The magic continues at the Calderon
Simeone’s team went back to winning in the League against a combative Malaga thanks to goals from Tiago, Griezmann and Godin.
ATLÉTICO DE MADRID 2 – 1 MÁLAGA
Atlético de Madrid: Moyá; Juanfran, Giménez, Godín, Ansaldi; Tiago, Gabi, Koke, Arda (Raúl García, 86'); Griezmann (Saúl, 82') and Mandžukić (Raúl Jiménez, 57').
Málaga: Kameni; Miguel Torres (Horta, 62'), S. Sánchez, Welington, Antunes; Camacho, Darder (Recio, 74'), Samuel, Juanmi (Luis Alberto, 86'), Castillejo; Santa Cruz.
Referee: Teixeiria Vitienes (Cantabrian Committee). He booked the locals Griezmann (48'), Gabi (53' and 87'); and the visiting Samuel (47' and 72'), Camacho (50'), Miguel Torres (58'), Sergio Sánchez (71'). The referee sent off Samuel and Gabi for double yellow cards.
GOALS:
1-0 12'. Tiago goas ahead to the near post to send into the net a corner perfectly thrown by Koke.
2-0 42’. Griezmann scores the second after a masterful pass by Arda.
2-1 64'. Santa Cruz bridges the gap with a header to the far post.
3-1 84'. Godín sentences the heading a cross from Tiago.
The League returned to the Vicente Calderón after the break for the international commitments and our team responded perfectly to the "final" anticipated by Simeone.
The red and white team dominated the match from the beginning. As minutes went by and with the necessary patience, we started finding the gaps left by Málaga. Tiago put ours ahead with a brilliant header to the post after a brilliant corner thrown by Koke. Near the interval, Griezmann scored the second one, capping a nice collective play. Mandžukić threw in to Arda, who after dribbling a rival reached the box and the Frenchman pushed his pass to the far post into the net.
threw The second half began with our team’s same drive. Griezmann and Raúl Jiménez tried to sentence the game, but the goal came from the visiting side. Santa Cruz bridged the gap with a great header to the far post. Minutes went by and Atlético’s insistence was rewarded. Godín sentenced the match with a header from a pass from Tiago in the 84th minute. Our guys are winning again in the League with a victory over Málaga.
