Skip to Content. Skip to Navigation.
Football


News

Valencia drop vital points

Valencia drop vital points

01/29/2012 08:46:19 PM

Valencia were held to a 2-2 draw at Racing Santander while Real Sociedad thumped Sporting Gijon 5-1 in La Liga on Sunday.

Unai Emery's side are third on the table and they were favourites against a struggling Racing side.

But Valencia were behind as early as the second minute as Adrian opened the scoring for the hosts.

A pair of strikes from substitute Aduriz on 66 and 80 minutes looked to have given Valencia the win, only for late drama to follow.

Firstly, Bernardo equalised with two minutes to play before Racing's Munitis and Valencia's Ricardo Costa were both given straight red cards in stoppage time.

The fiery contest saw no less than 10 yellow cards handed out in addition to the two sending-offs as referee Alfonso Alvarez Izquierdo was kept on his toes.

Real Sociedad made the perfect start in their easy win with David Zurutuza scoring twice inside the opening three minutes.

The midfielder was forced off the pitch after just five minutes following a head clash with Sporting's Gregory Arnolin, with the club confirming after the match that he had broken his nose.

But the damage appeared to be done, and although Sporting mustered a goal through Miguel de las Cuevas, Gorka Elustondo, Mikel Aranburu and Antoine Griezmann all netted second-half strikes for the winners.

In other matches, a 10-man Getafe won 2-1 at fourth-placed Levante while Granada won by the same scoreline at Real Betis.

 

You Might Also Like

Most Read Articles

Cold tyres almost cost Webber dearly
Cold tyres almost cost Webber dearly
Motorsport
05/27/2012 10:46:36 PM
Monaco Grand Prix winner Mark Webber described the end of Sunday's race as 'very strange' ...
 
 
Freo's failure comes down to talent
AFL
05/27/2012 11:02:27 PM
 
Leilua charged and stood down
League
05/28/2012 04:01:25 AM
 
Bombers look to set up season
AFL
05/28/2012 01:41:21 AM
 
Sea Eagles to accept Matai's ban
League
05/28/2012 05:41:32 AM
 
Gritty Tigers do Sheens proud
League
05/27/2012 10:01:48 PM
 
Hawks expect Buddy to find form
AFL
05/28/2012 06:34:17 AM
 
Alarm bells ringing for Dockers
AFL
05/27/2012 09:24:16 PM
 
 
 

Your Say

Our Say

Cup double might not save Di Matteo
Cup double might not save Di Matteo
Iain Strachan
Imagine being shown the door by your employer just weeks after reaching the pinnacle of ...more
Luck was due for Chelsea
Luck was due for Chelsea
Ben Sutton
Chelsea will go down as one of the luckiest teams to have ever won the Champions League, ...more