Athletic wins 1-0 at upset specialist Alcorcon
Posted Friday, October 29, 2010 by YAHOO Sport
MADRID (AP)—Athletic Bilbao avoided the perils of upset specialist Alcorcon with a 1-0 victory Thursday in the first leg of their Copa del Rey matchup.
Carlos Gurpegui sent Markel Susaeta’s 55th-minute pass past goalkeeper Raul Moreno from long-range for a valuable away goal in the fourth-round tie.
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AP - Oct 3, 11:31 am EDT 1 of 10 World Soccer Gallery Athletic had better chances early on as striker Fernando Llorente headed wide in the 18th before Ruben Anuarbe cleared Gurpegui’s header off the goal line in the 27th.
But Alcorcon, which ousted Spanish giant Real Madrid last year mostly due to a 4-0 first leg win at the same Santo Domingo stadium, only tested Bilbao ‘keeper Gorka Iraizoz once late as it pressured heavily at the close.
There were two other matches later.
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