Sevilla 1-0 Athletic Club: tops 1-0 with a goal scored by T. Delaney
BILBAO. Sevilla prevails over Athletic Club 1-0 after T. Delaney scored just 1 goal (38').
BILBAO. Sevilla beats Athletic Club 1-0 after T. Delaney scored just 1 goal (38′).
The match was played at the San Mamés Barria stadium in Bilbao on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Alejandro José Hernández Hernández with the help of José Enrique Naranjo Pérez and Diego Sánchez Rojo. The 4th official was José Alberto Pardeiro Puente. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 12.4 degrees Celsius or 54.28 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 89%.
Match Statistics
Athletic Club was in firm control of the ball 55% while Sevilla was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Athletic Club was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, Sevilla managed to find the solution to win this match.
Athletic Club shot 13 times, 1 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Sevilla shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Athletic Club received 4 yellow cards (I. Lekue, D. Garcia, U. Vencedor and I. Martinez). On the other side, Sevilla received 3 yellow cards (F. Reges, K. Rekik and J. Kounde).
After this match, Athletic Club will stay with 21 points like Osasuna to move up in the 10th place. On the other side, Sevilla will have 31 points to stay in the 2nd place.
Match Events
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38'38'
T. Delaney
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52'52'
I. Lekue
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57'57'
O. Sancet
R. Garcia
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62'62'
D. Garcia
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65'65'
U. Vencedor
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66'66'
A. Petxa
I. Lekue
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66'66'
O. Zarraga
D. Garcia
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66'66'
K. Rekik
L. Augustinsson
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66'66'
J. Jordan
O. Torres
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74'74'
F. Reges
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78'78'
A. Berenguer
N. Williams
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78'78'
M. El Haddadi
R. Mir
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85'85'
N. Gudelj
O. Rodriguez
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88'88'
K. Rekik
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90'90'
J. Kounde
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90'90'
I. Martinez
Next match
In the upcoming La Liga match, Athletic Club will host Real Betis on the 19th of December with a 14-8 head to head stats in favor of Athletic Club (6 draws).
Sevilla will host Atlético Madrid on the 18th of December with a 14-11 head to head record in favor of Atlético Madrid (12 draws).
Athletic Club: Formation and Lineups
Athletic Club started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Marcelino García Toral chose to play with the following team: Unai Simón , Íñigo Lekue , Yeray Álvarez , Iñigo Martínez , Mikel Balenziaga , Nico Williams , Unai Vencedor , Dani García , Iker Muniain , Raúl García and Iñaki Williams .
Substitutes
Athletic Club made 4 changes: R. Garcia for O. Sancet (57′), I. Lekue for A. Petxa (66′), D. Garcia for O. Zarraga (66′) and N. Williams for A. Berenguer (78′).
Top player: Mikel Balenziaga
The player who no doubt impressed Athletic Club the most was Mikel Balenziaga.
His rating is with 38 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 6 crosses.
Sevilla: Formation and Lineups
Sevilla started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Julen Lopetegui Argote played with: Bono , Gonzalo Montiel , Jules Koundé , Diego Carlos , Ludwig Augustinsson , Fernando , Thomas Delaney , Óscar Rodríguez , Alejandro Gómez , Óliver Torres and Rafa Mir .
Sevilla could not rely on the presence of J. Jordan (injured).
Substitutes
Sevilla made 4 changes: L. Augustinsson for K. Rekik (66′), O. Torres for J. Jordan (66′), R. Mir for M. El Haddadi (78′) and O. Rodriguez for N. Gudelj (85′).
Top player: Jules Koundé
Probably the most impressive player in Sevilla was Jules Koundé even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 60 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 9.
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