Alvares led Atletico to victory with a hat-trick
The match between "Atletico" and "Rayo Vallecano," both of whom had only achieved one win in the first five rounds of the La Liga competition, took place on Wednesday. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
In the 15th minute of the game, Marcos Llorente advanced down the right wing and passed the ball to the far corner, where Julian Alvares struck a precise shot on goal, making the score 1-0. Later, Fran Perez sent the ball from the left wing to the center, but Alexander Jurawski slightly redirected the ball to the left.
Antoine Griezmann sent Nahuel Molina forward from the right wing, who passed to the center, but Alvares directed the ball over the goal with his knee. In the 45th minute of the first half, Pep Chavarria took a powerful long-range shot from the left wing, leveling the score at 1-1.
In the second half, Conor Gallagher made an accurate pass from the right wing, and Nico Gonzalez headed the ball slightly to the right of the goal. Ivan Balliu struck the ball near the left post from 28 meters out.
In the 77th minute, Alvaro Garcia scored the winning goal in a one-on-one duel with the ball; although the main referee initially ruled it offside, the VAR system confirmed the goal's validity, making the score 1-2. In the next play, a ball crossed from the right wing was headed by Juliano Simeone; the goalkeeper saved it, but Alvares immediately struck the rebound to equalize the score at 2-2.
Giacomo Raspadori passed the ball to the goal from the right wing, Simeone struck it near the post. Alvares received a pass from Simeone, moved to the center, and scored a precise shot from 23 meters, bringing the score to 3-2.
Simeone collided with the goalkeeper in a one-on-one on the right wing and struck the ball near the far post. Following this victory, "Atletico" holds 7th place with 9 points, while "Rayo Vallecano" is in 14th place with 5 points.
The final score of the match was "Atletico" 3, "Rayo Vallecano" 2. The game was held at the "Riyad Air Metropolitano" stadium in Madrid.
The rivalry between the teams was exciting and entertaining.
