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Match report
Football Elite
Division 3: Round 13 (setup 3, season 14)
Cruz Azul
v.
Athletic Bilbao
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
16
Overall form:
Home form:
José de Jesús CORONA Rodríguez717Mirko PIGLIACELLI
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
18
Overall form:
Home form:
Óscar DE MARCOS Arana2Miguel TORRES Gómez
Álvaro Daniel PEREIRA Barragan38Fernando AMOREBIETA Mardaras
Marek HAMSÍK4Daniel PAREJO Muñoz
Héctor Alfredo MORENO Herrera57Alberto Tomas BOTÍA Rabasco
Jairo RIEDEWALD76Shane DUFFY
Marouane FELLAINI67Emilio NSUE López
Christian GIMÉNEZ87Marc ALBRIGHTON
Nikica JELAVIC9EDUARDO Alves da Silva
Gerardo TORRADO Díez de Bonilla7107José Manuel JURADO Marín
Martin JIRÁNEK116Carlos Alberto VELA Garrido
Manager
JOÃO Pedro da Silva PEREIRA12Markel SUSAETA Laskurain
Gorka IRAIZOZ Moreno13Sven DHOEST
Alejandro CASTRO Flores146Roberto CANELLA Suárez
Philipp OCHS15MARIO SUÁREZ Mata
Hideki ISHIGE716OSVALDO Lourenço Filho

Cruz Azul 2 Athletic Bilbao 1
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 35,510, Stadium: Estadio Azul, Referee: Andrew WADDEL 6½)
27 Giménez, 88 PereiraScorers55 Albrighton
60 Fellaini <=> IshigeSubstitutions89 Parejo <=> Canella
Sendings off
86 JiránekBookings
2Corners3
7Fouls8
1Offsides1
6Shots on8
1Shots off10
7Total shots18
4Shots saved7
51%Possession49%
Man of the match: Fernando AMOREBIETA Mardaras
1JELAVIC's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
3A great save prevented BOTÍA from scoring a lovely goal.
5PAREJO flicked a right foot shot wide from close range.
10The 'keeper was able to block a wicked effort.
13A neatly crafted pass from ALBRIGHTON, was flicked goalbound by JURADO only for CORONA to claw away.
17GIMÉNEZ's shot beat the Athletic Bilbao 'keeper but rebounded off the Athletic Bilbao post.
19NSUE chipped the ball to ALBRIGHTON who headed it wide.
22JURADO waltzed past PEREIRA and rifled a poor shot over the bar.
27GOAL!! A delightful dummy from JIRÁNEK allowed DE MARCOS to lay a lovely ball off to GIMÉNEZ who struck the ball into the roof of the net. (1-0 Cruz Azul)
28EDUARDO's shot was well saved by the 'keeper.
32VELA ran onto a great ball from ALBRIGHTON but dragged his effort wide.
37A corner was collected by AMOREBIETA who touched an effort just beyond the near post.
45The stunned 'keeper stared in disbelief as a backpass from PEREIRA dropped just over.
 
50GIMÉNEZ charged through the Athletic Bilbao defence but shot straight at PIGLIACELLI.
55GOAL!! GIMÉNEZ tried to play the ball out of the Cruz Azul penalty area but was tackled by PAREJO who turned the ball to ALBRIGHTON for an easy goal. (1-1)
64A penalty box meleé resulted in JURADO cracking the ball wide.
71A pin-point pass fell to ALBRIGHTON and his right foot effort flew narrowly wide.
73A thirty yard drive from ALBRIGHTON caused the 'keeper little difficulty.
73TORRADO beat JURADO and drove the ball to GIMÉNEZ who blasted his effort wide.
74A shot from ALBRIGHTON held no problem for CORONA.
75GIMÉNEZ worked the ball to JIRÁNEK, JELAVIC gathered his pass and nodded the ball within easy reach of PIGLIACELLI.
77A good effort from AMOREBIETA scraped the woodwork.
78The Cruz Azul 'keeper dived to his left to block an accurate drive from Athletic Bilbao's EDUARDO.
80VELA hoofed the ball wide from just inside the area.
86JIRÁNEK given a yellow card by the referee for a clumsy challenge.
88GOAL!! Unlucky JELAVIC hit the woodwork before PEREIRA rifled the ball home as AMOREBIETA failed to clear. (2-1 Cruz Azul)