Real Zaragoza 1-2 Rayo Vallecano: result and report
La Liga · Sunday 5 February 2012
Result
Real Zaragoza 1-2 Rayo Vallecano
La Liga · Sunday 5 February 2012, 18:45 UTC · half-time 1-0
Real Zaragoza 1-2 Rayo Vallecano: match report
Real Zaragoza were beaten by Rayo Vallecano 1-2 in La Liga on Sunday 5 February 2012. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Hélder Postiga opened the scoring in the 33rd minute. Real Zaragoza's goal came from Hélder Postiga (33'). Rayo Vallecano scored through Diego Costa (75') and Michu (82').
Discipline: Real Zaragoza received 6 yellow cards; Rayo Vallecano received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Real Zaragoza were 20th on 12 points from 20 and Rayo Vallecano 16th on 22 points from 20. Real Zaragoza went on to finish that season 16th with 43 points, and Rayo Vallecano 15th with 43.
Real Zaragoza lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and Rayo Vallecano in a 4-2-3-1.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Real Zaragoza wins, 1 draw and 0 for Rayo Vallecano.
Going into the match Real Zaragoza's last five read L-D-D-L-L and Rayo Vallecano's L-L-W-W-L.
Key events
- 17'Yellow card · Carlos Aranda
- 33'Goal · Hélder Postiga
- 36'Yellow card · Luis García
- 36'Yellow card · Jorge Pulido
- 40'Yellow card · Michu
- 55'Yellow card · M. Lanzaro
- 57'Yellow card · Diego Costa
- 57'Yellow card · Paredes
- 75'Goal · Diego Costa
- 82'Goal · Michu
- 89'Yellow card · Juankar
- 90+2'Yellow card · Ivan Obradović
Head-to-head
Team news
Real Zaragoza line-up (4-3-1-2)
Paredes, Maurizio Lanzaro, Paulo da Silva, Ivan Obradović, Tomislav Dujmovic, Rúben Micael, Apoño, Carlos Aranda, Helder Postiga, Luis Garcia, Roberto Jiménez
Rayo Vallecano line-up (4-2-3-1)
Joel Robles, Tito, José Manuel Casado, Alejandro Arribas, Jorge Pulido, Movilla, Roberto Trashorras, Javi Fuego, Miguel Pérez Cuesta, Rayco García, Míchel Sánchez