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Commentary
0¹MAITLAND-NILES made space on the right and pulled the ball to RAMIREZ who clipped the ball wide.
2¹GOAL!! A cross from the left was touched down by ERIC for UNAI LÓPEZ to score. (1-0 Athletic Bilbao)
10¹VIERGEVER booked.
18¹A fine run was ended by a good save by the oncoming BUTLAND.
20¹An inswinging corner was touched into the arms of the 'keeper by VESGA.
21¹UNAI LÓPEZ waltzed away from KENNEDY and rattled a weak shot well wide.
22¹GOAL!! A delightful drive from UNAI LÓPEZ was palmed away by BUTLAND only as far as GURUZETA who placed the ball past the stranded BUTLAND. (2-0 Athletic Bilbao)
24¹RAMIREZ ran onto a wonderful ball from FELIPE ANDERSON but fired his shot wide of the goal.
26¹MAITLAND-NILES chipped the ball to DUNK who headed it over the bar.
29¹GOAL!! Uncertainty between DAVIES and the 'keeper allowed GURUZETA to tap the ball into the empty net. (3-0 Athletic Bilbao)
34¹The Aberdeen 'keeper saved a swerving shot from GURUZETA.
34¹RAMIREZ's shot beat LUNIN but rebounded off the Athletic Bilbao crossbar.
39¹A good ball from VIERGEVER on the left found FELIPE ANDERSON who sliced his shot inches wide.
43¹LUNIN was able to claw away a powerful shot.
43¹GOAL!! With his back to goal VIERGEVER turned and rifled the ball past the Athletic Bilbao 'keeper. (3-1 Athletic Bilbao)
3²The bemused LUNIN stared in disbelief as a backpass from AL-MUSRATI dropped just over.
9²ANSU FATI scuffed an easy chance.
17²MAITLAND-NILES's shot was well saved by the Athletic Bilbao 'keeper.
19²A good effort from GANEA scraped the outside of the righthand post.
23²GOAL!! After some good play on the left FELIPE ANDERSON came inside and blasted the ball in off the post. (3-2 Athletic Bilbao)
27²A pin-point pass was collected by RAMIREZ and his looping shot went narrowly over.
36²The 'keeper dived to his right to block an accurate drive from Aberdeen's FELIPE ANDERSON.

 
Aberdeen
 
League position: 8
Home league form: WWXL
Overall league form: LWWWXXLL
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Jack BUTLAND6 16 Andriy LUNIN
Alistair JOHNSTON8 27 Jesús ARESO
Ben DAVIES7 37½Philipp MAX
Ainsley MAITLAND-NILES8 47 Almoatasembellah AL-MUSRATI
(c)Lewis DUNK6 56½ERIC Fernando
Nick VIERGEVER7 65½Jonas RAMALHO
Matty KENNEDY6½76½Mikel VESGA(c)
FELIPE ANDERSON Pereira7 87 ANSU FATI
(p)Christian RAMIREZ7 97½Gorka GURUZETA(p)
(f)Marc ALBRIGHTON6 106 UNAI LÓPEZ Cabrera(f)
Connor McLENNAN6½115½SABIN Merino
Manager
Ian POVEDA  12  FRAN PÉREZ
Gastón GÓMEZ  13  Asmir BEGOVIC
HUGO MALLO Novegil  14  Stefan BAJCETIC
Stanley N'SOKI  156½Cristian GANEA
Matija NASTASIC  16  IÑIGO CÓRDOBA Querejeta
 
Athletic Bilbao
 
League position: 11
Away league form: XLLW
Overall league form: WXLOLLLX
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Aberdeen 2 Athletic Bilbao 3
(Half-time: 1-3, Attendance: 31,354, Stadium: Pittodrie, Referee: Eric Braamhaar 5½)

Viergever 43¹, Felipe Anderson 23²
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Unai López 2¹, Guruzeta 22¹, Guruzeta 29¹
 AresoóGanea 14²
  
Viergever 10¹ 
42
1210
1314
87
115
1912
63
54%46%
Man of the match: Alistair Johnston