FFO EFLCUP, Athletic Bilbao vs. Barcelona (Wed Feb 05) Athletic Bilbao | Barcelona 4-2-0-3-1 C | 4-1-1-2-2 C Sam Bradwell | Mati Finkelstein | A_Padilla GK | GK A_Lopes Gorasabel DF | DF N_Ake I_Zubeldia DF | DF D_Upamecano Yeray DF | DF N_Sule M_Zubimendi DF | DF D_Lovren J_Moncayola DM | AM Dani_Olmo Jaurigezar DM | MF C_Nkunku O_Sancet AM | DM E_Palacios N_Serrano AM | AM D_Szoboszlai I_Sainz AM | FW Y_Pino G_Guruzeta FW | FW R_Lewandowski | A_Castro SUB | SUB A_Bass A_Munoz SUB | SUB K_Walker A_Elustondo SUB | SUB B_Onyemaechi G_Larrazabal SUB | SUB D_de_Zeeuw A_Hierro SUB | SUB M_Vuoso Min. 1 :(bil) Jaurigezar knocks the ball past the lunge of E_Palacios ... C_Nkunku with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book ... FREE KICK! ... It's well within shooting range! ... Make yourself famous kid!! ... I_Sainz bends it in ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 2 :(bca) D_Szoboszlai hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... Y_Pino latches onto it! ... A left-footer by Y_Pino! ... It clips the post!! ... The net bulges!! ... GOAL!! ... Barcelona have snatched the lead! ... Athletic Bilbao 0-1 Barcelona ... Min. 3 :(bca) Tactical Change by Barcelona ... Barcelona have changed their playing style to L Min. 3 :(bca) Tactical Change by Barcelona ... Dani_Olmo will now play as a MF Min. 7 :(bil) Yeray sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... J_Moncayola gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... D_Lovren stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 8 :(bca) N_Ake beats his marker ... He muscled him off the ball ... But he loses control of it ... G_Guruzeta hits it out for a throw Min. 10 :(bil) O_Sancet sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to N_Serrano ... N_Serrano looks to see where A_Lopes is! ... He shoots! ... A_Lopes narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 15 :(bca) D_Szoboszlai is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... Y_Pino latches onto the end of it ... Y_Pino drives the shot in! ... But A_Padilla is equal to it Min. 15 :(bil) I_Zubeldia skips the challenge from the defender ... C_Nkunku pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... The Referee writes his name into the book ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 16 :(bil) J_Moncayola holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to G_Guruzeta ... G_Guruzeta sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... A_Lopes 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. 21 :(bil) O_Sancet eases past E_Palacios ... D_Lovren knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 27 :(bca) R_Lewandowski takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into Y_Pino ... But M_Zubimendi will cut out the threat Min. 29 :(bca) R_Lewandowski takes on 3 men ... Excellent sliding challenge by Gorasabel ... He timed it well Min. 34 :(bil) Jaurigezar with an inswinging cross to O_Sancet ... D_Lovren wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 39 :(bil) G_Guruzeta is rolling on the ground! ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 39 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao ... COMING ON: A_Hierro ... COMING OFF: G_Guruzeta Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(bca) Y_Pino dribbles past Gorasabel ... Y_Pino attempts to drive it home! ... A_Padilla with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 44 :(bca) D_Szoboszlai with a short pass to find Y_Pino ... Y_Pino with the attempt at goal! ... GOAL!! ... He runs off and does a somersault ... Athletic Bilbao 0-2 Barcelona ... Min. 45 :(bca) Tactical Change by Barcelona ... Barcelona have changed their playing style to D Min. 45 :(bil) O_Sancet looks up ... He swings the ball right towards Jaurigezar ... D_Upamecano knocks the ball back to A_Lopes ... Ohhhh no!! ... It's gone past A_Lopes! ... And just creeps wide!! ... CORNER! ... M_Zubimendi drives it into the box! ... A_Lopes catches it! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Athletic Bilbao 0-2 Barcelona Min. 47 :(bil) J_Moncayola holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to N_Serrano ... N_Serrano tries to lob the keeper! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 47 :(bca) N_Sule backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... D_Lovren latches onto the end of it ... But Yeray wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it Min. 49 :(bca) C_Nkunku sprints past the defender ... N_Serrano leaves his foot in with the challenge!! ... That's a bad foul!! Min. 50 :(bca) Substitution by Barcelona ... COMING ON: K_Walker ... COMING OFF: C_Nkunku Min. 51 :(bil) N_Serrano gets lucky and beats E_Palacios ... Now with the centre to O_Sancet ... K_Walker brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 52 :(bca) R_Lewandowski takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... He runs towards goal ... Jaurigezar with the foul ... The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit Min. 52 :(bca) D_Szoboszlai with a burst of pace ... D_Szoboszlai with the goal bound shot! ... But A_Padilla punches it away Min. 54 :(bca) E_Palacios looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to D_Szoboszlai ... What a fantastic interception by J_Moncayola Min. 55 :(bca) Substitution by Barcelona ... COMING ON: D_de_Zeeuw ... COMING OFF: D_Szoboszlai Min. 60 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao ... COMING ON: A_Munoz ... COMING OFF: Yeray Min. 60 :(bca) Substitution by Barcelona ... COMING ON: M_Vuoso ... COMING OFF: R_Lewandowski Min. 64 :(bca) E_Palacios is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to N_Sule ... M_Zubimendi reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 72 :(bil) Gorasabel knocks the ball on and sprints past K_Walker ... A delightful ball in to A_Hierro ... A_Hierro tries to chip the ball over A_Lopes! