socceroos 5 vs. Atletico 2

First victory against the leaders.


Date :
15-11-2008 14:10

MatchID:
193501473

Arena :
socceroo Arena
Crowd:
11743

The 11743 spectators at socceroo Arena were in for an afternoon of sunshine. socceroos decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Lineup: Alcazaba - Pompei, Trãistaru, Ezpeleta - Jespersson, Caranza, Oud, Barro, Irlius - González, Skansen.

Atlético tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Lineup: Malheta - Romero Gutiérrez, Uclés, Solivellas - Ituarte, Vázquez Chavarri, Rodrigo, Buzykin, Roca - Van Roosbroeck, Witte.

Atlético used their ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings.
A questionable penalty in the 2:th minute gave the home side the lead, 1 - 0. The visitors' goalie didn't stand a chance as Agripino Caranza knocked the ball home. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in socceroos's Radu Trãistaru putting the lead up to 2 - 0. The visitors got one back when Eduardo Uclés finished off a pass from the left and scored in the 26:th minute. 2 - 1 was the score. The referee showed Atlético's Casper Van Roosbroeck the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Marco Skansen had a fantastic opportunity to put socceroos up another goal in the 29:th minute, but he fired just over the crossbar. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, Atlético's Jolyon Witte got himself booked. Cheers filled the stadium as Noah Oud broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the 3 - 1 goal for socceroos. 3 - 1 was the score after the first half.

The forty-five minutes were dominated by Atlético, with an impressive 55 percent possession of the ball.

48 minutes into the game, socceroos were awarded a penalty that Agripino Caranza turned into 4 - 1 without a problem. The fierce heat made it important to save breath, and after a few swift runs Eduardo Uclés found it hard to get back into position. The home side's Agripino Caranza curled a free kick home in the 68:th minute, putting socceroos ahead 5 - 1. By then Agripino Caranza was a three time scorer - a hat trick! By now, socceroos were drawing the troops back in order to defend their lead. When Casper Van Roosbroeck made yet another studs-first tackle in the game's 71:th minute, the referee was obliged to book the Atlético player for the second time, sending him off the pitch. In the 74:th minute, an amazing pass from the left side resulted in a goal for the visitors, as Eduardo Uclés charged ahead and scored, reducing to 5 - 2.

This half belonged to Atlético, who controlled the ball 53 percent of the time.

socceroos's top performer was clearly Marco Skansen. Benedicto Barro was a disappointment, however.
Aldaxur Ituarte performed admirably for Atlético. Eduardo Uclés was a disappointment, however. The match ends 5 - 2.

Highlights
1 - 0
Agripino Caranza
(2)
2 - 0
Radu Trãistaru
(4)
2 - 1
Eduardo Uclés
(26)
3 - 1
Noah Oud
(35)
4 - 1
Agripino Caranza
(48)
5 - 1
Agripino Caranza
(68)
5 - 2
Eduardo Uclés
(74)