First Division - Day 24

Athletic Bilbao 3 - Granada 1

Athletic: Iraizoz; Bóveda, Yeray, Saborit (Etxeita 46’), Balenziaga; San José, Beñat; Susaeta, Muniain (Mikel Rico 79’), Lekue; Williams (Sabin 84’). 4-2-3-1.
Granada: Ochoa; Foulquier, Hongla, Ingason, Gastón Silva, Héctor; Carcela-González (Ponce 81‘), Uche Agbo (Boga 67’), Wakaso (Samper 71’), Andreas Pereira; Adrián Ramos. 5-4-1.

Goals:
1-0. 11. Susaeta. Turned shot past Ochoa after Beñat passed across area.
1-1. 14. Carcela. Controlled Héctor cross and fired shot wide of Iraizoz.
2-1. 33. Lekue. Latched on to square Susaeta free kick to shoot past keeper.
3-1. 69. San José. Beat Ochoa to Balenziaga punt and turned ball in to net.

Yellow cards: Wakaso 59’, Adrián Ramos 61’, Gastón Silva 69’, Ochoa 69’, Samper 80’, Williams 88’.

Athletic Bilbao moved to within a point of sixth placed Villarreal after beating struggling Granada 3-1 on Sunday. Susaeta gave the Basque side the lead after Beñat won the ball off Hongla outside of the area, but just three minutes later Cancela-González equalized after picking up a centre from Héctor. With just over half an hour gone though Ochoa gave away an indirect free kick inside the area, and Susaeta squared the ball across for Lekue to fire a shot through the legs of a defender. Five minutes in to the second half Uche Agbo came close to levelling it again when he curled a shot against the upright, but with twenty minutes to go Ochoa failed to connect with a long punt from Balenziaga, and San José picked up the ball and turned it in to the net. The Mexican keeper did redeem himself partly with saves from Williams and Susaeta, but the damage was already done.