Match Report
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Vicente Calderon where Atlético de Madrid play host to Salamanca. A crowd of 19,478 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Atlético de Madrid are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Salamanca appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Pablo Marin.
The pitch is in good condition.
Atlético de Madrid are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Salamanca appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Pablo Marin.
0.00
0-0Salamanca get the match underway!
2.27
0-1Jean-No‘l Blanchard flicks a high ball forward to Pedro Garcia who takes it down. Pedro Garcia whips in a cross ball towards Diogo Pinheiro. Diogo Pinheiro jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
8.22
0-1Sebastiao Alves kicks a strong pass forward to Nuno Martins. Nuno Martins plays a scrappy one-two with Mauricio Martin and stumbles forward towards the goal... Alejandro Iglesias comes in with a late challenge on Nuno Martins. Nuno Martins appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
10.25
0-1Pablo Peiro threads a neat ball through to Warren Forbes. Warren Forbes darts forward. Warren Forbes puts a great ball through. Stanley Banks runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
14.39
0-1Alex Carbone controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mauricio Martin. Mauricio Martin shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
21.54
Alex Carbone decides to run forward with the ball. Alex Carbone knocks in a cross ball towards Ivan Medina. Ivan Medina whips the ball goalwards with his head. Fantastic reaction save from Miguel Zamora!
22.51
0-1Salamanca are playing very deep making it very hard for their opposition to get back into the game.
26.01
Daniel Marin flicks a high pass forward to Miguel Gonzalez who brings the ball under control. Miguel Gonzalez whips in a cross ball towards Pedro Garcia. Pedro Garcia finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
27.25
0-1With some swift thinking, Alex Carbone plays the ball forward to Mauricio Martin. Mauricio Martin knocks in a cross ball towards Ivan Medina. Ivan Medina jumps high and flicks the ball with his head his aim is horrendously poor!
28.20
Victor Menendez flicks a high pass forward. Ivan Medina collects the pass. Ivan Medina whips in a cross ball towards Nuno Martins. Nuno Martins finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but Miguel Zamora reads it well. He makes it look easy!
30.54
Steve Craddock deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Daniel Marin. Daniel Marin flicks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Garcia. Pedro Garcia lofts in a cross ball towards Miguel Gonzalez. Miguel Gonzalez makes a convincing header. Wonderful reactions from Johan Radet keeps it out!
36.30
Victor Menendez passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Alex Carbone. Alex Carbone flicks the ball to his team mate, Sebastiao Alves. Sebastiao Alves lofts in a cross ball towards Mauricio Martin. Mauricio Martin makes a deft header but it's a woeful effort!
39.19
0-1Warren Forbes chips the ball to his team mate, Jean-No‘l Blanchard. Jean-No‘l Blanchard knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.50
Warren Forbes advances with the ball. Warren Forbes knocks in a cross ball towards Jean-No‘l Blanchard. Jean-No‘l Blanchard heads the ball goalwards but it flies just wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Atlético de Madrid appear unchanged since the first half. Salamanca also appear unchanged since the first half. The Atlético de Madrid players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
The whistle blows and Atlético de Madrid kick off!
49.22
Alex Carbone threads a neat ball through to Sebastiao Alves. Sebastiao Alves kicks a strong pass forward to Oscar Zanini. Oscar Zanini shoots from long range but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
51.21
Oscar Jr. Bortoluzzi threads the ball through to Alex Carbone. Alex Carbone flicks a high pass forward to Oscar Zanini who brings the ball under control. Oscar Zanini whips in a cross ball towards Alex Carbone. Alex Carbone beats his man to it with a header. Miguel Zamora didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
55.23
0-1Diogo Pinheiro hacks Alex Carbone from behind! The referee calls over Diogo Pinheiro and warns him to calm down! Alex Carbone carries on, but is struggling a bit.
57.06
Alex Carbone flicks the ball to his team mate, Oscar Zanini. Oscar Zanini whips in a cross ball towards Alex Carbone. Alex Carbone gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it is miles over!
60.38
From the throw-in, Oscar Jr. Bortoluzzi picks out Luis Montero. Luis Montero threads a neat ball through to Alex Carbone. Alex Carbone flicks a high pass forward. Oscar Zanini collects the pass. Oscar Zanini knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pablo Peiro.
61.45
With imagination, Luis Montero plays the ball forward to Oscar Jr. Bortoluzzi. Oscar Jr. Bortoluzzi passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Alex Carbone. Alex Carbone lofts in a cross ball towards Mauricio Martin. Mauricio Martin flicks the ball with his head. It's miles wide!
79.49
Victor Menendez flicks a high ball forward to Alex Carbone who takes it down. Alex Carbone knocks the ball to his team mate, Sebastiao Alves. Sebastiao Alves lofts in a cross ball towards Alex Carbone. Alex Carbone outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it's well over the bar!
81.01
Alejandro Iglesias decides to run forward with the ball. Alejandro Iglesias sees space and advances. Alejandro Iglesias shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
85.57
Sebastiao Alves knocks the ball to his team mate, Nuno Martins. Nuno Martins knocks in a cross ball towards Mauricio Martin. Mauricio Martin whips the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
87.17
Warren Forbes flicks a high pass forward to Miguel Gonzalez who brings the ball under control. Miguel Gonzalez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.41
Alex Carbone flicks a high pass forward to Mauricio Martin who brings the ball under control. Mauricio Martin knocks in a cross ball towards Oscar Zanini. Oscar Zanini makes a looping header on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
7
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
58.3%
41.7%
Play Area
22.2%
43.1%
34.7%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Alex Carbone of Atlético de Madrid |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Johan Radet (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Victor Menendez (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Oscar Jr. Bortoluzzi (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Luis Montero (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Julian Reyes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Sebastiao Alves (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Alex Carbone (MID) | 9 | |
| 8. | Nuno Martins (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Oscar Zanini (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Mauricio Martin (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Ivan Medina (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Alberto Fowler (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Pablo Cabrera (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Nicolas Gento (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Miguel Zamora (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Pablo Peiro (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Steve Craddock (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Alejandro Iglesias (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Daniel Marin (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Jean-No‘l Blanchard (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Warren Forbes (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Diogo Pinheiro (ATT) | | 8 |
| 9. | Stanley Banks (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Pedro Garcia (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Miguel Gonzalez (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Wes Lawrence (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Tom van Veen (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Alfredo Verges (MID) | 0 | |