On 22 September, one of the matches of the 6th round of the Spanish football championship took place. Alaves (Spain) and Athletic (Bilbao) met.
Spanish Championship, 6th round
Alaves ( Spain) - Athletic (Bilbao ) - 0:2 (0:1)
Goals: Williams (18), Sunset (76).
Warnings: Berenguer (29), Yuri Berchiche (31), Kike García (45+1), A. Abqar (78).
In a tense La Liga match, Alaves faced Atletic at the Estadio de Mendisorrosa stadium. At half-time the score was 0-1 in favour of Atletic, but towards the end of the match they increased their lead to 0-2 and went on to win. The start of the match was characterised by attacking action from both teams, who were looking for an early break. However, already in the 18th minute Athletic took the upper hand: I. Williams hit the goal of his team. As the game progressed, both teams fought fiercely for the advantage. The referee had to work hard: several yellow cards were given to players of both teams. Atletico player A. Berenguer was sent off on 29 minutes, and on 31 minutes - J. Berchiche. C. Garcia was sent off for Alaves just before the break. In the second half there were a lot of substitutions in both teams, as the managers were looking for fresh forces that could influence the game. In the 48th minute, Alaves made their first substitution, bringing on R. Duarte instead of J. Lopez. In the 49th minute, Alaves made another substitution - C. Benavidez replaced J. Guridi.
In turn, Athletic made the first substitution in the 64th minute - I. Berenguer was replaced by I. Muniain. Muniain. In the 67th minute Alaves made two more substitutions: I. Hagi instead of Samu and A. Sola instead of A. Rebbah. In response, Athletic introduced G. Guruzeta in place of A. Villalibre in the 71st minute, and then A. Paredes replaced J. Paredes. Paredes replaced Y. The 76th minute was decisive for Athletic when they scored their second goal of the match. О. Sunset hit the net and increased his team's lead, putting Alaves back in front. The match continued in a tight contest, with both teams looking to score more goals. In the 78th minute A. Abkar received a yellow card. In the last minutes of the match there were new substitutions: in the 82nd minute Athletic replaced Y. Berchiche with I. Lecue, in the same minute I. Ruiz de Galarreta came on instead of D. Garcia. The last substitution for Alaves was L. Rioja replacing J. Alcaina in the 84th minute. After the final whistle, Athletic came out victorious, defeating Alaves with a score of 0:2. The match demonstrated the intensity and competitiveness of La Liga, with both teams showing their abilities throughout the game.
In the next round the following matches await the rivals: Celta - Alaves, Athletic - Getafe.
| Alaves | Athletic | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Kicks to the goal | 3 |
| 14 | Kicks | 11 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 10 | Penalty kicks | 8 |
| 4 | Kicks from outside the penalty box | 3 |
| 13 | Offences | 8 |
| 3 | Corner | 4 |
| 4 | Offsides | 0 |
| 43% | Ball possession | 57% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 1 | Keeper saves | 5 |
| 360 | Total assists | 490 |
| 259 | Accurate assists | 391 |
| 72% | Accuracy of passes | 80% |