Athletic Club vs. Sevilla: A hard-fought match ends with a Sevilla victory
Athletic Club hosted Sevilla at San Mamés Barria in a matchday 8 La Liga fixture that was characterized by its intensity and excitement.
The first goal of the match came in the 36th minute, when Mikel Jauregizar put Athletic Club ahead with a precise finish assisted by Unai Gómez.
The second half began with an exchange of opportunities from both sides. In the 55th minute, Tanguy Nianzou saw a yellow card after a foul on an Athletic Club player.
However, the story of the match changed dramatically in the 82nd minute when Julen Agirrezabala was sent off with a red card for a strong tackle on a Sevilla player.
From this moment on, Sevilla took control of the match and took advantage of their numerical superiority to seek the equalizer. In the 90th minute, Alejandro Padilla, who had entered in the closing stages, scored an own goal to give Sevilla the victory.
Athletic Club, with one player less, could not react and suffered their second consecutive defeat in La Liga.
Statistics:
* Possession: Athletic Club 39%, Sevilla 61%
* Shots: Athletic Club 13 (5 on target, 6 off target), Sevilla 12 (2 on target, 7 off target)
* Corners: Athletic Club 4, Sevilla 7
* Fouls: Athletic Club 6, Sevilla 6
* Yellow Cards: Athletic Club 0, Sevilla 1
* Red Cards: Athletic Club 1, Sevilla 0
Match summary:
Athletic Club started the match dominating, but Agirrezabala’s red card in the 82nd minute marked a turning point in favor of Sevilla. Sevilla, with one man up, pressed for the equalizer and found it in the 90th minute with an own goal from Alejandro Padilla.
Substitutions sevilla: at minute 46 J. Sanchez came in and V. Barco went out., at minute 59 Suso came in and K. Iheanacho went out., at minute 80 M. Mejia came in and Peque went out., at minute 80 A. Pedrosa came in and J. A. Carmona went out., at minute 86 J. Navas came in and L. Agoume went out.
Substitutions athletic club: at minute 59 I. Ruiz de Galarreta came in and M. Vesga went out., at minute 59 G. Guruzeta came in and U. Gomez went out., at minute 71 Y. Berchiche came in and O. de Marcos went out., at minute 71 P. Canales came in and A. Berenguer went out., at minute 85 A. Padilla came in and N. Williams went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Athletic Club
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Sevilla
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