Atletico Madrid got off to a winning start tonight as they dismantled a fairly impotent Sporting de Gijon side on a fine evening in Madrid. Jurado and Diego Forlan scored in the first half for Los Colchoneros as the hosts entered half-time with a two-goal cushion. The FIFA World Cup Golden Ball winner netter a third goal to complete his brace and end the game as a contest and Simao Sabrosa struck in injury time to round off an impressive performance by the hosts.
The game started brightly for the Los Rojiblancos, who actively searched for an football jerseys
opener in the early minutes. Sergio Aguero wasted the first real chance of the game with nine minutes on the clock and it was certainly a sign of things to come as two minutes later Jurado struck from near the penalty spot after Raul Garcia cut back for the overlapping starlet.
The goal ignited Sporting de Gijon, who almost scored ten minutes later when Botia crossed from the right for De las Cuevas in the penalty box, but the midfielder was dispossessed by Luis Perea just as he was about to pull the trigger. De las Cuevas had a dangerous shot saved by David De Gea moments later as the visitors were picking up momentum.
David Barral had a chance to score on the half-hour mark, but De Gea was quick off his line to deny the striker. Sporting de Gijon's forrays were leaving spaces for Los Colchoneros to exploit and it was not long untill they doubled their advantage.
Aguero received the ball in midfield and went on a run, leaving four players for dead with his explosive pace and dribble, before Botia managed to block the ball on the right-hand side of the penalty box, but luckily for Atletico Madrid the rebound fell to Diego Forlan, who had no St. Louis Rams jersey
trouble converting past Juan Pablo.
There were chances for Jurado and Forlan later on, but they could not put them away and the first half finished with the hosts having a two-goal cushion.
Sporting de Gijon took the second half by storm with Carmelo forging two opportunities for his team, first setting up Barral for a shot just outside the penalty area and then releasing De las Cuevas for a one-on-one with Juan Pablo, but neither of them managed to pull one back for the visitors.
Aguero had a blistering shot saved by Juan Pablo from inside the penalty area in the 58th minute, following a lightning-fast combination, involving Jose Antonio Reyes and Jurado. Diego Forlan breached Sporting de Gijon's last line of defence once again five minutes later, when he tapped in from close range after connecting with an Thomas Ujfalusi cross from right-wing for his second of the night.
The third goal killed the game off as the visitors struggled to create Seattle Seahawks jersey
any opportunities. Simao put the icing on the cake with a thunderous shot in the right corner from the penalty area semi-circle in the third minute of injury time as the game ended 4-0.
Los Colchoneros travel to Athletic Bilbao on the 12th of September, while Sporting de Gijon host Mallorca on the same day.
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