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Match Report

Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Iberostar Stadium where RCD Mallorca play Athletic Club Bilbao in this league cup game. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
RCD Mallorca are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Athletic Club Bilbao appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Rafael Marquez.


0.00
RCD Mallorca kick off!
3.20
Guillermo Marquitos flicks a high pass forward. Silvio Monteiro controls it well on his chest. Silvio Monteiro whips in a cross ball towards Rodrigo Carvalho. Rodrigo Carvalho makes a looping header on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
6.49
Guillermo Marquitos flicks a high ball forward to Callum Ritchie who takes it down. Callum Ritchie makes a probing pass between the defence to Guillermo Marquitos. Some world-class footwork from Guillermo Marquitos provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
22.18
Carlos Pichichi makes a simple pass to Rodrigo Carvalho. Rodrigo Carvalho flicks the ball to his team mate, Silvio Monteiro. Silvio Monteiro makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Eric Dijkhuizen gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
24.19
Domenico Caputi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose Hidalgo. Jose Hidalgo flicks a high pass forward. Tjalle Heering controls it well on his chest. Tjalle Heering shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
27.03
Luis Sanz threads a neat ball through to Mustapha de Haan. Mustapha de Haan makes a simple pass to Jan Vennegoor Schut. Jan Vennegoor Schut controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Marinos Georgiadis is on top of it.
28.46
Domenico Caputi flicks a high pass forward. Nikolas Schramm collects the pass. Seeing a gap ahead, Nikolas Schramm plays the ball forward to Bernard Olembé. Bernard Olembé shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Marinos Georgiadis easily smothers it!
34.34
Jakob Spengler kicks a strong pass forward to Guillermo Marquitos. Guillermo Marquitos flicks a high ball forward to Callum Ritchie who takes it down. Callum Ritchie rushes past Sotiris Taoulas! Callum Ritchie shoots from just inside the box. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
36.11
Domenico Caputi chips the ball to his team mate, Jose Hidalgo. Jose Hidalgo flicks a high pass forward. Bernard Olembé collects the pass. Bernard Olembé shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
38.11
Bernard Olembé catches Callum Ritchie on the ankles. Bernard Olembé is shown the yellow card! Callum Ritchie stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.54
Jakob Spengler flicks a high pass forward. Callum Ritchie holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Callum Ritchie makes a probing pass to Silvio Monteiro. Silvio Monteiro rushes past Andres Helguera! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Silvio Monteiro provides some space. He unleashes a blazing shot at goal but Eric Dijkhuizen reads it well. Good keeping!
44.53
Guillermo Marquitos chips the ball to his team mate, Callum Ritchie. Callum Ritchie makes a simple pass to Rodrigo Carvalho. Rodrigo Carvalho kicks a strong pass forward to Ahmed Amrani but the referee indicates it's offside!
45.00
Guillermo Marquitos flicks a high ball forward to Ahmed Amrani who takes it down. Seeing a gap ahead, Ahmed Amrani plays the ball forward to Silvio Monteiro who has made a great run into the box. Some silky footwork from Silvio Monteiro provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Silvio Monteiro!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. RCD Mallorca appear unchanged since the first half. Athletic Club Bilbao also appear unchanged since the first half. The RCD Mallorca players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Athletic Club Bilbao kick off!
49.23
Carlos Pichichi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Guillermo Marquitos. Guillermo Marquitos knocks the ball forward to Rodrigo Carvalho. Rodrigo Carvalho lofts in a cross ball towards Guillermo Marquitos. Guillermo Marquitos flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
54.17
Luis Sanz makes a simple pass to Jan Vennegoor Schut. Jan Vennegoor Schut controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
55.08
Callum Ritchie chips the ball to his team mate, Silvio Monteiro. Silvio Monteiro advances inside the box! Domenico Caputi comes in with a late challenge on Silvio Monteiro. Penalty not given!!
60.50
Maurizio Mero hits a low pass to Jakob Spengler. Jakob Spengler makes a probing pass to Ahmed Amrani. Ahmed Amrani threads the ball through to Guillermo Marquitos but he's offside!
63.43
Domenico Caputi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tjalle Heering. Tjalle Heering knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Callum Ritchie.
65.27
Domenico Caputi catches Callum Ritchie on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Callum Ritchie runs off the knock.
66.47
Jose Hidalgo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jan Vennegoor Schut. Jan Vennegoor Schut tries a spectacular long range effort but it's well over the bar!
67.55
Mustapha de Haan flicks a high pass forward. Tjalle Heering holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tjalle Heering sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
69.25
Tjalle Heering catches Callum Ritchie on the ankles. Tjalle Heering is shown the yellow card! Callum Ritchie hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.53
Guillermo Marquitos sweeps the ball long. Mauricio Kiko knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.48
Maurizio Mero catches Luis Sanz on the ankles. Maurizio Mero is shown the yellow card! Luis Sanz stretches but gets up unharmed.
78.10
Domenico Caputi knocks the ball forward to Sotiris Taoulas. Sotiris Taoulas flicks a high pass forward. Jan Vennegoor Schut controls it well on his chest. Jan Vennegoor Schut shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
81.55
Jan Vennegoor Schut makes a beautiful solo run. Jan Vennegoor Schut sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
83.01
Maurizio Mero makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Guillermo Marquitos. Guillermo Marquitos knocks the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Kiko. Mauricio Kiko whips in a cross ball towards Silvio Monteiro. Silvio Monteiro gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but somehow Eric Dijkhuizen manages to keep it out.
84.44
Callum Ritchie sees Silvio Monteiro in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Silvio Monteiro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
87.44
With great vision, Jose Hidalgo plays the ball forward to Jan Vennegoor Schut. Jan Vennegoor Schut sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Marinos Georgiadis is on top of it.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 0 vs 2
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 4 vs 6
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 6 vs 2
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 2
Fouls
Fouls: 3 vs 1
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 3 vs 1
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 46.2365591397849 vs 53.763440860215
Play Area
Home team third: 27.96%, Midfield: 43.01%, Away team third: 29.03%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Guillermo Marquitos of Athletic Club Bilbao

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
6
6
6
5. Jose Hidalgo (MID)
6
6. Luis Sanz (MID)
6
6
5
11. Tjalle Heering (ATT)
5

12. Brendan Hurst (MID)
0
14. Alexander Janes (DEF)
0

6
4. Maurizio Mero (DEF)
6
6
7
9. Ahmed Amrani (ATT)
6
10. Mauricio Kiko (ATT)
6
11. Silvio Monteiro (ATT)
9

12. Albert Mendez (DEF)
0
0
14. Brett Pennant (ATT)
0