Eduardo Salvo scored in the dying minutes of the UEFA Europa League quarter-final first leg to give Atletico Madrid a hard earned victory against the Bundesliga outfit.
The Spanish side dominated proceedings against Hannover as the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vicente-c36001 Calderon faithful saw them being wasteful in front of the goal.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Adrián-López-c3736 once again showed the selfish side of his playing abilities.
Hannover goalkeeper, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ron-Robert-Zieler-c31761, should be credited for his acrobatic displays that kept the hosts at bay.
The former Manchester United shot-stopper was on song, his highlight of the match being his brilliant save to deny http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Diego-c11058 from a bicycle kick.
The fine defensive displays from both sides and the acrobatic saves from Zieler and Courtois kept the score to a minimum, with Atletico Madrid winning the home tie 2-1.
Falcao scored the opener within ten minutes of kickoff and gave Los Rojiblancos the lead.
The Manchester United on-loan attacker, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mame-Biram-Diouf-c23302, scored for the visitors with six minutes left to half time brought the game back on level terms.
Argentinean winger, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Eduardo-c12034 ‘Toto’ Salvio then scored a last-gasp winner to seal the match in Atletico’s favour, with the board showing 89 minutes.
Atletico Madrid manager, Diego Pablo Simeone, was reasonably happy with his side’s performance and claimed they were deserving winners. However, El Cholo was unfazed by his team allowing Hannover to come to level terms with their first goal.
He added that the return leg in Germany has become complicated as a result, but believes Atletico have enough in the tank to overcome their rivals.
"If I were a fan of Hannover, I would be happy with the result."
"They will have the support of their fans in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 and the goal gives them a chance.”
"They scored their goal at the first chance. The result is what it is, there is nothing we can do about it, but we deserved to win."
"Our morale was good," Simeone noted. "We have been competitive in every match we have played, whether we have won or lost.
"This is a good sign and we will try to keep up."
Atletico return their attention to La Liga where they stand in 8th position, 8 points adrift of a Champions League qualifying berth with 9 league fixtures remaining.
Tags: