Sunday, February 6, 2011

Athletic Bilbao 3-0 Sporting ... strengthened its European position

Athletic Bilbao today strengthened its position in Europe with an exhibition game and goals against Sporting Gijon, which hammered 3-0 in their best game in recent years and that has prompted him to fifth place in the table. David Lopez, a penalty, Gaizka Toquero, with his third goal in two games and Llorente, with his 13 th goal in this league championship, plasma was the fourth consecutive win rojiblanco, which is growing in recent weeks.

Sporting, meanwhile, was held back the good run of 10 points from a possible 12 with which it came to San Mames, where, however, was clearly passed from start to finish. The defeat, however, not penalize them too much to the Manolo Preciado, the results in other fields. As has been happening in recent games at San Mames, Athletic threatened from the start to their rival.

In 9 minutes all together called tier penalty in an action set pieces on the Sporting goal in which there were several drops of local players. No penalty on the play whistled José Antonio Teixeira Vitienes, but in the following the same profile, a clear grab for Llorente Gregory was the second yellow and subsequent expulsion of the visitor center and the score at 1-0 in transform, solvent, David Lopez's penalty.

He left the party facing the very Athletic and took the opportunity to fix it fast. Muniain did on 22 minutes with a superb cast for the bottom line that ended with a pass mark Toquero back to 2-0. The crash smelled the rout and the local football looked a long time that was not seen in the Cathedral, for the first time in years, chanted the cry of "Athletic UEFAra, UEFAra Athletic (Athletic to the UEFA)." Llorente came close to make it 3-0 but his shot, with the 'Pichu' Cuéllar beaten, hit the crossbar and bounced out.

The break came with Sporting in the worst possible scenarios: two goals down, outnumbered. Starting the second half of Athletic was energetic, with corner after corner of the goal of Cuéllar, which brushed against the third goal, in turn, Fernando Llorente, Iker Muniain in a move Maradona, Mikel San Jose, Toquero, two times, and Pablo Orbaiz.

But it was at that stage of overwhelming superiority when the team closed the account Bilbao, but in the last mile of the crash and after delivered to San Mames Toquero fired. It also turned Muniain then when it was replaced and received the rookie Urko Vera with a standing ovation. This was scored 3-0 Llorente, who goes on and on and has reached 13 goals in La Liga, 14 so far this season with the Athletic.

The international striker put the icing on a good combination Muniain initiated and continued by Markel Susaeta, who left the ball on a plate to '9 '. André Castro Portugal's Mate Bilic and Croatia could have scored for his team in the final minutes, but a 3-1 would not have reflected what happened on the pitch, whether it was 11 against 11, as in the first quarter of an hour that 11 to 10 as almost the entire match.

-Technical: 3: Athletic Club: Iraizoz, Iraola, San Jose, Ekiz, Koikili, David Lopez, Orbaiz, Gurpegui (Iturraspe, min.79), Muniain (Vera, min.75); Toquero (Susaeta, min.65 ) and Llorente. 0: Sporting de Gijon: Cuellar, Lora, Iván Hernández, Gregory, Canella, Eguren (André Castro, min.46), Nacho Cases, Rivera, De las Cuevas (Botia, min.28), Diego Castro, and Barral (Bilic , min.46).

Goals: 1-0, min.16: David Lopez, a penalty. 2-0, min.27: Toquero. 3-0, min.73: Llorente. Referee: José Antonio Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabrian Committee). Gregory drove in 16 minutes for two bookings. It also showed yellow card to the local San Jose, Koikili, Gurpegui and Iturraspe, and visitors Lora and Barral.

Subs: Almost full at San Mames, with about 39 thousand spectators.

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