Sunday January 13, 2013 Day 19 Finished Estadio Vicente Calderón
Atlético Madrid 2 - 0 Real Zaragoza
- Tiago 31’
- Falcao 38’ (pen.)
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Spanish Liga - Atletico coast past Zaragoza
Atletico Madrid defeated Real Zaragoza 2-0 to move seven points clear of city rivals Real in second place in La Liga. More
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Live Commentary
Time:90'- Atlético Madrid
- Real Zaragoza
90'+3 Atletico hold on for another clean sheet and another valuable win as they fight to stay well ahead of Real Madrid in the standings. They now have a seven point advantage over their city rivals in second place.- 89' As this game draws to a close the referee's assistant indicates we'll have three minutes of added time.
- 88' Corner for Zaragoza taken by Edu Oriol, but Atletico clear it at the near post.
- 87' To be fair to Zaragoza they are still pushing forward looking for a consolation goal.
86' Another change for Atletico. Arda departs, replaced by Raul Garcia.- 85' Lucky for Loovens that dropped just wide, otherwise we would have been seeing plenty of replays of that all week!
- 84' Some comedy defending by Zaragoza and it is nearly 3-0. Roberto comes out to collect on the edge of his box and Loovens heads straight past him, the ball trickling just wide of the right post.
- 83' Victor is pushing forward for the visitors and this time he is stopped fairly by Miranda who blocks his shot.
- 81' Arda is raiding down the right for the hosts but eventually Abraham cuts him off to prevent further danger for Zaragoza.
- 80' Atletico are in control here, there is no way Zaragoza will stage a late comeback.
- 79' Zaragoza make their final change as Montañes goes off and Javi Alamo comes on for the final ten minutes.
77' Zaragoza should have a penalty as Victor is fouled by Miranda in the box but the referee says no.- 76' Diego Costa got a standing ovation as he departed. Well deserved to, he is the man who does all the hard work alongside Falcao.
- 75' A change for Atletico as Diego Costa goes off and Cristian Rodriguez comes on.
74' Jose Mari gets a yellow card for Zaragoza for persistent fouling.- 73' The match is flat but the home fans are making plenty of noise. There is always a great atmosphere at the Vicente Calderon and even better when they are seven points above Real Madrid in the table!
- 72' Zaragoza win and take a corner but sub Mario Suarez clears at the near post.
- 71' A good chance for Zaragoza to strike back with a free kick in an advanced position, but Courtois punches clear.
- 70' Great chance for Arda who should score! Juanfran crosses from the right Diego Costa controls it nicely and Arda has a clear chance, but fires wide.
- 68' The game has dropped in pace here, Atletico taking their feet off the gas and Zaragoza seemingly short of ideas and confidence.
- 67' Atletico play Betis on Thursday in the first leg of their Copa del Rey quarter final clash. If Atletico progress they would play seven games in January so Simeone will need to rotate and manage his resources.
- 66' Simeone might be giving Tiago some rest given the heavy schedule potentially ahead for his side.
- 65' A change for Atletico as Tiago departs and Mario Suarez comes on.
63' Falcao isn't the perfect striker, he even gets caught offside every now and then - just as he has now as the Zaragoza defence step out and leave him alone in an advanced position. He is one hell of a player though.- 61' Lively Turkish midfielder Arda Turan stings Roberto's hands with a smashed drive from the left.
- 61' Talking of European elites, league leaders Barcelona are in action later and we'll be covering it live right here. The Catalans are aiming to keep their title challenge right on target as they visit Malaga.
- 60' Half an hour to go here and I can't see Zaragoza coming back into this or even troubling one of the best defences in Europe.
- 59' Franco Zuculini goes off and Edu Oriol comes on for Zaragoza.
- 58' Zaragoza are waiting to make another change but this game looks lost already.
- 57' Another good move by Atletico, a cross from the right by Juanfran is cleared by Jose Mari as Koke waited to pounce.
- 55' Another corner is punched clear by Roberto.
- 53' Diego Costa goes on a winding run down the left and has Pinter worried, with the defender forced to concede a corner.
- 52' Falcao wins another corner for Atletico, but Gabi's cross is punched clear by the busy Roberto.
