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Bilbao took the scalp of Sporting too, "the Basque" are in the final in Europa League 

Bilbao took the scalp of Sporting too, "the Basque" are in the final in Europa League

3.07.2012

The team of Athletic Bilabo played their next memorable match in the European club competitions, beating Sporting Lisbon in the semifinal match of the UEFA Cup. Marcelo Bielsa's boys are have imposed with 3:1 and despite losing the first game, with a total score of 4:3, Bilbao qualify for the finals of the tournament, which is on May 9 in the Romanian capital Bucharest. In the match for the cup, Bilbao will have another Spanish team - Atletico Madrid, who had no problems against Valencia and recording new success, this time with 1:0.

With the loss in the first leg with 1:3, the battle at the stadium "San Mames" logical began with pressure of the hosts. Already in the first 12 minutes of the game, players of Bilbao managed to create some good positions in front of the door of the guests, in one of them they had claims for a penalty.

The pressure and the more active game players of Bielsa gave result in the 17th minute. After the attack on the right flank, the ball was centered in the penalty area, where Fernando Yorente played expertly and with chest provide the ball to Susaeta Markell, who immediately shoots in the door for 1:0.

The guests from Sporting reacted instantly and immediately started to look more seriously at the door of the Athletic. In 33 minutes came the first threat to the goalkeeper Woe Iraizos. He had to intervene with proficiency after headbutting Anderson Polga.

But the real drama came in the last two minutes of the first part. Minutes before the end of the halftime, the team of Sporting managed to even the score, when the Dutch forward Ricky van Volfsvinkel marked his duty goal. After a corner kick in front of the hosts, the ball was not cleared very well. It fell to player of Sporting who shoots from about 30 meters. Leather ball, however, was diverted to the Dutchman, who send the ball in the door of Iraizos.

Already in the counter-attack, however, Bilbao managed to restore their lead. Fernado Yorente get the ball to the penalty area where dribble expertly a defender of the guests and passed to the left to Ibay Gomez, who coolly shoots the ball past the keeper for 2:1.

The second part started again the superiority of "red and white", which led to one crossbar and another opportunity to score. The hosts, however, didn't benefited, and the guests answered through his defender Insula, who also shoots to the side pillar of the door.

Everything in the dispute between the two teams was decided two minutes before the final whistle when the ubiquitous in this match Yorente brings the victory with 3:1 thus ranked the team for the final in Bucharest.

So Bilbao record one of the most glorious moments in their history and on May 9 will contend for the trophy in the UEFA Cup with their compatriots from Atletico Madrid. The match is in the Romanian capital Bucharest.

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