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Match report
Football Elite
Division 2: Round 23 (setup 3, season 11)
Newport County
v.
Athletic Bilbao
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
3
Overall form:
Home form:
Allan McGREGOR716Mirko PIGLIACELLI
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
22
Overall form:
Home form:
James TOMKINS2Andoni IRAOLA Sagarna
Ryan BERTRAND36Roberto CANELLA Suárez
Emmanuel Agyemang BADU746Daniel PAREJO Muñoz
Paul DUMMETT57Alberto Tomas BOTÍA Rabasco
Ciaran CLARK76Miguel TORRES Gómez
Tom CLEVERLEY77Emilio NSUE López
André AYEW787Markel SUSAETA Laskurain
Jordan RHODES9OSVALDO Lourenço Filho
Robert SNODGRASS6107MARIO SUÁREZ Mata
Jay RODRIGUEZ11Carlos Alberto VELA Garrido
Manager
Jamaal LASCELLES12Jon AURTENETXE Borde
Alex McCARTHY13Sven DHOEST
Frank ACHEAMPONG14Gaizka TOQUERO Pinedo
Nathan BAKER15Fernando AMOREBIETA Mardaras
Matt PHILLIPS16José Manuel JURADO Marín

Newport County 3 Athletic Bilbao 1
(Half-time: 2-1, Attendance: 19,456, Stadium: Rodney Parade, Referee: Andrew WADDEL 6½)
14 Rhodes, 40 Ayew, 90+3 BertrandScorers24 Vela
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
5Corners1
9Fouls3
11Offsides5
5Shots on5
16Shots off8
21Total shots13
2Shots saved4
53%Possession47%
Man of the match: Ryan BERTRAND
7A fine piece of skill was ended by a good save by the oncoming Newport County 'keeper.
14GOAL!! A nice run by SNODGRASS on the right was capped by a delightful cross which RHODES headed home at the near post. (1-0 Newport County)
15OSVALDO snapped at an easy chance.
17OSVALDO rushed through the Newport County defence but shot straight at the 'keeper.
24GOAL!! A long ball from MARIO SUÁREZ had the Newport County defence back-pedalling and VELA made the most of the opportunity with an exceptional goal. (1-1)
27A deadly shot from OSVALDO was tipped over by the 'keeper.
27A free-kick from RHODES went over the bar.
29An exceptional effort from RODRIGUEZ scraped the top of the crossbar.
33AYEW headed inches wide.
35MARIO SUÁREZ beat BERTRAND and whacked the ball to SUSAETA who toe-poked his shot wide.
38BERTRAND clipped the ball through a ruck of players but PIGLIACELLI was a match for it as he dived to his left.
40GOAL!! After some good play on the right AYEW came inside and placed the ball in off the post. (2-1 Newport County)
 
49TORRES beat a number of Newport County players and stroked a great chance wide.
50RHODES shot wide.
54OSVALDO flicked a simple chance past the far post.
62A penalty box meleé resulted in AYEW tapping a low shot over.
69Uncertainty in the Athletic Bilbao defence enabled DUMMETT to crack an effort over the bar.
72AYEW was put clear by RHODES and he pulled away from the 'keeper but rammed his shot over.
73CLEVERLEY played the ball to AYEW who turned it wide.
77MARIO SUÁREZ booted the ball wide of the righthand post from the edge of the box.
81A fine ball from IRAOLA on the right was collected by VELA who sliced his shot just wide.
90+3GOAL!! A cross from the left was nodded down by BADU for BERTRAND to score. (3-1 Newport County)