Valencia vs Athletic Club

La Liga

Valencia

3-2-3

3-2

Final

Athletic

2-2-4

Mestalla

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Match pulse

VALAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'ATH

55%Possession45%

28Shots7

12On target3

11Corners5

1Saves9

12Fouls10

26'Borja EkizaATH58'Antonio BarragánVAL67'Ander HerreraATH71'Roberto SoldadoVAL79'Óscar de MarcosATH80'Nelson Haedo ValdezVAL

Team	1H	2H	T
VAL	1	2	3
ATH	2	0	2

Who won: Valencia 3-2

Valencia beat Athletic Club 3-2 on Saturday, October 20, 2012 at Mestalla. Goals for Valencia: Roberto Soldado (26' pen), Tino Costa (88') and Nelson Haedo Valdez (90'). Goals for Athletic: Aritz Aduriz (19', 30').

Play by play

Second Half ends, Valencia 3, Athletic Bilbao 2.
90'+3'
Foul by Víctor Ruiz (Valencia).
90'+3'
Fernando Amorebieta (Athletic Bilbao) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3'
Goal! Valencia 3, Athletic Bilbao 2. Nelson Valdez (Valencia) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tino Costa with a cross following a set piece situation.
90'+3'
Éver Banega (Valencia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
80'
Foul by Ibai Gómez (Athletic Bilbao).
GOAL90'
Goal! Right footed shot
Nelson Haedo Valdez
Goal! Valencia 2, Athletic Bilbao 2. Tino Costa (Valencia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
VAL 3 - 2 ATH
90'
Attempt blocked. Nelson Valdez (Valencia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Viera with a through ball.
90'
Substitution, Athletic Bilbao. Mikel San José replaces Iñigo Pérez.
GOAL88'
Goal! Header
Tino Costa
Attempt missed. Nelson Valdez (Valencia) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Antonio Barragán with a cross.
VAL 2 - 2 ATH
88'
Attempt blocked. Fernando Gago (Valencia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nelson Valdez.
87'
Sub
Attempt missed. Éver Banega (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Andrés Guardado.
86'
Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Borja Ekiza.
86'
Fernando Gago (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85'
Dangerous play by Óscar De Marcos (Athletic Bilbao).
84'
Attempt blocked. Fernando Gago (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tino Costa.
83'
Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Gorka Iraizoz.
83'
Attempt saved. Jonathan Viera (Valencia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Éver Banega with a through ball.
82'
Nelson Valdez (Valencia) is shown the yellow card.
82'
Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Andoni Iraola.
82'
Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Fernando Amorebieta.
80'
Attempt missed. Adil Rami (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
80'
Óscar De Marcos (Athletic Bilbao) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
79'
Foul by Óscar De Marcos (Athletic Bilbao).
79'
Fernando Gago (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.