Match Report: Athletic Club VS Getafe

Getafe FC VS Athletic Club
© Twitter

Athletic Club played against Getafe FC in the midweek of La Liga. Last night, Getafe hosted Athletic Club in the Coliseum Alfonso Perez Stadium, where the home team tied against Athletic Club by 2-2. However, Atheltic Club stand in 6th place with 18 points. Meanwhile, Getafe FC are having a difficult time, just two points ahead of the relegation zone.

As it happened

In the midweek clash, Getafe FC welcomed Atheltic Club last night at their home. Athletic Club’s manager Ernesto Valverde set up the team formation with 4-2-3-1 in this match. As the center forward, the manager deployed Inaki Williams.

On the other hand, the home team manager preferred to set up a bit of defensive formation. He used five defenders against Atheltic Club. The manager played his team in a 5-3-2 formation.

However, the visitors stunned the home team at the very beginning of the match. Athletic Club’s striker Inaki Williams scored an early goal with the help of the former midfielder of Manchester United, Ander Herrera. Taking the lead, Athletic Club tried to dominate the game.

But eventually, the home team became stable and started pressing the opponent. As a result, Getafe FC didn’t have to wait for much to return the goal. Midfielder Carles Alena scored that goal in the 27th minute for Getafe FC to equalize the scoreline.

Both teams played equally but failed to score more in the remaining minutes of the first half. Therefore, both parties went to the interval with a 1-1 margin.

Coming back from the interval, Athletic Club’s manager made some substitutions. He replaced Oihan Sancet with Raul Garcia in the 56th minute, and guess what? After coming off the bench in the 56th minute, the midfielder scored a stunning goal for Athletic Club in the 62nd minute.

It seemed Athletic Club would win the game in the away clash. But the drama wasn’t over. The home team continuously kept pressing the visitors to find the equalizer. Finally, Getafe FC leveled the scoreline in the 76th minute as their striker El Haddadi found the net. Both teams failed to score more in the remaining minutes. As a result, the match ended in a 2-2 draw.

Exit mobile version