Match Report
| Atlético de Madrid | Atlético de Madrid |  |  | Sampdoria | Sampdoria | ||||||||||||||||
| Philip Lloyd | Philip Lloyd | manager | David Casey | David Casey | |||||||||||||||||
| Alberto Serrano | A. Serrano |  | 79 | G |  | 1 | | G | 74 |  | Guy Bodart | G. Bodart | |||||||||
| Steve Dago Adou | S. Dago Adou |  | 71 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 86 |  | Fabrizio Sarli | F. Sarli | |||||||||
| Jose Marcelo Alvaréz | J. Alvaréz |  | 75 | D | | 3 | | D | 80 | | Anthony Asara | A. Asara | |||||||||
| Gregorio Lorenzo | G. Lorenzo | | 68 | D | | 4 | | D | 79 |  | Fabian Lugo | F. Lugo | |||||||||
| Jose Fortes Calvo | J. Calvo | | 65 | D | | 5 | | M | 79 | | Mark Fuser | M. Fuser | |||||||||
| Mike Hall | M. Hall |  | 66 | M | | 6 | | M | 75 |  | Mark Clemence | M. Clemence | |||||||||
| Taras Rebrov | T. Rebrov |  | 66 | M | | 7 | | M | 71 | | Trevor Lloyd | T. Lloyd | |||||||||
| Santiago Nasazzi | S. Nasazzi | | 68 | M | | 8 | | M | 70 |  | George Noica | G. Noica | |||||||||
| Halim Haouche | H. Haouche |  | 67 | A | | 9 | | A | 69 | | Eddie Brooking | E. Brooking | |||||||||
| Vasco Varela | V. Varela |  | 70 | A | | 10 | | A | 71 |  | Martin Döring | M. Döring | |||||||||
| Rafael Pardo | R. Pardo | | 77 | A | | 11 | | A | 70 | | Quim Lima | Q. Lima | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Vicente Calderon where Atlético de Madrid play Sampdoria in this first of two leg MWF Europa Cup game. A crowd of 20,713 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Atlético de Madrid are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Sampdoria appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Atlético de Madrid are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Sampdoria appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Atlético de Madrid start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.49
0-0George Noica passes the ball forward to Martin Döring. Martin Döring knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gregorio Lorenzo.
6.29
Anthony Asara passes the ball forward to Mark Clemence. Mark Clemence threads the ball through to Martin Döring. Martin Döring knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jose Fortes Calvo.
8.04
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
10.57
0-0Steve Dago Adou deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mike Hall. Mike Hall knocks the ball to his team mate, Vasco Varela. Vasco Varela knocks in a cross ball towards Halim Haouche. Halim Haouche directs the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
15.20
Mike Hall threads the ball through to Rafael Pardo. Rafael Pardo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Fabian Lugo.
16.13
0-0Trevor Lloyd barges into Mike Hall. Trevor Lloyd is warned by the referee! Mike Hall gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
18.52
Mark Fuser knocks the ball forward to Quim Lima. Quim Lima knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jose Fortes Calvo.
20.52
Taras Rebrov takes it forward alone. Taras Rebrov shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
21.59
Mike Hall makes a probing pass to Halim Haouche. Halim Haouche knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Fabian Lugo.
26.15
0-0Fabian Lugo makes a simple pass to George Noica. George Noica knocks the ball forward to Martin Döring. Martin Döring finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
27.24
Mark Fuser knocks the ball forward to Quim Lima. Quim Lima shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
34.34
1-0Taras Rebrov makes a simple pass to Vasco Varela. Vasco Varela whips in a cross ball towards Rafael Pardo. Rafael Pardo is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
38.03
Santiago Nasazzi surges forward with the ball. Santiago Nasazzi finds some space and shoots from distance but Guy Bodart is on top of it.
39.49
1-0George Noica catches Mike Hall on the ankles. The referee calls over George Noica and warns him to calm down! Mike Hall hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Sampdoria kick off!
55.12
Mark Clemence makes a probing pass to Martin Döring. Martin Döring lofts in a cross ball towards Eddie Brooking. Eddie Brooking connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Magnificent save by Alberto Serrano!
57.43
Mike Hall chips the ball to his team mate, Rafael Pardo. Rafael Pardo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
59.18
Santiago Nasazzi flicks the ball to his team mate, Vasco Varela. Vasco Varela whips in a cross ball towards Halim Haouche. Halim Haouche flicks the ball with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
66.11
Mark Fuser makes a probing pass to Martin Döring. Martin Döring sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
69.43
Santiago Nasazzi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rafael Pardo. Rafael Pardo lofts in a cross ball towards Vasco Varela. Vasco Varela flicks the ball with his head. Guy Bodart easily picks it out of the air!
73.50
Jose Fortes Calvo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Santiago Nasazzi. Santiago Nasazzi makes a simple pass to Rafael Pardo. Rafael Pardo whips in a cross ball towards Vasco Varela. Vasco Varela is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
77.28
Anthony Asara decides to run forward with the ball. Anthony Asara makes a simple pass to Eddie Brooking. Eddie Brooking knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
78.59
Anthony Asara flicks the ball to his team mate, Trevor Lloyd. Trevor Lloyd chips the ball to his team mate, Eddie Brooking. Eddie Brooking knocks in a cross ball towards Martin Döring. Martin Döring flicks the ball with his head. Alberto Serrano easily smothers it.
83.12
Mark Clemence makes a probing pass to Quim Lima. Quim Lima shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
84.07
Mike Hall makes a probing pass to Vasco Varela. Vasco Varela knocks in a cross ball towards Halim Haouche. Halim Haouche directs the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Guy Bodart!
85.58
Fabrizio Sarli controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mark Clemence. Mark Clemence makes a probing pass to Martin Döring. Martin Döring knocks in a cross ball towards Quim Lima. Quim Lima is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but somehow Alberto Serrano manages to keep it out.
87.37
Anthony Asara threads the ball through to George Noica. George Noica knocks the ball to his team mate, Quim Lima. Quim Lima sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
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