In the last four matches, the team "Atletico," which missed opportunities against "Espanyol," also lost in the first round of the Spanish championship. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
In the match held on Sunday night, this series of defeats continued. In the first half, Roberto Fernandez sent the ball towards the goal from 25 meters on the left wing, but the goalkeeper eliminated the danger with his hands.
In the 37th minute, Julian Alvarez scored a precise shot from a free kick, directing the ball to the top left corner, and the goalkeeper's jump was ineffective. Thus, the score became 0:1.
In the second half, Alvarez approached the goal from the center and struck the left goalpost from 10 meters. In the 73rd minute, Edu Esposito took a free kick from the central circle and directed the ball to the right goalpost.
Miguel Rubio directed the ball into the goal with his foot, equalizing the score – 1:1. Then Omar el-Hilali passed the ball from the right wing to Pere Milla.
Milla accurately headed the ball to the far top corner, putting his team ahead – 2:1. At the end of the match, the "Espanyol" team won with a score of 2:1.
In this match, both the main and substitute players of the teams actively participated. The game took place on August 17 at the "Cornella-El Prat" stadium in Barcelona.
This result continued the series of defeats of the "Atletico" team against "Espanyol" in recent matches.
