First Division - Day 18

Atlético Madrid 3 - Sporting Gijón 2

Atlético: Sergio Asenjo; Ujfalusi, Perea, Domínguez, Antonio López; Simao (Jurado 54'), Paulo Assunçao, Raúl García (Tiago 72'), Reyes; Diego Forlán (Ibrahima 60'), Agüero. 4-4-2.
Sporting: Juan Pablo; Lora, Botía, Gregory, Canella; Rivera, Camacho; Luis Morán, Carmelo (Miguel De las Cuevas 64'), Diego Castro (Maldonado 71'); Bilic (Barral 64'). 4-2-3-1.

Goals:
1-0. 13. Forlán. Picked up short Simao pass and ran on to shoot past keeper.
1-1. 34. Diego Castro (penalty). After Castro himself brought down by Asenjo.
2-1. 53. Paulo Assunçao.Turned ball in from close up after Forlán headed across.
3-1. 66. Ibrahima. Following up after Juan Pablo blocked shot from Agüero.
3-2. 91. Luis Morán. Drilled shot past keeper after Perea headed clear.

Yellow cards: Domínguez 46', Raúl García 62', Ibra 67', Reyes 69', Gregory 82'.

Atlético Madrid are getting their season back on track, and they moved up to within a point of ninth placed Sporting Gijón after beating the Asturians 3-2. Forlán scored the first in the thirteenth minute after picking up a pass from Simao, and although Diego Castro equalised from the penalty spot after Asenjo brought him down, Paulo Assunçao restored the lead early in the second half. Forlán limped off with an injury soon afterwards, but his replacement Ibrahima made it three after Juan Pablo could only block Agüero's shot. Agüero hit the bar later on, but as usual the local fans had to suffer after Luis Morán scored a second for Sporting in the dying minutes.