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Atlético de Madrid Secures Victory Against Union St. Gilloise in Thrilling Match
Madrid – Atlético de Madrid defeated Union St. Gilloise in a vibrant match held at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano, corresponding to the fourth matchday of the UEFA Champions League group stage. The match, refereed by Norwegian Espen Eskas, was marked by intensity and opportunities at both goals.
Atlético dominated possession with 67%, resulting in 12 total shots, of which 4 were on target. J. Alvarez opened the scoring for the home side in the 39th minute, assisted by G. Simeone. However, the joy was short-lived, as a goal by A. Griezmann was disallowed for offside just before halftime.
In the second half, C. Gallagher extended Atlético’s lead in the 72nd minute. When it seemed that the match was under control, R. Sykes narrowed the gap for Union St. Gilloise in the 80th minute, after an assist from S. Boufal, injecting nervousness into the local fans. Finally, M. Llorente sealed the match in the 90th minute with a goal, assisted by T. Almada, securing the victory for Atlético. Union St. Gilloise, with 33% possession, tried to create danger with 8 total shots, 3 of them on target, but it was not enough. The match was hard-fought, reflected in the 13 fouls committed by Union St. Gilloise and the 10 by Atlético, and the 3 yellow cards shown to the visiting team, compared to one to the home team.
Substitutions atletico madrid: at minute 26 R. Le Normand came in and J. M. Gimenez went out., at minute 62 A. Griezmann came in and A. Sorloth went out., at minute 62 Koke came in and T. Almada went out., at minute 62 A. Baena came in and C. Gallagher went out., at minute 88 G. Simeone came in and M. Llorente went out.
Substitutions union st. gilloise: at minute 60 R. Schoofs came in and P. David went out., at minute 74 A. Ait El Hadj came in and S. Boufal went out., at minute 74 K. Van De Perre came in and M. Rasmussen went out., at minute 74 K. Rodriguez came in and M. Giger went out., at minute 85 A. Khalaili came in and L. Patris went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Atletico Madrid
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Union St. Gilloise
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