Spanish LALIGA

Rayo Vallecano vs Athletic Club, 2023-24 LALIGA

· Spanish LALIGA
Rayo Vallecano
    FT
    0 - 1
    Athletic Club
    • 67': Nico Williams

    About

    Rayo Vallecano are hosting Athletic Club at Estadio de Vallecas, Madrid, Spain, starting on . The match is a part of the Spanish LALIGA.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Attempt blocked. Unai López (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pathé Ciss with a headed pass.
    • 2': Foul by Radamel Falcao (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 2': Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Nico Williams.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Radamel Falcao with a cross.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Radamel Falcao (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jorge de Frutos with a cross.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Jorge de Frutos (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Óscar Trejo.
    • 13': Foul by Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club).
    • 13': Unai López (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Unai López (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is just a bit too high. Assisted by Aridane Hernández.
    • 16': Foul by Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta (Athletic Club).
    • 16': Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Jorge de Frutos (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pathé Ciss.
    • 25': Foul by Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic Club).
    • 25': Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Íñigo Lekue.
    • 30': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Alex Berenguer.
    • 31': Delay in match (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Unai López (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro García.
    • 34': Foul by Dani García (Athletic Club).
    • 34': Radamel Falcao (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikel Jauregizar.
    • 39': Foul by Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club).
    • 39': Pep Chavarría (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta.
    • 41': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Yuri Berchiche.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Lejeune.
    • 44': Foul by Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta (Athletic Club).
    • 44': Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 44': Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 45': First Half ends, Rayo Vallecano 0, Athletic Club 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Rayo Vallecano 0, Athletic Club 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Athletic Club. Dani Vivian replaces Yeray Álvarez.
    • 45': Substitution, Athletic Club. Raúl García replaces Asier Villalibre.
    • 45': Substitution, Athletic Club. Unai Gómez replaces Mikel Jauregizar.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani García.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 52': Foul by Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 52': Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jorge de Frutos.
    • 54': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Unai Simón.
    • 54': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Yuri Berchiche.
    • 55': Dani García (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Radamel Falcao (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 56': Delay in match because of an injury Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club).
    • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 59': Substitution, Athletic Club. Imanol García de Albéniz replaces Yuri Berchiche because of an injury.
    • 61': Foul by Raúl García (Athletic Club).
    • 61': Pep Chavarría (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Substitution, Athletic Club. Julen Agirrezabala replaces Unai Simón.
    • 65': Foul by Unai Gómez (Athletic Club).
    • 65': Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Goal! Rayo Vallecano 0, Athletic Club 1. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Berenguer.
    • 68': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Raúl de Tomás replaces Radamel Falcao.
    • 68': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Isi Palazón replaces Óscar Trejo.
    • 69': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Andrei Ratiu.
    • 70': Offside, Athletic Club. Alex Berenguer is caught offside.
    • 72': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Jorge de Frutos.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Unai Gómez (Athletic Club) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nico Williams following a corner.
    • 73': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Miguel Crespo replaces Pathé Ciss.
    • 74': Foul by Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club).
    • 74': Pep Chavarría (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Imanol García de Albéniz (Athletic Club).
    • 77': Jorge de Frutos (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Bebé replaces Jorge de Frutos.
    • 78': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Kike Pérez replaces Unai López.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álvaro García.
    • 80': Foul by Miguel Crespo (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 80': Unai Gómez (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 80': Offside, Athletic Club. Raúl García is caught offside.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pep Chavarría with a cross.
    • 84': Foul by Miguel Crespo (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 84': Raúl García (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Miguel Crespo (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card.
    • 85': Foul by Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club).
    • 85': Miguel Crespo (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pep Chavarría with a cross.
    • 90': Hand ball by Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 90': Foul by Aitor Paredes (Athletic Club).
    • 90': Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Unai Gómez.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Dani Vivian.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Aridane Hernández (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Isi Palazón following a corner.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Dani García (Athletic Club).
    • 90'+4': Kike Pérez (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrei Ratiu with a cross.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Dani Vivian.
    • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Bebé (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Isi Palazón with a cross.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Rayo Vallecano 0, Athletic Club 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Rayo Vallecano 0, Athletic Club 1.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 6
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 0
    2 Corner Kicks 8
    4 Saves 0
    36.4 Possession 63.6
    7 SHOTS 17
    1 ON GOAL 4
    0.1 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    230 Accurate Passes 467
    336 Passes 570
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 11
    8 Crosses 31
    0.1 Cross % 0.4
    87 Long Balls 61
    28 Accurate Long Balls 20
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
    3 Blocked Shots 6
    5 Effective Tackles 10
    11 Tackles 18
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    4 Interceptions 3
    24 Effective Clearances 9
    24 Clearances 9

    Game Information

    Competition: Spanish LALIGA

    Venue: Estadio de Vallecas
    Location: Madrid, Spain
    Attendance: 13,090

    LALIGA Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Barcelona 13 +28 33
    2 Real Madrid 12 +14 27
    3 Atlético Madrid 13 +12 26
    4 Villarreal 12 +4 24
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    RAY Rayo Vallecano (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    13 Daniel Cárdenas (GK)
    24 Florian Lejeune
    5 Aridane Hernández
    3 Pep Chavarría
    2 Andrei Ratiu
    8 Óscar Trejo
    21 Pathé Ciss
    17 Unai López
    9 Radamel Falcao
    18 Álvaro García
    19 Jorge de Frutos
    Rayo Vallecano Substitutes:
    Enrique Perez, José Pozo, Raúl de Tomás, Iván Balliu, Sergio Camello, Isi Palazón, Miguel Silva, Alfonso Espino, Martín Pascual, Stole Dimitrievski, Bebé.

    ATH Athletic Club (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Unai Simón (GK)
    4 Aitor Paredes
    5 Yeray
    17 Yuri Berchiche
    15 Iñigo Lekue
    31 Mikel Jauregizar
    16 Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta Yellow Card
    14 Dani García
    20 Asier Villalibre
    11 Nico Williams
    7 Álex Berenguer
    Athletic Club Substitutes:
    Mikel Vesga, Unai Gómez, Ander Herrera, Aingeru Olabarrieta, Beñat Prados, Dani Vivian, Raúl García, Imanol García de Albéniz, Óscar de Marcos, Malcom Adu Ares, Hugo Rincón, Julen Agirrezabala.

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