Atletico of Madrid proclaimed champion of the International Tournament of Shangai after winning to the Shangai Shenshua 0-3, with Kezman’s and Agüero’s goals. Fernando Torres repeated as started and he demonstrated to have it assimilated the work of the preseason: At Hong Kou Stadium you could see the captain very active, with stregth, something that has influenced to the maximun output of the team. The ‘9’ started a great performance in which made a goal from Kezman and he became the nightmare of the rival defense during 45 minutes he was on the field. In several times the chinese defenders were obligated to stop him with foults, but they couldn’t prevent that the organization called the red and white ‘9’ the best player of the Tournament.

The only footballer that repeated at the eleven of Javier Aguirre after the victory against Kashima Antlers was Fernando Torres. The bad state of the stadium didn’t impeded to Atletico show its football, although the occasion took long time to come, Kezman and Petrov tried it wtin two shots that didn’t found Shenjiong goal. There was to wait at 30’ to see Torres’ quality, with Kezman, that he broke the tie. The captain got rid of his scoreboard with a shot at the left lateral of the area and he sent a necessary centro to the Serb that, entered from behind, he just had to push the ball to the bottom of the net.

There was when Fernando’s recital, that he exhibited his main qualities before the Chinese public: strength and speed. The forward overpass in every moment to his scoreboards and he was close to finish his performance with a goal, first with a shot from a pass of Petrov and then with a shot that went above the goal. With this action Torres finalized his performance in China, now that Javier Aguirre substituted him by Agüero after the break.

At the second half of the Atletico of Madrid confirmed with goals the superiority that they have demonstrated at the first half. Kezman signed two particular goals from a header at the 54’ getting the most of a bad caughting of the goalkeepeer, and 15 minutes to the end of the match Agüero got the most of a centre of Mista from the left side to signe the third one. The rival team hardly got close to the danger to Cuellar’s goal thanks to the excellent work of the red and white defense.

Finally the referee decreed the end of the match and he confirmed the victory to the Atletico of Madrid at the International Tournament of Shangai. The red and white team finished their performance at China, with two victories and six goals, a good number that Javier Aguirre will have on count at the time to face up the next commitment of preseason.


Atletico de Madrid: Cuellar; Seitaridis, Pablo, Azcarate, Antonio Lopez; Galletti (Maxi, 53’), Luccin, Mario Suárez (Costinha, 45’), Petrov (Pernía, 68’), Kezman (Mista, 59´’) & Fernando Torres (Agüero, 45’).

Shanghai Shenhua: Shenjiong; Yinan, Wei (Li, 30’), Chiu (Weifeng, 38’), Zhanbo; Xiang, Ke (Jokanovic, 61’), Ji, Kewei; Hui (Tao, 66’) y L. RamМrez (Jancker, 51’).

Referee: Huang Junjie (China). Amonestó con cartulina amarilla a Mateja Kezman (35’), Mista (63’), Li (89’).

Goles: 0-1 Kezman, (30’). 0-2 Kezman, (54’). 0-3 Agüero, (74’).


Foto: J. A. Sirvent