- UEFA Europa League
- 26 April 2012, 8:05pm
- San Mamés
Athletic Bilbao | v | Sporting |
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Match ends, Athletic Bilbao 3, Sporting Lisbon 1.
90+5 mins:Second Half ends, Athletic Bilbao 3, Sporting Lisbon 1.
90+5 mins:Corner, Athletic Bilbao. Conceded by Anderson Polga.
90+5 mins:Xandao (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
90+4 mins:Substitution, Athletic Bilbao. Iñigo Pérez replaces Ander.
90+3 mins:Javi Martínez (Athletic Bilbao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90+3 mins:Foul by Xandao (Sporting Lisbon).
90+3 mins:Substitution, Athletic Bilbao. Gaizka Toquero replaces Ibai Gómez.
90+3 mins:Jon Aurtenetxe (Athletic Bilbao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90+3 mins:Foul by Diego Capel (Sporting Lisbon).
90+2 mins:Attempt saved. Jeffrén (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by André Carrillo.
90 mins:Substitution, Athletic Bilbao. Borja Ekiza replaces Iker Muniain.
88 mins:Goal! Athletic Bilbao 3, Sporting Lisbon 1. Fernando Llorente (Athletic Bilbao) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
88 mins:Attempt blocked. Ibai Gómez (Athletic Bilbao) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
85 mins:Fernando Amorebieta (Athletic Bilbao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85 mins:Dangerous play by Daniel Carrico (Sporting Lisbon).
84 mins:Foul by Ander Iturraspe (Athletic Bilbao).
84 mins:Jeffrén (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
83 mins:Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. André Carrillo replaces André Martins.
78 mins:Attempt blocked. Markel Susaeta (Athletic Bilbao) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ander.
78 mins:Ibai Gómez (Athletic Bilbao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78 mins:Foul by Daniel Carrico (Sporting Lisbon).
76 mins:Fernando Amorebieta (Athletic Bilbao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76 mins:Foul by Ricky van Wolfswinkel (Sporting Lisbon).
75 mins:Ibai Gómez (Athletic Bilbao) is shown the yellow card.
75 mins:Ibai Gómez (Athletic Bilbao) has gone down, but that's a dive.
74 mins:Corner, Athletic Bilbao. Conceded by Xandao.
74 mins:Attempt blocked. Fernando Llorente (Athletic Bilbao) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ander with a cross.
72 mins:Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Jon Aurtenetxe.
72 mins:Foul by Fernando Amorebieta (Athletic Bilbao).
72 mins:Rui Patricio (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71 mins:Ander (Athletic Bilbao) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71 mins:Foul by Stijn Schaars (Sporting Lisbon).
71 mins:Foul by Ander Iturraspe (Athletic Bilbao).
71 mins:André Martins (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70 mins:Attempt saved. Fernando Llorente (Athletic Bilbao) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Iker Muniain with a cross.
69 mins:Attempt saved. Anderson Polga (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
68 mins:Foul by Ander (Athletic Bilbao).
68 mins:André Martins (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68 mins:Attempt saved. Ander Iturraspe (Athletic Bilbao) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fernando Amorebieta.
67 mins:Fernando Amorebieta (Athletic Bilbao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67 mins:Foul by Ricky van Wolfswinkel (Sporting Lisbon).
67 mins:Foul by Fernando Llorente (Athletic Bilbao).
67 mins:Anderson Polga (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66 mins:Foul by Markel Susaeta (Athletic Bilbao).
66 mins:Emiliano Insúa (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
64 mins:Fernando Llorente (Athletic Bilbao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64 mins:Foul by Xandao (Sporting Lisbon).
63 mins:Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Jeffrén replaces Bruno Pereirinha.
63 mins:Foul by Ander (Athletic Bilbao).
63 mins:Bruno Pereirinha (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62 mins:Corner, Athletic Bilbao. Conceded by João Pereira.
61 mins:Corner, Athletic Bilbao. Conceded by Xandao.
59 mins:Daniel Carrico (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59 mins:Jon Aurtenetxe (Athletic Bilbao) wins a free kick on the left wing.
59 mins:Foul by Daniel Carrico (Sporting Lisbon).
58 mins:Offside, Athletic Bilbao. Andoni Iraola tries a through ball, but Fernando Llorente is caught offside.
57 mins:Corner, Athletic Bilbao. Conceded by Stijn Schaars.
57 mins:Corner, Athletic Bilbao. Conceded by Anderson Polga.
56 mins:Fernando Amorebieta (Athletic Bilbao) wins a free kick on the left wing.
56 mins:Foul by Ricky van Wolfswinkel (Sporting Lisbon).
56 mins:Attempt missed. Iker Muniain (Athletic Bilbao) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fernando Llorente.
55 mins:Javi Martínez (Athletic Bilbao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55 mins:Foul by Xandao (Sporting Lisbon).
55 mins:Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Ander.
55 mins:Attempt blocked. Emiliano Insúa (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stijn Schaars.
54 mins:Fernando Amorebieta (Athletic Bilbao) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54 mins:Foul by Fernando Amorebieta (Athletic Bilbao).
54 mins:Diego Capel (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
52 mins:Ander (Athletic Bilbao) wins a free kick on the left wing.
52 mins:Foul by João Pereira (Sporting Lisbon).
52 mins:Javi Martínez (Athletic Bilbao) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ibai Gómez with a cross following a corner.
51 mins:Corner, Athletic Bilbao. Conceded by Rui Patricio.
51 mins:Attempt saved. Markel Susaeta (Athletic Bilbao) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Andoni Iraola.
50 mins:Ibai Gómez (Athletic Bilbao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50 mins:Foul by Bruno Pereirinha (Sporting Lisbon).
