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Soccer-Malaga held at Valladolid ahead of Porto clash

March 9, 2013 15:16
MADRID, March 9 (Reuters) - Malaga were denied a morale-boosting victory ahead of Wednesday's Champions League showdown at home to Porto when they were held to a 1-1 draw at Real Valladolid in La Liga on Saturday. The Qatar-owned club must overturn a 1-0 deficit on Porto to reach the quarter-finals on their Champions League debut and coach Manuel Pellegrini left top performers Isco and Joaquin out of his team for the game at Valladolid's rain-lashed Jose Zorrilla stadium.

Soccer-Falcao keeps 10-man Atletico perfect at home

February 24, 2013 16:45
MADRID, Feb 24 (Reuters) - A Radamel Falcao penalty helped 10-man Atletico Madrid preserve their 100 percent home record in La Liga with a 1-0 victory over a resurgent Espanyol on Sunday. The Colombia striker netted his 21st goal of the campaign in the 38th minute only to see his captain Gabi sent off for a second bookable offence on the stroke of halftime to leave Atletico with a man less for the entire second period.

Football: Atletico trim gap on Real

February 17, 2013 16:31
Atletico Madrid moved back to within 12 points of Barcelona at the top of La Liga with a comfortable 3-0 win Sunday over Valladolid. Radamel Falcao got the visitors off to the perfect start with his 20th league goal of the season as he pounced from a yard after Dani Hernandez had made a fine save to deny Diego Godin. Diego Costa then made it 2-0 seven minutes into the second-half as he smashed home Koke's knockdown and Cristian Rodriguez rounded off a first away win in six league games for Diego Simeone's men in stoppage time.

Angola 1 Cape Verde Islands 2 - African Nations Cup result

January 27, 2013 15:15
Jan 27 - Angola 1 Cape Verde Islands 2 - African Nations Cup Group A result At Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Scorers: Angola: Nando 33og Cape Verde: Gege 82, Heldon 90+1 Halftime: 1-0 Teams: Angola: 1-Lama; 2-Marco Airosa, 13-Bastos, 4-Dani Massunguna; 8-Manucho Dinis, 16-Pirolito (19-Yano 86), 11-Gilberto (18-Geraldo 76), 17-Mateus (6-Dede 63), 7-Djalma Campos; 14-Amaro, 9-Manucho

Angola v Cape Verde Islands - African Nations Cup teams

January 27, 2013 12:30
PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Teams for the African Nations Cup Group A match between Angola and Cape Verde Islands at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Sunday: Angola: 1-Lama; 2-Marco Airosa, 13-Bastos, 4-Dani Massunguna; 8-Manucho Dinis, 16-Pirolito, 11-Gilberto, 17-Mateus, 7-Djalma Campos; 14-Amaro, 9-Manucho Cape Verde Islands: 1-Vozinha; 14-Gege, 3-Fernando Varela, 6-Nando, 23-Carlitos; 5-Babanco, 15-Marco Soares, 7-Platini, 8-Toni Varela; 20-Ryan Mendes, 11-Julio Tavares
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