Spanish La Liga Round Ten
Posted on November 15, 2008
Filed Under La Liga
8th November 2008
The big two in Spain, Barcelona and Real Madrid both won in contrasting style. Barcelona hammered Valladolid 6-0 at the Nou Camp. Samuel Eto’o was in devastating form as he hit four goals. Eto’o opened the scoring after 12 minutes from a Daniel Alves pass. His second came after 30 minutes he followed up Thierry Henrys saved shot and found the net. Eto’o completed his hat-trick after 42 minutes thanks to an assist from Lionel Messi. Eto’o then scored Barcas fourth just a minute later with Messi again playing his part in the move. Eidur Gudjohnsen made it 5-0 in the 70 minute with a chipped finish. Thierry Henry completed the rout in the 83rd minute with an assist from Alexander Hleb to complete Valladolid’s misery.
Real Madrid’s victory didn’t come so easy however as they beat Malaga 4-3. Gonzalo Higuain equalled Eto’os four goals as Real scrapped passed Malaga. Malaga took the lead in the 6st minute through Eliseu. Higuain levelled it up for Real just two minutes later after Marcelo’s shot had been parried. Nabil Baha put Malaga in the lead again on 18 minutes. Higuain however put Real back on level terms again in the 37th minute from the penalty spot. Sergio Ramos was dismissed before half time to make it more difficult for Real. Malaga took the lead for the third time on 70 minutes with Antonio Apono scoring from the spot. Higuain scored an amazing equaliser just a minute later. He then found the winner in the 80th minute after his penalty was saved he react first to find the net.
Sunday 9th November
Villarreal beat Almeria 2-1 to go into second place in La Liga and maintain the only unbeaten record in the league. Giuseppe Rossi scored the first for the Yellow submarines in the first minute. Joseba Llorente then added the second after 15 minutes. Argentina starlet Pablo Piatti scored the goal for Almeria in the 61st minute. It wasn’t enough though as Villarreal held on for all three points. The game between Atletico Madrid and Osasuna ended in a 0-0 draw. That left Osasuna still bottom of the table.
Real Mallorca and Athletic Bilbao drew 3-3 in a pulsating match. Cleber Santana opened the scoring on 11 minutes for Mallorca. Androni Iraola equalised for Bilbao from the penalty spot in the 43rd minute. Juan Arango then scored a brace his first in the 57th minute and 74 minute for Mallorca. That looked like that was going to be enough for a home victory but Bilbao had other ideas. Francisco Yeste gave Bilbao a way back into the game in the 79th minute. Fernando Llorente then completed a remarkable comeback, with a last gasp equaliser for Bilbao to claim a 3-3 draw and a valuable point.
Deportivo beat Espanyol 1-0 at home to move to sixth in La Liga. Mexico Andres Guardado scoring the goal after 37 minutes. Racing Santander claimed a 1-0 victory over Sporting Gijon. Mohamed Tchite scored the only goal on 58 minutes. Racing won despite having Jonathan Pereira Sent-off near the end. Numancia lost out 4-2 to Real Betis at home. Javier Del Pino gave Numancia a 27th minute lead, only for Achille Emana to equalise from the penalty spot six minutes later. Real Betis then raced ahead with two goals from Mehmet Aurelio and Juanito before half-time to make it 3-1. Jose Barkero scored in the 56st minute to get Numancia back into the game. Mehmet Aurelio scored in the 85th minute to confirm all three points and a 4-2 victory. Sevilla beat Recreativo 1-0 in Seville. Sevilla scrapped a victory thanks to a 63rd minute Freddie Kanoute header. Valencia beat Getafe 3-0 to go third in La Liga. Manuel Fernandes struck a fantastic long range strike in the 29th minute to give Los Ches the lead. Roberto Soldado was dismissed before half-time which made it even harder for Getafe to get back into the game. Joaquin struck an excellent volley in the 69th minute to make it 2-0 and Vicente added a third in the 81st minute to confirm the three points..
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