SPANISH FOOTBALL:ROUND 5 WEDNESDAY MID-WEEK MATCHES

Eight games of Round 5 mid-week played with lots of goals & some
excellent football to lift the spirits of all football fans.

VALENCIA CF needed to win at home & regain the confidence
of its fan base after heavy criticism in the early rounds, & they
managed it with a 2-1 win over GETAFE.
Valencia got of to a good start via SILVA in the 15 min, & finally
DAVID VILLA scored in the 31st min to give his side the 2º goal.
Getafe managed to get onto the scoresheet via BRAULIO.

Valuable victory & 3 points for OSASUNA who ran riot & won
4-1 LEVANTE. Osasuna & Uruguayan forward PANDIANI
(pictured ) scored twice ( 31st & 51st min) , followed by teammates
JUANFRAN in the 57th & JAVI GARCIA in the 70th min.
Levante managed a goal thanks to ETTIEN in the 33rd min.

RECREATIVO won a dissapointing & worrying DEPORTIVO
0-2 away thanks to goals from MARTINS & JAVI GUERRERO

who is in goal scoring form.

VILLAREAL continue on its merry way with another victory over
RACING 0-2. The 2 men inform for Villareal managed to score again,
NIHAT in the 39th & Italian sensation ROSSI in the 76th.

It was a solitary goal but an important goal. ALMERIA player
MELO ( pictured) scored to give his side the 0-1 win over
MURCIA

The most emotional game of the night was the comeback from 0-2
by MALLORCA to defeat VALLADOLID 4-2.
Valladolid dominated the 1º half with goals from OGBECHE &
VICTOR, but Mallorca made a heroic comback with 2 goals from
ARANGO, & the rest from NUNES & VICTOR which brought the
stadium "down".

ATLETICO DE MADRID grabbed its 2º win at a very hostile
ground against ATLETIC DE BILBAO 0-2. Argentine forward
SERGIO AGUERO scored first with a crafty goal in the 11th min.
From then on it was a tough affair, but Atletico managed a 2º goal
thanks to DIEGO FORLAN in the 77th min. Great win for Atletico
that should lift further their confidence & ease some pressure.

FC BARCELONA has had a great win over ZARAGOZA 4-1, with
the player of the moment, MESSI scoring twice in the 4th &
10th min. Barça dominated the game with its strong midfield thanks to
DECO playing well along with a solid defence. The 3º goal came thanks
to another inform player INIESTA in the 21st min & the 4th goal
by a header from MARQUEZ in the 46th min.
Zaragoza got on the scoresheet in the 9th min via ZAPATER to

give the impression that it would be an even game, but it was´ nt

the case.

Tomorrow night the last game of Round 5 with the interesting Real
Madrid - Real Betis clash. Surf into SFS late tomorrow night for the
result & images.