atletico 3 - 1 KB24 (382899471)

The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 41873 had shown up at Vicente Calderon for the match. Iuri Rosso was the appointed referee. atletico had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Biemans - Kratky, Frerichs, Jokinen - Germon, Cegastia, Kłysiak, Segovia, Emerson - Kaloga, Silva.

KB24 tactics involved an interesting 2-5-3 combination. Lineup: Cuerla - Palmer, Dalí - Starzyk, Carromeu, Bresci, Goizuetena, Sviggum - Cerqueiro, Molina Blanco, Pierron.

Using their counter-attacking abilities was the strategy of choice for KB24. At 13 minutes played, M. Kaloga came in from the right with the intention of giving atletico the lead, but his rocket of a shot rattled the crossbar. atletico took the lead 20 minutes into the game by 1 - 0, as M. Kaloga elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. M. Kłysiak struck a 30 metre free kick home 21 minutes into the match. 2 - 0 for the home team. At this point, it was obvious that the players of atletico lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. M. Kaloga unleashed a swerving effort from the right that the visitors' keeper did well to tip wide. KB24's G. Bresci got himself booked for a foul. A loud groan was heard from the fans of atletico, as A. Emerson left the pitch in too much pain to finish the match. J. van Mourik took his place on the field. It was 2 - 0 at the break. atletico claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 55 percent.

A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in atletico's B. Germon increasing the lead to 3 - 0. 53 minutes in, I. Cerqueiro made an incredible run up the middle and nearly reduced the home side's lead, but C. Biemans refused to let the ball slip by him. M. Kaloga of atletico was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. M. Kłysiak had a fantastic opportunity to put atletico up another goal 75 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar. A bit later, KB24's L. Goizuetena easily reduced the lead to 3 - 1 after a misunderstanding in the home side's central defence. atletico had most of the ball, with 53 percent of possession.

atletico's top performer was clearly R. Silva. J. van Mourik turned in a dismal performance, however. KB24's best player was D. Pierron. However, D. Starzyk made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 3 - 1.