Atlético Malagueño end their last two friendly games of the pre-season with a win and a defeat
Atlético Malagueño had their final two friendly matches of the pre-season this weekend. Josep Clotet’s team faced Loja on Friday (1-0) and Alhaurín de la Torre on Saturday.
Loja - Atlético Malagueño (1-0)
Atlético Malagueño were defeated 1-0 by Loja on Friday, in a game of two very different halves. Clotet’s team struggled somewhat during the first part of the game, making various errors and unable to move up the pitch very easily. However they turned the game around in the second half, with a more direct style of play and creating danger in Loja’s penalty area. Despite their improvement, they were unable to equalise, and lost by 1-0.
Loja: Avilés, Muzuelas, Antonio, Olmedo, Oliver, González, Benjamín, Ortiz, Pedro, David and Rafael. Aguilo, Fernández, Muñoz, Rubén, Álvaro, Ramos, Darío and Ramiro also played. Atlético Malagueño: Toni, Cristian, Soufian, Diego, Víctor, Óscar, Sergi, Castillejo, Samu, Emilio and Pirulo. Pol, Jurado, Sama, Juanjo, Paco, Rufo, Cala, Rafa, Marc C., Pedro and Mauri also played.
Alhaurín de la Torre - Atlético Malagueño (1-3)
The last match of the pre-season, in which the team was fighting fatigue from the previous day’s match, as well as an early goal from the Alhaurín side, in the ninth minute. The ‘Malaguista’ reserve team dominated the match as time went on, with clear shots at goal in the second half, to see them victorious by 1-3.
Alhaurín de la Torre: Hueto, Martín, Kim, Jonathan, Alejandro, Russo, José María, Jairo, Cívico, Israel and Manuel. Adrián, Marcos, Hermoso, Borja, Mario, Garrido and Mario also played.
Atlético Malagueño: Toni, Jurado, Soufian, Víctor, Paco, Óscar, Castillejo, Cala, Emilio, Samu and Marc. Pirulo, Cristian, Pedro, Juanjo, Diego, Rafa and Rufo also played.