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 77 :(bil) M_Zubimendi with a Cruyff turn ... But N_Sule sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 80 :(bil) Jaurigezar sidesteps his marker ... He showed great skill there ... Driven towards goal by Jaurigezar! ... A_Lopes won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... GOAL!! ... Excellent strike!! ... That's given Athletic Bilbao something to fight for! ... Athletic Bilbao 1-2 Barcelona ... Min. 82 :(bil) I_Zubeldia beats N_Ake ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... Dani_Olmo with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... He lets him off with a strong talking too Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(bca) Y_Pino has broken through the defence! ... He is clean through on A_Padilla! ... J_Moncayola hacks him down! ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : San Mames ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Athletic Bilbao Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Jaurigezar Scorers : Jaurigezar (80) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Moncayola (88) Injured : G_Guruzeta (39) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barcelona Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Y_Pino (Man of the Match) Scorers : Y_Pino (2,44) Sent Off : N/A Booked : C_Nkunku (15) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Athletic Bilbao | Barcelona Attempts on Goal : 6 | 5 Off target : 4 | 0 On target : 2 | 5 Possession : 50 | 50 Corners : 1 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 10 | 10 Key Tackles : 6 | 6 Key Passes : 8 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Athletic Bilbao 1 - 2 Barcelona ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 98 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0 Gorasabel DF 1 18 15 4 23 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 15 0 I_Zubeldia DF 1 20 16 13 30 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Yeray DF 1 19 15 11 26 | 63 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 15 0 M_Zubimendi DF 1 18 20 11 27 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 0 J_Moncayola DM 1 16 20 5 28 | 98 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 16 -4 Jaurigezar DM 1 13 18 6 26 | 98 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 12 50 O_Sancet AM 1 7 20 16 21 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 N_Serrano AM 1 10 18 16 26 | 98 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 23 I_Sainz AM 1 6 15 18 20 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 G_Guruzeta FW 1 5 14 21 26 | 39 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 0 6 A_Castro GK 18 1 1 1 8 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Munoz DF 1 15 13 3 26 | 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Elustondo DF 1 15 10 8 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Larrazabal MF 1 3 16 14 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Hierro FW 1 6 13 18 27 | 59 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Player Statistics - Barcelona Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Lopes GK 25 1 1 1 28 | 98 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Ake DF 1 23 17 13 17 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Upamecano DF 1 22 17 7 27 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 N_Sule DF 1 22 16 12 29 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 14 0 D_Lovren DF 1 21 16 13 29 | 98 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 Dani_Olmo MF 1 6 22 20 22 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Nkunku MF 1 10 23 17 26 | 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 -4 E_Palacios DM 1 19 22 12 30 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 D_Szoboszlai AM 1 3 22 18 24 | 58 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 48 10 Y_Pino FW 1 6 19 23 25 | 98 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 42 R_Lewandowski FW 1 3 13 22 26 | 63 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 A_Bass GK 21 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Walker DF 1 20 16 11 25 | 45 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 B_Onyemaechi DF 1 16 12 6 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_de_Zeeuw MF 1 11 18 13 27 | 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Vuoso FW 1 3 15 17 29 | 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1738785955 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40