Sevilla adds to Valencia's woes
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November 10, 2010, Wednesday
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VALENCIA'S poor run of form continued when the early-season La Liga pacesetter had Mehmet Topal sent off in a 0-2 defeat at Sevilla on Monday.
The Andalusians made a bright start at the Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium but just as Valencia looked to be getting into its stride Turkish midfielder Topal clashed with defender Martin Caceres and was shown a red card midway through the first half.
Television replays suggested little contact was made and Caceres did his best to influence the referee by theatrically flinging himself to the ground and rolling over several times.
Valencia kept the home side at bay until the break but its task was further complicated by an injury to goalkeeper Cesar Sanchez and he was replaced by Vicente Guaita for the second period.
Sevilla took the lead in the 54th minute when Guaita spilled a long-range Caceres effort and substitute Alvaro Negredo lashed the loose ball through the keeper's legs and into the net.
Sevilla's Brazil striker Luis Fabiano struck a shot against the crossbar in the 61st before Alejandro Alfaro, another substitute, made it two in the 77th when he nodded home a Mouhamadou Dabo cross.
"We had control of the ball but we were finding it hard to finish off the attacks," Negredo said in a television interview.
"The game opened up a lot more after the sending-off and we defended very well against their counter-attacks."
The defeat left Unai Emery's Valencia side, which has lost three and drawn one of its last four matches, in fifth place on 17 points. Sevilla also has 17 but an inferior goal difference and is sixth.
Real Madrid stayed top on 26 points after continuing its 11-year unbeaten streak against cross-town rival Atletico with a 2-0 win on Sunday. Barcelona held on to second on 25 points after handing Getafe a 3-1 defeat, while Villarreal kept pace in third on 23 points with a 4-1 victory over Athletic Bilbao.
The Andalusians made a bright start at the Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium but just as Valencia looked to be getting into its stride Turkish midfielder Topal clashed with defender Martin Caceres and was shown a red card midway through the first half.
Television replays suggested little contact was made and Caceres did his best to influence the referee by theatrically flinging himself to the ground and rolling over several times.
Valencia kept the home side at bay until the break but its task was further complicated by an injury to goalkeeper Cesar Sanchez and he was replaced by Vicente Guaita for the second period.
Sevilla took the lead in the 54th minute when Guaita spilled a long-range Caceres effort and substitute Alvaro Negredo lashed the loose ball through the keeper's legs and into the net.
Sevilla's Brazil striker Luis Fabiano struck a shot against the crossbar in the 61st before Alejandro Alfaro, another substitute, made it two in the 77th when he nodded home a Mouhamadou Dabo cross.
"We had control of the ball but we were finding it hard to finish off the attacks," Negredo said in a television interview.
"The game opened up a lot more after the sending-off and we defended very well against their counter-attacks."
The defeat left Unai Emery's Valencia side, which has lost three and drawn one of its last four matches, in fifth place on 17 points. Sevilla also has 17 but an inferior goal difference and is sixth.
Real Madrid stayed top on 26 points after continuing its 11-year unbeaten streak against cross-town rival Atletico with a 2-0 win on Sunday. Barcelona held on to second on 25 points after handing Getafe a 3-1 defeat, while Villarreal kept pace in third on 23 points with a 4-1 victory over Athletic Bilbao.
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