Match Report


Atlético de MadridAtlético de Madrid     Villarreal CFVillarreal CF
Computer Player Computer Player Brendan Dao Brendan Dao
Nwankwo AdamsN. Adams63
G
1
G
72Alessandro GiacominA. Giacomin
Romero P. VidalR. Vidal67
D
captain2
D
72Gabriel RubioG. Rubio
Andy ElliottA. Elliott66
D
3
D
70Rob BoutaharR. Boutahar
Martin GentoM. Gento66
D
4
D
71Ljubisa NappiL. Nappi
Gabriel MarquitosG. Marquitos65
D
5
M
82Francesco PorroF. Porro
Eduardo NascimentoE. Nascimento69
M
6
M
76Giovanni M. BurianiG. Buriani
Cesar SoaresC. Soares67
M
7
M
83Manuele ZanonM. Zanon
Antonio HierroA. Hierro65
M
8captain
M
90Giuseppe DamianiG. Damiani
Paolo WiseP. Wise74
A
9
A
76Fabricio RattinF. Rattin
Arthur BrownA. Brown73
A
10
A
78Vladimir BilicV. Bilic
Fernando MedinaF. Medina64
A
11
A
88Guillermo CamachoG. Camacho
 
Raul AmbrosettiR. Ambrosetti65
M
12
D
68Pedro CamineroP. Caminero
Sean MarconS. Marcon64
D
13
M
80Gerhard RöhligG. Röhlig
Guillermo CaballeroG. Caballero64
M
14
A
79Enzo Gabriel DiasE. Dias

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Vicente Calderon where Atlético de Madrid play host to Villarreal CF. A crowd of 18,591 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Atlético de Madrid are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Villarreal CF appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ernesto Zubizarreta.


0.00
Atlético de Madrid start the match!
2.41
Cesar Soares kicks a strong pass forward to Fernando Medina. Fernando Medina knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
6.04
Giovanni M. Buriani flicks the ball to his team mate, Giuseppe Damiani. Giuseppe Damiani knocks in a cross ball towards Guillermo Camacho. Guillermo Camacho heads the ball goalwards. It's there!! Nwankwo Adams has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
10.58
Antonio Hierro threads the ball through to Fernando Medina. Fernando Medina shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
18.45
Giovanni M. Buriani threads a neat ball through to Vladimir Bilic. Vladimir Bilic knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nwankwo Adams who gathers it comfortably.
21.24
Manuele Zanon makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Giovanni M. Buriani. Giovanni M. Buriani controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
28.26
Giovanni M. Buriani knocks the ball forward to Fabricio Rattin. Fabricio Rattin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
30.21
Romero P. Vidal kicks a strong pass forward to Martin Gento. Martin Gento controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fernando Medina. Fernando Medina finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Alessandro Giacomin manages to keep it out.
32.39
Antonio Hierro darts forward. Antonio Hierro lofts in a cross ball towards Fernando Medina. With a superhuman jump, Fernando Medina connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Magnificent save by Alessandro Giacomin!
34.35
Giovanni M. Buriani threads the ball through to Guillermo Camacho. Guillermo Camacho tries a spectacular long range effort but it is shockingly off target!
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
The second half starts with Villarreal CF kicking off!
47.59
Cesar Soares flicks a high pass forward to Eduardo Nascimento who brings the ball under control. Eduardo Nascimento threads the ball through to Antonio Hierro. Antonio Hierro lofts in a cross ball towards Paolo Wise. Paolo Wise connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
54.16
Francesco Porro hits a low pass to Vladimir Bilic. Vladimir Bilic shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Nwankwo Adams.
55.46
Corner kick to Villarreal CF. Manuele Zanon chips it out wide. Ljubisa Nappi takes a shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
59.14
Andy Elliott sees a break and surges forward. Andy Elliott flicks a high pass forward to Eduardo Nascimento who brings the ball under control. Eduardo Nascimento knocks in a cross ball towards Paolo Wise. Paolo Wise connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Alessandro Giacomin is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
65.45
Giuseppe Damiani knocks the ball to his team mate, Vladimir Bilic. Vladimir Bilic knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.53
Gabriel Rubio threads a neat ball through to Manuele Zanon. Manuele Zanon plays the ball forward to Francesco Porro. Francesco Porro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
78.37
Fernando Medina makes a simple pass to Cesar Soares. Cesar Soares knocks the ball forward to Fernando Medina but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
79.10
Manuele Zanon knocks the ball to his team mate, Fabricio Rattin. Fabricio Rattin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
83.53
Francesco Porro threads the ball through to Manuele Zanon. Manuele Zanon whips in a cross ball towards Giuseppe Damiani. Giuseppe Damiani beats his man to it with a header. Nwankwo Adams manages to gather it.
84.04
Romero P. Vidal laces a through ball forward to Arthur Brown. Arthur Brown controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
85.05
Gabriel Rubio makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Giovanni M. Buriani. Giovanni M. Buriani passes the ball forward to Manuele Zanon. Manuele Zanon knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Atlético de Madrid

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

Possession
46.6%
53.4%
Play Area
32.8%
46.6%
20.7%

Scorers
Paolo Wise 48, 59
Guillermo Camacho 6

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Paolo Wise of Atlético de Madrid

Match Ratings