Match report

Alaves Defeats Athletic Club 3-1 in La Liga Thriller

Alaves
Alaves
3–1
FT
Athletic Club
Athletic Club
May 12, 2018

Alaves stunned Athletic Club with a 3-1 victory in a heated La Liga match. Goals from Guidetti, Munir, and Ibai powered Alaves to the win, while Muniain scored for Athletic Club, who struggled to turn the game around. The match was filled with yellow cards and late substitutions, but it was Alaves who held strong to secure the points.

Key Facts

  • • Alaves: 3 Goals (Guidetti, Munir, Ibai)
  • • Athletic Club: 1 Goal (Muniain)
  • • Yellow Cards: 7 (4 for Alaves, 3 for Athletic Club)
  • • Substitutions: 3 for each team
  • • Match Date: 2018-05-12

Lineups

Alaves

Formation: 4-4-2

Starting XI

  • 1 Fernando Pacheco (G)
  • 4 Alexis (D)
  • 5 Laguardia (D)
  • 6 G. Maripán (D)
  • 32 Martín (D)
  • 19 Manu García (M)
  • 18 Tomás Pina (M)
  • 11 Ibai Gómez (M)
  • 17 Alfonso Pedraza (M)
  • 10 J. Guidetti (F)
  • 24 Munir (F)

Substitutes

  • 22 M. Wakaso
  • 7 Rubén Sobrino
  • 12 Rodrigo Ely
  • 16 D. Torres
  • 26 Adrián Diéguez
  • 29 E. Demirović
  • 31 Landeta

Athletic Club

Formation: 3-4-2-1

Starting XI

  • 1 Kepa (G)
  • 18 De Marcos (D)
  • 3 Saborit (D)
  • 4 Íñigo Martínez (D)
  • 5 Yeray Álvarez (D)
  • 12 Unai Núñez (D)
  • 7 Beñat (M)
  • 17 Mikel Rico (M)
  • 20 Aduriz (F)
  • 10 Muniain (F)
  • 11 Iñaki Williams (F)

Substitutes

  • 6 San José
  • 28 Iñigo Córdoba
  • 13 Iago Herrerín
  • 14 Susaeta
  • 15 Lekue
  • 16 Etxeita
  • 21 Mikel Vesga

Timeline

  1. Athletic Club
    27' Athletic Club Card · Yellow Card
    Beñat
  2. Alaves
    32' Alaves Card · Yellow Card
    G. Maripan
  3. Athletic Club
    34' Athletic Club Card · Yellow Card
    E. Saborit
  4. Alaves
    35' Alaves Card · Yellow Card
    Munir
  5. Athletic Club
    41' Athletic Club subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Mikel Rico · On: San José
  6. Alaves
    43' Alaves Goal · Normal Goal
    J. Guidetti
  7. Alaves
    53' Alaves subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Alexis Ruano · On: W. Mubarak
  8. Athletic Club
    58' Athletic Club Card · Yellow Card
    Yeray Álvarez
  9. Alaves
    60' Alaves Goal · Normal Goal
    Munir
  10. Athletic Club
    66' Athletic Club subst · Substitution 2
    Off: E. Saborit · On: I. Cordoba
  11. Athletic Club
    73' Athletic Club Card · Yellow Card
    San José
  12. Alaves
    77' Alaves subst · Substitution 2
    Off: J. Guidetti · On: R. Sobrino
  13. Alaves
    77' Alaves Goal · Normal Goal
    Ibai
  14. Athletic Club
    79' Athletic Club Goal · Normal Goal
    Muniain · Assist: San José
  15. Alaves
    85' Alaves subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Munir · On: Rodrigo Ely
  16. Athletic Club
    90' Athletic Club Card · Yellow Card
    Iñigo Martínez

Match Stats

Stat Alaves Athletic Club
Fouls 15 13
Pass Accuracy 69% 79%
Offsides 4 0
Red Cards 0 0
Total Shots 4 13
Corners 0 8
Total Passes 323 503
Yellow Cards 2 5
Blocked Shots 0 2
Shots on Target 3 3
Shots off Target 1 8
Possession 38% 62%
Accurate Passes 222 398
Shots Inside Box 3 9
Saves 2 0
Shots Outside Box 1 4

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Guidetti's goal in the 43rd minute put Alaves ahead, setting the tone for the game.
  • ▸ Munir's second goal for Alaves in the 60th minute sealed their lead, despite Muniain's consolation goal for Athletic Club in the 79th minute.