Real Zaragoza 2-1 Sevilla - 7M sport

Real Zaragoza 2-1 Sevilla

Posted Monday, February 08, 2010 by Goal.com

A game fraught with drama ended in a win for the Blanquillos.

Sevilla limped to their fifth Liga defeat in seven matches as a weakened line-up found itself outfought and outplayed by Zaragoza, whose relegation woes have been somewhat lessened as a result.

The Andalucians came with a heavily-rotated side, featuring youngster 'Cala' Torres Ruiz at centre-back and Jose Carlos on the right flank, while Zaragoza fielded a strong line-up as they sought their first home win since November 1st.

Nonetheless the Aragonese outfit were forced into a change after just eight minutes, left-back Javier Paredes leaving the pitch injured in favour of Ander.

Two minutes later Sevilla almost took the lead as Alvaro Negredo threatened after a corner, but Juan Pablo Carrizo had it covered.

Jose Carlos then threatened with a chance of his own before Andres Palop was called into action just before the twentieth minute to palm away an Adrian Colunga strike.

That pressure paid off as Matteo Contini opened the scoring on the half-hour mark with a drilled finish after Sevilla conspicuously failed to clear their lines following a goal-mouth scramble.

Two minutes later, though, Fredi Kanoute netted against the run of play as Juan Pablo Carrizo came off his line and failed to meet an excellent Diego Capel cross, allowing the Malian to score with ease after Cala hit the bar.

Still, Zaragoza went in level at the break: Jiri Jarosik claimed it but in fact Negredo was credited with an own goal as Eliseu's free-kick cross met the striker's head.

After the restart Sevilla introduced Renato for Lolo in an attacking change before the limping Fredi Kanoute made way for Jesus Navas, the Nervionenses moving to a 4-4-1-1.

However, Zaragoza tightened things up with the reinforcements of Jermaine Pennant and Edmilson replacing Eliseu and Javier Arizmendi.

This made for a cagey second half in terms of chances, with in fact a red card coming first. Nine minutes before the end Negredo lost his temper and kicked out at Contini, resulting in a straight red.

Palop had one more great save to make, this time from Ander Herrera, before the final stages, but there were still cards on the agenda.

Marius Stankevicius went in horribly on Ander to earn a straight red of his own before Adrian Colunga made it ten against nine with his second booking right at the end.



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