The Atletico of Madrid’s debut against its football supporters at the 06/07 season which ended in a defeat against Valencia (0-1). The ché team guided soon in the match with a goal of Villa and he dedicated the rest of the match to administer his advantage against an Atletico that tried everything, but it came out badly.

The defensive approaching of Valencia prevent that Torres felt confortable on the pitch. The forward showed very active and had occasion, aboveall at the first half, and he crash into the rival defence time and time again or the participation of Cañizares. Fifteen minutes to the end of the match, the captain was sent of the pitch after seeing a red card.

The main protagonist at the previous instant to star the match was Jorge Garbajosa. The player of the national team of basketball, Champion of the World and red and white, he was the person in charge to make the honor kick under a great ovation from the terraces. The ball started running on the grass of the Calderon and it didn’t take too long to stay at Leo Franco’s net: at the minute six a pass of Vicente from the left side found Villa in the area and the Asturian open the scoreboard. Javier Aguirre’s player the early blow and they took the iniciative against an organized Valencia on the field.

The best occasions to Atletico at the first half had as the main protagonist Fernando Torres. At the minute 17’ the captain tried to shot in the area but Moretti moved him just to prevent the shot, and action that the referee didn’t seem to be a maximun foul. Shortly after Cañizares was who prevent the goal before a played of the number ‘9’. Mista and Petrov tried also in a personal play and from a fould, but the Atletico was out of luck.

After the break Javier Aguirre decided to give changes to the red and white red and white attacked and substitud to Jurado and Mista insted Agüero and Galletti. The entered of the Argentinian duet helped, specially through ‘Kun’ incursions through the right side. In the same side Antonio López went into the heart of the area and sent the ball back which didn’t find a shoter. The local attacks ended to open holes in the che defense, adding the sending off Moratti after a hard foul to Juan Valera. Finally Atletico bloked Cañizares goal with occasion of Agüero and Peter Lucin and the goal it seems to come in seconds.

When everything was on favor to achieve the tie the Atletico lose its numerical superiority. Fifteen minutes to the end of the match, Fernando Torres went to the changing room after Medina Cantalejo show the red card. The expulsion cut definitely the red and white progression and the time passed without novelties since the referee announced the end of the match.


Technical data:

Atletico de Madrid: Leo Franco; Valera (Maxi, 69’), Pablo, Perea, Antonio Lopez; Luccin, Costinha, Jurado (Galletti, 46’), Petrov; Mista (Aguero, 46’) & Fernando Torres.

Valencia: Cañizares: Miguel, Ayala, Albiol, Moretti; Marchena, Edu, Angulo, Vicente, (Gavilan, 81’); Silva (Regueiro, 66’) & Villa (Jorge Lopez, 88’).

Referee: Medina Cantalejo. Showed yellow cardo to Miguel (40’), Albiol (55’), Costinha (59'), Cañizares (72’) & Fernando Torres (75’). Also showed red card to (65’) & Fernando Torres (76’).

Goals: 0-1 (6’). Villa.


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