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Rodrigo grabs late double to seal Cup semi-finals berth for Valencia

Spanish Cup
Madrid, Jan. 30, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) Valencia reached the Copa del Rey semi-finals after Rodrigo Moreno scored twice in stoppage time for a hat-trick to help them beat Getafe 3-1 on Tuesday.

They secured a 3-2 aggregate win with the victory, after losing last week’s first leg 1-0.

There had seemed little hope of progression for the home side when Jorge Molina put Getafe 1-0 up inside a minute.

But Rodrigo’s second-half treble turned the game on its head and sent them into the last four.

Molina, who got the winner in the first game, caught goalkeeper Jaume Domenech out of position at his near post for the opener.

However, Valencia showed the kind of spirit their La Liga season has been sorely lacking to fight back and progress.

The hosts thought they had equalised just after the break, but the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) showed that Carlos Soler was in an offside position before teeing up Santi Mina.

And it then looked like it was going to be a frustrating night at the Mestalla.

However, Rodrigo equalised on the hour for Marcelino Garcia’s side.

And when Djene Dakonam was sent off for the second time in as many games for a second booking in the 74th minute, the pendulum swung in Valencia’s favour.

At this point, the game has already grown scrappy with 12 yellow cards handed out.

Substitute Hugo Duro missed a glorious chance to seal the tie for Getafe against the run of play, before Rodrigo fired his second two minutes into added time.

Molina saw team mate Duro unintentionally block his goal-bound effort three minutes later, allowing Valencia to counter as Mina nodded the ball into the path of Rodrigo.

He then scored the third to seal a famous victory and a place in the semi-finals.

Tempers flared at the final whistle as players and coaches from both sides squared up.

In Wednesday’s quarter-final second legs, Real Beria host Espanyol after a 1-1 draw in the first leg.

FC Barcelona will look to overturn a 2-0 deficit against Sevilla at the Nou Camp, before Real Madrid visit Girona with a 4-2 lead on Thursday.(Reuters/NAN)
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(Edited by Olawale Alabi)

Sport

Getafe dent Valencia’s La Liga title hopes with surprise win

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La Liga
Abuja, Dec. 3, 2017 (Reuters/NAN) Getafe on Sunday dented Valencia’s Spanish La Liga title hopes with a surprise 1-0 win at Coliseum Alfonso Perez Stadium, in spite of playing 65 minutes with 10 men.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Valencia wasted the chance to close the gap with league leaders FC Barcelona to two points with the defeat.

Getafe had a goal correctly ruled out for offside in the first half when Mauro Arambarri’s distance shot was turned in by teammate Amath Ndiaye.

Moments later the home fans’ frustration grew when midfielder Arambarri was shown a second yellow card and dismissed in the 25th minute.

Getafe went ahead in the 66th minute through a distance shot from midfielder Markel Bergara which took a big deflection off former Arsenal defender Gabriel Paulista.

The ball sailed over goalkeeper Neto and into the net for Valencia’s first defeat of the season.

Valencia, who were missing decisive winger Goncalo Guedes and defenders Ezequiel Garay and Jeison Murillo through injury and coach Marcelino through a touchline ban, struggled to create goalscoring chances thereafter.

Their best efforts came from a series of free kicks from captain Dani Parejo, who struck the post and was three times denied by former Valencia goalkeeper Vicente Guaita.

Getafe’s goalkeeper made one final save to thwart his old side in repelling a shot from winger Carlos Soler deep in injury time.

Valencia squandered the opportunity to profit from Barca’s 2-2 draw at home to Celta Vigo on Saturday.

They remain in second place, five points behind the Liga leaders, who have 36 after 14 games.

Marcelino’s side are only one point ahead of Atletico Madrid in third and three above Real Madrid and Sevilla who are fourth and fifth respectively.(Reuters/NAN)
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(Edited by Olawale Alabi)