Athletic Club vs Sporting CP, 2011/12 UEFA Europa League, Semi-finals

· 2nd Leg - Athletic Club advance 4-3 on aggregate

Athletic Club

17': Markel Susaeta
45'+1': Ibai Gómez
88': Fernando Llorente

FT
3 - 1
2nd Leg - Athletic Club advance 4-3 on aggregate

Sporting CP

44': Ricky van Wolfswinkel

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Athletic Club are hosting Sporting CP at San Mames, , Spain, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

Match Timeline

0': Game on!
2': Markel Susaeta takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
3': Stijn Schaars clears the ball from danger.
3': Rui Patricio takes a long goal kick
3': Ander Herrera commits a foul on Diego Capel resulting on a free kick for Sporting Lisbon
4': Diego Capel takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: pass
4': Throw-in: Fernando Amorebieta takes it (Defending)
5': Matías Fernández commits a foul on Ander Herrera resulting on a free kick for Athletic Bilbao
5': Ander Herrera takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: pass
6': Matías Fernández takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play
6': Matías Fernández crosses the ball. Outcome: save
6': Gorka Iraizoz makes a very good save (Catch)
7': Fernando Amorebieta commits a foul on Matías Fernández resulting on a free kick for Sporting Lisbon
8': Matías Fernández takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: shot
8': Matías Fernández hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
8': Gorka Iraizoz takes a long goal kick
9': Fernando Llorente hits a left footed shot that gets deflected. Outcome: save
9': Rui Patricio makes a good save (Catch)
10': Ricky van Wolfswinkel commits a foul on Fernando Amorebieta resulting on a free kick for Athletic Bilbao
10': Ricky van Wolfswinkel is awarded a yellow card. Reason: dissent
10': Gorka Iraizoz takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
11': Iker Muniaín hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: blocked
11': Xandao blocks the shot
11': Ander Herrera takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: save
11': Rui Patricio makes a very good save (Catch)
12': Throw-in: Jon Aurtenetxe takes it (Defending)
15': Rui Patricio takes a long goal kick
16': Ibai Gomez crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
16': Anderson Polga clears the ball from danger.
16': Throw-in: Jon Aurtenetxe takes it (Attacking)
16': Ibai Gomez hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
16': Rui Patricio makes a very good save (Catch)
17': Throw-in: Markel Susaeta takes it (Attacking)
17': Markel Susaeta hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: goal
17': Goal!! Markel Susaeta hits a very good left footed shot to the upper right corner from the centre penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Athletic Bilbao now leads 1 - 0
18': That last goal was assisted by Fernando Llorente
19': Matías Fernández hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: blocked
19': Javi Martínez blocks the shot
19': Throw-in: Joao Pereira takes it (Attacking)
20': Diego Capel crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
20': Bruno Pereirinha hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
21': Gorka Iraizoz takes a long goal kick
22': Javi Martínez commits a foul on Anderson Polga resulting on a free kick for Sporting Lisbon
23': Emiliano Insua takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: pass
24': Rui Patricio takes a long goal kick
25': Ander Herrera commits a foul on Diego Capel resulting on a free kick for Sporting Lisbon
25': Matías Fernández takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: cross
26': Matías Fernández crosses the ball. Outcome: save
26': Gorka Iraizoz makes a very good save (Catch)
27': Javi Martínez commits a foul on Matías Fernández resulting on a free kick for Sporting Lisbon
27': Stijn Schaars takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: pass
27': Handball called on Anderson Polga
27': Javi Martínez takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: pass
28': Throw-in: Iker Muniaín takes it (Attacking)
29': Bruno Pereirinha crosses the ball. Outcome: out of play
29': Gorka Iraizoz takes a short goal kick
30': Offside called on Ibai Gomez
31': Rui Patricio takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
31': Throw-in: Jon Aurtenetxe takes it (Defending)
33': Diego Capel takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: shot
33': Anderson Polga hits a good header. Outcome: save
33': Gorka Iraizoz makes a very good save (Round Post)
33': Diego Capel takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
34': Throw-in: Emiliano Insua takes it (Attacking)
34': Ibai Gomez takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: save
34': Rui Patricio makes a very good save (Catch)
