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Athletic Bilbao spoil Huesca's fun week by 2-0 in La Liga

Athletic Bilbao spoil Huesca's fun week by 2-0 in La Liga

By Associated Press

Barcelona's Gerard Pique in action with Athletic Bilbao's Raul Garcia during the La Liga Santander match between Athletic Bilbao and FC Barcelona, on San Mames, in Bilbao, Spain, on February 10, 2019. Photo: Reuters

BILBAO, SPAIN: Athletic Bilbao spoiled Huesca's party by 2-0 and sent the Aragonese club to the bottom of the Spanish league on Friday. Athletic was being shaded at home until the 86th minute when Bosnian forward Kenan Kodro drew a foul in the box from central defender Jorge Pulido. Pulido left thanks to a second yellow card and Kodro slotted the spot kick down the middle. The lead was doubled in injury time after center back Unai Nunez's header to a cross from Jon Morcillo. Athletic moved into the top half of the standings. Huesca was on a high from two successive wins, its first in the league last weekend and a win in the Copa del Rey on Tuesday. But it couldn't finish chances on Friday. Javier Ontiveros had the only two shots on target in the first half, and a belter from a 40-yard free kick in the second half just missed to the left.