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SÁB 01.08.2015
Atlético Madrid began with a draw (1-1) it’s LFP Tour World Challenge against Sagan Tosu in a match that they could deservedly win after being the absolute ruler of the game.
The colchoneros took their time to catch the pace of the game, which was dominated by the Japanese team in the first minutes as they tried to intimidate Atlético with an ambitious start. Until the 17 minutes, when Koke delighted the home crowd with a spectacular Olympic goal. The midfielder sent the corner kick from the left side and ended up surprising the goalkeeper that could not prevent the ball end up in the net.
From that moment, Cholo Simeone's men took control of the match, won possession by the excellent job of Oliver Torres and Koke and finally end the intensity shown by the Japanese in the first quarter of hour.
In the second half, the changes encouraged the madrileños who enjoyed several chances to extend the lead, especially in Vietto´s feet, but Fujishima stopped the new Atlético striker with two good saves. Atlético had the game well controlled, but an isolated action by the Japanese team prevented the victory. A Tamura center from de right was pushed away by Moyá but hit Savic who finished introducing the ball in his own goal.
FINAL | 1-1 (1-4, penalties) | Our team wins the first friendly in Asia #LaLigaWorld #GoAtleti
— Atleti English (@atletienglish) August 1, 2015
Atlético tried its best until the end but finally the match was decided on penalties, in which shone Miguel Angel Moyá, who stopped a penalty kick. Atlético did not fail his penalties and won the shoot out (1-4) winning in his first game of the tour. His next stop on the LFP World Challenge Tour will take them to China to face Shanghai SIPG next August 4.
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