- 51' It has been a miserable night for Roberto in the Zaragoza goal so far. He has been reduced to taking long goal-kicks which seem to constantly drop to Atletico midfielders and has already conceded twice.
- 50' But for once a Falcao first touch is too heavy and the Colombian is unable to find his Brazilian colleague.
- 49' That deadly front pairing of Diego Costa and Falcao are combining nicely again...
- 47' By the way, visitors Zaragoza made a change at half time, with Paredes going off and Victor Rodriguez coming on.
46' Second half gets underway with Atletico taking the kick-off and looking to defend or maintain this 2-0 advantage.- 45' The first half comes to a close and Atletico are on target to increase their advantage in second place to seven points over nieghbours Real Madrid.
- 44' The two teams are rather casually playing out the final minutes of this opening period with the home crowd in great voice.
- 43' The 'enthusiastic' Diego Costa chases an overhit Gabi cross and gives away a free kick as he flattens Sapunaru.
- 42' Atletico are calmly playing the ball around at the back now as this torrid first half for Zaragoza draws to a conclusion.
- 40' No respite for the visitors as Atletico win another corner. Diego Costa could make it 3-0 from Gabi's corner, but the Brazilian is unable to capitalise.
38' GOAL!!! Falcao makes no mistake from the spot and coolly slots home past Roberto.- 37' Penalty for Atletico and a yellow card for Cristian Săpunaru who clearly fouls Arda Turan in the box.
- 36' Miranda should make it 2-0 from another Gabi corner but hits it wide.
- 35' And when the visitors do gain possession it is soon wasted as Portuguese srtiker Helder Postiga is caught offside.
- 34' Zaragoza have responded well to the goal, they just can't keep hold of the ball.
- 32' That was a quality delivery from the corner kick by Gabi for Atletico and it's all smiles for the home side here at the Vicente Calderon stadium in the Spanish capital.
- 31' GOAL!!! The hosts take a deserved lead as a near post cross from a corner is dispatched into the net by Tiago.
- 30' At least Courtois is awake, he's not had much to do so far.
- 29' Now it's Zaragoza's turn to waste a good set piece opportunity. A free kick in an advanced position on the right is taken by Apoño and goes stright into Atletico goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois' hands.
- 27' Atletico win a corner but Zaragoza get some relief as Godin climbs all over Roberto and it's a free kick for the visiting side.
- 26' The hosts waste the resulting free kick in a good position and Roberto gathers easily. That was poor from Koke.
- 25' Javier Paredes get the first yellow card of the game for a block on Falcao.
- 24' Falcao, who else (!), chases a Filipe Luis through ball but it's too long and Zaragoza have another goal kick.
- 22' A corner for Atletico is wasted and Zaragoza go on the counter attack via Paco Montañes as the home defence is all out of shape. Eventually Madrid recover their ground.
- 21' Intricate work between Filipe Luis and Arda Turan on the left sees Falcao fed in the box again but the cross is too heavy and he deflects the ball out for a goal kick.
- 19' Zaragoza putting on the pressure down the left, Juanfran concedes a throw in close to the goal line. The hosts soon clear their lines though.
- 18' Another Atletico Madrid attack comes to a close after Tiago and Falcao try to combine, but Adam Pinter intercepts.
- 17' That was rather wild but at least Falcao is trying to force the issue.
- 16' Falcao is always the bright spark in attack though and he raids through on the right before smashing a shot high and wide of Roberto's goal.
- 15' Diego Simeone is trying to motivate his midfield from the touchline. Atletico, who have one of the best defences in the league, look confortable at the back, but rather too laid back elsewhere on the field right now.
- 14' Koke finds space on the right and tries to win a corner off his marker but crosses aimlessly and Glenn Loovens calmly tidies up.
- 13' A decent chance for Koke after Diego Costa sneaks into the Zaragoza box, the Spanish midfielder seeing his shot on target blocked and the visitors clear their lines.
- 11' Not a huge amount happening at the moment. By the way later tonight Barcelona visit Malaga in what should be a cracking match down in the south of Spain. If Barça win they will be 18 points ahead of third placed Real Madrid...
- 10' At the other end Helder Postiga briefly breaks free with a good run but can't get his shot away and is outnumbered by Atletico markers.
- 8' Falcao usually buries those chances, most unlike him not to take advantage of that opportunity.
