FFO Vase, Athletic Bilbao vs. Watford (Wed Jul 02) Athletic Bilbao | Watford 5-2-1-2 P | 5-1-2-2 C Neil Kirby Caretaker | GS Wilson Caretaker | A_Padilla GK | GK M_Okoye R_L_Cabral DF | DF F_Sierralta D_Vivian DF | DF G_Zambrotta I_Zubeldia DF | DF S_Papac Yeray DF | DF A_Ooijer J_Louis-Jean DF | DF L_Hall J_Moncayola MF | MF M_Fink M_Zubimendi MF | AM G_Pandev N_Serrano AM | AM I_Sarr A_Oroz FW | FW B_Embolo G_Guruzeta FW | FW K_Davis | J_Ezkieta SUB | SUB S_Ruffier Gorasabel SUB | SUB M_Pollock A_Munoz SUB | SUB D_Collins Jaurigezar SUB | SUB Angelo A_Hierro SUB | SUB S_Aguero Min. 8 :(bil) N_Serrano takes advantage of a mistake by S_Papac ... He knocks the ball to Yeray! ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... B_Embolo picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 10 :(wat) S_Papac kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... G_Pandev gets on the end of the pass ... N_Serrano takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 11 :(wat) G_Pandev moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to I_Sarr ... I_Sarr pounds a rocket on goal! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... Let's see if Watford can hang onto that lead! ... Athletic Bilbao 0-1 Watford ... Min. 12 :(bil) Tactical Change by Athletic Bilbao ... Athletic Bilbao have changed their playing style to E Min. 22 :(bil) N_Serrano twists his ankle! ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 22 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao ... COMING ON: Jaurigezar ... COMING OFF: N_Serrano Min. 25 :(bil) J_Moncayola flicks the ball on to G_Guruzeta ... G_Guruzeta keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... M_Okoye dives desperately to try and save it!! ... And M_Okoye tips it wide! ... Great goalkeeping! ... CORNER! ... M_Zubimendi crosses it in! ... D_Vivian makes a firm connection with his head ... But M_Okoye punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 26 :(bil) D_Vivian spots his team mate making a run ... He finds J_Moncayola with a lovely pass! ... J_Moncayola is clean through! ... He tries to take it round M_Okoye ... He rounds M_Okoye ... He has been pushed wide! ... He shoots from a tight angle ... It hits the post!! ... GOAL!! ... Athletic Bilbao are back level! ... Athletic Bilbao 1-1 Watford ... Min. 31 :(bil) M_Zubimendi runs with pace at the defence ... A skilful effort from M_Zubimendi! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 34 :(wat) L_Hall runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to F_Sierralta ... Jaurigezar with the tackle ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. ... That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! Min. 35 :(bil) J_Louis-Jean looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to I_Zubeldia ... A_Ooijer anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 38 :(bil) M_Zubimendi knocks the ball past L_Hall ... Cleaned up by K_Davis Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(wat) Tactical Change by Watford ... Watford have changed their playing style to A ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Athletic Bilbao 1-1 Watford Min. 47 :(wat) M_Fink drives it forward to I_Sarr ... R_L_Cabral gathers up the loose ball Min. 55 :(wat) K_Davis latches onto the ball ... He has some space now ... D_Vivian does well to intercept the ball Min. 59 :(bil) G_Guruzeta barges L_Hall off the ball ... G_Guruzeta controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... Jaurigezar drives it into the box! ... S_Papac gets up well ... And he clears the danger Min. 61 :(bil) G_Guruzeta beats one ... Goes past the second ... He keeps going ... Fantastic skill!! ... M_Fink hits it out for a corner ... Exellent clearance from the defender ... CORNER! ... Yeray flights it in! ... M_Okoye catches it! Min. 61 :(wat) S_Papac dribbles past M_Zubimendi ... J_Moncayola brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 62 :(bil) Yeray kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... G_Guruzeta gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... G_Guruzeta flicks the header toward the far post! ... GOAL!! ... He starts to run the full length of the pitch! ... GS Wilson Caretaker is barking orders at his players! ... His team will have to come back from behind now ... Athletic Bilbao 2-1 Watford ... Min. 65 :(wat) Tactical Change by Watford ... Watford have changed their playing style to P Min. 66 :(bil) Jaurigezar with a 50-yard pass to G_Guruzeta ... What a fantastic interception by A_Ooijer ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 67 :(wat) I_Sarr bursts forward ... I_Sarr drives it towards goal! ... A_Padilla takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 68 :(bil) Yeray sidesteps L_Hall ... He showed great skill there ... Yeray flicks the header toward the far post! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... D_Vivian swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... L_Hall reads it ... He clears the danger Min. 70 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao ... COMING ON: Gorasabel ... COMING OFF: J_Louis-Jean Min. 72 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao ... COMING ON: A_Hierro ... COMING OFF: A_Oroz Min. 75 :(wat) Substitution by Watford ... COMING ON: S_Aguero ... COMING OFF: K_Davis Min. 75 :(wat) Substitution by Watford ... COMING ON: M_Pollock ... COMING OFF: L_Hall Min. 80 :(wat) Substitution by Watford ... COMING ON: D_Collins ... COMING OFF: A_Ooijer Min. 81 :(bil) A_Hierro jumps over D_Collins's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... G_Zambrotta takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 84 :(bil) A_Hierro sprints forward with the ball ... Cleared by S_Aguero Min. 85 :(wat) Tactical Change by Watford ... Watford have changed their playing style to E Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(bil) A_Hierro runs at the defender ... He takes it past him ... A_Hierro has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 90 :(wat) M_Fink loses his marker ... M_Zubimendi steals the ball of off him Min. 91 :(wat) M_Fink looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to G_Zambrotta ... G_Zambrotta tries to catch the keeper out! ... 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. 92 :(bil) M_Zubimendi pushes it past the defender ... A scorcher of a shot from M_Zubimendi! ... M_Okoye blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 93 :(wat) G_Pandev takes possession ... Knocks it past Yeray ... He's through on goal ... But Gorasabel clears the ball to safety Min. 94 :(bil) A_Hierro with a real burst of pace ... G_Zambrotta can't catch up with him ... He's clean through! ... A_Hierro with a terrific drive! ... M_Okoye tips it over ... CORNER! ... Jaurigezar swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... M_Zubimendi gets something on it! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : San Mames ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Athletic Bilbao Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Moncayola (Man of the Match) Scorers : J_Moncayola (26), G_Guruzeta (62) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N_Serrano (22) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watford Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : I_Sarr Scorers : I_Sarr (11) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Athletic Bilbao | Watford Attempts on Goal : 11 | 3 Off target : 5 | 0 On target : 6 | 3 Possession : 62 | 38 Corners : 5 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 6 | 5 Key Tackles : 6 | 9 Key Passes : 6 | 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Athletic Bilbao 2 - 1 Watford ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 97 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 R_L_Cabral DF 1 22 15 11 27 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 D_Vivian DF 1 21 15 7 25 | 97 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 13 33 19 I_Zubeldia DF 1 21 17 13 30 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Yeray DF 1 20 15 11 26 | 97 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 33 13 J_Louis-Jean DF 1 19 15 8 24 | 72 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 J_Moncayola MF 1 17 21 6 28 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 17 8 48 M_Zubimendi MF 1 19 21 12 27 | 97 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 15 0 38 N_Serrano AM 1 11 19 18 26 | 22 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 10 0 A_Oroz FW 1 8 14 21 24 | 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Guruzeta FW 1 5 15 22 26 | 97 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 J_Ezkieta GK 18 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gorasabel DF 1 18 15 4 23 | 25 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 A_Munoz DF 1 15 13 3 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jaurigezar AM 1 13 19 7 26 | 75 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 A_Hierro FW 1 7 14 19 27 | 23 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Player Statistics - Watford Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Okoye GK 25 1 1 1 29 | 97 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0 F_Sierralta DF 1 21 14 7 26 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Zambrotta DF 1 19 14 9 22 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 17 S_Papac DF 1 18 16 10 27 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 13 0 A_Ooijer DF 1 18 16 4 27 | 82 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 L_Hall DF 1 17 18 9 20 | 77 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 M_Fink MF 1 14 18 7 20 | 97 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 22 0 G_Pandev AM 1 8 16 19 24 | 97 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 I_Sarr AM 1 3 20 18 25 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 B_Embolo FW 1 4 13 21 24 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 K_Davis FW 1 4 11 20 22 | 77 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 S_Ruffier GK 22 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Pollock DF 1 17 14 5 26 | 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Collins DF 1 17 12 8 30 | 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Angelo MF 1 9 18 12 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Aguero FW 1 8 15 19 24 | 20 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 1751489778 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40