SPORT: Sporting Gijon 1 – 4 Atletico Madrid [La Liga] Highlights 2016/17

0 KIKI GIST Saturday, February 18, 2017

The visitors left it late but eventually secured all three points thanks to an incredible last 10 minutes from their French forward

A devastating hat-trick from Kevin Gameiro gave Atletico Madrid a 4-1 victory away to Sporting Gijon on Saturday that keeps their top-four hopes firmly in their hands.

The striker came off the bench to score three times in five minutes in the closing stages to secure maximum points for Diego Simeone’s side and inflict a damaging defeat on the struggling hosts at El Molinon.

Diego Simeone had warned before the match that Sporting’s committed approach under Rubi could pose some problems, and the hosts certainly enjoyed the better of a scrappy first half, with loan signing Lacina Traore missing the best of the initial chances.

Yannick Carrasco broke the deadlock just seconds after the restart but Sporting hit back almost immediately to level and only a strong reaction save from Miguel Angel Moya stopped Sergio Alvarez from doubling his tally.

Antoine Griezmann had a goal disallowed for offside but he set up Gameiro for the game’s crucial third goal with 10 minutes to play, before Gameiro struck twice more in a clinical cameo that ended a goal drought in La Liga stretching back to November.

The win sees Atleti close to within a point of third-place Sevilla and will give them confidence ahead of their Champions League clash with Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday, while Sporting remain 18th.
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