Mendilibar’s team defeated Athletic with a penalty from Ocampos in the final stretch of the match (0-1)
In an initial stretch of local dominance, the Basque team had two goals from Iñaki and Guruzeta disallowed for offside
There is no one to stop Seville. Facing another of the most fit teams in LaLiga, the Athleticand in front of the roar of CathedralMendilibar’s team equalized the physical battle and punished a late error by Yeray to win with a goal ocampos penalty (0-1).
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Athletic Club
Simon; De Marcos, Yeray Alvarez, Vivian, Yuri; Herrera (Winner, 81′), Dani García; Iñiaki Williams (Raúl García, 81′), Sancet, Nico Williams (Ares, 89′); and Guruzeta (Berenguer, 66′).
Seville
Dmitrovic; Navas (Montiel 56′), Gudelj, Badé, Acuña (Telles, 84′); Fernando, Rakitic (Gueye, 56′); Suso (Papu Gómez, 56′), Lamela (Gil, 46′), Ocampos; and En-Nesyri.
Referee
Hernandez Hernandez (canary). TA: Sancet (72′), Yeray (90′), Raúl García (92′) / Lamela (38′), Acuña (45′) and Ocampos (81′).
incidents
LaLiga Santander matchday 31 match played at the San Mamés stadium in Seville in front of 42,716 spectators.
They met in the Sanchez-Pizjuan two of the most fit teams in the category. He Athletic of valverde, pushed to the gates of the noble zone of the table after adding 13 of the last 15 points. and the revitalized Seville of mendilibarnow away from the threat of relegation, with morale shot after erasing Manchester United in the Europa League.
The local team started better, spurred on by the roar of san mames. He Seville clung to the grass as best he could to withstand the energetic onslaught of the Athletic, who bit into the pressure on the visiting first line and pumped the area in direct shipments. The VAR saved him on two occasions, which invalidated a goal from offside for Nico Williams and another of Guruzeta before half an hour.
The Andalusian team tried to overcome the pressure from Bilbao with long balls towards their forwards, but the imprecision in the shipments hardly caused any danger. A side center of Suso that lick it he failed to head. But with the advance of the clock, the duel lost some of its vertigo and balanced itself, although it was the Athletic the one who continued to lead the initiative. A deflected shot from yuri from the front, the most remarkable attempt.
Tiredness soon surfaced in the Sevillewhich changed four pieces before the hour, including Navas for muscle problems. With renewed energy, the team from Seville put up a battle in the midfield. The duel seemed doomed to a draw until, on minute 90, a skid of Yeray ended in a penalty ocampos that the Argentine turned into the Seville victory goal.