Espanyol 1-0 Athletic Club: result and report
La Liga · Sunday 17 May 2009
Result
Espanyol 1-0 Athletic Club
La Liga · Sunday 17 May 2009, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0
Espanyol 1-0 Athletic Club: match report
Espanyol defeated Athletic Club 1-0 in La Liga on Sunday 17 May 2009. It was 0-0 at half-time.
The only goal came from Luis García of Espanyol in the 69th minute, from the penalty spot.
Discipline: Espanyol received 3 yellow cards; Athletic Club received 5 yellow cards.
Going into the game Espanyol were 15th on 38 points from 35 and Athletic Club 11th on 44 points from 35. Espanyol went on to finish that season 10th with 47 points, and Athletic Club 13th with 44.
Espanyol lined up in a 4-4-1-1 and Athletic Club in a 4-4-2.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Espanyol wins, 3 draws and 2 for Athletic Club.
Going into the match Espanyol's last five read L-W-W-W-W and Athletic Club's W-D-W-W-L.
Key events
- 28'Yellow card · De la Peña
- 32'Yellow card · Fernando Amorebieta
- 44'Yellow card · Susaeta
- 61'Yellow card · Andoni Iraola
- 66'Yellow card · Orbaiz
- 69'Penalty goal · Luis García
- 69'Yellow card · Carlos Gurpegi
- 79'Yellow card · Moisés Hurtado
- 90'Yellow card · Luis García
Head-to-head
Team news
Espanyol line-up (4-4-1-1)
Carlos Kameni, David García, Sergio Sánchez, Marc Torrejón, Dani Jarque, De la Peña, Nenê, Moisés Hurtado, Juanmi Callejón, Luis Garcia, Iván Alonso
Athletic Club line-up (4-4-2)
Gorka Iraizoz Moreno, Koikili, Fernando Amorebieta, Mikel Balenziaga, Susaeta, Orbaiz, Gurpegi, Javi Martínez, Ion Vélez, Fernando Llorente, Andoni Iraola