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Match report
Football Elite
Division 1: Round 16 (setup 3, season 10)
Newcastle United
v.
Athletic Bilbao
Formation:
3-4-1-2
League position:
3
Overall form:
Home form:
Thibaut COURTOIS1Mirko PIGLIACELLI
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
21
Overall form:
Home form:
Diego Roberto GODÍN Leal72Andoni IRAOLA Sagarna
Jérôme BOATENG73Jon AURTENETXE Borde
Toni KROOS84Daniel PAREJO Muńoz
Mats HUMMELS5Alberto Tomas BOTÍA Rabasco
David ALABA6Miguel TORRES Gómez
Mario GÖTZE777Markel SUSAETA Laskurain
Arturo Erasmo VIDAL Pardo786Carlos Alberto VELA Garrido
Edinson Roberto CAVANI Gómez69OSVALDO Lourenço Filho
Thomas MÜLLER10José Manuel JURADO Marín
Gareth BALE8116EDUARDO Alves da Silva
Manager
Leander DENDONCKER12Alain TRAORÉ
Petr CECH13Sven DHOEST
Jonathan TAH14Fernando AMOREBIETA Mardaras
Kevin DE BRUYNE15Marc ALBRIGHTON
Marco VERRATTI16Daniel Pacheco Lobato, DANI PACHECO

Newcastle United 3 Athletic Bilbao 0
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 52,242, Stadium: St.James' Park, Referee: JOSÉ Mendes PRATAS 7)
26 Müller, 55 Müller, 86 GötzeScorers
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings24 Pigliacelli
5Corners8
15Fouls10
2Offsides2
6Shots on4
9Shots off4
15Total shots8
3Shots saved3
45%Possession55%
Man of the match: Gareth BALE
3A shot from SUSAETA seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to parry the ball clear.
5An inswinging corner was nodded into the arms of the 'keeper by MÜLLER.
15A fine piece of skill was ended by a good save by the oncoming 'keeper.
16VELA's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
18A pin-point pass fell to MÜLLER and his deadly shot raced narrowly wide.
20MÜLLER was put clear by CAVANI and he beat the 'keeper but thrust his shot just beyond the near post.
24A free-kick from MÜLLER flew wide.
24The ref books PIGLIACELLI for violent conduct against KROOS.
26GOAL!! A great dummy from CAVANI allowed GÖTZE to lay a nice ball off to MÜLLER who glanced the ball into the back of the net. (1-0 Newcastle United)
32The Athletic Bilbao 'keeper saved a curling shot from MÜLLER.
34A cross from SUSAETA left VELA in plenty of space but he fluffed his shot.
39A mix up in the Newcastle United defence enabled IRAOLA to fire the ball inches wide.
42EDUARDO beat two Newcastle United players and stroked a great chance over.
45PAREJO worked the ball to OSVALDO, VELA latched onto his cross and nodded the ball within easy reach of COURTOIS.
45VIDAL floated the ball to GODÍN who fired it over the bar.
 
48MÜLLER drove a left foot shot just beyond the far post from thirty yards out.
55GOAL!! A shot from MÜLLER rolled through a crowd of players and trickled past the unsighted 'keeper. (2-0 Newcastle United)
58MÜLLER hoofed the ball wide from just outside the area.
66VELA's shot beat the Newcastle United 'keeper but rebounded off the Newcastle United post.
69A fine ball from GÖTZE on the left found BOATENG who mishit his shot over.
85A penalty box scramble resulted in CAVANI knocking the ball over.
86GOAL!! The creative BOATENG neatly nodded on a cross for GÖTZE to volley the ball in. (3-0 Newcastle United)
88OSVALDO shot wide.
90+1A lovely effort from MÜLLER scraped the outside of the lefthand post.