Levante: Keylor Navas; Pedro López, Vyntra, Juanfran, Nikos Karabelas; Simao, Sergio Pinto (Camarasa 46’); Xumetra, Rubén García (Héctor Rodas 85’), Ivanschitz (Pedro Ríos 60’); Barral. 4-2-3-1.
Málaga: Willy Caballero; Jesús Gámez, Sergio Sánchez, Weligton (Flavio Ferreira 33’), Eliseu; Tissone (Juanmi 77’), Camacho; Portillo (Bobley Anderson 61’), Duda, Samuel; Santa Cruz. 4-2-3-1.
Goals:
1-0. 19. Barral. Steered angled header across Caballero from Ivanschitz corner.
Yellow cards: Pedro López 24’, Flavio Ferreira 43’, Tissone 60’, Jesús Gámez 63’, Sergio Sánchez 65’, Nikos Karabelas 72’, Samuel 74’, Pedro Ríos 80’.
Levante move up in to the top half of the table after a 1-0 win against Málaga in the last game on Sunday. Barral got the only goal in the twentieth minute, beating Willy Caballero with an angled header from an Ivanschitz corner, but otherwise the visitors had all the chances, with Camacho and Samuel going close before the break. Local keeper Keylor Navas had to save from Duda and Flavio in particular after the restart, Juanfran deflected a shot by Eliseu over the bar, Vyntra cleared off the line from Sergio Sánchez with the keeper beaten, and Santa Cruz, Eliseu, Camacho and Tissone all fired efforts just wide of the mark. Despite all that though Joaquín Caparrós’s side came away the victors, leaving their opponents just four points above the drop zone by the end of the weekend.
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