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First Division - Day 18

Athletic Bilbao 1 - Elche 2

Athletic: Gorka Iraizoz; Iraola, Etxeita, Laporte, Balenziaga; Iturraspe (San José 66‘), Mikel Rico; Susaeta, De Marcos (Viguera 54‘), Muniain (Toquero 66‘); Aduríz. 4-2-3-1.
Elche: Tyton; Damián Suárez, Lombán, Enzo Roco, Cisma; Pasalic, Adrián González; Víctor Rodríguez (Cristian Herrera 84’), Fajr, Aarón Ñíguez (Coro 70‘); Jonathas (Pelegrín 93‘). 4-2-3-1.

Goals:
0-1. 17. Víctor. Picked up Jonathas pass and ran through to shoot past Iraizoz.
0-2. 53. Fajr. Steered angled shot wide of keeper after Jonathas laid ball back.
1-2. 73. San José. Latched on to loose ball and struck first time shot past Tyton.

Yellow cards: Balenziaga 17’, Lombán 44’, Aarón Ñíguez 55’, Damián Suárez 64’, Víctor Rodríguez 72’, Aduríz 80’, Toquero 80’, Cisma 80’, Adrián González 89’.

Athletic Bilbao ended the day in thirteenth spot after losing 1-2 at home to bottom club Elche on Sunday evening. Valverde’s team had already lost in the San Mamés against the other two sides in the drop zone, Granada and Córdoba, and although Mikel Rico brought a first minute save out of Tyton, the visitors went ahead a quarter of an hour later when Víctor Rodríguez ran on to a Jonathas assist to poke a shot past Iraizoz (referee Iglesias Villanueva failing to spot that he had controlled the ball with his arm during the play). Aduríz turned a shot just wide and Susaeta struck a free kick just over the bar either side of half time, but eight minutes in to the second half Jonathas won the ball off Balenziaga and laid it back for Fayçal Fajr to stroke an angled shot into the net. Tyton did well to tip another Susaeta free kick over the bar a few minutes later, and San José reduced the gap with an impressive shot from outside of the area, but “the Lions” were unable to prevent their opponents from clocking up a first win in eight which takes them level with the aforementioned Granada and Córdoba in the table.