Aware of the necessity of coming together to climb the table, Paco Gallardo's players dominated with great strength the opening minutes of the game. Five minutes into the game Iván headed the ball into the hands of the home goalkeeper after a great cross from Nacho Quintana. Nacho Quintana himself, then with an excellent bicycle kick, scored the first seconds later. In the opening moments the Sevilla youth team showed much more focus than their opponent, Iván Romero brilliantly got away, taking advantage of a goalkeeping error with under ten minutes played.
Nacho Quintana opened the scoring through a bicycle kick
The great start to game didn't slow down Sevilla Atlético and the goalkeeper Perales who had to stop on the line a third goal from the visitors after a shot by Aspar. Immersed in a first half with many Sevilla players playing in the opposition half, a tactic which worked very well as Iván scored the third of the game with a header, his second of the day. Having got away so quickly on the scoreboard, the home side were force to react by putting on the breaks to the Sevilla attack, trying to cut the deficit with a shot from Dopi which Javi Diaz could do nothing about. In the last action of the first half, Kibamba wandered into the area, scoring the second goal for the home side.
In the second half, with everything to play for after a first haff in which there was no shortage of chances on goal both teams immerged themselves into a period in which the possession of the ball reduced the number of chances. Great defensive work by Sevilla Atlético was reinforced by the arrival of substitutes from the bench which meant that the home side did not options to equalise at the Estadio Iberoamericano. In this way, before welcoming Algeciras, Sevilla Atlético closed out their first victory of the campaign to head into their next league game calmer.
Game Summary
SEVILLA ATLÉTICO: Díaz, María (Juanmi, 82'), Kibamba, Aspar, Valentino, Ortiz (Pedro Ortiz, 82'), X. Sintes, Cruz (Capi, 87'), Quintana (Álvarez, 67'), Pérez, Iván (Santisteban, 82').
GOALS: 1-0, 6': Quintana; 2-0, 9', Iván; 3-0, 45', Kibamba.
REFEREE: Rubén Ruiperez Marín, Yellos for Pedro Ortiz, Carbó, Juan María, Traoré, Carlos Álvarez, Pablo Pérez.