Athletic Club 1-4 Villarreal: result and report
La Liga · Saturday 1 November 2008
Result
Athletic Club 1-4 Villarreal
La Liga · Saturday 1 November 2008, 19:00 UTC · half-time 1-1
Athletic Club 1-4 Villarreal: match report
Athletic Club lost to Villarreal 1-4 in La Liga on Saturday 1 November 2008. The half-time score was 1-1.
Giuseppe Rossi opened the scoring in the 23rd minute. Athletic Club's goal came from Joseba Etxeberria (28'). Villarreal scored through Giuseppe Rossi (23'), Robert Pirès (53'), Santi Cazorla (59') and Jozy Altidore (90').
Discipline: Athletic Club received 4 yellow cards; Villarreal received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Athletic Club were 19th on 5 points from 8 and Villarreal 4th on 18 points from 8. Athletic Club went on to finish that season 13th with 44 points, and Villarreal 5th with 65.
Athletic Club lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Villarreal in a 4-4-2.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Athletic Club wins, 1 draw and 5 for Villarreal.
Going into the match Athletic Club's last five read L-L-L-L-D and Villarreal's D-D-W-W-W.
Key events
- 20'Yellow card · Diego Godín
- 23'Goal · Giuseppe Rossi
- 28'Goal · Joseba Etxeberria
- 32'Yellow card · Giuseppe Rossi
- 41'Yellow card · Francisco Yeste
- 53'Goal · Robert Pirès
- 59'Goal · Santi Cazorla
- 70'Yellow card · Ion Vélez
- 76'Yellow card · David López
- 90'Goal · Jozy Altidore
- 90'Yellow card · Ustaritz
Head-to-head
Team news
Athletic Club line-up (4-2-3-1)
Gorka Iraizoz Moreno, Fernando Amorebieta, Aitor Ocio, Mikel Balenziaga, David Lopez, Gabilondo, Orbaiz, Fernando Llorente, Francisco Yeste, Andoni Iraola, Joseba Etxeberria
Villarreal line-up (4-4-2)
Diego López, Gonzalo Rodríguez, Diego Godín, Joan Capdevila, Ángel López, Robert Pirès, Santi Cazorla, Senna, Bruno, Llorente, Giuseppe Rossi