Athletic Club beat Malaga 1-0 on Sunday, 17 April 2016 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Jose Maria Sanchez Martinez. It was played at Estadio La Rosaleda.
First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Recio received a yellow card for Malaga at 26'. Muniain received a yellow card for Athletic Club at 26'. Miguel Torres Gómez received a yellow card for Malaga at 33'.
Second half: Athletic Club took the lead at 53' when Raúl García scored, with the assist credited to Iturraspe, making the score 0-1. Eneko Bóveda Altube received a yellow card for Athletic Club at 57'. Weligton received a yellow card for Malaga at 60'. Malaga made their 1st substitution at 61', with Recio replacing Pablo Fornals. Carlos Gurpegi Nausia received a yellow card for Athletic Club at 66'. Athletic Club made their 1st substitution at 69', with Muniain replacing Beñat. Malaga made their 2nd substitution at 70', with Weligton replacing C. Atsu. Athletic Club made their 2nd substitution at 76', with Lekue replacing De Marcos. Malaga made their 3rd substitution at 79', with D. Čop replacing R. Santa Cruz. Raúl García received a yellow card for Athletic Club at 80'. Athletic Club made their 3rd substitution at 80', with Raúl García replacing Xabier Etxeita. Mikel Rico received a yellow card for Athletic Club at 84'.
Malaga used 3 substitutions while Athletic Club used 3 substitutions. Malaga got 3 yellow cards, while Athletic Club got 5 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Malaga outshot their opponent (17-6).
- Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
- Malaga had the sharper finishing (7-3 shots on target).
