Athletic - Cadiz - 3:0. Spanish Championship, 5th round. Match review, statistics

On 16 September, one of the matches of the 5th round of the Spanish football championship took place. Athletic (Bilbao) and Cadiz (Spain) met.

Spanish Championship, 5th round

Athletic (Bilbao) - Cadiz (Spain) - 3:0 (0:0)
Goals: Gorka Guruseta (66), A. Villalibre (68), Williams (90+1).

Warnings: A. Paredes (45+1), Fali (46), Ruben Alcaraz (50), M. Gómez (87), Javier Hernández (90+2)

Atletic vs Cadiz match review:

Athletic claimed a convincing 3-0 victory over Cadiz in a recent La Liga encounter at the legendary San Mames Barria stadium. The first half started goalless, but Athletic added to their lead in the second half and secured a convincing victory. The first half was a tense contest, with both teams creating opportunities but failing to score. The players showed great energy and enthusiasm on the pitch, but in the end they lacked the finishing touch. The physicality of the game was evident from the start, as evidenced by the early yellow card received by Athletic player A. Paredes in the 45th minute. The second half started with Cadiz's Fali receiving a yellow card in the 46th minute, which further escalated the game. R. Alcaraz was also sent off in the 50th minute, which emphasised the fierce nature of the game. In the 59th minute Cadiz made three substitutions: R. Marti, D. Machis and D. Machis. Marti, D. Machis and R. Navarro, trying to change the game. However, Athletic quickly responded with the first substitution: in the 63rd minute, A. Berenguer replaced I. Muniaina.

Just three minutes later, in the 66th minute, the deadlock was finally broken by Athletic's G. Guruseta, who scored an important goal to put his team ahead. This goal gave the hosts confidence and spice. In the 67th minute Athletic made two more substitutions. Y. Alvarez and A. Villalibre replaced A. Paredes and G. Guruzeta respectively. This bore fruit: in the 68th minute A. Villalibre scored a goal, increasing Atletic's lead to a comfortable 2-0. In the 78th minute Cadiz responded with two substitutions: K. Ramos and R. Alcaraz were replaced by A. Negredo and A. Fernandez. Negredo and A. Fernandez respectively. Athletic also made two late substitutions in the 81st minute, replacing O. Sancet and I. Ruiz de Galarreta with A. Herrera and U. González. Herrera and W. Gomez. As time went on, tensions mounted, resulting in yellow cards for M. Gomez in the 87th minute and J. Hernandez in the 90th minute. In the final minutes of the game, Athletic sealed the victory with a goal from I. Williams in the 90th minute, putting an exclamation mark on their dominant play. Overall, Athletic's resilience and clinical play ensured that they secured a well-deserved 3-0 win over Cadiz. This result will undoubtedly boost their confidence as they continue to fight for success in La Liga.

In the next round of matches await the rivals: Alaves - Athletic, Betis - Cadiz.

Statistics of the match Athletic - Cadiz: