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Atlético Madrid Thrashes Kitchee in a Vibrant Friendly Match
Hong Kong, August 7, 2024 – Atlético Madrid defeated Kitchee 7-1 in a friendly match played at the Hong Kong Stadium. The Rojiblancos dominated the match from start to finish, with a fluid and effective game that allowed them to score several times.
The first goal came in the 7th minute through Alexander Sørloth, who scored twice in the early minutes. Despite Atlético’s dominance, Kitchee managed to close the gap in the 67th minute with a goal from Temirov. However, the local team’s joy was short-lived, as Atlético quickly scored again to seal the match.
In the second half, Atlético Madrid made massive changes to their starting eleven, introducing several young players with the aim of giving them minutes.
With a great offensive display, the Rojiblancos managed to score several more times: Martín (52′), Ngan (own goal, 62′), Nino (71′) and Lemar (87′) completed the score.
Despite the defeat, Kitchee proved to be a combative team, with some moments of good football that put the Atlético Madrid defense under pressure.
Statistics:
* Kitchee: 42% possession, 6 shots (2 on target, 3 off target), 1 corner, 9 fouls, 0 yellow cards, 0 red cards
* Atlético Madrid: 58% possession, 20 shots (13 on target, 4 off target), 3 corners, 17 fouls, 0 yellow cards, 0 red cards
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Substitutions kitchee: at minute 19 C. Ngan came in and Huang Yang went out., at minute 61 C. Cheng came in and C. Tan went out., at minute 61 Law Tsz-Chun came in and Bae Jae-Woo went out., at minute 69 A. Rey came in and Beto went out., at minute 69 Bardanca came in and L. Jones went out., at minute 69 P. Poon came in and L. Machado went out., at minute 69 L. J. Lam came in and Fernando went out., at minute 69 F. S. Welthon came in and S. Temirov went out., at minute 79 Z. Wang came in and F. Talley went out., at minute 80 C. J. Kam came in and J. Haddow went out., at minute 80 N. Chen came in and R. Mingazov went out.
Substitutions atletico madrid: at minute 46 A. Gomis came in and H. Moldovan went out., at minute 46 R. Riquelme came in and Joao Felix went out., at minute 46 C. Martin came in and A. Correa went out., at minute 46 C. Gimenez came in and M. Llorente went out., at minute 46 J. Serrano came in and A. Vermeeren went out., at minute 46 J. Galan came in and S. Lino went out., at minute 46 S. Mourino came in and A. Witsel went out., at minute 46 I. Kostis came in and R. Mandava went out., at minute 46 T. Seidu came in and Koke went out., at minute 46 T. Lemar came in and A. Sorloth went out., at minute 46 J. Monserrate came in and C. Azpilicueta went out., at minute 69 A. Gismera came in and T. Seidu went out., at minute 69 A. Nino came in and J. Serrano went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Kitchee
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Atletico Madrid
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