Valencia –
Atletico Madrid failed to get full points when they travel to headquarters Levante in continued Spanish League. Luis Suarez et al were held to a 1-1 draw.
At the Ciutat de Valencia Stadium, the Levante vs Atletico duel took place on Thursday (18/2/2021) in the morning WIB. The visitors appeared to attack from the start of the match.
Atletico dominated the game in the first 15 minutes. Fun to attack, The Rojiblancos instead they conceded a goal in the 17th minute.
Goal! Levante opened the scoring through a counter attack scheme. Jorge de Drutos sent the ball to Enis Bardhi which was completed to be a goal against Atletico. The hosts took the lead 1-0.
Atletico surrounded the Levante defense in order to catch up. Luis Suarez’s kick ball in the 35th minute was blocked by goalkeeper Aitor Fernandez.
Goal! Atletico equalized in the 37th minute. Marcos Llorente fired a long-range shot that slipped into Levante’s goal. The score is equally strong 1-1.
Atletico almost added the score in the 39th minute. Suarez’s volley ball in the penalty box can still be thwarted by Fernandez.
No additional goals were scored until it entered halftime. The first half closed with the score 1-1.
Atletico Madrid put Joao Felix in the second half to increase his throbbing power. The meeting of the defensive line Levante hard to penetrate The Colchoneros.
Llorente almost scored his second goal in the 69th minute with an attempted shot from outside the penalty box. The ball still slid thin from the Levante goalpost.
Suarez threatened with a close-range shot in the 82nd minute. The ball can be pushed over by Fernandez, though The gunman already declared offside.
Saul found Levante’s goal in the 84th minute with his shot, taking advantage of Felix’s pass. The linesman raised the flag for offside. The position has not changed.
Levante almost scored his second goal in the 87th minute. Carlos Clerc volleyed off the ball in the penalty box which was pushed over by Jan Oblak.
Both teams failed to add a goal until the referee blew the final whistle of the match. Complete match with a score equally strong 1-1.
These results do not change Atletico’s position in first place Spanish League standings with 55 points. Meanwhile, Levante stuck in 11th place with 28 points.
Lineups of Players
Levante: Aitor Fernandez; Jorge Miramon, Sergio Postigo, Roger (Ruben Vezo 82 ‘), Carlos Clerc; Jorge de Frutos (Son 82 ‘), Mickael Malsa, Nemenja Radoja (Oscar Duarte 46’), Enis Bardhi (Ruben Rochina 86 ‘); Roger, Jose Luis Morales (Daniel Gomez 70 ‘).
Atletico Madrid: Jan Oblak; Mario Hermoso, Jose Gimenez, Stefan Savic, Sime Vrsaljko (Geoffrey Kondogbia 46 ‘); Yannick Carrasco (Joao Felix 66 ‘), Saul Niguez, Koke (Lucas Torreira 81’), Marcos Llorente; Luis Suarez, Angel Correa (Vitolo 81 ‘).
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