Sunday, September 24, 2006

Maxi Shows The Way For Atletico Madrid

Nine games on tap on Sunday in La Liga in Spain:



At Madrid:

Two late goals by Argentinian forward (and World Cup star) Maxi Rodriguez (85' and 89') propelled Atletico Madrid to a 2-1 come-from-behind home win over FC Sevilla. Details here.


At Valencia:

Olivier Kapo scored both goals (at 18' and 75') in Levante UD's 2-0 home blanking of Deportivo La Coruna. Details here.


At Barcelona:

FC Barcelona salvaged a 1-1 home draw with Valencia, thanks to Andres Iniesta's 49th-minute equalizer. Details here.


At Vigo:

Thanks to one goal scored in each half, Osasuna picked up a 2-0 road win versus Celta Vigo. Details here.


At Mallorca:

Gaston Maxi Lopez, in the 77th minute, tallied the only goal in Mallorca's 1-0 home win over Espanyol. Stats here.


At Getafe:

In a game in which three red and six yellow cards were issued, but no goals were scored, Athletic Bilbao and Getafe battled to a 0-0 draw. Details here.


At San Sebastian:

Recreativo Huelva, with two goals from Antonio Sanchez de la Calle (39' and 49') and the game winner from Florent Sinama Pongolle (90'), picked up a thrilling 3-2 road win over Real Sociedad. Details here.


At Tarragona:

Racing Santander, on goals from Nikola Zigic (48' and 90') gained a 2-2 road draw against Gimnastic de Tarragona. Details here.


At Villarreal:

Homestanding Villarreal posted a 3-2 win over Real Zaragoza. Details here.

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