Valencia pounce on Madrid slip
Saturday, April 8, 2006
Article summary
A 1-0 win at RC Celta de Vigo saw Valencia CF snatch second place in Spain after Real Madrid CF were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Real Sociedad de Fútbol.
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Angulo winner
Four in four
Third time lucky
However, after twice coming close to scoring for the visitors before the break, Mark González made no mistake at the third time of asking when Iker Casillas fumbled Mikel Alonso's cross into his path midway through the second half. As the home side's frustrations grew, Guti was shown a straight red card for dissent four minutes from time.
Last men standing
Despite their uplifting result, Real Sociedad are still in the relegation zone, but level on points with Deportivo Alavès (16th) and RCD Mallorca (17th) and five points clear of Cádiz CF (19th), who were denied three points by Real Betis Bolompié, when Lucas Lobos's 68th-minute penalty was cancelled out in the last minute by Joaquín Sánchez. Málaga CF remain marooned in last place after a Veljko Paunović double gave Getafe CF a 2-1 away win.