Athletic-Espanyol veterans match in Jolaseta

The Athletic Club and the Real Club Deportivo Espanyol veteran teams will be playing a friendly match next Friday, 15 April, at the Real Club Jolaseta sports facilities, to commemorate Athletic’s 100th Copa winning anniversary, a match that was played in 1911 against this very same team and on the same grounds and won by a resounding 3-1.

The encounter, will take place at 7pm, and directors of both clubs and of Real Club de Jolaseta will be in attendance.

Just prior to the start of the match a plaque will be unveiled that reminds everyone that Jolaseta was the pitch where Athletic played until 1913 when the current San Mamés Stadium was inaugurated. In total four official matches and four friendly matches were played at these sports facilities.

Coach Plácido Bilbao has called: Armando, Lakabeg, Larrazabal, Alkorta, Oskar Vales, Luis Fernando, Estibariz, Oskar Alkorta, Joseba Agirre, Lambea, Aiukar, Eleder, Imanol Etxeberria, Bolo, Ferreira, Mikel, Izaola and Urzaiz.