Aimar21 2 - 1 Atletico (367366782)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 22157 at Estadio Pablo Cesar Aimar today. Christian was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Dominik Amerhauser and Marc Mújica. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Aimar21. Starters: Barberán - Díaz de Campomanes, Gurowitsch, Janků - Ramsdal, Posadas, Doyle, Busquets, Truţulescu - Haitze, Coremans.

Atletico decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Lineup: Rabas - Zayas Manrique, Erro, Quintá - Ferda, Contador, da Enlle, Cores, Osorio - Kaňok, Torras.

Aimar21 took the lead 10 minutes into the match after a magnificent free kick by E. Gurowitsch that made the score 1 - 0. Coming through the middle R. Quintá almost scored the equaliser for Atletico after 11 minutes, but Y. Barberán made an excellent save, tipping the awkwardly curled shot past the post. Aimar21's B. Díaz de Campomanes was shown a yellow card after 21 minutes for slicing down an opponent. The player down was R. Zayas Manrique. The Atletico bench looked worried for a while, but in the end he managed to get up. The referee showed Atletico's R. Quintá the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Aimar21's S. Coremans left the field after 27 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was P. Valero Guzmán. The counterattack by Aimar21 resulted in a free kick that E. Gurowitsch bent under the crossbar - 2 - 0! 2 - 0 was the score after the first half. Atletico enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 53 percent of possession.

It might be a while before the fans see Aimar21's M. Busquets again, after he had to leave the field in great distress at the 60 minute mark. He was replaced by K. Andersen. Atletico reduced the lead after 75 minutes to 2 - 1 as L. Ferda easily chipped the ball past the home side's keeper after a dazzling play from the right. Atletico's J. Kaňok was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 86 minutes. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Atletico, with 54 percent of the ball.

Most important Aimar21 player was F. Doyle. However, Y. Barberán made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating Atletico player was without a doubt A. da Enlle. D. Erro turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 2 - 1.