_Padilla with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! Min. 4 :(bil) A_Hierro with a real burst of pace ... He leaves U_Garcia behind ... A_Hierro drives the shot in! ... A_Racioppi with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great reflexes there Min. 6 :(bil) A_Hierro cuts inside U_Garcia ... He worked that well ... He puts in I_Sainz! ... A delicate header from I_Sainz! ... A_Racioppi collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 8 :(bil) D_Vivian off the woodwork! ... O_Sancet picks up the deflection ... A vicious shot by O_Sancet! ... But A_Racioppi comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 8 :(bil) Gorasabel runs at L_Blum ... He takes it past him ... U_Garcia with a nasty foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... FREE KICK! ... Just outside the box! ... A_Hierro with the curler ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 9 :(bil) N_Serrano takes on S_Lauper ... He runs past him ... Superbly timed tackle by M_Camara ... He made it look easy Min. 9 :(yng) D_Males with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... C_Itten gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A wicked drive by C_Itten! ... A_Padilla won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 12 :(bil) O_Sancet with an inswinging cross to A_Hierro ... U_Garcia beats him to the ball ... He's such a beast! Min. 17 :(yng) S_Lauper with a smart pass to C_Itten ... C_Itten has a dig at goal! ... But A_Padilla pulls out a save of the game Min. 20 :(yng) U_Garcia holds the ball up ... He sees J_Nsame in space! ... J_Nsame with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... Unbelievable!! ... It's gone wide Min. 23 :(yng) U_Garcia drives it across the face of the goal A_Amenda ... Driven towards goal by A_Amenda! ... But A_Padilla reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on A_Padilla anyway Min. 24 :(yng) S_Lauper knocks it past D_Vivian and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... A delicate chip from S_Lauper! ... A_Padilla beats the ball away Min. 25 :(bil) I_Zubeldia holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to J_Moncayola ... U_Garcia wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 26 :(yng) J_Nsame controls the ball with ease ... Jaurigezar plays it back ... A_Padilla slips!! ... It goes just wide ... CORNER! ... F_Ugrinic lofts the ball in! ... L_Lakomy with the shot! ... A_Padilla parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 28 :(bil) J_Moncayola crosses to I_Sainz ... I_Sainz attempts the shot! ... But A_Racioppi palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 29 :(yng) J_Nsame unselfishly heads the ball back to C_Itten ... C_Itten with a terrific drive! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 30 :(yng) S_Lauper with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past D_Vivian ... S_Lauper hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... A_Padilla never had a chance! Min. 35 :(bil) I_Sainz takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to M_Zubimendi ... L_Blum rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... What's The Referee going to give? ... Play on! Min. 35 :(yng) D_Males takes advantage of a mistake by J_Moncayola ... He crosses to U_Garcia ... U_Garcia throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 40 :(yng) F_Ugrinic lobs it over Gorasabel ... Driven towards goal by F_Ugrinic! ... But it goes wide Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(bil) O_Sancet spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to A_Hierro! ... A_Hierro has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... A_Racioppi claws it off the line ... What's The Referee going to give? ... GOAL!! ... Athletic Bilbao take the lead! ... Athletic Bilbao 1-0 Young Boys ... Min. 43 :(yng) J_Nsame makes himself available ... J_Nsame attempts a lob! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 44 :(bil) I_Zubeldia unselfishly heads the ball back to Gorasabel ... Gorasabel tries to place it in the corner! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into A_Racioppi's arms ... But he recovers to save! Min. 45 :(yng) A_Padilla with a terrible kick! ... L_Blum is through! ... D_Vivian is called for the holding foul ... Well spotted by the referee Min. 47 :(bil) I_Sainz runs forward ... I_Sainz with the drive! ... It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air ... The defenders out leap the attackers ... The ball is away and clear from the danger area Min. 47 :(bil) The ball rolls free! ... O_Sancet takes control of it on the half way line ... He sprints past the defenders!! ... A_Amenda pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Athletic Bilbao 1-0 Young Boys Min. 47 :(yng) F_Ugrinic controls the ball immaculately ... Leaves the defenders for dead ... This looks like it could be a great chance ... Driven towards goal by F_Ugrinic! ... A_Padilla is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 49 :(yng) J_Nsame runs at the defence ... He nutmegs the defender ... He showed his class there ... J_Nsame tries to catch the keeper out! ... A_Padilla was lucky there Min. 52 :(yng) C_Itten looks up for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... M_Zubimendi scythes the player down! Min. 52 :(bil) N_Serrano is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to I_Sainz ... M_Camara leaves his foot in with the challenge!! ... That's a bad foul!! Min. 55 :(yng) Substitution by Young Boys ... COMING ON: M_Elia ... COMING OFF: L_Lakomy Min. 55 :(yng) Substitution by Young Boys ... COMING ON: N_Persson ... COMING OFF: A_Amenda Min. 57 :(yng) M_Elia beats one ... Goes past the second ... He keeps going ... Fantastic skill!! ... J_Moncayola muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... Sam Bradwell looks relieved ... - is far from happy with that decision Min. 60 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao ... COMING ON: G_Guruzeta ... COMING OFF: I_Sainz Min. 60 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao ... COMING ON: Yeray ... COMING OFF: Gorasabel Min. 61 :(bil) O_Sancet with a smart turn ... M_Camara cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 62 :(bil) Jaurigezar with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from N_Persson ... U_Garcia does well to intercept the ball Min. 65 :(bil) Yeray with a real burst of pace ... He shows M_Camara a clean set of heals ... U_Garcia wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 66 :(bil) A_Hierro brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... M_Zubimendi