Rayo Vallecano grabs a 2-1 win against Athletic Club 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

BILBAO. Rayo Vallecano defeated Athletic Club to win 2-1. A goal from Falcao was decisive in the 90min.

September 24, 2021

BILBAO. Rayo Vallecano bested Athletic Club to win 2-1. A goal from Falcao was decisive in the 90min. It was Rayo Vallecano to strike first with an early goal of A. Garcia at the 5′. Then it was an own goal in the 33′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Falcao gave the win to Rayo Vallecano in the 90′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the San Mamés Barria stadium in Bilbao on Tuesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 16,236 spectators. The referee was José Luis Munuera Montero with the assistance of Iñigo Prieto López de Ceraín and Antonio Ramón Martínez Moreno. The 4th official was Miguel González Díaz. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 17 degrees Celsius or 62.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.

Athletic Club started with a conservative line-up. On the other side, Rayo Vallecano adopted a 4-2-3-1 formation.

Athletic Club – Formation

Athletic Club

Unai Simón 1.Spain

6.4

Óscar de Marcos 18.Spain

6.9

Iñigo Martínez 4.Spain

6.8

90'

Iñigo Lekue 15.Spain

6.6

Unai Núñez 3.Spain

6.8

16'

Mikel Vesga 6.Spain

6.4

75'

Oier Zarraga 19.Spain

6.4

69'

Iker Muniain 10.Spain

7.3

69'

56'

Nico Williams 30.Spain

5.9

75'

Raúl García 22.Spain

7.1

63'

Asier Villalibre 20.Spain

6.9

Substitutes

Julen Agirrezabala 26.Spain

Mikel Balenziaga 24.Spain

Dani Vivian 12.Spain

Ander Capa 21.Spain

Álex Petxa 2.Spain

Unai Vencedor 16.Spain

6.2

69'

Dani García 14.Spain

6.6

75'

Jon Morcillo 11.Spain

6.7

75'

Iñaki Williams 9.Ghana

6.8

63'

Álex Berenguer 7.Spain

6.5

69'

Nico Serrano 33.Spain

The manager Marcelino García Toral decided to play with the following team: Unai Simón (6.4), Óscar de Marcos (6.9), Unai Núñez (6.8), Iñigo Martínez (6.8), Íñigo Lekue (6.6), Nico Williams (5.9), Oier Zarraga (6.4), Mikel Vesga (6.4), Iker Muniain (7.3), Raúl García (7.1) and Asier Villalibre (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Unai Vencedor (6.2), Julen Agirrezabala, Mikel Balenziaga, Dani García (6.6), Iñaki Williams (6.8), Daniel Vivian, Alex Berenguer (6.5), Ander Capa, Jon Morcillo (6.7), Alex Petxa and Nico Serrano.

Athletic Club could not rely on the presence of A. Berenguer (injured).

Best player: Iker Muniain

The player that probably impressed the most for Athletic Club was Iker Muniain.

His rating is (7.3) with 31 passes (90% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.

Rayo Vallecano – Formation

Rayo Vallecano

Stole Dimitrievski 13.Macedonia

6.2

Iván Balliu 20.Albania

6.8

Nikola Maras 2.Serbia

6.7

83'

Fran García 33.Spain

7.1

Alejandro Catena 5.Spain

7.5

Unai López 12.Spain

6.9

76'

Álvaro García 18.Spain

7.1

79'

Santi Comesaña 6.Spain

7.4

Pathé Ciss 21.Senegal

6.6

59'

Isi Palazón 7.Spain

5.9

79'

Sergi Guardiola 16.Spain

7.1

59'

42'

Substitutes

Luca Zidane 1.France

Esteban Saveljich 24.Montenegro

Mario Hernández 32.Spain

Kévin Rodrigues 19.Portugal

6.4

79'

Óscar Valentín 23.Spain

6.8

59'

Randy Nteka 9.France

6.2

59'

Mario Suárez 4.Spain

José Pozo 22.Spain

Radamel Falcao 3.Colombia

7.3

76'

90'

Yacine Qasmi 14.Morocco

Bebé 10.Cape Verde

7.3

79'

Andrés Martín 11.Spain

On the other side, Andoni Iraola Sagarna played with: Stole Dimitrievski (6.2), Ivan Balliu (6.8), Nikola Maraš (6.7), Alejandro Catena (7.5), Fran García (7.1), Santi Comesaña (7.4), Ismaila Ciss (6.6), Isi Palazón (5.9), Unai López (6.9), Álvaro García (7.1) and Sergi Guardiola (7.1).

They had on the bench: Óscar Valentín (6.8), Randy Nteka (6.2), Esteban Saveljich, Radamel Falcao (7.3), Mario Suárez, Luca Zidane, Yacine Qasmi, José Pozo, Bebé (7.3), Mario Hernández, Kévin Rodrigues (6.4) and Andrés Martín.

Rayo Vallecano could not rely on the presence of Bebe (injured).

Best player: Alejandro Catena

The player that probably impressed the most for Rayo Vallecano was Alejandro Catena even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.5) with 55 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 6.

Match Statistics

Athletic Club

1 - 2

Rayo Vallecano

47 Ball Possession 53

Shots

8 Total 7
2 On Target 3
6 Off Target 4
2 Shots blocked 2

93 Attack 110
48 Dangerous attack 38
81 Ball safe 108

0 Penalties 0
2 Corners 1
1 Off Sides 2

Fouls

15 Total 16
3 Yellow Cards 3
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 47% of the time vs. Rayo Vallecano that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Athletic Club was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Rayo Vallecano succeeded in find the solution to win this match.

Athletic Club shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Rayo Vallecano shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Athletic Club received 3 yellow cards (U. Nunez, I. Muniain and I. Martinez). On the opposite side, Rayo Vallecano received 3 yellow cards (A. Catena, S. Guardiola and N. Maras).

Match Timeline

Álvaro García(goal)S. Guardiola

16'

33'

Pathé Ciss(own-goal)

42'

Iker Muniain - Yellow

56'

59'

Randy Nteka- sub ->S. Guardiola

59'

Óscar Valentín - sub ->P. Ciss

Iñaki Williams- sub ->R. Garcia

63'

69'

Álex Berenguer- sub ->I. Muniain

69'

Dani García- sub ->M. Vesga

75'

76'

Radamel Falcao- sub ->U. Lopez

79'

Bebé- sub ->A. Garcia

83'

90'

Radamel Falcao(goal)Bebe

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this contest, Athletic Club will stay with 9 points like FC Barcelona and Real Betis to stay in the 7th place. On the other side, Rayo Vallecano will have 10 points like Valencia to stay in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Athletic Club will play away with Valencia on the 25th of September with a 13-10 head to head in favor of Valencia (11 draws).

Rayo Vallecano will host Cádiz on the 26th of September with a 0-0 head to head statistic.