Match Report
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at San Mamés where Athletic Club Bilbao play FC Nürnberg in this first of two leg MWF Europa Cup game. A crowd of 20,109 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Athletic Club Bilbao and FC Nürnberg are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Athletic Club Bilbao and FC Nürnberg are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0FC Nürnberg kick off!
2.44
0-0João Pedro Pele passes the ball forward to Sean Traynor. Sean Traynor knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Patricio Gento.
4.46
0-0Jose Barkero deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rafael Aguirre. Rafael Aguirre sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
9.56
0-0Athletic Club Bilbao are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
12.54
1-0Fabio Tomacic knocks the ball forward to Rafael Aguirre. Rafael Aguirre goes all the way! Rafael Aguirre cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Richardur Stefánsson had no chance!! Goal for Athletic Club Bilbao!
15.09
Sebastian Döring knocks the ball to his team mate, João Pedro Pele. João Pedro Pele kicks a strong pass forward to Jose Javier Suarez. Jose Javier Suarez tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
18.42
1-0Hassan Tessem flicks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Soto. Roberto Soto goes all the way! Roberto Soto makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Richardur Stefánsson easily smothers it!
26.54
1-0Mervin Kitson clumsily knocks into Arek Kozminski. Mervin Kitson is given a warning by the referee! Arek Kozminski carries on, but is struggling a bit.
27.39
1-0Edoardo Mazzei clumsily knocks into Arek Kozminski. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Arek Kozminski runs off the knock.
28.12
Edoardo Mazzei makes a probing pass to João Pedro Pele. João Pedro Pele chips the ball to his team mate, Jose Javier Suarez. Jose Javier Suarez goes all the way! Jose Javier Suarez rockets a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
33.23
Edoardo Mazzei knocks the ball forward to João Pedro Pele. João Pedro Pele passes the ball forward to Nicolas Emmerlich. Nicolas Emmerlich goes all the way! Nicolas Emmerlich tries a spectacular strike but somehow Pedro Sanchez manages to keep it out.
34.50
Jose Castro takes it forward alone. Jose Castro knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ivan Gore.
36.13
Jose Barkero knocks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Soto. Roberto Soto goes all the way! Roberto Soto tries a spectacular strike but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
39.14
1-0Jose Barkero barges into João Pedro Pele. The referee calls over Jose Barkero and warns him to calm down! João Pedro Pele stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
FC Nürnberg are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and Athletic Club Bilbao get the second half underway!
47.58
Manuel Duran threads the ball through to Jose Javier Suarez. Jose Javier Suarez knocks in a cross ball towards Sean Traynor. Sean Traynor connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Pedro Sanchez manages to gather it comfortably.
49.08
Patricio Gento makes a simple pass to Fabio Tomacic. Fabio Tomacic makes a probing pass to Arek Kozminski. Arek Kozminski shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
55.13
Edoardo Mazzei brings the ball forward. Edoardo Mazzei knocks the ball forward to Nicolas Emmerlich. Nicolas Emmerlich knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pedro Sanchez who gathers it comfortably.
57.37
Sebastian Döring flicks the ball to his team mate, João Pedro Pele. João Pedro Pele knocks the ball forward to Nicolas Emmerlich. Nicolas Emmerlich goes all the way! Nicolas Emmerlich cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Nicolas Emmerlich scores for FC Nürnberg!!
60.23
Hassan Tessem threads the ball through to Rafael Aguirre. Rafael Aguirre whips in a cross ball towards Roberto Soto. Roberto Soto is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
63.46
Mark Kewell makes a simple pass to Arek Kozminski. Arek Kozminski knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mervin Kitson.
73.28
1-1Hassan Tessem makes a simple pass to Roberto Soto. Roberto Soto threads the ball through to Arek Kozminski but he's offside!
77.12
Roberto Soto catches Edoardo Mazzei on the ankles. Roberto Soto is given a warning by the referee! Edoardo Mazzei runs off the knock.
79.31
Sven Arendt makes a probing pass to Jose Javier Suarez. Jose Javier Suarez finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
81.34
Mervin Kitson flicks the ball to his team mate, João Pedro Pele. João Pedro Pele flicks the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Emmerlich. Nicolas Emmerlich makes a probing pass to Sean Traynor but he's offside!
85.35
Mervin Kitson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of João Pedro Pele. João Pedro Pele threads the ball through to Nicolas Emmerlich. Nicolas Emmerlich knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.32
Jose Castro knocks the ball to his team mate, Jose Javier Suarez. Jose Javier Suarez shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
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