Spanish La Liga Round Twenty Five
Posted on March 6, 2009
Filed Under La Liga
Saturday 28th February 2009
Real Madrid won 2-0 at Espanyol, to keep the pressure on Barcelona. Despite not being at their best, they took the lead in the 67th minute, through substitute Guti scoring. Raul scored Real’s second in the 72nd minute, to secure all three valuable points. Sevilla also won, beating Athletic Bilbao 2-1 in Bilbao. Bilbao started the stronger and took the lead in the in the 27th minute, Igor Gabilondo beating Palop with a low effort. Fredi Kanoute equalised for the away side in the 39th minute, smashing home a Mosquera cross. Kanoute scored his second in the 58th minute, the striker firing home from a Romaric through ball.
Sunday 1st March 2009
Atletico Madrid beat Barcelona 4-3 at the Vicente Calderon, in an enthralling encounter. Thierry Henry gave Barca the lead with a sensational long range curling effort. Lionel Messi doubled the lead in the 30th minute, after a goal ball by Samuel Eto’o. Diego Forlan smashed Atletico back into the game in the 32nd minute with superb effort. Sergio Aguero slotted home the equaliser in the 56th minute. Barca regained the lead in the 74th minute, as Eidur Gudjohnsen broke the offside trap and gave the ball to Henry for a tap in. Diego Forlan equalised for Atletico from the penalty spot, after lots of confusion. Sergio ‘Kun’ Aguero scored the winner in the dying minutes, finishing past Valdes after a lucky break off Puyol. This victory was Atletico’s first victory in 2009 and it leaves Barca only four points clear of Real at the top.
Deportivo La Coruna continued their challenge for a European place by winning 1-0 at Numancia, Juan Rodriguez scoring the only goal with fifteen minutes remaining. The win moves Depor up to seventh place in La Liga and leaves Numancia bottom. Recreativo recorded a shock 2-0 away victory to Malaga. Manuel Ortiz Lolo received a red card in the 35th minute for Malaga and the home side couldn’t repel Recre. Javier Cumanas put the away side into the lead on 54 minutes. Adrian Colunga doubled the lead in the 64th minute to secure all three points.
Mallorca scored an away victory beating Sporting Gijon 1-0. Juan Arango gave the away side the lead in the 49th minute. The three points may prove valuable as it took Mallorca out of the drop zone on goal difference. Racing Santander drew 1-1 with Osasuna at home. Racing took the lead in the 13th minute through Oscar Serrano. Walter Pandiani rescued a point for the away side just before half-time. Osasuna now drop into the relegation zone, after Mallorca’s win. Almeria beat Getafe 2-1 at the Estadio Del Mediterraneo. Joffre Guerron gave Getafe the lead after eight minutes, but Alvaro Negredo put the home side level in the 17th minute. Negredo scored his brace in the 65th minute, to give the away side a crucial three points.
Real Betis drew 2-2 with Villarreal in Seville. The away side took a two goal lead. Santi Cazorla gave the Yellow Submarines the lead in the sixth minute; he then doubled that lead in the 36th minute. Betis got back in the game in the 42nd minute through Ricardo Oliveira and the same player scored their equaliser in the 57th minute. The result leaves Real Betis only two points off the relegation zone. Villarreal are in the fourth, three points clear of fifth place Atletico Madrid
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