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Match report
Football Elite
Elite Cup: Round 3 (setup 3, season 14)
Newcastle United
v.
Athletic Bilbao
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
12
Overall form:
Home form:
Thibaut COURTOIS81Mirko PIGLIACELLI
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
19
Overall form:
Home form:
Pablo Javier ZABALETA2Andoni IRAOLA Sagarna
Mats HUMMELS738Fernando AMOREBIETA Mardaras
Kevin DE BRUYNE4Daniel PAREJO Muńoz
Diego Roberto GODÍN Leal5Alberto Tomas BOTÍA Rabasco
Joël MATIP66Shane DUFFY
Arturo Erasmo VIDAL Pardo76Emilio NSUE López
Mario GÖTZE86Marc ALBRIGHTON
Gonzalo Gerardo HIGUAÍN96OSVALDO Lourenço Filho
David Jiménez SILVA10José Manuel JURADO Marín
AYOZE Pérez Gutiérrez11Carlos Alberto VELA Garrido
Manager
Georginio WIJNALDUM12Daniel Pacheco Lobato, DANI PACHECO
Samir HANDANOVIC13Sven DHOEST
Daryl JANMAAT14Markel SUSAETA Laskurain
Aleksandar MITROVIC15Alain TRAORÉ
Jean-Paul BOËTIUS16MARIO SUÁREZ Mata

Newcastle United 4 Athletic Bilbao 0
(Half-time: 3-0, Attendance: 48,857, Stadium: St.James' Park, Referee: Robert SEDLACEK 5½)
10 Götze, 24 Silva, 31 Götze, 57 SilvaScorers
Substitutions64 Parejo <=> Mario Suárez
Sendings off
Bookings3 Jurado, 44 Vela, 87 Mario Suárez
2Corners0
12Fouls19
8Offsides4
5Shots on4
5Shots off6
10Total shots10
1Shots saved3
55%Possession45%
Man of the match: Fernando AMOREBIETA Mardaras
2Uncertainty in the Athletic Bilbao defence enabled HIGUAÍN to blast the ball over the bar.
3SEDLACEK books JURADO for dangerous play against HIGUAÍN.
10GOAL!! A lovely set-piece enabled GÖTZE to slip the ball home. (1-0 Newcastle United)
12A tame strike from VELA rolled agonisingly wide.
18The 'keeper did well to hold onto a wicked shot from JURADO.
22JURADO drove a looping shot over the bar from twenty yards out.
24GOAL!! A great solo effort from SILVA who beat two defenders before blasting the ball into the net. (2-0 Newcastle United)
29A penalty box scramble resulted in GÖTZE tapping a low shot over.
31GOAL!! A cross from HIGUAÍN was touched away by DUFFY only for DE BRUYNE to tap the ball back into the box for GÖTZE to force over the line. (3-0 Newcastle United)
35An inswinging corner was turned into the arms of the 'keeper by HUMMELS.
37VELA turned GODÍN but fired the ball into the arms of the Newcastle United 'keeper.
44The referee books VELA for a clinical foul.
 
48GÖTZE nodded the ball wide of the goal from just outside the area.
50COURTOIS saved a beautiful effort from OSVALDO.
56The motionless Athletic Bilbao 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from PAREJO dropped just over.
57GOAL!! A great twenty yard shot from AYOZE hit the upright and in the ensuing meleé the ball was booted into the net by SILVA. (4-0 Newcastle United)
66VELA beat GÖTZE and drove the ball to ALBRIGHTON who hit his shot wide.
67ALBRIGHTON's header was well saved by the Newcastle United 'keeper.
68IRAOLA ran onto a delightful ball from JURADO but fired his shot wide.
71GÖTZE stroked a simple chance past the near post.
75A accurate pass fell to IRAOLA and his looping shot raced narrowly wide.
86A useful ball from OSVALDO on the left bobbled toward VELA who scuffed his effort wide.
87The referee cautions MARIO SUÁREZ.