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Thrilling Draw at San Mamés: Athletic Club and Elche Share the Spoils
Bilbao, Spain – Athletic Club and Elche played out a high-octane match at San Mamés, ending in a 2-2 draw. Elche, with 54% possession, looked to control the game, while Athletic Club, with 46% possession, opted for directness and attacking effectiveness.
The match was marked by intensity and yellow cards. Febas of Elche received the first booking in the 11th minute, followed by Cepeda just before halftime. In the second half, Gomez, Lekue and García of Athletic also received yellow cards, as did Bigas of Elche.
Guruzeta opened the scoring for Athletic Club in the 64th minute, assisted by Berchiche, sending the home crowd into raptures. However, the joy was short-lived, as Andre Silva equalized for Elche in the 68th minute from the penalty spot. In the 89th minute, Guruzeta reappeared, this time converting another penalty, putting Athletic back in the lead.
Despite Elche’s higher possession, with two shots on target, compared to Athletic Club’s eight, the match ended in a draw. Athletic Club had 18 total shots, demonstrating greater offensive ambition, although they failed to translate it into a victory. Elche took a valuable point from San Mamés, demonstrating their ability to respond to adversity.
Substitutions athletic club: at minute 70 U. Gomez came in and E. Garcia went out., at minute 70 A. Rego came in and M. Vesga went out., at minute 75 O. Sancet came in and R. Navarro went out., at minute 80 I. Williams came in and Izeta went out., at minute 81 I. Lekue came in and J. Areso went out.
Substitutions elche: at minute 74 Tete Morente came in and Buba Sangare went out., at minute 75 A. Rodriguez came in and R. Mir went out., at minute 75 L. Petrot came in and D. Affengruber went out., at minute 81 G. Valera came in and A. Pedrosa went out., at minute 90 P. Bigas came in and A. Boayar went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Athletic Club
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