Spanish giants Atlético de Madrid put 6 goals over Kitchee in the BOC Life Cup at Hong Kong Stadium on Wednesday. This friendly also saw Kitchee legend and captain Huang Yang played his final game in professional football.
Notable players such as Koke, César Azpilicueta, Axel Witsel, and Marcos Llorente all started for the visitors, whereas Fynn Talley, Leon Jones, and Luis Machado also made their debut for the hosts in this Wednesday’s friendly.
New signing Alexander Sørloth, who also made his debut after making reported €35m transfer to the Spanish capital, had a dream start when he scored a double in 60 seconds inside the opening 10 minutes to put the visitors ahead.
The game then turned emotional when Huang Yang, who started and captained in this match, received a grand farewell from the crowds when he was being substituted in the 19th minute in his last game before retiring.
Striker Carlos Martín scored 7 minutes into the second half before defender Santiago Mouriño extended the lead 10 minutes later. Sherzod Temirov showed his great finishing minutes after when he was assisted by Luis Machado to pull one back for the hosts. Goals from Adrián Niño and Thomas Lemar to hand Atlético de Madrid a 6-1 win against Kitchee.