Málaga 4-2 Rayo Vallecano: result and report
La Liga · Thursday 22 March 2012
Result
Málaga 4-2 Rayo Vallecano
La Liga · Thursday 22 March 2012, 21:00 UTC · half-time 1-1
Málaga 4-2 Rayo Vallecano: match report
Málaga won against Rayo Vallecano 4-2 in La Liga on Thursday 22 March 2012. It was 1-1 at half-time.
Diego Costa opened the scoring in the 5th minute. Málaga's goals came from S. Rondón (35'), S. Rondón (58'), Enzo Maresca (70') and Duda (86'). Rayo Vallecano scored through Diego Costa (5', penalty) and Roberto Trashorras (84', penalty).
Discipline: Málaga received 3 yellow cards; Rayo Vallecano received 4 yellow cards.
Going into the game Málaga were 5th on 41 points from 27 and Rayo Vallecano 10th on 37 points from 27. Málaga went on to finish that season 4th with 58 points, and Rayo Vallecano 15th with 43.
Málaga lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Rayo Vallecano in a 4-2-3-1.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Málaga wins, 0 draws and 1 for Rayo Vallecano.
Going into the match Málaga's last five read D-W-W-W-L and Rayo Vallecano's W-L-W-L-W.
Key events
- 4'Yellow card · Jesús Gámez
- 5'Penalty goal · Diego Costa
- 11'Yellow card · Alejandro Arribas
- 21'Yellow card · Diego Costa
- 31'Yellow card · Tito
- 34'Yellow card · Casado
- 35'Goal · S. Rondón
- 58'Goal · S. Rondón
- 70'Goal · Enzo Maresca
- 70'Yellow card · Enzo Maresca
- 84'Penalty goal · Roberto Trashorras
- 84'Yellow card · W. Caballero
- 86'Goal · Duda
Head-to-head
Team news
Málaga line-up (4-2-3-1)
Willy Caballero, Jesús Gámez, Weligton, Joris Mathijsen, Nacho Monreal, Eliseu, Santi Cazorla, Isco, Joaquín, Salomón Rondón, Martín Demichelis
Rayo Vallecano line-up (4-2-3-1)
Joel Robles, Tito, José Manuel Casado, Alejandro Arribas, Jorge Pulido, Movilla, Emiliano Armenteros, Javi Fuego, Piti, Diego Costa, Miguel Pérez Cuesta