Atlético de Madrid 4-3 Rayo Vallecano: result and report
La Liga · Sunday 16 September 2012
Result
Atlético de Madrid 4-3 Rayo Vallecano
La Liga · Sunday 16 September 2012, 19:30 UTC · half-time 1-0
Atlético de Madrid 4-3 Rayo Vallecano: match report
Atlético de Madrid beat Rayo Vallecano 4-3 in La Liga on Sunday 16 September 2012. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Mario Suárez opened the scoring in the 29th minute. Atlético de Madrid's goals came from Mario Suárez (29'), Koke (49'), Arda Turan (51') and R. Falcao (56', penalty). Rayo Vallecano scored through Andrija Delibasic (82'), Andrija Delibasic (85') and Léo Baptistão (89').
Discipline: Atlético de Madrid received no yellow cards; Rayo Vallecano received 5 yellow cards.
Going into the game Atlético de Madrid were 10th on 4 points from 2 and Rayo Vallecano 5th on 7 points from 3. Atlético de Madrid went on to finish that season 3rd with 76 points, and Rayo Vallecano 7th with 51.
Atlético de Madrid lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Rayo Vallecano in a 3-5-2.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Atlético de Madrid wins, 0 draws and 0 for Rayo Vallecano.
Key events
- 29'Goal · Mario Suárez
- 42'Yellow card · Jose Carlos Fernandez
- 49'Goal · Koke
- 51'Goal · Arda Turan
- 55'Yellow card · Javi Fuego
- 56'Penalty goal · R. Falcao
- 67'Yellow card · Adrián González
- 68'Yellow card · Adrián
- 82'Goal · Andrija Delibasic
- 85'Goal · Andrija Delibasic
- 89'Goal · Léo Baptistão
- 90'Yellow card · Roberto Trashorras
Head-to-head
Team news
Atlético de Madrid line-up (4-2-3-1)
Thibaut Courtois, Diego Godín, Filipe Luís, Mario Suárez, Juanfran, Koke, Arda Turan, Gabi, R. Falcao, Diego Costa, Miranda
Rayo Vallecano line-up (3-5-2)
Dani Giménez, Tito, José Manuel Casado, Jordi Amat, Roberto Trashorras, Javi Fuego, Jose Carlos, Piti, Nicki Bille Nielsen, Léo Baptistão, Adrián González Morales