Rayo Vallecano 2-1 Sevilla: result and report
La Liga · Sunday 8 January 2012
Result
Rayo Vallecano 2-1 Sevilla
La Liga · Sunday 8 January 2012, 11:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Rayo Vallecano 2-1 Sevilla: match report
Rayo Vallecano won against Sevilla 2-1 in La Liga on Sunday 8 January 2012. The half-time score was 1-0.
Michu opened the scoring in the 45th minute. Rayo Vallecano's goals came from Michu (45+1') and Raúl Tamudo (51'). Sevilla scored through Julien Escudé (62').
Discipline: Rayo Vallecano received 4 yellow cards; Sevilla received 4 yellow cards.
Going into the game Rayo Vallecano were 17th on 16 points from 16 and Sevilla 7th on 24 points from 16. Rayo Vallecano went on to finish that season 15th with 43 points, and Sevilla 9th with 50.
Rayo Vallecano lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Sevilla in a 4-2-3-1.
Going into the match Rayo Vallecano's last five read L-L-L-L-D and Sevilla's L-L-W-W-L.
Key events
- 43'Yellow card · Federico Fazio
- 45+1'Goal · Michu
- 51'Goal · Raúl Tamudo
- 51'Yellow card · Casado
- 62'Goal · Julien Escudé
- 70'Yellow card · Piti
- 71'Yellow card · Julien Escudé
- 81'Yellow card · Fernando Navarro
- 82'Yellow card · Alejandro Arribas
- 90+5'Yellow card · Pape Maly Diamanka
- 90+5'Yellow card · G. Medel
Team news
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Rayo Vallecano line-up (4-2-3-1)
Dani Giménez, Tito, José Manuel Casado, Alejandro Arribas, Jordi Figueras, Movilla, Roberto Trashorras, Javi Fuego, Raúl Tamudo, Piti, Miguel Pérez Cuesta
Sevilla line-up (4-2-3-1)
Javi Varas, Federico Fazio, Fernando Navarro, Emir Spahić, Julien Escude, Antonio Luna, Coke, Ivan Rakitić, José Antonio Reyes, Álvaro Negredo, Diego Perotti