Monday, January 15, 2007

Mallorca Stuns Sevilla; Ruud Rude Host For Zaragoza

Eight games were played Sunday in Spain's Premiera Division:

At Valencia:

Second-half scores from Jose Carlos Nunes (48') and Gaston Maxi Lopez (62') guided struggling Mallorca to a come-from-behind 2-1 road win over league-leading Sevilla.

At Madrid:

Ruud van Nistelrooy provided the lone goal in Real Madrid's 1-0 home win over Real Zaragoza.

At Bilbao:

Diego Forlan scored the lone goal of the match (71') as Villarreal picked up a 1-0 road win over Athletic Bilbao. The hosts' Francisco Javier Yeste failed on his 90th-minute penalty kick attempt which would have tied the match.

At Santander:

Ezequiel Garay's successful 90th-minute penalty kick lifted Racing Santander to a 1-0 home triumph over struggling Real Sociedad.

At Huelva:

Two clubs that recently knocked off Real Madrid, Deportivo La Coruna and hosts Recreativo Huelva battled to a 1-1 stalemate.

At Tarragona:

Getafe picked up an easy 3-1 road win at the expense of bottom-feeding Gimnastic de Tarragona. Angel Vivar Dorado (13'), Daniel Guiza (43'), and Francisco Javier Casquero (76') provided the scoring for the Dark Blues.

At Vigo:

Fernando Torres scored twice (13', 21') to help lift visiting Atletico Madrid to a 3-1 road win over Celta Vigo.

At Pamplona:

Roberto Soldado scored twice (17', 59') to help pace Osasuna to a 5-1 home fistbeating of Real Betis.

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