I actually watched the game which was thoroughly entertaining. Both sides played attacking football and struck the wood work with free kicks in the 1st half. Kovacevic also headed a De Pedro corner onto the wood work,but the best chance of the 1st half fell to Atletico when they were awarded a dubious penalty. But Westerveld,who was one of my candidates for man of the match,pushed Correa's spot kick around the post.
The 2nd half started dramatically,with Sociedad taking the lead after just 1 minute when Tayfun easily converted a De Pedro cross. 2 minutes later however,Atletico were level courtesy of Luis Garcia's fine finish. Both sides continued to push forward and the league leaders took the lead from a powerful Kovacevic header following some good wing play.
Atletico then took the initiative in search of an equaliser,but despite the majority of the possession that equaliser did not come.:down: