Gabi pointed the way and Diego Costa sentenced Betis
A very important victory of strong and effective Atlético Madrid, who beated Betis thanks to a goal by Gabi and other by Diego Costa in just five minutes.
BETIS 0 – 2 ATLÉTICO DE MADRID
Betis: Adán; Amaya (Nono, 27’), Paulao, Jordi Figueras, Chica; Juan Carlos (Cedric, 69’), N’Diaye, Lolo Reyes (Matilla, 75’), Juanfran; Braian Rodríguez and Jorge Molina.
Atlético de Madrid: Courtois; Juanfran, Godín, Miranda, Filipe Luis; Gabi, Mario Suárez; Koke (Sosa, 82’), Raúl García (Diego Ribas, 60’), Arda Turan (Villa, 64’); and Diego Costa.
Referee: Estrada Fernández (Catalan referee) . Sent off for a second yellow local Briain Rodríguez ( 29 ' and 55') . He showed yellow card to Betis Jorge Molina ( 61 ' ) and Atletico Filipe Luis ( 41' ), Diego Ribas ( 88).
INCIDENTS: League week 29 . The Benito Villamarín stadium. Great entry with over 500 Atletico fans in the stands. They kept an emotional moment of silence for the death of the former Prime Minister, Adolfo Suárez.
GOALS:
0-1. 57’. Gabi hitch a tremendous hit from outside the goal area which is housed next to the left post and obviates the dive of Adam..
0-2. 63’. Diego Costa resolved within the area a cross of head from Koke
Simeone had already warned in the press conference before the match. Foresaw a difficult and tough match against an opponent who was wounded and needed by having had removed from the European League at the hands of their arch-rivals Sevilla . And so it was. The crash was caught in the first half with a few goal chances, all red & white and with a poorly canceled goal of Diego Costa in minute 22 by Estrada Fernández.
Betis came out strongly in the second half and the first goal chance was theirs, with Juan Carlos shot that hit the right goal post . Calderon 's team came up but no greater danger to us. However, Briain Rodriguez saw a second yellow for giving a handball in the 55th minute. Atletico Madrid took the opportunity and if the goal had started looking for Adam, after that circumstance did more insistently.
And was the captain Gabi which took command and led the way with a goal win from outside the goal area. It launched a ground-ground missile that slipped hopelessly in Adam´s goal. Two minutes had passed since the expulsion of the Betis player and this was a hit for the Betis. The second goal was scored by his Betis ' enemy number 1' Atletico , Diego Costa . The Spanish-Brazilian took an assist from Koke to place 0-2 in minute 63 . From that moment, just needed to know if there would be more goals from Atletico because Betis was devastated.
Now, it is time to think of Wednesday's match at the Vicente Calderon against Granada in a week that will end with another big match on Saturday at San Mames against Athletic.
