Even after such a blistering 12
minute opening spell, the young coach was restless.
Not exact matches
Our set - up assured that our opponents were limited to only brief
spells in or around our penalty box for much of the first half, but we also did not create enough goalscoring opportunities in the
opening 40
minutes either.
Harry Kane (3.5 / 5)- Had some great moments in our best
spell during the
opening twenty
minutes.
Real Madrid had a good
opening 15
minute spell and an heroic last 8
minutes that would have seen them through with one more goal.
The well deserved
opening goal did eventually arrive after a highly positive
opening 20
minute spell; Christopher Schindler's innovative flick at the front post from Aaron Mooy's corner found defensive partner Mathias Zanka at the back post.
Radamel Falcao had given Atletico the lead inside the
opening 10
minutes and the home side went on to dominate for large
spells, but Mame Biram Diouf's goal against the run of play in the lead - up to half - time levelled the score.
Chelsea enjoyed a dominant 30
minute spell against Hull City on the
opening day of the season, and then faded throughout the rest of the game, their home game versus Aston Villa was a poor display despite their 2 - 1 victory.
Nevertheless, it was Burnley midfielder Jeff Hendrick who
opened the scoring on 21
minutes and, despite pushing Sean Dyche's team back for extended
spells, Everton could not conjure up an equaliser.