SPANISH CUP 2010 - 2011 TUESDAY 2ºLEG MATCH RESULTS | CORDOBA KNOCK OUT RACING - ESPANYOL ELIMINATES VALLADOLID

SPANISH CUP return leg action tonight with two games , with the bulk tomorrow & the remaining on Thursday.

The first leg finished with lower Division Club Cordoba 2 - Racing 0. RACING DE SANTANDER needed to put in a grand match as CORDOBA  had a strong away goal advantage. The home team put its mind to work & managed two goals via BOLADO in the 25th min & KENNEDY in the 72th min that equalized the tie & sent the game into extra-time.

Referee D. Ferreiro points a controversial tie deciding penalty

It looked like Racing had turned things around when in the 103nd min BEDIA scored the third for Racing, but then came the controversy. In the last moment the referee called a hand-ball in the penalty area & Corboda player LUQUE scored to take his team through to the next round & eliminate Racing. Dramatic & controversial end: Result 2ºleg 3-2 ( 3-3 agg away goal advantage to Cordoba)

In the other match RCD ESPANYOL hosted VALLADOLID with a 2-0 1ºst leg advantage. The visitors lost Jofre to a red card in the 51st min for aggression & gave the home side the advantage. Espanyol player OSVALDO scored in the 68th min & then BARRAGAN equalized in the 77th min for Valladolid, but it was all too late. Result 2º leg 1-1, with Espanyol through to the next Round with a 3-1 agg score. Tweet

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SPANISH FOOTBALL - LA LIGA 2008/2009 - ROUND 1 RESULTS

Spanish Football is BACK! Yesterday two matches were decided &
tonight the rest of the games have been played of Round 1º. Here is
SFS weekly round up of results, scorers & images in a resumed format
for a birds eye view of happenings, with surprises included!

ESPANYOL started proceedings after defeating yesterday
VALLADOLID 1-0 after LUIS GARCIA scored a great goal

in the 48th min. Man to mention here was DE LA PEÑA who

was insrumental in Espanyol´s victory.

VALENCIA CF started well yesterday after defeating a poor
REAL MALLORCA 3- 0 who was without ideas in their play. The
Valencia machine was directed by SILVA who was brilliant &
the goals came from VILLA in the 33rd min, MATA in the 37th
min & VICENTE in the latter part of the game in the 82th min.
Good vibrations at Valencia who needed a good start to shut away

last years "bad Karma".

ATLETICO DE MADRID brought their home stadium down as

fans enjoyed the "ecstasy" of a great afternoon of Football & a
4-0 victory over MALAGA. Atletico take top position of the League

Ladder & should give them confidence for the start of this long

season.

New Dutch signning HEITINGA scored 1ºst in the 25th min, followed

by two goals by Uruguayian DIEGO FORLAN in the 37th min & the
42th min via a penalty. The last & 4ºth goal came in the 81st min by
PONGOLLE.

Special mention to Atletico midfielder MANICHE who turned on a

great game & steared his side onto the win.


















ATHLETIC DE BILBAO were given a lesson at home by ALMERIA

who won 1-3 that angered Bilbao coach Caparros. Athletic was lost

during the whole game & Almeria broke through in the 8th min via
PELLERANO, then via NEGREDO in the 32th min & finally the 3ºrd
via ORTIZ in the 51st min. Athletic managed to get a consolation goal via

VELEZ in the 58th min but that did not help clear away a very bad night

for Bilbao

Big surprise this afternoon, NUMANCIA defeated FC BARCELONA

1-0 with a goal from MARIO in the 12th min. Barça was very unlucky

throughout the game, with Messi hitting the post at the end of the
match, but Barça was "saturated" upfront with their men out of

place or lost. New Coach Guardiola will have to examine this game

a fix the errors, & quickly!

OSASUNA drew 1-1 with VILLAREAL with goals from MARCOS
SENNA from a superb free kick & latter from a penalty by
NEKOUNAM for Osasuna. Well fought game with a just result.

New 1ºDivision side REAL SPORTING DE GIJON experienced

the new "level" with a 1-2 defeat to GETAFE. The latter dominated

with Sporting fighting back to then see how the victory slipped out

of their hands at the end of the game. The goals came thanks to
ALBIN in the 14th min with Sporting drawing via CASTRO in the

35th min, but CASQUERO gave Getafe the victory in the 86th min.

SEVILLA were lucky to draw 1-1 with RACING after Garay for
Racing missed a penalty. LUIS FABIANO put Sevilla in front in the
71st min to see 5 mins later Racing draw via JUANJO. Tough game,

well fought by both teams with good Football overall.
















The other BIG surprise was the defeat of last years Liga Champions
REAL MADRID away to DEPORTIVO by 2-1. The 17 year curse
continues as that is the number of years that Real last managed a victory

at the Deportivo ground.

The key to the game was that Deportivo took advantage of Real´s

weakness - set plays - with Deportivo´s two goals coming from headers

from MISTA in the 26th min & LOPO in the 57th min. The only goal
from Real Madrid come from Dutch forward VAN NISTELROOY in
the 47th min that looked like Real would do better, but Deportivo held
out to maintain the lead & consolidate the victory.

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SPANISH FOOTBALL - LA LIGA - ROUND 16/ 2007 SUNDAY GAMES RESULTS

Eight games, of the ten, are down this Sunday in Round 16 of "La Liga"
with its usual dose of goals, excitement & surprises that SFS summarizes
with its weekly resume of results, images & scorers.
























