Rayo Vallecano vs Athletic Club, 2023-24 LALIGA
· Spanish LALIGAAbout
Rayo Vallecano are hosting Athletic Club
at Estadio de Vallecas, Madrid, Spain, starting on
. The match is a part of the Spanish LALIGA.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Unai López (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pathé Ciss with a headed pass.
- 2': Foul by Radamel Falcao (Rayo Vallecano).
- 2': Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Nico Williams.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Radamel Falcao with a cross.
- 9': Attempt missed. Radamel Falcao (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jorge de Frutos with a cross.
- 11': Attempt missed. Jorge de Frutos (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Óscar Trejo.
- 13': Foul by Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club).
- 13': Unai López (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt missed. Unai López (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is just a bit too high. Assisted by Aridane Hernández.
- 16': Foul by Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta (Athletic Club).
- 16': Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt missed. Jorge de Frutos (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pathé Ciss.
- 25': Foul by Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic Club).
- 25': Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Íñigo Lekue.
- 30': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Alex Berenguer.
- 31': Delay in match (Rayo Vallecano).
- 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Unai López (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro García.
- 34': Foul by Dani García (Athletic Club).
- 34': Radamel Falcao (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Attempt saved. Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikel Jauregizar.
- 39': Foul by Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club).
- 39': Pep Chavarría (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Attempt missed. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta.
- 41': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Yuri Berchiche.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Lejeune.
- 44': Foul by Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta (Athletic Club).
- 44': Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Attempt saved. Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 45': First Half ends, Rayo Vallecano 0, Athletic Club 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Rayo Vallecano 0, Athletic Club 0.
- 45': Substitution, Athletic Club. Dani Vivian replaces Yeray Álvarez.
- 45': Substitution, Athletic Club. Raúl García replaces Asier Villalibre.
- 45': Substitution, Athletic Club. Unai Gómez replaces Mikel Jauregizar.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani García.
- 50': Attempt missed. Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 52': Foul by Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano).
- 52': Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Attempt saved. Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jorge de Frutos.
- 54': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Unai Simón.
- 54': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Yuri Berchiche.
- 55': Dani García (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Radamel Falcao (Rayo Vallecano).
- 56': Delay in match because of an injury Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club).
- 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 59': Substitution, Athletic Club. Imanol García de Albéniz replaces Yuri Berchiche because of an injury.
- 61': Foul by Raúl García (Athletic Club).
- 61': Pep Chavarría (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Substitution, Athletic Club. Julen Agirrezabala replaces Unai Simón.
- 65': Foul by Unai Gómez (Athletic Club).
- 65': Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Goal! Rayo Vallecano 0, Athletic Club 1. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Berenguer.
- 68': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Raúl de Tomás replaces Radamel Falcao.
- 68': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Isi Palazón replaces Óscar Trejo.
- 69': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Andrei Ratiu.
- 70': Offside, Athletic Club. Alex Berenguer is caught offside.
- 72': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Jorge de Frutos.
- 73': Attempt missed. Unai Gómez (Athletic Club) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nico Williams following a corner.
- 73': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Miguel Crespo replaces Pathé Ciss.
- 74': Foul by Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club).
- 74': Pep Chavarría (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Imanol García de Albéniz (Athletic Club).
- 77': Jorge de Frutos (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Bebé replaces Jorge de Frutos.
- 78': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Kike Pérez replaces Unai López.
- 79': Attempt missed. Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álvaro García.
- 80': Foul by Miguel Crespo (Rayo Vallecano).
- 80': Unai Gómez (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Offside, Athletic Club. Raúl García is caught offside.
- 83': Attempt missed. Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pep Chavarría with a cross.
- 84': Foul by Miguel Crespo (Rayo Vallecano).
- 84': Raúl García (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Miguel Crespo (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card.
- 85': Foul by Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club).
- 85': Miguel Crespo (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Attempt saved. Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pep Chavarría with a cross.
- 90': Hand ball by Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano).
- 90': Foul by Aitor Paredes (Athletic Club).
- 90': Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Unai Gómez.
- 90'+2': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Dani Vivian.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Aridane Hernández (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Isi Palazón following a corner.
- 90'+4': Foul by Dani García (Athletic Club).
- 90'+4': Kike Pérez (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrei Ratiu with a cross.
- 90'+4': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Dani Vivian.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Bebé (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Isi Palazón with a cross.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Rayo Vallecano 0, Athletic Club 1.
- 0': Match ends, Rayo Vallecano 0, Athletic Club 1.
Statistics
 ATH |
RAY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 36.4 | Possession | 63.6 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 230 | Accurate Passes | 467 |
| 336 | Passes | 570 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 11 |
| 8 | Crosses | 31 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 87 | Long Balls | 61 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 11 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 24 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Estadio de Vallecas
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 13,090
Venue: Estadio de Vallecas
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 13,090
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 5 | +13 | 15 |
| 2 | Atlético Madrid | 5 | +7 | 11 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 5 | +7 | 11 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 5 | +3 | 11 |
Line-Ups
Rayo Vallecano (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Daniel Cárdenas (GK) |
| 24 | Florian Lejeune |
| 5 | Aridane Hernández |
| 3 | Pep Chavarría |
| 2 | Andrei Ratiu |
| 8 | Óscar Trejo |
| 21 | Pathé Ciss |
| 17 | Unai López |
| 9 | Radamel Falcao |
| 18 | Álvaro García |
| 19 | Jorge de Frutos |
Athletic Club (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Unai Simón (GK) |
| 4 | Aitor Paredes |
| 5 | Yeray |
| 17 | Yuri Berchiche |
| 15 | Iñigo Lekue |
| 31 | Mikel Jauregizar |
| 16 | Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta  |
| 14 | Dani García |
| 20 | Asier Villalibre |
| 11 | Nico Williams |
| 7 | Álex Berenguer |
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