Jonas in lightning strike for Valencia
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November 3, 2011, Thursday
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BRAZILIAN Jonas notched the Champions League's second quickest goal, scoring after 12 seconds as Valencia breathed new life into its Group E campaign with a 3-1 win over Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday.
Jonas pounced on a defensive error to grab his lightning-quick goal but the Germans recovered their composure and Stefan Kiessling headed them level in the 31st minute.
Roberto Soldado put Valencia back on course for its first group win this season, flicking in a Jeremy Mathieu cross in the 65th minute, and Adil Rami nodded the third at a corner in the 75th.
Valencia has five points from four matches, one behind Leverkusen and three adrift of leader Chelsea.
"We started really pumped up and the quick goal was phenomenal for us," Soldado told Spanish television. "We knew these next three games were all finals. We have won the first, next we need to beat Genk at home and then we need to go to London knowing that by then a point could be enough."
From the opening kickoff Leverkusen passed the ball all the way back to keeper Bernd Leno but he scuffed his low clearance straight to Jonas and the striker tucked his shot just inside the post.
The effort was just two seconds short of the quickest Champions League goal scored by Dutchman Roy Makaay for Bayern Munich against Real Madrid in 2007.
"That early goal played a key role tonight," said Leverkusen coach Robin Dutt.
"The team was a bit stunned but they showed a good reaction and scored a great goal. In the second half we played a bit too riskily and we were punished for it."
Jonas pounced on a defensive error to grab his lightning-quick goal but the Germans recovered their composure and Stefan Kiessling headed them level in the 31st minute.
Roberto Soldado put Valencia back on course for its first group win this season, flicking in a Jeremy Mathieu cross in the 65th minute, and Adil Rami nodded the third at a corner in the 75th.
Valencia has five points from four matches, one behind Leverkusen and three adrift of leader Chelsea.
"We started really pumped up and the quick goal was phenomenal for us," Soldado told Spanish television. "We knew these next three games were all finals. We have won the first, next we need to beat Genk at home and then we need to go to London knowing that by then a point could be enough."
From the opening kickoff Leverkusen passed the ball all the way back to keeper Bernd Leno but he scuffed his low clearance straight to Jonas and the striker tucked his shot just inside the post.
The effort was just two seconds short of the quickest Champions League goal scored by Dutchman Roy Makaay for Bayern Munich against Real Madrid in 2007.
"That early goal played a key role tonight," said Leverkusen coach Robin Dutt.
"The team was a bit stunned but they showed a good reaction and scored a great goal. In the second half we played a bit too riskily and we were punished for it."
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