Kanoute´s face (above) says it all, near miss & frustration, added to
which his team SEVILLA FC went down to 9º men with "Red Cards"
to Luis Fabiano & Fazio. The end result was a 0-0 draw away at
VALLADOLID, a reverse for Sevilla in their local competition
aspirations.
























It was a different story from Sevilla´s other Football team REAL BETIS
who managed its second straight win over ALMERIA win a 3-1 scoreline.
Almeria started early & well with a quick goal in the 9th min via NEGREDO,
but it was equalized via EDU ( pictured above ) in the 27th min & PAVONE
added 2º more goals for Betis in the 50th & 82th min.
Good win & more needed oxygen for Betis.



















VILLAREAL visited GETAFE & needed a win to keep in touch at the
top of the ladder, & they did not disappoint with a 1-3 victory. NIHAT
got things rolling with Villareal´s first in the 15th min & he managed
the 2º goal in the 78thmin , with CAZORLA grabbing the 3rd in the
83rd min.
Getafe managed to score a goal in the 85th min via KEPA & they also
missed a penalty.
Correctly won by Villareal, who stay high on the Liga table.
















The MALLORCA 0-0 draw with ATHLETIC DE BILBAO was a
goalkeeper affair during the whole game. Goalkeeping saves galour
that keep the scoreline free from any goals.

















DIEGO MILITO ( above) scored REAL ZARAGOZA´s first & only
goal to see later in the 52nd min DEPORTIVO equalize via
COLOCCINI. The game finished 1-1.
























REAL MURCIA surprised the "revelation side" at home with a
2-1 victory over RACING DE SANTANDER. It was´nt until the
56th min the GOITOM scored first for Murcia, & that was quickly
equalized by Racing via SMOLAREK five minutes later.
However, veteran BAIANO secured the victory for Murcia with a
83rd min goal.
A much needed win for Murcia.


















The picture above says it all, ATLETICO DE MADRID ran into the
RECREATIVO wall & their match finished in a 0 - 0 draw. The
problem was neither team knew how to finish off the plays & convert
them into goals.
This draw was not exactly the scoreline Atletico was looking for, as they
are attempting to consolidate their place up at the top of the ladder. They
are lucky to stay 3º for another week as Espanyol & Villareal are hot on
their heels, they need to play better.

















Against the backdrop of the "Santiago Bernabeu" stadium 60th Anniversary,
REAL MADRID maintains its leadership & 4ºpoint advantage over
second placed team & rival FC Barcelona, after beating OSASUNA 2-0.
VAN NISTELROOY who tonight played his 50th match for Real, scored
his teams first goal from a Sneijder free-kick when he managed to header
the ball into the net in the 16th min.
The 2º half saw Osasuna play well & take control until SNEIJDER
scored the second & final goal in the 75 min, to knock the wind out of the
Osasuna sails. Real Madrid go into next weeks "clasico" against Barça with
the confidence of being the Liga leader. A handsome advantage! Tweet

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SPANISH FOOTBALL - LA LIGA - ROUND 12/ 2007 SUNDAY GAMES RESULT

Fabulous games played in Round 12 of "La Liga" with Real Madrid
keeping at bay a stubborn & excellent Mallorca, Villareal proving to
be the revelation side for this season after defeating Sevilla in a
controversial game, Espanyol also proving to be in fine form with a
lucky last minute win over At.Bilbao & Real Betis along with Recreativo
gaining breathing space for another week.
























This young Brazilian turned on the magic to lead his side REAL MADRID
to a 4 -3 victory over a very determined & well played MALLORCA
side.
ROBINHO ( pictured) drove the defence crazy & scored 2 goals ( 11th &
16th min) & set up the 3º goal for RAUL in the 62th min.


















It was a see-saw game with Mallorca answering back with goals
& this man VARELA ( pictured) scoring twice to put back on even
terms his side in the 13th & 36th min. His teammate GUIZA kept
his goal scoring run with an equalizer in the 57th.

















However, in the 72th min VAN NISTELROOY scored Real´s winner
after recieving a Raul pass, & thus giving his team the 3 points &
maintaining them in top spot on the ladder for another week.
Great game , great football!
























RAUL TAMUDO ( pictured) scored again & ESPANYOL keep winning
& are currently 5th on the ladder after defeating ATLETIC DE BILBAO
in the last minute & thanks to an own goal by AITOR OCIO. At.Bilbao
started well in the 2nd min with a GABILONDO goal, but in the end
lost 2-1



















VILLAREAL are 1 point behind league leaders Real Madrid & are
currently the revelation side. They defeated 3- 2 a SEVILLA FC
side that played fantastically & never gave in, although they went
down to 10 men with ALVES recieving the the Red Card ( 2 yellows) &
giving a penalty away.

Mexican International GUILLE FRANCO ( above ) was inspired &
scored 2º goals ( 30th & 67th min)


















KANOUTE also fought hard along with LUIS FABIANO who both
scored in the 34th & 49th min respectively.
But the winner came in the 85th min thanks to Villareal´s Chilean
International MATIAS FERNANDEZ

Villareal Captain MARCOS SENNA ( pictured below) proved why
National coach Luis Aragones recalled him for the upcoming games
against Sweden & Nth Ireland. Excellent game in the midfield & is in real
fine form.
























Other results & scorers:
Almeria 0 - Atletico de Madrid 0
Valladolid 1 (Sesma) - Levante 0
Betis 2 (Pavone 2) - Zaragoza 1 ( D´Alessandro)
Recreativo 1 (Martins) - Osasuna 0
Deportivo 0 - Racing 1 (Tchite). Tweet

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