38': Throw-in: Emiliano Insua takes it (Defending)
39': Andoni Iraola crosses the ball. Outcome: out of play
40': Rui Patricio takes a long goal kick
41': Joao Pereira commits a foul on Ibai Gomez resulting on a free kick for Athletic Bilbao
41': Ander Iturraspe takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: pass
42': Ander Herrera crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
42': Fernando Llorente hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
42': Rui Patricio makes a very good save (Round Post)
42': Ander Herrera takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: foul
42': Javi Martínez commits a foul on Rui Patricio resulting on a free kick for Sporting Lisbon
43': Rui Patricio takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
43': Matías Fernández takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: save
44': Gorka Iraizoz makes a very good save (Punch)
44': That last goal was assisted by Xandao
44': Ricky van Wolfswinkel hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: goal
44': Goal!! Ricky van Wolfswinkel hits a very good left footed shot to the upper right corner from the centre penalty area (aprox. 18 yards) and scores!! The game is now tied at 1
45': The referee has signaled the end of the first half
45'+1': Ibai Gomez hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal
45'+1': Goal!! Ibai Gomez hits a very good right footed shot to the lower right corner from the left penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Athletic Bilbao now leads 2 - 1
45'+1': That last goal was assisted by Fernando Llorente (Pass from Right Channel)
45': The second half is under way
46': Sporting Lisbon makes a sub: Daniel Carriço enters for Matías Fernández. Reason: Tactical
46': Throw-in: Jon Aurtenetxe takes it (Defending)
47': Joao Pereira commits a foul on Markel Susaeta resulting on a free kick for Athletic Bilbao
47': Andoni Iraola takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: pass
48': Throw-in: Emiliano Insua takes it (Defending)
50': Bruno Pereirinha commits a foul on Ibai Gomez resulting on a free kick for Athletic Bilbao
50': Ibai Gomez takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
51': Gorka Iraizoz takes a long goal kick
51': Markel Susaeta hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
51': Rui Patricio makes a very good save (Tip Over)
52': Ibai Gomez takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: shot
52': Fernando Llorente hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: hit post
52': Joao Pereira commits a foul on Ander Herrera resulting on a free kick for Athletic Bilbao
52': Ibai Gomez takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: cross
53': Ibai Gomez crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
54': Fernando Amorebieta commits a foul on Diego Capel resulting on a free kick for Sporting Lisbon
54': Fernando Amorebieta is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
54': Stijn Schaars takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right channel. Outcome: pass
55': Emiliano Insua drills a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
55': Gorka Iraizoz makes a very good save (Round Post)
55': Diego Capel takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
56': Ibai Gomez hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
56': Rui Patricio takes a long goal kick
57': Ibai Gomez takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
58': Ricky van Wolfswinkel clears the ball from danger.
58': Ibai Gomez takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
58': Diego Capel clears the ball from danger.
58': Offside called on Javi Martínez
58': Anderson Polga takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
59': Daniel Carriço commits a foul on Jon Aurtenetxe resulting on a free kick for Athletic Bilbao
59': Daniel Carriço is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
59': Jon Aurtenetxe takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
61': Throw-in: Joao Pereira takes it (Attacking)
61': Ibai Gomez crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
61': Anderson Polga clears the ball from danger.
61': Ibai Gomez takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: save
62': Rui Patricio makes a very good save (Catch)
62': Ibai Gomez takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
63': Fernando Amorebieta commits a foul on Ricky van Wolfswinkel resulting on a free kick for Sporting Lisbon
63': Sporting Lisbon makes a sub: Jeffrén Suárez enters for Bruno Pereirinha. Reason: Tactical
63': Rui Patricio takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
64': Xandao commits a foul on Fernando Llorente resulting on a free kick for Athletic Bilbao
64': Ander Iturraspe takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: pass
65': Markel Susaeta commits a foul on Emiliano Insua resulting on a free kick for Sporting Lisbon