- 7' Falcao is put clear through byTiago Mendes and you would expect him to score but a heavy first touch takes him wide and Roberto gathers his tame angled shot.
- 6' It's all Atletico so far, though Zaragoza are starting to get their feet on the ball.
- 5' Diego Costa wins another early corner for the hosts down the left but Zaragoza clear the danger.
- 3' Atletico want to extend their advantage over their city rivals Real Madrid to seven points in second place in the table today, after Real were held to a 0-0 draw at Osasuna last night.
- 2' Good early work by Juanfran down the right to win a corner. From that corner kick Diego Godin gets a good volleyed shot on target and Roberto makes a save.
1' The match is underway with Zaragoza kicking off. Home side Atletico are in their usual colours of red and white stripes and Zaragoza are in a black and yellow away kit.- 17.55 This is the second game of the Spanish league season for both teams since the short winter break. Atletico Madrid returned to action last weekend with a 1-1 draw at Mallorca, whilst Zaragoza lost 2-1 at home to Betis.
- 17.50 Visitors Real Zaragoza, meanwhile, currently sit 13th in the table and a win could move them up to 11th.
- 17.45 With a game in hand on their city rivals Real Madrid, Atletico go into this game looking to increase their current four point advantage over their neighbours.
- 17.35 Teams: ATLETICO MADRID: Courtois, Juanfran, Miranda, Godín, Filipe, Tiago, Gabi, Koke, Arda Turan, Diego Costa, Falcao... Subs: Asenjo, Emre, Diaz, Rodriguez, Garcia, Adrian, Suarez. /// ZARAGOZA: Roberto, Sapunaru, Loovens, Paredes, Minero, Jose Mari, Zuculini, Pinter, Apoño, Montañes, Helder Postiga… subs: Franco, Lanzaro, Wilchez, Tarsi, Oriol, Alamo, Rodriguez.
- 17.30 Good evening and welcome to LIVE coverage of this La Liga fixture at the Vicente Calderon stadium between Atletico Madrid and Zaragoza.
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Summary
- 77' Zaragoza should have a penalty as Victor is fouled by Miranda in the box but the referee says no.
- 70' Great chance for Arda who should score! Juanfran crosses from the right Diego Costa controls it nicely and Arda has a clear chance, but fires wide.
- 61' Lively Turkish midfielder Arda Turan stings Roberto's hands with a smashed drive from the left.
- 38' GOAL!!! Falcao makes no mistake from the spot and coolly slots home past Roberto.
- 36' Miranda should make it 2-0 from another Gabi corner but hits it wide.
- 31' GOAL!!! The hosts take a deserved lead as a near post cross from a corner is dispatched into the net by Tiago.
- 7' Falcao is put clear through byTiago Mendes and you would expect him to score but a heavy first touch takes him wide and Roberto gathers his tame angled shot.
- 17.35 Teams: ATLETICO MADRID: Courtois, Juanfran, Miranda, Godín, Filipe, Tiago, Gabi, Koke, Arda Turan, Diego Costa, Falcao... Subs: Asenjo, Emre, Diaz, Rodriguez, Garcia, Adrian, Suarez. /// ZARAGOZA: Roberto, Sapunaru, Loovens, Paredes, Minero, Jose Mari, Zuculini, Pinter, Apoño, Montañes, Helder Postiga… subs: Franco, Lanzaro, Wilchez, Tarsi, Oriol, Alamo, Rodriguez.
Team Line-up & Ratings
- Atlético Madrid
Manager: Diego Simeone
- Real Zaragoza
Manager: Manolo Jiménez
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Line-up
Live Team Line-Up
Starting line-up
Subs
- C. Rodríguez
75′ - M. Suárez 65′
- E. Belözoglu
- Cata Díaz
- R. García 85′
- Adrián
- S. Asenjo
- C. Rodríguez
Starting line-up
- Roberto
- I. Sapunaru
- G. Loovens
- J. Paredes
- A. Minero
- Á. Pintér
- José Mari
- F. Zuculini
- Apoño
- P. Montañés
- Hélder Postiga
Subs
- L. Franco
- M. Lanzaro
- L. Wilchez
- Edu Oriol 60′
- J. Álamo 79′
- V. Rodriguez Romero 45′
- Tarsi
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