Villarreal rides home on Cani's wonder strike
January 17, 2011, Monday
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CANI'S brilliant effort from just inside Osasuna's half helped Villarreal to a 4-2 home win as La Liga reached the midway point of the season on Saturday.
It was the pick of the goals on a day when Jose Callejon's double helped fifth-placed Espanyol to a 2-1 victory at Sevilla and Athletic Bilbao beat Racing Santander 2-1 to climb to sixth.
Third-placed Villarreal's ninth home win in 10 games moved it five points clear of Valencia, which is level on 34 points with Espanyol.
The ball rolled to Cani in a central position in the 50th minute at Villarreal's Madrigal stadium and he belted it over the head of Osasuna goalkeeper Ricardo Lopez.
Cani said he scored a similarly spectacular effort as a youth player at Real Zaragoza.
"You attempt these goals but they only rarely come off," the 29-year-old told reporters. "I saw the keeper slightly off his line and luckily it turned out well."
The wonder strike put Villarreal back in front after Osasuna's Krisztian Vadocz had cancelled out Marco Ruben's opener. Villarreal's Joan Capdevila and Gonzalo Rodriguez also scored either side of a Javier Calleja strike for the visitors.
In Seville, Callejon netted in each half to claim the three points for Espanyol and an Alvaro Negredo volley in added time was little more than a consolation for the home side. In other matches, promoted Real Sociedad checked Getafe's bid for a European berth with a 4-0 away win. Zaragoza won 1-0 at home to fellow strugglers Levante and Sporting Gijon saw off visiting Hercules 2-0.
It was the pick of the goals on a day when Jose Callejon's double helped fifth-placed Espanyol to a 2-1 victory at Sevilla and Athletic Bilbao beat Racing Santander 2-1 to climb to sixth.
Third-placed Villarreal's ninth home win in 10 games moved it five points clear of Valencia, which is level on 34 points with Espanyol.
The ball rolled to Cani in a central position in the 50th minute at Villarreal's Madrigal stadium and he belted it over the head of Osasuna goalkeeper Ricardo Lopez.
Cani said he scored a similarly spectacular effort as a youth player at Real Zaragoza.
"You attempt these goals but they only rarely come off," the 29-year-old told reporters. "I saw the keeper slightly off his line and luckily it turned out well."
The wonder strike put Villarreal back in front after Osasuna's Krisztian Vadocz had cancelled out Marco Ruben's opener. Villarreal's Joan Capdevila and Gonzalo Rodriguez also scored either side of a Javier Calleja strike for the visitors.
In Seville, Callejon netted in each half to claim the three points for Espanyol and an Alvaro Negredo volley in added time was little more than a consolation for the home side. In other matches, promoted Real Sociedad checked Getafe's bid for a European berth with a 4-0 away win. Zaragoza won 1-0 at home to fellow strugglers Levante and Sporting Gijon saw off visiting Hercules 2-0.
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