Aduriz the 34 year old who has been a veteran in LA Liga having played for Bilbao in two spells proved to be the difference with his equaliser for Athletic Bilbao after Lionel Messi struck with some few minutes towards the break.
Bilbao missed a glorious opportunity when Mathieu failed to get a pass from the defence but Ebona just fired it wide hitting the sidenet.
Gerard Pique the man who seemed to be having a great after he hit the crossbar in the opening stages of the game lost his head after the break as he shouted at the referee on a call that was so close the linesman waved play on. It basically decided the game as Barca decided the tempo of the game from the opening stages to that point but then Bilbao took over.
Aduriz made way on a one on one situation when Mathieu challenged a header and left Aduriz there unmark who fired at the left hand side of Claudio Bravo who parried it back to him and he slotted home.
Bilbao control the tempo of the game afterwards and Aduriz was substituted receiving a standing ovation from the Bilbao faithful who made the trip to Catalunya.
Kiki Sola a man brought in by Valverde to steer up the attack and keep the pressure saw red after a tackle on Javier Mascherano.
It was a great game and after the two legs Athletic Bilbao deserve to win the SuperCoppa
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