The first 45 minutes of the match witnessed the complete dominance of Atletico Madrid. Coach de Simone and his team took a 5-0 lead after only the first half with Diego Costa and Joao Felix being the brightest stars.
In the first 20 minutes, when Real had not yet had time to launch a shot, Atletico continuously phaled Courtois' goal and scored 3 goals.
While the audience had not yet settled down, Atletico unexpectedly opened the scoring in the first minute after Diego Costa's decisive shot. The goal was also contributed to the "blockbuster" contract Joao Felix with a smart serve.
The quick drop goal disrupted Real Madrid and the following minutes were their nightmare. In the 8th and 19th minutes, Atletico Madrid increased the gap thanks to Joao Felix and the striker coming on as replacement for Correa.
At this time, the "White Vultures" were forced to attack. However, when their strikers had not made a difference, the defense continued to make many mistakes. Ramos and Isco made basic mistakes that allowed Diego Costa to score 2 more goals.
In the 28th minute, Ramos made a poor pass, allowing Saul to steal and pass to Costa to finish past Courtois. The remaining goal came in the last minute of the first half, the "monster" scored the third goal after successfully taking the penalty earned by himself.
In the first minutes of the second half, the audience on MetLife Stadium (USA) continued to admire the harmonious combinations between Joao Felix and Diego Costa. In the 51st minute, the young Portuguese star continued to challenge the striker with the number 19 shirt to complete the Poker.
Although Real soon shortened the score to 1-6 thanks to Nacho's somewhat lucky goal in the 59th minute, the white team was still the ones who took the initiative.
Costa marked his memorable day with a red card in the 64th minute. After a fierce collision between his teammate, the striker got into a fight with Carvajal and both were sent off.
In the following minutes, Atletico Madrid were still the better team, but they only scored one more goal thanks to Vitolo's solo in the 70th minute.
Near the end of the match, Real Madrid scored 2 more goals in a row after Benzema's successful penalty kick in the 85th minute and Ruben Hernandez's close-range shot. The match ended with a score of 3-7 in favor of Atletico.
This is Atletico's biggest win against Real in recent years and also the first win in 90 minutes for coach Diego Simeone and his team at ICC Cup 2019.
