FFO DBC, Athletic Bilbao vs. Luton Town (Wed Mar 05)


                      Athletic Bilbao  |  Luton Town
                          4-2-0-3-1 A  |  5-2-1-2 C
                         Sam Bradwell  |  -
                                       |
                         A_Padilla GK  |  GK Agirrezabala
                          D_Vivian DF  |  DF Fran_Garcia
                        I_Zubeldia DF  |  DF C_Richards
                             Yeray DF  |  DF G_Alvarez
                       M_Zubimendi DF  |  DF L_Eising
                       J_Moncayola DM  |  DF L_Baines
                        Jaurigezar DM  |  MF M_Valbuena
                          O_Sancet AM  |  MF E_Skhiri
                         N_Serrano AM  |  AM A_Berenguer
                           I_Sainz AM  |  FW J_Broh
                        G_Guruzeta FW  |  FW C_Gakpo
                                       |
                          A_Castro SUB |  SUB R_Descamps
                         Gorasabel SUB |  SUB M_Aarons
                           J_Areso SUB |  SUB L_Greiml
                      G_Larrazabal SUB |  SUB Florentino
                          A_Hierro SUB |  SUB M_Harris




Min. 1  :(bil) I_Sainz could get a shot on goal here 
          ...  Fran_Garcia does well to intercept the ball 
Min. 2  :(bil) O_Sancet with a real burst of pace 
          ...  O_Sancet hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  Agirrezabala gathers it easily 
Min. 3  :(lut) C_Gakpo saunters past his marker 
          ...  C_Gakpo with the chance! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Padilla moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 6  :(bil) N_Serrano takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  L_Eising takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 7  :(lut) C_Richards threads the through ball to L_Eising 
          ...  L_Eising launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 14 :(bil) N_Serrano spots I_Sainz who is in acres of space 
          ...  I_Sainz has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  The shot slips through Agirrezabala's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 16 :(bil) D_Vivian works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Guruzeta 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from G_Guruzeta! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort 
Min. 16 :(lut) C_Gakpo pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  J_Broh is clean through! 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by M_Zubimendi!! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 20 :(lut) J_Broh cuts in on Yeray's blind side 
          ...  Yeray goes in studs first 
Min. 23 :(bil) J_Moncayola looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to G_Guruzeta 
          ...  L_Eising hits it out for a corner 
          ...  No nonsense clearance! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Zubimendi plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  Yeray with the header 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 27 :(lut) E_Skhiri with a 40-yard pass to J_Broh 
          ...  J_Broh drives the ball low! 
          ...  A_Padilla is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  A_Padilla looks very relieved! 
Min. 28 :(bil) I_Sainz 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! 
          ...  L_Eising slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 41 :(lut) L_Baines spits at G_Guruzeta 
          ...  It looks like he could be sent off! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  It could have been worse! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(bil) O_Sancet beats C_Richards 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  O_Sancet controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
Min. 46 :(bil) N_Serrano reads the run of G_Guruzeta 
          ...  G_Guruzeta attempts a low drive! 
          ...  Agirrezabala parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Athletic Bilbao 0-0 Luton Town

