Athletic Bilbao achieved a valuable victory over its guest, Deportivo Alaves, with two clean goals in the match that brought them together at San Mamés Stadium in the framework of the 29th round of the Spanish Football League.
Athletic Bilbao scored two goals: Gorka Goruzeta in the 32nd and 38th minutes.
The victory raised Athletic Bilbao’s score to 56 points in fourth place temporarily, while Deportivo Alaves’ score froze at 32 points in 13th place.
The visitors had missed a penalty kick in the 31st minute through Luis Rioja, but only a minute had passed before the home side succeeded in scoring through Gorka Goruzeta. Only five minutes later, Gorka returned and scored his team’s second goal after a wonderful pass from Nayan Williams.
The first half ended with Bilbao leading by two unanswered goals, as pressure from the home team continued amid desperate attempts by Deportivo Alaves to respond.
In the second half, both teams tried to score to no avail, as the strong defenses showed their brilliance and prevented any new scoring. Despite this, the result remained the same until the end, and the match ended with Athletic Bilbao winning 2-0 and temporarily regaining fourth place in the table.