BILBAO. Athletic Club tops Mallorca with a 2-0 win with a goal from D. Vivian 68minute and a goal from I. Williams 74minute.
The match was played at the San Mamés Barria stadium in Bilbao on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Jorge Figueroa Vázquez that was helped by Guadalupe Porras Ayuso and Álvaro Yeray Carreño Cabrera. The 4th official was David Recio Moreno. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.9 degrees Celsius or 69.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Athletic Club started with a conservative line-up. On the other side, Mallorca adopted for a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Athletic Club – Formation
Athletic Club
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Marcelino García Toral decided to play with the following team: Unai Simón , Íñigo Lekue , Daniel Vivian , Iñigo Martínez , Mikel Balenziaga , Alex Berenguer , Unai Vencedor , Dani García , Iker Muniain , Raúl García and Iñaki Williams .
The home team had on the bench: Óscar de Marcos, Oier Zarraga , Jon Morcillo, Ander Capa, Nico Serrano , Nico Williams , Jokin Ezkieta, Alex Petxa, Asier Villalibre , Mikel Vesga and Unai Núñez.
Best player: Iker Muniain
The player that probably impressed the most for Athletic Club was Iker Muniain even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 0 goals, 36 passes (83% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 8 crosses.
Mallorca – Formation
Mallorca
On the other side, Luis García Toral played with: Manolo Reina , Pablo Maffeo , Martin Valjent , Aleksandar Sedlar , Brian Oliván , Iddrisu Baba , Iñigo Ruiz De Galarreta , Jordi Mboula , Takefusa Kubo , Dani Rodriguez and Fernando Niño .
They had on the bench: Abdón Prats , Lago Júnior, Rodrigo Battaglia , Josep Gaya, Aleix Febas , Antonio Sánchez, Dominik Greif, Jaume Costa, Salva Sevilla, Kang-in Lee , Matthew Hoppe and Joan Sastre .
Best player: Iñigo Ruiz De Galarreta
The player that probably impressed the most for Mallorca was Iñigo Ruiz De Galarreta.
His rating is with 0 goals, 45 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 14.
Match report
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 19 Total 8
- 6 On Target 2
- 13 Off Target 6
- 4 Shots blocked 3
- 91 Attack 108
- 55 Dangerous attack 49
- 91 Ball safe 106
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 2
Fouls
- 7 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Athletic Club was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Mallorca that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Athletic Club was extremely more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 6 were on target. This is the reason why Athletic Club won the match.
Athletic Club shoot 19 times, 6 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Mallorca shoot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Athletic Club received 1 yellow card (D. Garcia). On the other side, Mallorca received 2 yellow cards (I. Baba and A. Sedlar).
Match Timeline
Standing
After this match, Athletic Club will have 8 points to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, Mallorca will stay with 7 points to stay in the 4th place.
In the next match in the La Liga, Athletic Club will play away Atlético Madrid on the 18th of September with a 23-8 head to head in favor of Atlético Madrid (4 draw). Mallorca will host Villarreal on the 19th of September with a 9-3 head to head in favor of Villarreal (4 draw).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Athletic Club – Mallorca – 2-0
- Levante – Rayo Vallecano – 1-1
