Great triumph to start 2017
Koke opened the score in the first half and Griezmann sentenced Las Palmas in the first leg match of the King’s Cup last 16. Good start of 2017 from our team.
LAS PALMAS 0 – 2 ATLÉTICO
Las Palmas: Lizoain; David Simón, David García, Aythami, Dani Castellano; Hernán, Vicente Gómez, Roque Mesa (Javi Castellano, 68’), Jonathan Viera (Boateng, 72’); El Zhar and Asdrúbal (Mateo, 78’).
Atlético de Madrid: Moyá; Vrsaljko, Godín, Savic, Filipe Luis; Gabi (Nico Gaitán, 75’), Saúl, Koke, Juanfran (Giménez, 63’); Griezmann and Gameiro (Correa, 63’).
Referee: Martínez Munuera (Committee from Valencia). Booked the home players David García (81’) and Boateng (81’); and the visiting Koke (30’), Gabi (47') and Vrsaljko (71’).
GOALS:
0-1. 24’. Koke scores with a tight shot from inside the box.
0-2. 51’. Griezmann heads to the net a pass from Gameiro after a measured cross from Vrsaljko.
Atlético de Madrid took the field of the Gran Canaria stadium with very clear ideas, dominating Las Palmas from the beginning. Except for a shot in a direct free kick in minute 1 from Jonathan Viera, which was saved by Moyá, the game was a red and white monologue. Griezmann and Gabi warned Lizoain until Koke managed to score in Atlético’s third try.
In the second half, the sentence was a play that Vrsaljko ended with a measured cross to Gameiro and the latter headed it to his countryman Griezmann so he could score the 0-2. The team played a very serious match and did not leave many options to the players from Grand Canary. The first match of 2017 with an unanswerable victory against a difficult rival that will bring us closer to the King’s Cup quarter-finals with a great result.