Athletic Club defeats Leganés in an exciting match
Athletic Club secured a 2-0 victory over Leganés in a Spanish La Liga match played at the Estadio Municipal de Butarque. The match was characterized by Athletic’s territorial dominance, generating more scoring opportunities despite Leganés having moments of danger.
The first half was marked by a more physical than technical game, with few clear scoring opportunities. In the 41st minute, Leganés player M. de la Fuente received a yellow card for a foul.
The second half of the match was more exciting. Athletic Club made several changes, looking to refresh their attack. Leganés responded with offensive substitutions, but Athletic managed to open the scoring in the 65th minute with a goal by D. Vivian, following an assist from G. Guruzeta.
Leganés attempted to react, but in the 67th minute, S. Haller had a goal disallowed for offside. In the 75th minute, I. Williams scored the second goal for Athletic, with an assist from A. Gorosabel.
Leganés tried to reduce the deficit but couldn’t overcome Athletic’s defense, who deservedly took the victory.
Statistics:
* Leganés: 48% possession, 14 shots (3 on target, 10 off target), 4 corners, 12 fouls, 3 yellow cards, 0 red cards
* Athletic Club: 52% possession, 10 shots (4 on target, 4 off target), 7 corners, 10 fouls, 0 yellow cards, 0 red cards
Match details:
* Date: September 19, 2024
* Match city: Leganés
* Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Butarque
* Referee: Francisco Hernandez Maeso, Spain
* League: La Liga
* Season: 2024
* Round: Regular Season – 7
* Country: Spain
Substitutions athletic club: at minute 46 G. Guruzeta came in and N. Williams went out., at minute 56 I. Williams came in and A. Djalo went out., at minute 57 O. Sancet came in and U. Gomez went out., at minute 57 B. Prados Diaz came in and M. Vesga went out., at minute 63 A. Herrera came in and I. Ruiz de Galarreta went out.
Substitutions leganes: at minute 72 J. Cruz came in and D. Brasanac went out., at minute 72 R. Tapia came in and J. Saenz went out., at minute 80 D. Garcia came in and S. Haller went out., at minute 80 Munir El Haddadi came in and R. Lopez went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Leganes
Titulares:
Athletic Club
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