Spanish La Liga Round Fourteen
Posted on December 11, 2008
Filed Under La Liga
Saturday 6th December 2008
Barcelona beat Valencia 4-0, in the big game of La Liga this weekend. Thierry Henry gave Barca the lead after 20 minutes, he then added his second after 28 minutes. Daniel Alves struck to me make it 3-0 just after half-time. Thierry Henry completed his hat-trick in the 79th minute, to make it a convincing victory.
Getafe raced into a three goals lead at Villarreal. Esteban Granero gave the visitors the lead after 10 minutes. Jaime Gavilan doubled Getafe’s lead after 18 minutes. Getafe were then in dreamland, as Francisco Casquero gave them a three goal lead after 29 minutes. Villarreal rallied in the second half and made an amazing comeback. Robert Pires scored in the 55th minute to get Villarreal back into the game. Sebastien Eguren scored a second in the 83rd minute and Giuseppe completed the fantastic comeback with an 86st minute equaliser.
Atletico Madrid won 5-2 at Sporting Gijon. Mate Bilic gave the Sporting the lead after only 3 minutes. Sergio ‘Kun’ Aguero gave Atletico an equaliser on 6 minutes. Aguero scored his second in the 44th minute. Diego Forlan extended the visitors lead in the 54th minute. David Barral scored to put the home side back in the game on 63 minutes. Atletico however managed to score to more goals. Maxi Rodriguez scored in the 73rd minute to make it 4-2 and Diego Forlan scored the fifth in the 80th minute.
Sunday 7th December 2008
Deportivo continued their fine form as they beat Malaga 2-0. The home side opened the scoring in the 65th minute through Angel Lafita. Omar Bravo sealed the points for Depor in the 69th minute. Recreativo Huelva recorded a 3-2 home victory over Real Mallorca. Recreativo took the lead after 16 minutes. Mallorca hit back through Marco Ruben after 25 minutes. Mallorca took the lead on 36 minutes through Jose Manuel Jurado. Perez Adrian Colunga then equalised for Recreativo in the 43rd minute. Recre claim three vital points in the 53rd minute through a Martinez Javi Fuego strike.
Numancia also claim a valuable home victory, beating Almeria 2-1. Esteban Solari gave the visitors the lead after 12 minute from the penalty spot. Javier Del Pino levelled the score on 20 minutes. Asier Goiria gave Numancia the lead after 52 minutes. That goal proved the winner, it wasn’t all good for the home side however as Jose Barkero was dismissed in the 69th minute. Racing could only manage a 1-1 home draw against Athletic Bilbao. Francisco Yeste gave Bilbao the lead after 49 minutes. Bilbao was reduced to 10 men in the 77th minute as Pablo Orbaiz was dismissed. Bilbao couldn’t hold on as Gonzalo Colsa equalised for Racing in the 83rd minute.
Osasuna drew 3-3 with Valladolid. Dady scored in the 18th minute to give Osasuna the lead. Javad Nekounam doubled Osasunas lead after 43 minutes. Dady scored his second in the 57th minute to give Osasuna a 3-0 lead. It looked enough for all three points but Valladolid had other ideas. Henok Goitom scored after 60 minutes to give them hope. In the 65th minute Miguel Flano found his own net to make it 3-2. Valladolid completed their remarkable comeback in the 86st minute, with a goal from Bartholomew Ogbeche.
Real Betis and Espanyol drew 1-1 in Seville. Real Betis had the better of the game and missed some great chances. Achille Emana did finally give them the lead after 57 minutes, atoning for two bad misses. Espanyol never looked like getting back into the game, until Ferron ‘Coro’ Corominas scored in the 71st minute. Both teams pushed for a winner but neither could find the net.
In a fantastic game at the Bernabeu, Sevilla defeated Real Madrid 4-3. Adriano gave Sevilla the lead after three minutes. Raul headed home after 19 minutes to equalise for Real. Romaric headed Sevilla back into the lead after 22 minutes. Freddie Kanoute extended Sevilla’s lead on 38 minutes. Real made a terrific comeback in the second half. Gonzalo Higuain made it 3-2 after 67 minutes, before Fernando Gago equalised on 69 minutes. It all went wrong for Real in the 77th minute as Arjen Robben was dismissed for two bookable offences. Renato snatched the victory for Sevilla with a strike in the 85th minute.
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