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First Division - Day 12

Athletic Bilbao 3 - Espanyol 1

Athletic: Iraizoz; De Marcos, Etxeita, Laporte, Balenziaga; Susaeta (Beñat 69’), Iturraspe, Mikel Rico, Muniain (Unai López 89’); Aduríz (San José 82’), Viguera. 4-4-2.
Espanyol: Kiko Casilla; Javi López (Arbilla 68‘), Colotto, Alvaro, Fuentes; Lucas Vázquez (Caicedo 56‘), Víctor Sánchez, Cañas, Abraham (Salva Sevilla 56‘); Stuani, Sergio García. 4-4-2.

Goals:
1-0. 28. Aduríz. Header from Susaeta corner which deflected in off Stuani.
2-0. 44. Viguera. Ran on to Aduríz pass and touched ball on past Casilla.
3-0. 78. Iturraspe. Picked up Rico pass and curled long shot in off near post.
3-1. 84. Víctor Sánchez. Steered shot past Iraizoz after Sevilla laid ball back.

Yellow cards: Lucas Vázquez 52’, Aduríz 61’, Javi López 62’, Salva Sevilla 75’, Sergio García 75’.

Athletic Bilbao are gradually recovering from their bad start to the current campaign, and they extended their unbeaten run in the league to five matches after winning 3-1 against Espanyol on Friday evening. The Catalans themselves had only picked up two points away from home all season, and although they had the better chances early on, they went behind on the half hour mark when Aduríz’s header from a Susaeta corner hit Stuani and deflected in to the net. Viguera added a second on the stroke of half time after Aduríz put him through, and Valverde’s side could have been further in front had the referee not turned down penalty claims by Aduríz and Muniain. Midway through the second half Stuani turned a shot just wide, and substitute Salva Sevilla hit the post with an angled shot, but soon afterwards Iturraspe wrapped things up with an impressive long shot which curled away from Kiko Casilla before going in off the post. Víctor Sánchez did get one back for the visitors late on after good work by Sevilla, but it was scant consolation, and they remain just two points off the drop zone pending the rest of the weekend’s games.