Hard-fought win
Griezmann scored when the game was ending, adding three important points for us. Oblak and Cuéllar, with their saves, were key for the score to be meagre.
ATLÉTICO DE MADRID 1 – 0 SPORTING
Atlético de Madrid: Oblak; Juanfran (Gámez, 46’), Savic, Godín, Filipe Luis; Koke (Correa, 64’), Gabi, Tiago, Carrasco (Óliver Torres, 77’); Griezmann and Jackson Martínez.
Sporting: Cuéllar; Lora, Luis Hernández, Bernardo, Menéndez; Sergio (Nacho Cases, 10’), Mascarell; Pérez, Halilovic (Hugo Fraile, 79’), Jony; and Guerrero (Castro, 26’).
Referee: Estrada Fernández (Catalonian Committee). Booked the locals Carrasco (32’), Koke (39’), Filipe Luis (55’) and Godín (57’); and the visiting Bernardo (40’), Nacho Cases (43’) and Cuéllar (69’).
THE GOAL:
1-0. 93’. Griezmann heads into the net beating Cuéllar after a cross from Tiago headed by Godín.
Atlético de Madrid: Oblak; Juanfran (Gámez, 46’), Savic, Godín, Filipe Luis; Koke (Correa, 64’), Gabi, Tiago, Carrasco (Óliver Torres, 77’); Griezmann and Jackson Martínez.
Sporting: Cuéllar; Lora, Luis Hernández, Bernardo, Menéndez; Sergio (Nacho Cases, 10’), Mascarell; Pérez, Halilovic (Hugo Fraile, 79’), Jony; and Guerrero (Castro, 26’).
Referee: Estrada Fernández (Catalonian Committee). Booked the locals Carrasco (32’), Koke (39’), Filipe Luis (55’) and Godín (57’); and the visiting Bernardo (40’), Nacho Cases (43’) and Cuéllar (69’).
THE GOAL:
1-0. 93’. Griezmann heads into the net beating Cuéllar after a cross from Tiago headed by Godín.
Atlético de Madrid won with suffering against Sporting thanks to a goal from Griezmann at the end. The match was even, with few opportunities to score with a well laid out Sporting that left almost no gaps to our team.
In the second half, Atlético came out determined to win the match. Little by little, the team got closer to Cuéllar. First it was Griezmann, with a double chance in the 65th minute to which the goalkeeper, formed in our ranks, responded to with two saves. Oblak was also a main character just afterwards with a monumental save to a shot from Jony. The game ended with a devoted team and Griezmann scored in the last opportunity beating Cuéllar.