Min. 48 :(lut) L_Baines can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to J_Broh 
          ...  J_Broh pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a crappy effort! 
Min. 49 :(bil) I_Sainz drives it forward to G_Guruzeta 
          ...  Fran_Garcia with the block 
Min. 52 :(bil) M_Zubimendi controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  Jaurigezar gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  C_Richards wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 54 :(bil) I_Zubeldia is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to I_Sainz 
          ...  I_Sainz with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Yeray swings it in! 
          ...  Great catch from Agirrezabala! 
Min. 54 :(lut) C_Gakpo finds his way through 
          ...  He lost his man too easily 
          ...  C_Gakpo has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  A_Padilla gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  NO HE DOESN'T!! 
          ...  How on Earth did he put that wide? 
          ...  He was two yards out! 
Min. 59 :(lut) G_Alvarez with an inswinging cross to J_Broh 
          ...  J_Broh has a dig at goal! 
          ...  A_Padilla gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He just manages to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Skhiri swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  A_Padilla catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 61 :(bil) I_Zubeldia beats G_Alvarez 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  I_Zubeldia with a thundering drive! 
          ...  Agirrezabala can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  Agirrezabala makes a knowing look 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 62 :(lut) C_Gakpo gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  C_Gakpo rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for A_Padilla 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  A_Padilla looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
Min. 63 :(bil) Yeray lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  N_Serrano latches on to it 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  C_Richards picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 65 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Hierro 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Sainz 
Min. 65 :(lut) Substitution by Luton Town 
          ...  COMING ON: Florentino 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Valbuena 
Min. 67 :(bil) M_Zubimendi looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to N_Serrano 
          ...  C_Richards knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 68 :(lut) A_Berenguer chests it down 
          ...  A_Berenguer with a thundering volley! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 70 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  COMING ON: Gorasabel 
          ...  COMING OFF: Yeray 
Min. 70 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Larrazabal 
          ...  COMING OFF: O_Sancet 
Min. 73 :(lut) G_Alvarez with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  J_Broh gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  D_Vivian with a bad challenge 
Min. 74 :(bil) G_Larrazabal with a flicked pass to A_Hierro 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  Fran_Garcia hits it out for a throw 
Min. 75 :(lut) Substitution by Luton Town 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Aarons 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Eising 
Min. 75 :(lut) Substitution by Luton Town 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Harris 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Broh 
Min. 82 :(bil) J_Moncayola hoists the ball across to D_Vivian 
          ...  D_Vivian throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 84 :(bil) M_Zubimendi looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Hierro 
          ...  E_Skhiri gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 86 :(bil) A_Hierro makes a run into space 
          ...  A delicate header from A_Hierro! 
          ...  But Agirrezabala punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 87 :(bil) N_Serrano finds G_Larrazabal in acres of space 
          ...  G_Larrazabal swings in the shot! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into Agirrezabala's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 87 :(lut) M_Aarons spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to C_Gakpo! 
          ...  A cracking drive from C_Gakpo! 
          ...  What agility from A_Padilla 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(lut) M_Harris storms past his marker 
          ...  M_Harris with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 90 :(bil) Gorasabel with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  I_Zubeldia gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  I_Zubeldia looks to see where Agirrezabala is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  Agirrezabala is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 93 :(bil) Jaurigezar finds the run of A_Hierro 
          ...  A_Hierro with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  Agirrezabala with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : San Mames
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Athletic Bilbao Match Info
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Best player          : M_Zubimendi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Luton Town Match Info
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Best player          : L_Eising
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Baines (41), C_Richards (67)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Athletic Bilbao  |    Luton Town
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       10
Off target           :           9        |       8
On target            :           4        |       2
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       8
Key Tackles          :           1        |       9
Key Passes           :          16        |       6
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Final Score          : Athletic Bilbao 0 - 0 Luton Town
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Player Statistics - Athletic Bilbao
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Padilla      GK  25   1   1   1  21 |  97   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0   0   0
D_Vivian       DF   1  21  15   6  25 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14  20
I_Zubeldia     DF   1  21  17  13  30 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12  26
Yeray          DF   1  19  15  11  26 |  72   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  14  15
M_Zubimendi    DF   1  18  20  11  27 |  97   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  27   0
J_Moncayola    DM   1  16  21   5  28 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
Jaurigezar     DM   1  13  18   6  26 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0
O_Sancet       AM   1   7  20  16  21 |  72   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  21
N_Serrano      AM   1  10  19  17  26 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
I_Sainz        AM   1   6  15  18  20 |  67   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  28  16
G_Guruzeta     FW   1   5  14  21  26 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
A_Castro       GK  18   1   1   1   8 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Gorasabel      DF   1  18  15   4  23 |  25   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
J_Areso        DF   1  15  13   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Larrazabal   AM   1   3  16  14  25 |  25   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  12
A_Hierro       FW   1   6  13  18  27 |  30   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  18

Player Statistics - Luton Town
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Agirrezabala   GK  25   1   1   1  22 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  29   0   0   0
Fran_Garcia    DF   1  21  18   4  25 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0
C_Richards     DF   1  18  12   4  31 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  32  13  -4
G_Alvarez      DF   1  16  14   6  23 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  15   0
L_Eising       DF   1  19  13   2  20 |  77   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  51   0  24
L_Baines       DF   1  18  14  13  28 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  11  -4
M_Valbuena     MF   1   5  18  13  21 |  67   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Skhiri       MF   1  13  17   6  27 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  23  12   0
A_Berenguer    AM   1   4  20  19  25 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
J_Broh         FW   1   8  12  17  24 |  77   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  28
C_Gakpo        FW   1   2  18  22  27 |  97   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  11  17
R_Descamps     GK  19   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Aarons       DF   1  19  15   9  24 |  20   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
L_Greiml       DF   1  18  15   4  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Florentino     MF   1  15  19  11  25 |  30   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Harris       FW   1   4  14  21  22 |  20   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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