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Match report
Football Elite
Division 1: Round 12 (setup 3, season 9)
Athletic Bilbao
v.
Newcastle United
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
22
Overall form:
Home form:
Mirko PIGLIACELLI16Petr CECH
Formation:
3-4-1-2
League position:
2
Overall form:
Home form:
Andoni IRAOLA Sagarna27Daniel Alves da Silva, DANI ALVES
Jon AURTENETXE Borde738Jérôme BOATENG
MARIO SUÁREZ Mata4Arturo Erasmo VIDAL Pardo
Alberto Tomas BOTÍA Rabasco57Mats HUMMELS
Miguel TORRES Gómez66David ALABA
Markel SUSAETA Laskurain77Gareth BALE
Carlos Alberto VELA Garrido8Thomas MÜLLER
EDUARDO Alves da Silva797Zlatan IBRAHIMOVIC
José Manuel JURADO Marín10Edinson Roberto CAVANI Gómez
OSVALDO Lourenço Filho116Arjen ROBBEN
ManagerRikki Faulkner
Emilio NSUE López12Marco VERRATTI
José Manuel Jiménez Ortiz, MANÉ13Samir HANDANOVIC
Alain TRAORÉ714Diego Roberto GODÍN Leal
Gaizka TOQUERO Pinedo15Pablo Javier ZABALETA
Roberto CANELLA Suárez16Mario GÖTZE

Athletic Bilbao 1 Newcastle United 3
(Half-time: 1-3, Attendance: 39,703, Stadium: San Mamés, Referee: Khais GHODHBANE 8½, TV: highlights)
30 OsvaldoScorers4 Ibrahimovic, 8 Ibrahimovic, 11 Cavani
52 Mario Suárez <=> TraoréSubstitutions
Sendings off
31 SusaetaBookings
6Corners5
9Fouls13
7Offsides9
8Shots on4
3Shots off6
11Total shots10
7Shots saved1
44%Possession56%
Man of the match: Jérôme BOATENG
4GOAL!! A strike from IBRAHIMOVIC which PIGLIACELLI was able to palm clear was deemed over the line by the linesman and the ref awarded the goal. (1-0 Newcastle United)
7An exceptional effort from VELA scraped the outside of the post.
8GOAL!! IBRAHIMOVIC hit a curling twenty yard shot past the bemused 'keeper. (2-0 Newcastle United)
9EDUARDO's header was well saved by CECH.
11GOAL!! A cross from BOATENG was nodded away by TORRES only for MÜLLER to volley the ball back into the box for CAVANI to force over the line. (3-0 Newcastle United)
12A left foot effort from EDUARDO was pushed round the post by the Newcastle United 'keeper.
17BALE chipped the ball to CAVANI who turned it just wide.
22PIGLIACELLI dived to his left to block a fierce shot from Newcastle United's MÜLLER.
30GOAL!! BOTÍA made space for OSVALDO who, after an interchange of passes thirty yards out, drilled the ball past CECH. (3-1 Newcastle United)
31SUSAETA booked.
35A penalty box meleé resulted in ROBBEN cracking the ball over.
38A header by OSVALDO at the far post was easily collected by CECH.
42IBRAHIMOVIC ran onto a great ball from ROBBEN but hit his shot wide.
 
49MÜLLER shot over.
51OSVALDO charged through the Newcastle United defence but shot straight at the 'keeper.
55The 'keeper was able to claw away an amazing effort.
58Uncertainty in the Athletic Bilbao defence enabled HUMMELS to crack an effort over the bar.
63SUSAETA made space on the right and dragged the ball to IRAOLA who touched the ball wide.
83VELA dribbled past BOATENG and stroked a tame shot past the post.
89A brilliant strike from EDUARDO was dealt with by a useful parry from the 'keeper.
90SUSAETA worked the ball to EDUARDO, JURADO latched onto his cross and hoofed the ball within easy reach of CECH.
90+1CAVANI headed inches over.