Athletic Club vs Levante, 2020-21 Spanish Copa del Rey, Semifinals
· 1st LegHonours even in Bilbao-Levante Copa semi first leg
Athletic Bilbao and Levante played out an entertaining 1-1 draw in their Copa del Rey semifinal first leg on Thursday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Jorge de Frutos (Levante).
- 1': Iker Muniain (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 3': Foul by Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club).
- 3': Jorge de Frutos (Levante) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 4': Corner, Levante. Conceded by Ander Capa.
- 4': Offside, Levante. Carlos Clerc tries a through ball, but Coke is caught offside.
- 5': Enis Bardhi (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Ander Capa (Athletic Club).
- 11': Foul by Carlos Clerc (Levante).
- 11': Óscar De Marcos (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Jorge de Frutos (Levante).
- 12': Unai Vencedor (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Nemanja Radoja (Levante).
- 14': Raúl García (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by José Luis Morales.
- 17': Coke (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club).
- 19': Foul by Íñigo Martínez (Athletic Club).
- 19': Jorge de Frutos (Levante) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 19': Íñigo Martínez (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Goal! Athletic Club 0, Levante 1. Gonzalo Melero (Levante) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jorge de Frutos with a cross.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Iker Muniain.
- 28': Attempt saved. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 31': Foul by Enis Bardhi (Levante).
- 31': Raúl García (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Raúl García (Athletic Club).
- 31': Gonzalo Melero (Levante) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Raúl García (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Attempt missed. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Iker Muniain with a through ball.
- 33': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Daniel Cárdenas.
- 35': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Sergio Postigo.
- 35': Coke (Levante) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Attempt missed. Íñigo Martínez (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Iker Muniain with a cross following a corner.
- 37': Attempt saved. Raúl García (Athletic Club) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Óscar De Marcos.
- 37': Foul by Óscar De Marcos (Athletic Club).
- 37': Gonzalo Melero (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Enis Bardhi (Levante).
- 39': Raúl García (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Attempt missed. Óscar De Marcos (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yuri Berchiche with a cross.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Athletic Club 0, Levante 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Athletic Club 0, Levante 1.
- 45': Substitution, Athletic Club. Alex Berenguer replaces Ander Capa.
- 45': Substitution, Athletic Club. Mikel Vesga replaces Unai Vencedor.
- 45': Substitution, Athletic Club. Unai López replaces Dani García.
- 47': Foul by Nemanja Radoja (Levante).
- 47': Iker Muniain (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Foul by Carlos Clerc (Levante).
- 49': Attempt saved. Raúl García (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Iker Muniain with a cross.
- 50': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Daniel Cárdenas.
- 50': Attempt missed. Óscar De Marcos (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 50': Hand ball by Coke (Levante).
- 51': Attempt saved. Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikel Vesga with a headed pass.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Iker Muniain.
- 51': Attempt missed. Raúl García (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 52': Attempt saved. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Berenguer with a through ball.
- 52': Foul by Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Club).
- 52': Roger Martí (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Substitution, Levante. Mickaël Malsa replaces Gonzalo Melero because of an injury.
- 54': Substitution, Levante. Son replaces Coke.
- 55': Attempt blocked. José Luis Morales (Levante) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nemanja Radoja.
- 58': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Carlos Clerc.
- 58': Goal! Athletic Club 1, Levante 1. Íñigo Martínez (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Iker Muniain with a cross following a corner.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 60': Attempt saved. Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Óscar De Marcos with a cross.
- 61': Corner, Levante. Conceded by Óscar De Marcos.
- 64': Offside, Levante. José Luis Morales tries a through ball, but Roger Martí is caught offside.
- 66': Corner, Levante. Conceded by Yeray Álvarez.
- 68': Substitution, Levante. Dani Gómez replaces Roger Martí.
- 68': Substitution, Levante. Rubén Rochina replaces Jorge de Frutos.
- 70': Corner, Levante. Conceded by Íñigo Martínez.
- 72': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Sergio Postigo.
- 75': Hand ball by Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club).
- 76': Foul by Rubén Rochina (Levante).
- 76': Iker Muniain (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 79': Substitution, Athletic Club. Asier Villalibre replaces Iñaki Williams.
- 79': Foul by Raúl García (Athletic Club).
- 79': Sergio Postigo (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Substitution, Levante. Rúben Vezo replaces Enis Bardhi because of an injury.
- 81': Foul by Nemanja Radoja (Levante).
- 81': Raúl García (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Rubén Rochina (Levante).
- 84': Iker Muniain (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Dani Gómez (Levante).
- 89': Íñigo Martínez (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Unai López (Athletic Club).
- 90': Mickaël Malsa (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Óscar Duarte (Levante).
- 90'+1': Iker Muniain (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+2': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by José Luis Morales.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Iker Muniain with a cross.
- 90'+4': Foul by Asier Villalibre (Athletic Club).
- 90'+4': Sergio Postigo (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Athletic Club 1, Levante 1.
- 0': Match ends, Athletic Club 1, Levante 1.
Statistics
 LEV |
ATH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 13 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 48 | Possession | 51 |
| 2 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish Copa del Rey
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Line-Ups
Athletic Club
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Unai Simón (GK) |
| 4 | Iñigo Martínez  |
| 5 | Yeray |
| 17 | Yuri Berchiche |
| 21 | Ander Capa |
| 14 | Dani García |
| 27 | Unai Vencedor |
| 10 | Iker Muniain |
| 18 | Óscar de Marcos |
| 9 | Iñaki Williams |
| 22 | Raúl García |
Levante
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 34 | Daniel Cárdenas (GK) |
| 6 | Óscar Duarte |
| 15 | Sergio Postigo |
| 19 | Carlos Clerc |
| 23 | Coke |
| 10 | Enis Bardhi |
| 5 | Nemanja Radoja |
| 22 | Gonzalo Melero |
| 9 | Roger Martí |
| 11 | José Luis Morales |
| 18 | Jorge de Frutos |
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