Real Sociedad rallies to beat Malaga
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December 6, 2011, Tuesday
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FOR the second week running Real Sociedad scored late to snatch victory, beating Malaga 3-2 in dramatic fashion in the Spanish league on Sunday.
With Malaga on the verge of collecting its fourth victory in five games, Carlos Vela lifted the ball with a light touch of the head before whipping an acrobatic bicycle kick into the back of the net to equalize for the Basque side in the 89th minute. Sociedad then pressed for the winner that came three minutes later from substitute Diego Ifran, who got past Malaga defender Martin Demichelis before coolly shooting past goalkeeper Willy Caballero to cap the unexpected comeback.
Sociedad had gone in front in the 10th minute at Anoeta stadium when Imanol Agirretxe's header hit the crossbar and bounced off Demichelis into the net. But striker Jose Rondon muscled free of two defenders to head in Francisco "Isco" Alarcon's cross from inside the six-yard box to level for Malaga in the 21st.
Sebastian Fernandez stole the ball from defender Mikel Gonzalez inside the area and scored to make it 2-1 in the 59th, giving Malaga control until Sociedad caught the visitors off guard with its late surge.
Sociedad also won in stoppage time last week when Inigo Martinez's blast from halfway secured a 3-2 victory over Real Betis.
Malaga's first loss in five rounds left it three points behind fourth-place Levante, while Sociedad continued its turnaround after three rounds without a loss.
Also on Sunday, Radamel Falcao led Atletico Madrid to a 3-1 win over Rayo Vallecano for the team to stay undefeated at home this season.
With Malaga on the verge of collecting its fourth victory in five games, Carlos Vela lifted the ball with a light touch of the head before whipping an acrobatic bicycle kick into the back of the net to equalize for the Basque side in the 89th minute. Sociedad then pressed for the winner that came three minutes later from substitute Diego Ifran, who got past Malaga defender Martin Demichelis before coolly shooting past goalkeeper Willy Caballero to cap the unexpected comeback.
Sociedad had gone in front in the 10th minute at Anoeta stadium when Imanol Agirretxe's header hit the crossbar and bounced off Demichelis into the net. But striker Jose Rondon muscled free of two defenders to head in Francisco "Isco" Alarcon's cross from inside the six-yard box to level for Malaga in the 21st.
Sebastian Fernandez stole the ball from defender Mikel Gonzalez inside the area and scored to make it 2-1 in the 59th, giving Malaga control until Sociedad caught the visitors off guard with its late surge.
Sociedad also won in stoppage time last week when Inigo Martinez's blast from halfway secured a 3-2 victory over Real Betis.
Malaga's first loss in five rounds left it three points behind fourth-place Levante, while Sociedad continued its turnaround after three rounds without a loss.
Also on Sunday, Radamel Falcao led Atletico Madrid to a 3-1 win over Rayo Vallecano for the team to stay undefeated at home this season.
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