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First Division - Day 10

Rayo Vallecano 2 - Eibar 3

Rayo: Toño (Cobeño 27’); Tito, Amaya, Zé Castro (Licá 52‘), Nacho; Raúl Baena, Trashorras; Javier Aquino (Manucho 63’), Alberto Bueno, Kakuta; Leo Baptistao. 4-2-3-1.
Eibar: Irureta; Bóveda, Albentosa, Ekiza, Lillo (Raúl Navas 75’); Errasti, Dani García; Capa (Abraham 69’), Arruabarrena, Saúl Berjón; Piovaccari (Manu del Moral 75‘). 4-2-3-1.

Goals:
0-1. 37. Arruabarrena (penalty). After Bóvedo fouled by Nacho inside area.
0-2. 49. Piovaccari. Picked up Saúl pass and beat Cobeño with low shot.
1-2. 67. Leo Baptistao. Got on the end of Nacho cross to steer header off bar.
2-2. 68. Leo Baptistao. Turned ball in from near post after Kakuta crossed in.
2-3. 86. Arruabarrena. Connected with Abraham cross to shoot past keeper.

Yellow cards: Nacho 36’, Lillo 54’, Dani García 61’.

Eibar are up to ninth in the table after an action packed 2-3 win at Rayo Vallecano on Monday evening. The Basque side started the game a point behind their hosts after five games without a victory, and Leo Baptistao and Kakuta went close for the locals early on. However with eight minutes to go to the break the visitors went ahead with a hotly disputed Arruabarrena penalty after Bóveda fell under a challenge by Nacho, and just four minutes after the restart Piovaccari picked up a long pass from Saúl Berjón to run on and beat Cobeño (who had replaced the injured Toño earlier in the first half). Paco Jémez threw on all his fire power though, Licá having a shot saved by Irureta and Bóveda clearing Aquino’s follow up off the line, and the visiting keeper tipping a long Kakuta free kick over the top. Soon afterwards the pressure paid off, Leo Baptistao heading a long centre in off the crossbar, and then turning in Kakuta’s cross just a minute later to level the scores. Alberto Bueno also went close, but with four minutes to go Arruabarrena silenced the crowd, turning a first time shot past Cobeño from Abraham’s cross to win the match. A morale boosting victory for Eibar, and with Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad below them in the rankings, Garitano’s side are top dogs in the Basque region right now!