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Real Madrid beats Valencia 2-0 in Spanish league
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April 19, 2010, Monday
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REAL Madrid kept the Spanish league race wide open yesterday by beating Valencia 2-0 after goals from Gonzalo Higuain and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Madrid went ahead in the 25th minute after Jose Maria "Guti" Gutierrez stole the ball and passed to Higuain in the area and the striker placed the ball past goalkeeper Cesar Sanchez.
In the 78th, Marcelo dribbled down the left and sent a low cross into the area that Ronaldo struck first time for his 20th goal of the season.
The win means Madrid has 83 points, one less than leader Barcelona, which was held 0-0 at Espanyol on Saturday.
Valencia is third with 59 points.
"It was a very controlled game for us and we had a lot of chances," said Guti.
Regarding the title race, Guti said: "(Barcelona and Madrid) both know that we have to win all our games from now on."
Also Sunday, Juan Francisco "Nino" Martinez scored a hat trick as Tenerife beat Getafe 3-2 to boost its bid for survival.
Martinez leveled the game in the 30th minute after Pedro Leon's early goal for Getafe. He scored again in the 69th but Francisco Casquero equalized six minutes later. Martinez hit the winner and his 13th goal of the season in the 76th.
In the Bernabeu Stadium, Madrid looked in control from the start. Ronaldo tried a shot from a tight angle in the eighth minute which Sanchez just managed to hold. A minute later, Rafael Van der Vaart gathered Marcelo's pass on the edge of the area and curled a shot high.
Madrid found an opening in the 20th, when Ronaldo raced down the wing and crossed for Guti, whose first-time strike was wide.
After the opening goal, Madrid piled on the pressure with Van der Vaart's shot being cleared off the line by Alexis Ruano and Higuain sending a lob just over the bar.
Sanchez did well to reach a low left-footed strike by Ronaldo, who burst into the area in the 37th. The Valencia 'keeper then denied Marcelo, when the defender was put through at the start of the second half.
Valencia saw little of the ball in the first half, yet nearly equalized against the run of play when Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas saved Ruano's header and then Juan Manuel Mata's follow-up off the rebound.
With the visitors struggling to make chances, coach Unai Emery replaced Mata with Vicente Rodriguez in the 61st before bringing on Ruben Baraja for David Albelda.
For Madrid, Lassana Diarra came on for Fernando Gago and Karim Benzema replaced Higuain.
Valencia started to attack on the break as the second half progressed. David Silva rattled the post with a 25-meter (yard) shot in the 74th, although his team could not find the net.
At the other end of the standings, it was a tense day of action for teams involved in the battle to avoid relegation.
Mohamed Tchite scored twice for Racing Santander to draw 2-2 at Xerez and Malaga drew 0-0 with Valladolid. Athletic Bilbao drew 0-0 with Zaragoza.
Away from the relegation battle on Sunday, Deportivo La Coruna drew 0-0 with Almeria.
At the bottom of the standings, Zaragoza is 16th on 34 points, Malaga is 17th on 33 points, Tenerife is 18th on 32 points, Valladolid is 19th on 29 points and Xerez is bottom on 27.
Xerez appeared to be on course for its seventh win of the season when Fabian Orellana put the hosts ahead in the sixth minute. However, Tchite scored either side of halftime to put Santander in the lead before Victor Sanchez salvaged a point for Xerez with a strike in the 72nd.
In Bilbao's San Mames Stadium, the hosts should have secured a convincing win as they had a string of clear chances while Zaragoza rarely threatened.
Zaragoza goalkeeper Roberto Jimenez made an outstanding save to stop Oscar de Marcos from close range in the 27th. Two minutes later, Igor Gabilondo just failed to connect with De Marcos's cross.
Bilbao's Fernando Llorente could have done better in the 55th when he headed over after Javier Martinez had set him up.
Bilbao is seventh on 49 points.
On Monday, it's Mallorca vs. Osasuna.
