Athletic Club vs Espanyol, 2022-23 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGAAbout
Athletic Club are hosting Espanyol
at San Mamés, Bilbao, Spain, starting on
. The match is a part of the Spanish LALIGA.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt saved. Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yeray Álvarez with a through ball.
- 4': Attempt missed. Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mikel Vesga.
- 6': Foul by Edu Expósito (Espanyol).
- 6': Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Club).
- 8': Javier Puado (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt missed. Joselu (Espanyol) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sergi Darder with a through ball.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nico Williams.
- 15': Foul by Javier Puado (Espanyol).
- 15': Iker Muniain (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Offside, Espanyol. Brian Oliván tries a through ball, but Javier Puado is caught offside.
- 20': Foul by Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club).
- 20': Vinicius Souza (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Delay in match because of an injury Vinicius Souza (Espanyol).
- 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 21': Attempt missed. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Berenguer with a cross following a fast break.
- 23': Foul by Vinicius Souza (Espanyol).
- 23': Iker Muniain (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Iker Muniain.
- 27': Attempt missed. Iker Muniain (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Óscar De Marcos with a cross.
- 28': Foul by Vinicius Souza (Espanyol).
- 28': Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club).
- 29': Óscar Gil (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Attempt saved. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Oihan Sancet.
- 30': Delay in match (Athletic Club).
- 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 33': Fernando Calero (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Foul by Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club).
- 37': Attempt missed. Mikel Vesga (Athletic Club) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Óscar De Marcos.
- 38': Foul by Dani Vivian (Athletic Club).
- 38': Joselu (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Leandro Cabrera.
- 42': Attempt missed. Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 44': Attempt missed. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Óscar De Marcos with a cross.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Óscar De Marcos with a headed pass.
- 45'+3': Foul by Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol).
- 45'+3': Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+5': Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Iker Muniain following a set piece situation.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Athletic Club 0, Espanyol 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Athletic Club 0, Espanyol 0.
- 45': Substitution, Espanyol. Keidi Bare replaces Edu Expósito.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergi Darder.
- 48': Attempt missed. Iker Muniain (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Óscar De Marcos.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Javier Puado (Espanyol) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fernando Calero.
- 50': Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Óscar Gil (Espanyol).
- 51': Offside, Athletic Club. Mikel Vesga tries a through ball, but Iñaki Williams is caught offside.
- 54': Foul by Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club).
- 54': Sergi Darder (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Attempt saved. Óscar Gil (Espanyol) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Javier Puado.
- 55': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Óscar Gil.
- 56': Substitution, Athletic Club. Gorka Guruzeta replaces Nico Williams.
- 58': Offside, Athletic Club. Oihan Sancet tries a through ball, but Iñaki Williams is caught offside.
- 59': Foul by Brian Oliván (Espanyol).
- 59': Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Gorka Guruzeta.
- 60': Substitution, Espanyol. Simo replaces Keidi Bare because of an injury.
- 61': Attempt missed. Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sergi Darder with a cross following a corner.
- 61': Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Simo (Espanyol).
- 63': Foul by Óscar De Marcos (Athletic Club).
- 63': Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Joselu (Espanyol) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Óscar Gil with a cross.
- 64': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Dani Vivian.
- 64': Dani Vivian (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Vinicius Souza (Espanyol).
- 66': Foul by Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Club).
- 66': Javier Puado (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 68': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Óscar Gil.
- 69': Delay in match because of an injury Fernando Calero (Espanyol).
- 70': Substitution, Espanyol. Omar El Hilali replaces Fernando Calero because of an injury.
- 71': Substitution, Espanyol. José Carlos Lazo replaces Javier Puado.
- 71': Substitution, Athletic Club. Raúl García replaces Iñaki Williams.
- 71': Substitution, Athletic Club. Unai Vencedor replaces Oihan Sancet.
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 73': Attempt missed. Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Unai Vencedor with a headed pass.
- 74': Brian Oliván (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Foul by Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club).
- 74': Attempt missed. Joselu (Espanyol) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Leandro Cabrera with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 75': Attempt missed. Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sergi Darder.
- 77': Delay in match (Athletic Club).
- 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Raúl García (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 81': Offside, Athletic Club. Mikel Vesga tries a through ball, but Gorka Guruzeta is caught offside.
- 82': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Brian Oliván.
- 83': Goal! Athletic Club 0, Espanyol 1. Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 84': Substitution, Athletic Club. Jon Morcillo replaces Íñigo Lekue.
- 85': Attempt missed. Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alex Berenguer with a cross.
- 86': Substitution, Espanyol. Dani Gómez replaces Martin Braithwaite.
- 87': Foul by Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club).
- 87': Sergi Darder (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by José Carlos Lazo (Espanyol).
- 89': Mikel Vesga (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Dani Gómez (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Foul by Óscar De Marcos (Athletic Club).
- 90': Óscar De Marcos (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Offside, Espanyol. José Carlos Lazo tries a through ball, but Dani Gómez is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Dani Gómez (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Brian Oliván (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Unai Vencedor (Athletic Club).
- 90'+3': Unai Vencedor (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Brian Oliván (Espanyol).
- 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+5': Foul by Joselu (Espanyol).
- 90'+5': Mikel Vesga (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Dani Gómez (Espanyol).
- 90'+6': Óscar De Marcos (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Iker Muniain with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Athletic Club 0, Espanyol 1.
- 0': Match ends, Athletic Club 0, Espanyol 1.
Statistics
 ESP |
ATH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 33.5 | Possession | 66.5 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 192 | Accurate Passes | 467 |
| 288 | Passes | 558 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 9 | Crosses | 31 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 78 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 16 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 21 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 36 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 36 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: San Mamés
Location: Bilbao, Spain
Attendance: 41,574
Venue: San Mamés
Location: Bilbao, Spain
Attendance: 41,574
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 34 | +58 | 88 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 34 | +39 | 77 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 34 | +25 | 68 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 34 | +21 | 63 |
Line-Ups
Athletic Club (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Unai Simón (GK) |
| 5 | Yeray |
| 3 | Dani Vivian |
| 15 | Iñigo Lekue |
| 18 | Óscar de Marcos  |
| 10 | Iker Muniain |
| 6 | Mikel Vesga |
| 8 | Oihan Sancet |
| 9 | Iñaki Williams |
| 7 | Álex Berenguer |
| 11 | Nico Williams |
Espanyol (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Álvaro Fernández (GK) |
| 4 | Leandro Cabrera |
| 5 | Fernando Calero |
| 14 | Brian Oliván |
| 2 | Óscar Gil |
| 20 | Edu Expósito |
| 10 | Sergi Darder |
| 12 | Vinicius Souza |
| 9 | Joselu |
| 17 | Martin Braithwaite |
| 7 | Javier Puado |
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