Atletico 3 - 0 spamdoria (365992186)

57616 spectators arrived at Invalicabile, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Göpf Sprater was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Georgian Mitroi and Christophe Dali. A 3-4-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Atletico. Starters: Santella - Lavaud, Moreira, Reinbergs - Girard, Scavo, Meretei, Pihajoki - Segatto, Malagoli, Terroso.

spamdoria decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. Lineup: Carrieri - Pavăl, Saarnio, Franolić, Mattioli - Montalti, Frasunkiewicz, 慈东 (Cidong), Stremilov - Mauceri, Botín Ríos.

Using their counter-attacking abilities was the strategy of choice for spamdoria. Atletico took the lead 4 minutes into the game by 1 - 0, as V. Reinbergs elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. Atletico's G. Girard increased the lead to 2 - 0, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 10 minutes. Coming from the right, G. Girard almost managed to score another goal for Atletico, but his header was tipped over the bar by the visitors' keeper. 27 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as A. Lavaud broke through, making the score 3 - 0 for Atletico. After this, you could see that the players of Atletico were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. spamdoria's G. Montalti got himself booked for a foul. The teams went for the halftime break at 3 - 0. Atletico enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 65 percent of possession.

spamdoria had a great opportunity to score following a counterattack after 49 minutes, but V. Stremilov's shot from the left sailed high over the bar. A. Lavaud had a fantastic opportunity to put Atletico up another goal 63 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar. Although the whole team were struggling to impress, spamdoria's J. Frasunkiewicz was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 70 minutes. Y. van Domburg was given a chance to change things around. As the captain was no longer on the pitch, 唐. 慈东 (Cidong) took over the role of being the spamdoria captain. Atletico's V. Reinbergs was shown a yellow card after 74 minutes for slicing down an opponent. spamdoria needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 75 minutes J. Saarnio made way for C. Goor. Atletico's M. Moreira swung in a good chance from the left, but the visitors' defence were able to clear the ball. With 80 minutes played, M. Malagoli of Atletico fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. 82 minutes into the game, Atletico seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to solid. With 83 minutes played, Atletico's C. Scavo almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. Possession in this half belonged to Atletico, who controlled the ball 61 percent of the time.

The most dominating Atletico player was without a doubt M. Segatto. On the other hand, R. Santella's play was disheartening. spamdoria's top performer was clearly Y. van Domburg. C. Goor turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 3 - 0.