Perez's last-gasp goal lifts Villarreal over Malaga
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April 14, 2012, Saturday
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HERNAN Perez's goal in the fourth minute of stoppage time gave Villarreal a 2-1 win over 10-man Malaga on Thursday to improve its chances of avoiding relegation while Racing Santander look doomed after a heavy defeat.
Villarreal's victory moved it seven points above the drop, but last-place Santander conceded a goal after just 21 seconds in a 3-0 loss to Mallorca that left it 10 points from safety.
Alvaro Negredo scored two goals as Sevilla continued its steady climb up the standings with a 3-0 win over Zaragoza, which stayed seven points behind Villarreal.
Malaga dropped back into fourth, one point behind Valencia. The Andalucian club looked poised to return to third when Santi Cazorla gave the team a 65th-minute lead when the former Villarreal player struck a low shot past Diego Lopez for the opener.
Villarreal equalized in the 83rd when Marcos Senna stepped up to fire a penalty past substitute goalkeeper Ruben Martinez, who had come on for Carlos Kameni after he was red carded for tackling Perez while chasing a high ball.
Martinez was out of position after punching an inswinging corner kick onto the path of Perez to volley home the winning goal at the Madrigal Stadium.
"We had opportunities and we should have closed it out when we were leading 1-0 but we didn't manage to," Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini said. "We were in control and they barely even created any danger. The penalty changed things and gave them belief."
In Italy, Alessandro Diamanti's stunning free kick earned Bologna a vital 1-0 victory over Cagliari in a Serie A relegation battle on Thursday.
Diamanti scored the only goal of the game in the 54th minute to give Bologna its first win in five games and move the club two points above Cagliari and six away from the relegation zone.
Villarreal's victory moved it seven points above the drop, but last-place Santander conceded a goal after just 21 seconds in a 3-0 loss to Mallorca that left it 10 points from safety.
Alvaro Negredo scored two goals as Sevilla continued its steady climb up the standings with a 3-0 win over Zaragoza, which stayed seven points behind Villarreal.
Malaga dropped back into fourth, one point behind Valencia. The Andalucian club looked poised to return to third when Santi Cazorla gave the team a 65th-minute lead when the former Villarreal player struck a low shot past Diego Lopez for the opener.
Villarreal equalized in the 83rd when Marcos Senna stepped up to fire a penalty past substitute goalkeeper Ruben Martinez, who had come on for Carlos Kameni after he was red carded for tackling Perez while chasing a high ball.
Martinez was out of position after punching an inswinging corner kick onto the path of Perez to volley home the winning goal at the Madrigal Stadium.
"We had opportunities and we should have closed it out when we were leading 1-0 but we didn't manage to," Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini said. "We were in control and they barely even created any danger. The penalty changed things and gave them belief."
In Italy, Alessandro Diamanti's stunning free kick earned Bologna a vital 1-0 victory over Cagliari in a Serie A relegation battle on Thursday.
Diamanti scored the only goal of the game in the 54th minute to give Bologna its first win in five games and move the club two points above Cagliari and six away from the relegation zone.
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