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Sevilla edges Sporting to go third in Spain
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December 15, 2009, Tuesday
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SEVILLA moved back into third place in the Spanish league with a 1-0 win at Sporting Gijon on Sunday, while Mallorca moved into the top five with a first ever victory at Osasuna.
Frederic Kanoute poked Jesus Navas' cross into the roof of the net after nine minutes in a match where hail affected play, while at least a dozen people were reportedly injured in fights between the clubs' ultra fans before the match. Sevilla had been in third place two weeks ago, before slipping to fourth.
Mallorca earned its first away win of the season and its first ever triumph at the Reyno de Navarro stadium with a 1-0 victory at Osasuna courtesy of a Chori Castro goal in the 61st minute.
"We've ended this fear that has lasted 17 years - today's a great day in Mallorca's history," coach Gregorio Manzano said. But he added: "Records remain anecdotes, the most important thing is that we keep picking up points."
Barcelona ended 2009 with a 1-0 win over Espanyol on Saturday to lead with 39 points. Real Madrid beat Valencia 3-2 on Saturday to sit second with 34 points, while Sevilla is next with 30 followed by Valencia on 28 and Mallorca with 27.
Barcelona will miss next weekend's matches - the last before the Christmas break - since it is playing at the Club World Cup where it is going for its sixth major trophy of the season.
Substitute Joseba Llorente scored one minute into injury time as Villarreal beat Atletico Madrid 2-1 at the Vicente Calderon, where Vietnam President Nguyen Minh Triet watched alongside upset fans.
"We played with panic from minute one. We made incomprehensible errors," coach Quique Sanchez Flores said. His side is one point above the drop zone.
In Sunday's other games, it was: Almeria 1, Deportivo La Coruna 1; Getafe 2, Tenerife 1; Racing Santander 3, Xerez 2; and Valladolid 1, Malaga 1.
Frederic Kanoute poked Jesus Navas' cross into the roof of the net after nine minutes in a match where hail affected play, while at least a dozen people were reportedly injured in fights between the clubs' ultra fans before the match. Sevilla had been in third place two weeks ago, before slipping to fourth.
Mallorca earned its first away win of the season and its first ever triumph at the Reyno de Navarro stadium with a 1-0 victory at Osasuna courtesy of a Chori Castro goal in the 61st minute.
"We've ended this fear that has lasted 17 years - today's a great day in Mallorca's history," coach Gregorio Manzano said. But he added: "Records remain anecdotes, the most important thing is that we keep picking up points."
Barcelona ended 2009 with a 1-0 win over Espanyol on Saturday to lead with 39 points. Real Madrid beat Valencia 3-2 on Saturday to sit second with 34 points, while Sevilla is next with 30 followed by Valencia on 28 and Mallorca with 27.
Barcelona will miss next weekend's matches - the last before the Christmas break - since it is playing at the Club World Cup where it is going for its sixth major trophy of the season.
Substitute Joseba Llorente scored one minute into injury time as Villarreal beat Atletico Madrid 2-1 at the Vicente Calderon, where Vietnam President Nguyen Minh Triet watched alongside upset fans.
"We played with panic from minute one. We made incomprehensible errors," coach Quique Sanchez Flores said. His side is one point above the drop zone.
In Sunday's other games, it was: Almeria 1, Deportivo La Coruna 1; Getafe 2, Tenerife 1; Racing Santander 3, Xerez 2; and Valladolid 1, Malaga 1.
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