gets on the end of the pass ... U_Garcia wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 73 :(bil) G_Guruzeta slows the ball down and waits for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... G_Guruzeta blasts it at the goal! ... A_Racioppi makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 74 :(bil) Yeray saunters past his marker ... Yeray tries to lob the keeper! ... A_Racioppi can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... A_Racioppi makes a knowing look ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 75 :(yng) C_Itten makes a run into space ... C_Itten flings a shot at goal! ... He's pulled it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! Min. 76 :(yng) M_Elia is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to J_Nsame ... But J_Moncayola slides in Min. 77 :(bil) N_Serrano beats M_Camara ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... Good sliding challenge from C_Itten ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... D_Vivian chips the ball in towards the far post! ... N_Serrano tries to place the shot! ... It hammers off the post ... And out for a throw in Min. 77 :(yng) F_Ugrinic sidesteps I_Zubeldia ... An audacious effort from F_Ugrinic! ... A_Padilla makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 78 :(yng) N_Persson plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... N_Persson lobs A_Padilla! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 80 :(yng) M_Camara finds C_Itten with a ball over the defence ... C_Itten with a thundering drive! ... It hammers off the post ... And out for a throw in Min. 83 :(yng) S_Lauper with the cross-field pass to F_Ugrinic ... F_Ugrinic tries to beat A_Padilla! ... A_Padilla saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 84 :(yng) N_Persson looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to J_Nsame ... Yeray cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 85 :(yng) N_Persson finds C_Itten on the edge of the box ... C_Itten carves a shot towards goal! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 87 :(bil) O_Sancet slides the ball across to I_Zubeldia ... I_Zubeldia rises above the defence to head the ball! ... A_Racioppi makes a good save Min. 87 :(yng) F_Ugrinic with a great first touch ... F_Ugrinic attempts a low drive! ... But A_Padilla punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that A_Padilla got a touch Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(yng) C_Itten gets lucky and beats M_Zubimendi ... Now with the centre to J_Nsame ... J_Nsame tries to beat A_Padilla from outside the area! ... But A_Padilla punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 92 :(bil) I_Zubeldia kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... M_Zubimendi gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... S_Lauper dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : San Mames ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Athletic Bilbao Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Hierro (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Hierro (43) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Jaurigezar (1) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Boys Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : U_Garcia Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Athletic Bilbao | Young Boys Attempts on Goal : 12 | 23 Off target : 5 | 13 On target : 7 | 10 Possession : 41 | 59 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 17 | 15 Key Tackles : 3 | 10 Key Passes : 11 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Athletic Bilbao 1 - 0 Young Boys ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Athletic Bilbao Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Padilla GK 25 1 1 1 21 | 95 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 0 0 0 D_Vivian DF 1 21 14 6 25 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 I_Zubeldia DF 1 20 16 13 30 | 95 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 42 15 Gorasabel DF 1 17 15 4 23 | 62 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 M_Zubimendi DF 1 18 20 11 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Moncayola DM 1 16 20 5 28 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 10 0 Jaurigezar DM 1 13 18 6 26 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 20 -4 -4 O_Sancet AM 1 7 20 15 21 | 95 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 44 13 N_Serrano AM 1 10 18 16 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 I_Sainz AM 1 6 15 17 20 | 62 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 15 32 A_Hierro FW 1 6 13 18 27 | 95 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 34 45 A_Castro GK 18 1 1 1 8 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Yeray DF 1 19 15 11 26 | 33 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 0 16 A_Munoz DF 1 15 13 3 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Larrazabal MF 1 3 15 13 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Guruzeta FW 1 5 14 21 26 | 33 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Player Statistics - Young Boys Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Racioppi GK 22 1 1 1 14 | 95 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 0 0 M_Camara DF 1 19 14 8 28 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 16 0 L_Blum DF 1 19 12 8 24 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 U_Garcia DF 1 17 15 9 30 | 95 0 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 100 30 18 A_Amenda DF 1 17 13 7 22 | 57 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 F_Ugrinic MF 1 6 17 14 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 82 S_Lauper MF 1 13 16 7 22 | 95 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 24 28 41 D_Males MF 1 7 15 12 22 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 16 L_Lakomy MF 1 13 15 5 24 | 57 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 C_Itten FW 1 9 14 18 24 | 95 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 28 16 55 J_Nsame FW 1 8 14 18 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 16 38 D_V_Ballmoos GK 19 1 1 1 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Persson DF 1 16 12 8 16 | 38 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 19 B_Kabeya DF 1 15 10 6 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Elia MF 1 5 14 12 24 | 38 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 D_Piffero FW 1 6 10 15 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1736367272 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40