Athletic Club 1-0 Espanyol: result and report
La Liga · Sunday 6 April 2008
Result
Athletic Club 1-0 Espanyol
La Liga · Sunday 6 April 2008, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Athletic Club 1-0 Espanyol: match report
Athletic Club defeated Espanyol 1-0 in La Liga on Sunday 6 April 2008. It was 1-0 at half-time.
The only goal came from Joseba Garmendia of Athletic Club in the 13th minute.
Discipline: Athletic Club received 5 yellow cards; Espanyol received 4 yellow cards.
Going into the game Athletic Club were 10th on 40 points from 30 and Espanyol 7th on 45 points from 30. Athletic Club went on to finish that season 11th with 50 points, and Espanyol 12th with 48.
Athletic Club lined up in a 4-3-2-1 and Espanyol in a 4-4-2.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Athletic Club win, 2 draws and 2 for Espanyol.
Going into the match Athletic Club's last five read D-W-W-W-D and Espanyol's L-L-W-L-W.
Key events
- 13'Goal · Joseba Garmendia
- 23'Yellow card · Aitor Ocio
- 24'Yellow card · Luis García
- 29'Yellow card · David García
- 59'Yellow card · Pablo Zabaleta
- 62'Yellow card · Del Horno
- 71'Yellow card · Javi Martínez
- 73'Missed penalty · Raúl Tamudo
- 76'Yellow card · Moisés Hurtado
- 88'Yellow card · Joseba Etxeberria
- 90+4'Yellow card · Armando Riveiro
Head-to-head
Team news
Athletic Club line-up (4-3-2-1)
Armando Riveiro, Del Horno, Fernando Amorebieta, Aitor Ocio, Joseba Garmendia, Gabilondo, Javi Martínez, Susaeta, Fernando Llorente, Francisco Yeste, Andoni Iraola
Espanyol line-up (4-4-2)
Carlos Kameni, David García, Pablo Zabaleta, Marc Torrejón, Dani Jarque, Valdo, Angel Martinez, Moisés Hurtado, Luis Garcia, Raúl Tamudo, Rufete