Spanish La Liga Round Fifteen
Posted on December 20, 2008
Filed Under La Liga
Saturday 13th December
Barcelona stepped closer to the La Liga crown as they beat bitter rivals Real Madrid 2-0 in El Clasico at the Camp Nou. Two late goals earned Barca the victory. Samuel Eto’o had a penalty kick saved by Iker Casillas but wasn’t to be denied as he struck Barcas first goal in the 83rd minute. Lionel Messi clinched the victory in the 90th minute. It was Former Tottenham manager Juande Ramos’s first game in charge and he has a mountain to climb if Real are going to win La Liga.
In the other Saturday game Valencia beat Espanyol 2-1 at the Mestalla. The visitors took the lead after Roman Martinez gave them a 29th minute lead. Espanyol were reduced to 10 men after 39 minutes, as former Los Ches midfielder Francisco Rufete was dismissed. Raul Albiol fired Valencia level after 58 minutes. Substitute Vicente then scored the winner in the 81st minute to keep Valencia right up there in the race for La Liga.
Sunday 14th December 2008
In the big game of Sunday, Sevilla beat Villarreal 1-0 to secure three vitals points. Renato scored the winning goal just before the half-time break. Any chance of Villarreal getting back into game disappeared in the 53rd minute as Joseba Llorente was dismissed. Atletico Madrid beat Real Betis 2-0 to go ahead of rivals Real into fifth spot. Atletico took the lead after 20 through a Maxi Rodriguez strike. Sergio Aguero confirmed the victory with a strike in the 80th minute.
Real Valladolid beat Deportivo 3-0. Valladolid took the lead after 15 minutes through Jonathan Sesma. Valladolid doubled their lead after 26 minutes courtesy of a Pedro Lopez strike. Pedro Leon completed the scoring with a goal on 56 minutes. Valladolid now hasn’t lost for five games. Recreativo Huelva scored a crucial 1-0 victory over fellow strugglers Osasuna. Adrian struck the winner in the 86st minute, to secure three vital points for Recre.
Getafe managed a 4-1 home victory over struggling Real Mallorca. Cosmin Contra gave the home side the lead after 13 minutes and Ikechukwu Uche doubled that lead after 31 minutes. The visitors hit back just a minute after the second goal through Aritz Aduriz. Getafe restored the two goal advantage through a goal from Manu del Mora in the 71st minute. Jaime Gavilan struck the fourth after 87 minutes to give Getafe a comprehensive win.
Athletic Bilbao recorded an easy 3-0 home win over Sporting Gijon. Fernando Llorente gave Bilbao the lead after just 6 minutes from the penalty spot. Andoni Iraola struck to make it 2-0 after 22 minutes and David Lopez completed the scoring after 32 minutes. Almeria drew 1-1 with Racing Santander. Ezequiel Garay gave the visitors the lead after 33 minutes. Almeria hit back in the 62 minute through Santiago Acasiete to end a losing run off three games. Malaga beat Numancia 2-0 but left it very late Antonio Apono scoring in the 85th minute and Nabil Baha adding a second in the 89th minute.
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