Rayo Vallecano 2 - 0 Las Palmas: Miku and Bebe on target as Rayo Vallecano beat Las Palmas

Posted Sunday, February 07, 2016 by PA

Rayo Vallecano climbed out of the Primera Division relegation zone after beating fellow strugglers Las Palmas 2-0.

Miku bundled the ball in after just four minutes to give Rayo the lead, while former Manchester United winger Bebe finished off a classy move in the second half to seal the points.

Paco Jemez's side move up to 14th place in the Primera Division after beginning the day in 18th and stretch their unbeaten run to four matches, while Las Palmas drop into the bottom three.

Rayo have a habit of coming on strong in the latter half of the season and this was their second consecutive home win, building on impressive away draws at Valencia and Deportivo.

They got off to a perfect start when Bebe raced on to a long ball down the left and went for goal, Javi Varas was unable to properly parry it properly and Miku scrappily stabbed it in from one yard out while on the ground.

Rayo built on their strong start and dominated the first half but could not add to their advantage, and they nearly lived to regret it in the second period.

The visitors improved and came close to levelling on two occasions, Juan Carlos Valeron heading over from a corner and Rayo goalkeeper Juan Carlos tipping a shot from Willian Jose over.

But Bebe wrapped up the win for the hosts in the 73rd minute, smashing the ball in after Miku had teed him up with a clever back heel.