47 mins:Markel Susaeta (Athletic Bilbao) wins a free kick on the right wing.
47 mins:Foul by Emiliano Insúa (Sporting Lisbon).
Second Half begins Athletic Bilbao 2, Sporting Lisbon 1.
45 mins:Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Daniel Carrico replaces Matías Fernández.
45+2 mins:First Half ends, Athletic Bilbao 2, Sporting Lisbon 1.
45+2 mins:Ander Iturraspe (Athletic Bilbao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45+2 mins:Foul by Matías Fernández (Sporting Lisbon).
45+1 mins:Goal! Athletic Bilbao 2, Sporting Lisbon 1. Ibai Gómez (Athletic Bilbao) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fernando Llorente with a through ball.
44 mins:Goal! Athletic Bilbao 1, Sporting Lisbon 1. Ricky van Wolfswinkel (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Xandao following a corner.
44 mins:Attempt blocked. André Martins (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
43 mins:Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Markel Susaeta.
42 mins:Foul by Javi Martínez (Athletic Bilbao).
42 mins:Rui Patricio (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42 mins:Corner, Athletic Bilbao. Conceded by Rui Patricio.
42 mins:Attempt saved. Fernando Llorente (Athletic Bilbao) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ander with a cross.
41 mins:Ibai Gómez (Athletic Bilbao) wins a free kick on the left wing.
41 mins:Foul by João Pereira (Sporting Lisbon).
34 mins:Corner, Athletic Bilbao. Conceded by João Pereira.
33 mins:Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Gorka Iraizoz.
33 mins:Attempt saved. Anderson Polga (Sporting Lisbon) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diego Capel with a cross.
32 mins:Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Fernando Amorebieta.
31 mins:Offside, Athletic Bilbao. Ander tries a through ball, but Ibai Gómez is caught offside.
27 mins:Hand ball by Anderson Polga (Sporting Lisbon).
27 mins:Foul by Ander Iturraspe (Athletic Bilbao).
27 mins:Matías Fernández (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25 mins:Foul by Ander (Athletic Bilbao).
25 mins:Diego Capel (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
22 mins:Foul by Javi Martínez (Athletic Bilbao).
22 mins:Ricky van Wolfswinkel (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
22 mins:Foul by Ibai Gómez (Athletic Bilbao).
22 mins:André Martins (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
20 mins:Attempt missed. Bruno Pereirinha (Sporting Lisbon) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Diego Capel with a cross.
20 mins:Attempt blocked. Diego Capel (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricky van Wolfswinkel.
19 mins:Attempt blocked. Ricky van Wolfswinkel (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stijn Schaars.
17 mins:Goal! Athletic Bilbao 1, Sporting Lisbon 0. Markel Susaeta (Athletic Bilbao) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fernando Llorente.
16 mins:Attempt saved. Ibai Gómez (Athletic Bilbao) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ander.
14 mins:Delay over. They are ready to continue.
13 mins:Delay in match Ricky van Wolfswinkel (Sporting Lisbon) because of an injury.
11 mins:Corner, Athletic Bilbao. Conceded by André Martins.
11 mins:Attempt blocked. Iker Muniain (Athletic Bilbao) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ibai Gómez.
10 mins:Ricky van Wolfswinkel (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
10 mins:Fernando Amorebieta (Athletic Bilbao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10 mins:Foul by Ricky van Wolfswinkel (Sporting Lisbon).
9 mins:Attempt saved. Fernando Llorente (Athletic Bilbao) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Javi Martínez.
8 mins:Attempt missed. Matías Fernández (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
7 mins:Foul by Fernando Amorebieta (Athletic Bilbao).
7 mins:Matías Fernández (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
6 mins:Attempt saved. Anderson Polga (Sporting Lisbon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Capel with a cross.
6 mins:Attempt missed. Xandao (Sporting Lisbon) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Diego Capel with a cross following a corner.
6 mins:Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Javi Martínez.
5 mins:Ander (Athletic Bilbao) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
5 mins:Foul by Matías Fernández (Sporting Lisbon).
3 mins:Foul by Ander (Athletic Bilbao).
3 mins:Diego Capel (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
2 mins:Corner, Athletic Bilbao. Conceded by Emiliano Insúa.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- UEFA Europa League
- 26 April 2012, 8:05pm
- San Mamés
| Athletic Bilbao | v | Sporting |
3
| 1
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match report
Athletic Bilbao are in their first European final for 35 years after beating Sporting Lisbon 3-1 (4-3 on aggregate) in San Mames.
The Basque side turned around a one-goal deficit from the first leg to win the semi-final 4-3 on aggregate and set up a Europa League final with Atletico Madrid in Bucharest.
Both sides had chances to win, with the game played at an astonishing pace throughout.
And it was appropriate that it was Athletic's talisman Fernando Llorente who prodded home with just minutes remaining to send San Mames into rapturous delight.
Markel Susaeta had given Athletic the lead early in the first-half after Llorente cleverly chested the ball into his team-mate's path inside the Sporting penalty area.
At that stage it seemed as though the electric atmosphere inside the stadium was set to overwhelm the visitors.
But Sporting recovered well with Anderson Polga forcing a smart save from Gorka Iraizoz, before Ricky van Wolfswinkel silenced the home crowd with a cleanly struck 43rd-minute equaliser.
The response from Marcelo Bielsa's side was swift and Ibai Gomez put Athletic back in front on the night and level on aggregate when he took advantage of Llorente's delicious drag-back pass.
The second half saw both teams hit the woodwork as Javi Martinez headed onto the bar for Athletic before Sporting's Emiliano Insua drilled a left-footed effort against the post from distance.
And just when it looked as though the game was heading for extra-time, Llorente prodded home to break Portuguese hearts.
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