Match Report


Atlético de MadridAtlético de Madrid     Villarreal CFVillarreal CF
Gerry MontenegroGerry Montenegro Adam Williams Adam Williams
Kouta NakataK. Nakata79
G
1
G
79Eric AppiahE. Appiah
Alberto FowlerA. Fowler72
D
2
D
72Jakob PrantlJ. Prantl
Oscar Jr. BortoluzziO. Bortoluzzi75
D
3
D
71Jose Fortes MartinezJ. Martinez
Alfredo FerrerA. Ferrer72
D
4
D
69Luis FloresL. Flores
Marcus PartinM. Partin77
D
5
D
79Alpay AbdullahA. Abdullah
Sebastiao AlvesS. Alves82
M
6
M
76Fernando ReisF. Reis
Fernando CamposF. Campos86
M
7captain
M
76Tiago RamosT. Ramos
Hamed Modibo Dja EttienH. Dja Ettien76
M
8
M
75Matjaz ZanchiM. Zanchi
Albert PascualA. Pascual76
A
captain9
A
72Edmundo DiazE. Diaz
Juan-Carlos PascualJ. Pascual76
A
10
A
75Yohann SchouftY. Schouft
Morgan JenkinsM. Jenkins77
A
11
A
83Duarte DejesusD. Dejesus
 
Claudio IzquierdoC. Izquierdo69
D
12
A
71Bernardo MorfeoB. Morfeo
Mark NyarkoM. Nyarko75
M
13
A
66Alistair EustaceA. Eustace
Jason JoachimJ. Joachim72
A
14
M
71Gialuca MiccoliG. Miccoli

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Vicente Calderon where Atlético de Madrid play host to Villarreal CF. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Atlético de Madrid are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Villarreal CF appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Pablo Marin.


0.00
Atlético de Madrid start the match!
4.41
Marcus Partin hacks Jakob Prantl from behind! Marcus Partin is given a warning by the referee! Jakob Prantl stretches but gets up unharmed.
8.31
Jakob Prantl flicks a high pass forward. Tiago Ramos collects the pass. Tiago Ramos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Yohann Schouft. Yohann Schouft shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
9.50
Marcus Partin flicks a high pass forward. Morgan Jenkins controls it well on his chest. Morgan Jenkins shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Eric Appiah manages to gather it.
10.34
Alfredo Ferrer flicks the ball to his team mate, Sebastiao Alves. Sebastiao Alves knocks the ball forward to Fernando Campos. Fernando Campos knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eric Appiah who gathers it comfortably.
12.23
Alfredo Ferrer picks a pass forward to Alberto Fowler. Alberto Fowler flicks a high pass forward to Juan-Carlos Pascual who brings the ball under control. Juan-Carlos Pascual shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
14.51
Jakob Prantl flicks a high pass forward. Fernando Reis collects the pass. Fernando Reis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duarte Dejesus. Duarte Dejesus tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
20.10
Fernando Campos advances with the ball. Fernando Campos makes a probing pass to Morgan Jenkins but he's offside!
26.01
Yohann Schouft plays the ball forward to Edmundo Diaz. Edmundo Diaz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.03
Alfredo Ferrer threads the ball through to Marcus Partin. Marcus Partin runs straight at the opposition's defence. Marcus Partin knocks in a cross ball towards Juan-Carlos Pascual. Juan-Carlos Pascual outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
32.47
Alpay Abdullah knocks the ball to his team mate, Fernando Reis. Fernando Reis flicks a high pass forward to Yohann Schouft who brings the ball under control. Yohann Schouft shoots from 20 yards but it slams into the crowd!
34.51
Seeing a gap ahead, Oscar Jr. Bortoluzzi plays the ball forward to Fernando Campos. Fernando Campos kicks a strong pass forward to Juan-Carlos Pascual. Juan-Carlos Pascual makes a probing pass between the defence to Albert Pascual. Albert Pascual side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but Eric Appiah is on top of it.
38.52
Morgan Jenkins makes a probing pass to Juan-Carlos Pascual. Juan-Carlos Pascual knocks in a cross ball towards Morgan Jenkins. Morgan Jenkins rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Fantastic reactions from Matjaz Zanchi blocks the shot!
40.27
Fernando Campos makes a simple pass to Sebastiao Alves. Sebastiao Alves whips in a cross ball towards Juan-Carlos Pascual. Juan-Carlos Pascual outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it is shockingly off target!
42.22
Alfredo Ferrer makes a strong solo run forward. Alfredo Ferrer runs straight at the opposition's defence. Alfredo Ferrer passes the ball forward but Fernando Campos is offside!
45.00
Alberto Fowler flicks the ball to his team mate, Sebastiao Alves. These two players are working well together. Sebastiao Alves knocks the ball forward to Albert Pascual. Albert Pascual knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eric Appiah who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Atlético de Madrid appear unchanged since the first half. Villarreal CF also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Villarreal CF start the second half!
47.31
Tiago Ramos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Edmundo Diaz. Edmundo Diaz knocks in a cross ball towards Duarte Dejesus. Duarte Dejesus is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Kouta Nakata picks it out of the air!
48.38
Fernando Reis brings the ball forward. Fernando Reis lofts in a cross ball towards Edmundo Diaz. Edmundo Diaz makes a deft header. Kouta Nakata didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
54.44
Morgan Jenkins darts forward. Morgan Jenkins finds some space and shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
55.57
Alfredo Ferrer breaks forward. Alfredo Ferrer passes the ball forward to Juan-Carlos Pascual. Juan-Carlos Pascual knocks in a cross ball towards Morgan Jenkins. Morgan Jenkins makes a deft header. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
63.16
Hamed Modibo Dja Ettien flicks the ball to his team mate, Sebastiao Alves. Sebastiao Alves passes the ball forward to Morgan Jenkins. Morgan Jenkins controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Eric Appiah easily gets down and covers it.
67.14
Fernando Campos laces a weighted ball forward to Morgan Jenkins. Morgan Jenkins knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.47
Villarreal CF have made 3 substitutions with Gialuca Miccoli replacing Edmundo Diaz, Bernardo Morfeo replacing Yohann Schouft and Alistair Eustace replacing Matjaz Zanchi .
78.52
Alistair Eustace makes a probing pass to Gialuca Miccoli. Gialuca Miccoli shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
79.21
Juan-Carlos Pascual makes a simple pass to Hamed Modibo Dja Ettien. Hamed Modibo Dja Ettien shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
81.55
Sebastiao Alves hits a low pass to Fernando Campos. Fernando Campos makes an attacking run forward. Fernando Campos plays a quick one-two with Morgan Jenkins and rushes in on goal... Fernando Campos side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Solid save from Eric Appiah. What a great pair of hands!
83.13
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
87.51
Seeing a gap ahead, Tiago Ramos plays the ball forward to Duarte Dejesus. Duarte Dejesus lofts in a cross ball towards Gialuca Miccoli. Gialuca Miccoli outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Atlético de Madrid

Villarreal CF
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
7
4
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.7%
41.3%
Play Area
26.7%
42.7%
30.7%

Scorers
Morgan Jenkins 56

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Morgan Jenkins of Atlético de Madrid

Match Ratings