Sunday, 27 November 2011 23:33
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Arouna Kone: Hit brace as Levante got back to winning ways at expense of Sporting Gijon
Levante got back to winning ways in Primera Liga on Sunday, while Granada, Osasuna, Sevilla and Real Sociedad all recorded away wins.
Levante ended a run of three straight defeats and consolidated their fourth place with a storming win over Sporting Gijon.Jose Barkero got the hosts off to a flyer with the opener inside 20 minutes, while a Valdo strike and an Arouna Kone brace wrapped up the points after the break.Osasuna secured their first away win of the season at Espanyol thanks to goals either side of half-time from Roland Lamah and Javad Nekounam.Yet, just as the visitors were looking comfortable, a mistake from goalkeeper Andres Fernandez allowed Alvaro Vasquez to pull one back for the hosts.Espanyol then dominated possession for the last half hour but were unable to carve out a clear opportunity, and despite having Eneko Satrustegui sent-off with 15 minutes remaining, Osasuna held on to leapfrog their opponents and move up into seventh.CelebratedReal Mallorca celebrated their first win under coach Joaquin Caparros with a hard-fought home victory over Racing Santander.The hosts took the lead in first-half stoppage time as an excellent run and cross from Emilio Nsue down the left forced Marc Torrejon to slice into his own net at the near post.Tono Ramirez produced an excellent save to deny Tomer Hemed before Victor Casadesus doubled their advantage with a good finish from Michael Pereira's cross.However, Ariel Nahuelpan's 75th-minute goal ensured a nervy finish for the home fans and that tension was compounded when Pedro Bigas was shown a straight red card for a rash challenge on Manuel Arana but the hosts held on to seal the three points.A stunning injury-time goal by Inigo Martinez gave Real Sociedad a 3-2 win at Real Betis.The visitors were 2-0 up with less than 15 minutes to go thanks to goals by Imanol Agirretxe and Carlos Vela before the hosts drew level with a Rodriguez Jonathan Pereira brace.But there was time for some late drama as Martinez fired in a left-wing shot from inside his own half which went in off the crossbar for victory.Served noticePromoted Granada served further notice their Primera Liga stay may not be as short-lived as initially looked likely as they claimed a hugely impressive away win over in-form Athletic Bilbao.Inigo Lopez struck the only goal of the game as Granada, who suffered a miserable start in their first top flight campaign in 35 years, continued their recent improvement with a victory that lifts them out of the relegation zone.In the late kick-off, Real Zaragoza slumped to a 1-0 home loss against Sevilla, who moved up to fifth with their first away win of the season.Alvaro Negredo scored the 22nd minute winner from the penalty spot after he had been brought down by Javier Paredes in the box.Zaragoza's misery was compounded late on when Juan Carlos received a straight red for lashing out.Read more http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/7337981/
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