On Saturday, Sevilla beat Sporting Gijon 3-0 and Villarreal beat Atletico Madrid 2-1.
Madrid went ahead in the 25th minute after Jose Maria "Guti" Gutierrez stole the ball and passed to Higuain in the area and the striker placed the ball past goalkeeper Cesar Sanchez.
In the 78th, Marcelo dribbled down the left and sent a low cross into the area that Ronaldo struck first time for his 20th goal of the season.
The win means Madrid has 83 points, one less than leader Barcelona, which was held 0-0 at Espanyol on Saturday.
Valencia is third with 59 points.
"It was a very controlled game for us and we had a lot of chances," said Guti.
Regarding the title race, Guti said: "(Barcelona and Madrid) both know that we have to win all our games from now on."
Also Sunday, Juan Francisco "Nino" Martinez scored a hat trick as Tenerife beat Getafe 3-2 to boost its bid for survival.
Martinez leveled the game in the 30th minute after Pedro Leon's early goal for Getafe. He scored again in the 69th but Francisco Casquero equalized six minutes later. Martinez hit the winner and his 13th goal of the season in the 76th.
In the Bernabeu Stadium, Madrid looked in control from the start. Ronaldo tried a shot from a tight angle in the eighth minute which Sanchez just managed to hold. A minute later, Rafael Van der Vaart gathered Marcelo's pass on the edge of the area and curled a shot high.
Madrid found an opening in the 20th, when Ronaldo raced down the wing and crossed for Guti, whose first-time strike was wide.
After the opening goal, Madrid piled on the pressure with Van der Vaart's shot being cleared off the line by Alexis Ruano and Higuain sending a lob just over the bar.
Sanchez did well to reach a low left-footed strike by Ronaldo, who burst into the area in the 37th. The Valencia 'keeper then denied Marcelo, when the defender was put through at the start of the second half.
Valencia saw little of the ball in the first half, yet nearly equalized against the run of play when Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas saved Ruano's header and then Juan Manuel Mata's follow-up off the rebound.
With the visitors struggling to make chances, coach Unai Emery replaced Mata with Vicente Rodriguez in the 61st before bringing on Ruben Baraja for David Albelda.
For Madrid, Lassana Diarra came on for Fernando Gago and Karim Benzema replaced Higuain.
Valencia started to attack on the break as the second half progressed. David Silva rattled the post with a 25-meter (yard) shot in the 74th, although his team could not find the net.
At the other end of the standings, it was a tense day of action for teams involved in the battle to avoid relegation.
Mohamed Tchite scored twice for Racing Santander to draw 2-2 at Xerez and Malaga drew 0-0 with Valladolid. Athletic Bilbao drew 0-0 with Zaragoza.
Away from the relegation battle on Sunday, Deportivo La Coruna drew 0-0 with Almeria.
At the bottom of the standings, Zaragoza is 16th on 34 points, Malaga is 17th on 33 points, Tenerife is 18th on 32 points, Valladolid is 19th on 29 points and Xerez is bottom on 27.
Xerez appeared to be on course for its seventh win of the season when Fabian Orellana put the hosts ahead in the sixth minute. However, Tchite scored either side of halftime to put Santander in the lead before Victor Sanchez salvaged a point for Xerez with a strike in the 72nd.
In Bilbao's San Mames Stadium, the hosts should have secured a convincing win as they had a string of clear chances while Zaragoza rarely threatened.
Zaragoza goalkeeper Roberto Jimenez made an outstanding save to stop Oscar de Marcos from close range in the 27th. Two minutes later, Igor Gabilondo just failed to connect with De Marcos's cross.
Bilbao's Fernando Llorente could have done better in the 55th when he headed over after Javier Martinez had set him up.
Bilbao is seventh on 49 points.
On Monday, it's Mallorca vs. Osasuna.
On Saturday, Sevilla beat Sporting Gijon 3-0 and Villarreal beat Atletico Madrid 2-1.
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