MADRID, 9 Feb. (EUROPE PRESS) –
Atletico Madrid qualified for the second round of the Youth League, the Youth ‘Champions’, after beating Croatian Hadjuk Split in the penalty shootout, while Deportivo la Coruña said goodbye after running different luck to the colchoneros from the eleven meters.
The colchoneros suffered in several phases of the match, especially at the end of the first part with a shot to the crossbar and a goal annulled to the locals. They also had their chances, but neither Carlos Martin, nor Corral could change the 0-0 score. In the tanda, Atlético took the victory by 2-3.
For his part, the Deportivo-national champion – said goodbye to Europe in front of more than 20,000 spectators in Riazor after having taken advantage for two times against Dinamo Kiev. Mario Nájera and Rubén López scored before half an hour, but Tsarenko and Yatsik-with a goal from outside the box – set the final 2-2 at the end of the 90 minutes.
The Galicians, who played with 10 for the expulsion of Rúben López for more than 50 minutes, were not successful in the penalty shootout and left the Ukrainian team to take from A Coruña the valuable ticket for the knockout stages in the continental tournament.
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