The Athletic Club has won 4-1 against Cádiz in the match corresponding to the 20th round of Santander Leaguein a duel in which the ‘lions’ have been the owners of the ball to achieve the first league victory since the return of the World Cup.
Summary of the Athletic Club – Cádiz match
Athletic knew the importance of this game. those of valverde they had three consecutive defeats in the League and had not added three points since the league break. For this reason, the people of Bilbao have started an offensive eleven, without Inaki Williams due to injury, who has been replaced by Raúl García as center forward. Also, muniain and sancet They have returned to form a couple in the center of the field together with vesga.
The ‘lions’ have started the clash with intensity, and the reflection of this has been that by minute five Nico He has already had two occasions to score; in the first he was not successful and in the second his left-footed shot was stopped by the goalkeeper from Cádiz.
Athletic was closer to the rival area than Cádiz, who preferred to try their luck with long shots and crosses from the wings, but without creating any real danger. So, in one of those attacks sancet He has scored the first for the locals. From Marcos has centered from the right to Berenguerbut he did not reach the ball, and the defender’s rebound fell into the legs of Sancet, who took a powerful shot to put his team ahead (1-0).
The goal has relaxed the rhythm of Athletic, which has focused more on maintaining possession. Cádiz, continued without causing danger, but in a defensive oversight of the Biscayan team the rival goal has arrived. A long pass near the corner was picked up by Ocampos, who easily got past De Marcos to later assist escalante for it to equalize the score (1-1).
When the computer was shutting down, it reappeared sancet to revive him. Cádiz has made a mistake when trying to get the ball played from its area and the bad clearance has picked it up Raul Garciawho with the toe of his boot has ceded the ball to the Navarrese so that he will score the second (2-1).
They still had time to pull away on the scoreboard before the break. muniain He received a free kick near the area, and a ball centered by the captain himself finished off with a header Yeray to mark the third for Athletic (3-1).
The first occasion has been for the visitors around the locker room. Luis Hernández has hunted a ball in the area to test the local goal, but unai simon has stretched to make a spectacular save.
Things have gotten complicated for Athletic when the referee has sent off Yuri Berchiche for double yellow The left side made a foul on the edge of the area that the assistant decided was worthy of a yellow card, the second for the player, leaving the locals with one less with half an hour to go.
Even so, the team has continued with its game and in the 75th minute the ‘hat-tick’ that it has sought so much has arrived sancet. Raúl García has taken a long ball from his field, Nico has combed it, and Sancet has reached the goal in a race to score the final one (4-1).
Thus, Athletic has achieved its first victory of the year and ends the losing streak in the League.
Data sheet
4 – Athletic Club: Unai Simon; From Marcos, Vivian, Yeray, Yuri; Vesga, Sancet (Guruzeta, m.84); Nico Williams (Capa, m.84), Muniain (Morcillo, m.84), Berenguer (Lekue, m.60); and Raúl García (Dani García, m.76).
1 – Cadiz: Ledesma; Iza Carcelén, Hernández, Momo, Espino; Fali (Lozano, m.60); Bongonda (Nephew, m.70), Álex Fernández, Escalante, Ocampo (Chris Ramos, m.70); and Roger (Sergi Guardiola, m.70)
goals: 1-0, m.10: Sancet. 1-1, m.25: Escalante. 2-1, m.35: Sancet. 3-1, m.44: Yeray. 4-1: Sancet.
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez (Madrid Committee). He sent off Yuri, in the 58th minute, for a double yellow.
Source: Eitb
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