Sparta Praha 3-1 Athletic Club: result and report
Europa League · Thursday 4 October 2012
Result
Sparta Praha 3-1 Athletic Club
Europa League · Thursday 4 October 2012, 17:00 UTC · half-time 2-0
Sparta Praha 3-1 Athletic Club: match report
Sparta Praha beat Athletic Club 3-1 in the Europa League on Thursday 4 October 2012. The half-time score was 2-0.
T. Zápotočný opened the scoring in the 26th minute. Sparta Praha's goals came from T. Zápotočný (26'), B. Balaj (41') and J. Hušbauer (56', penalty). Athletic Club scored through Óscar de Marcos (73').
Discipline: Sparta Praha received 2 yellow cards; Athletic Club received 4 yellow cards.
Going into the game Sparta Praha were 38th on 8 points from 5 and Athletic Club 33rd on 8 points from 5. This fixture belongs to an earlier Europa League season and is kept for reference.
Going into the match Sparta Praha's last five read L-W-D-D-W and Athletic Club's D-D-W-L-W.
Key events
- 26'Goal · T. Zápotočný
- 41'Goal · B. Balaj
- 52'Yellow card · Marek Matejovsky
- 55'Yellow card · Castillo
- 56'Penalty goal · J. Hušbauer
- 60'Yellow card · Iker Muniain
- 73'Goal · Óscar de Marcos
- 83'Yellow card · Ander Herrera
- 90+1'Yellow card · Fernando Amorebieta
- 90+4'Yellow card · David Pavelka
Team news
Sparta Praha line-up
Tomas Vaclik, Manuel Pamić, Ondrej Svejdik, Tomás Zapotocny, Mario Holek, M. Matějovský, Václav Kadlec, Josef Hušbauer, Ladislav Krejčí, Bekim Balaj, Jirí Jarosík
Athletic Club line-up
Gorka Iraizoz Moreno, Fernando Amorebieta, Óscar de Marcos, Castillo, Iturraspe, Ibai Gómez Pérez, Susaeta, Gurpegi, Muniain, Aritz Aduriz, Andoni Iraola