66': Emiliano Insua takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: pass
66': Throw-in: Andoni Iraola takes it (Defending)
67': Fernando Llorente commits a foul on Anderson Polga resulting on a free kick for Sporting Lisbon
67': Rui Patricio takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
68': Ander Iturraspe hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
68': Rui Patricio makes a very good save (Catch)
68': Ander Herrera commits a foul on André Renato Soares Martins resulting on a free kick for Sporting Lisbon
69': Anderson Polga takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: shot
69': Anderson Polga hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
69': Gorka Iraizoz makes a very good save (Catch)
70': Fernando Llorente hits a good header. Outcome: save
70': Rui Patricio makes a very good save (Catch)
71': Ander Iturraspe commits a foul on André Renato Soares Martins resulting on a free kick for Sporting Lisbon
71': Anderson Polga takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
71': Stijn Schaars commits a foul on Ander Herrera resulting on a free kick for Athletic Bilbao
71': Ibai Gomez takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: cross
72': Ibai Gomez crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
72': Rui Patricio takes a long goal kick
72': Diego Capel crosses the ball. Outcome: blocked
72': Jon Aurtenetxe blocks the cross
73': Diego Capel takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play
74': Throw-in: Markel Susaeta takes it (Attacking)
74': Ibai Gomez takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
75': Throw-in: Jon Aurtenetxe takes it (Attacking)
76': Ibai Gomez is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
78': Daniel Carriço commits a foul on Ibai Gomez resulting on a free kick for Athletic Bilbao
78': Ibai Gomez takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: pass
81': Rui Patricio takes a long goal kick
82': Throw-in: Jon Aurtenetxe takes it (Defending)
83': Sporting Lisbon makes a sub: André Carrillo enters for André Renato Soares Martins. Reason: Tactical
84': Ander Iturraspe commits a foul on André Carrillo resulting on a free kick for Sporting Lisbon
85': Stijn Schaars takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left wing. Outcome: cross
85': Stijn Schaars crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
85': Daniel Carriço commits a foul on Fernando Amorebieta resulting on a free kick for Athletic Bilbao
85': Ander Iturraspe takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
86': Throw-in: Joao Pereira takes it (Defending)
88': Fernando Llorente hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal
88': Goal!! Fernando Llorente hits a very good right footed shot to the upper left corner from the left 6 yard (aprox. 6 yards) and scores!! Athletic Bilbao now leads 3 - 1
88': That last goal was assisted by Ibai Gomez (Cross from Left Penalty Area)
90': Athletic Bilbao makes a sub: Borja Ekiza enters for Iker Muniaín. Reason: Tactical
90': Throw-in: Andoni Iraola takes it (Attacking)
90': The referee has signaled the end of the second half
90': End of the game
90'+2': Jeffrén Suárez hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
90'+2': Gorka Iraizoz makes a very good save (Catch)
90'+2': Diego Capel commits a foul on Borja Ekiza resulting on a free kick for Athletic Bilbao
90'+3': Athletic Bilbao makes a sub: Gaizka Toquero enters for Ibai Gomez. Reason: Tactical
90'+3': Jon Aurtenetxe takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
90'+3': Rui Patricio takes a long goal kick
90'+3': Xandao commits a foul on Javi Martínez resulting on a free kick for Athletic Bilbao
90'+4': Athletic Bilbao makes a sub: Inigo Pérez enters for Ander Herrera. Reason: Tactical
90'+5': Xandao is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
90'+5': Javi Martínez takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
90'+5': Markel Susaeta takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: San Mames
Location: , Spain
Attendance: 40,000

Line-Ups

Athletic Club

No.	Name
1	Gorka Iraizoz (GK)
15	Andoni Iraola
5	Fernando Amorebieta
3	Jon Aurtenetxe
24	Javi Martínez
21	Ander Herrera
8	Ander Iturraspe
14	Markel Susaeta
19	Iker Muniain
9	Fernando Llorente
28	Ibai Gómez

Athletic Club Substitutes:

Raúl Fernández, Mikel San José, Borja Ekiza, Gaizka Toquero, David López, Igor Gabilondo, Íñigo Pérez.

Sporting CP

No.	Name
1	Rui Patrício (GK)
47	João Pereira
4	Anderson Polga
93	Xandao
48	Emiliano Insúa
28	André Martins
8	Stijn Schaars
14	Matías Fernández
25	Bruno Pereirinha
11	Diego Capel
9	Ricky van Wolfswinkel

Sporting CP Substitutes:

Tiago Ferreira, Daniel Carriço, Oguchi Onyewu, Evaldo, Jeffrén Suárez, André Carrillo, Diego Rubio.

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