First Division - Day 22

Athletic Bilbao 2 - Deportivo 1

Athletic: Iraizoz; De Marcos, Yeray, Laporte, Balenziaga; San José, Beñat (Iturraspe 68’),; Williams (Villalibre 85’), Raúl García (Susaeta 74’), Muniain; Aduríz. 4-2-3-1.
Deportivo: Tyton; Juanfran, Albentosa, Sidnei, Fernando Navarro; Guilherme, Celso Borges; Carles Gil, Emre Çolak (Fayçal Fajr 87’), Kakuta (Ola John 67’); Andone (Joselu 74’). 4-2-3-1.

Goals:
0-1. 42. Çolak. Picked up Juanfran pass and ran on to fire long shot past Iraizoz.
1-1. 71. Muniain. Following up after Tyton pushed out angled Aduríz header.
2-1. 89. Aduríz. Ran on to Susaeta pass and steered angled shot past keeper.

Yellow cards: Fernando Navarro 58’, San José 62’, Joselu 88’.

Athletic Bilbao are back up to the brink of the European spots after they came from a goal down to beat Deportivo 2-1 on Saturday evening. The Galicians had the better of the first half, Andone failing to beat Iraizoz a couple of times before Çolak bent a long shot past the keeper to give his team a first half lead. Raúl García headed a long free kick against the crossbar with just under an hour gone however, and with twenty minutes to go Muniain equalized, sliding the rebound past Tyton after the keeper had saved Aduríz’s header from a Susaeta cross. The veteran striker was celebrating his 36 th birthday, and he scored the last minute winner himself after Susaeta had played the ball through, the referee waving away claims for a possible offside.