A third-division rival was not given to Atletico

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The third-division Elche brought a mini-surprise to the Spanish Cup tournament, finishing 1: 1 with Atletico Madrid in the first match of the 1/32-finals. Thomas Taye headed for the capital`s visitors in the 17th minute, but Lolo equalized with a penalty in the 52nd minute. Diego Simeone has made 9 changes in his squad compared to the match via football-stats against Celta at the weekend. Their titles reserved only Thomas and Luca Hernandez, and the young Albanian midfielder Cady Barre made the debut. As a left back, another young man was acting - Sergi Gonzalez. Fernando Torres missed the first goal, firing in the outstretch after Shimme Vrsalko`s centering. In the 11th minute the bar saved the hosts but in the 17th Jose Jimenez centered and Taye opened the score. In the middle of the half-time, Javier Flores tested Miguel Moya`s reflex, and then Luciano Vito missed double the Atletico`s advance. Torres also struck a dangerous head shot from Elche`s watch. In the 51st minute Luca Hernandes knocked down Lolo and the home team scored the score from the white point. Not long before the Vieta opened up a new opportunity to write, but, as Fernando Torres put it, the Argentine was again inaccurate.

The Wanda Metropolitano`s rematch is next month.

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