Sevilla 5-2 Rayo Vallecano: result and report
La Liga · Saturday 5 May 2012
Result
Sevilla 5-2 Rayo Vallecano
La Liga · Saturday 5 May 2012, 19:00 UTC · half-time 2-1
Sevilla 5-2 Rayo Vallecano: match report
Sevilla beat Rayo Vallecano 5-2 in La Liga on Saturday 5 May 2012. The half-time score was 2-1.
Baba Diawara opened the scoring in the 31st minute. Sevilla's goals came from Baba Diawara (31'), Juan Cala (43'), Baba Diawara (47'), José Antonio Reyes (65') and Frédéric Kanouté (81'). Rayo Vallecano scored through Diego Costa (37', penalty) and Diego Costa (77').
Discipline: Sevilla received 3 yellow cards; Rayo Vallecano received 5 yellow cards.
Going into the game Sevilla were 10th on 46 points from 36 and Rayo Vallecano 17th on 40 points from 36. Sevilla went on to finish that season 9th with 50 points, and Rayo Vallecano 15th with 43.
Sevilla 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 Sevilla wins, 0 draws and 1 for Rayo Vallecano.
Going into the match Sevilla's last five read L-L-D-L-W and Rayo Vallecano's L-L-L-L-L.
Key events
- 17'Yellow card · A. Delibašić
- 17'Yellow card · Jorge Pulido
- 19'Missed penalty · Piotr Trochowski
- 26'Yellow card · Diego Costa
- 31'Goal · Baba Diawara
- 37'Penalty goal · Diego Costa
- 43'Goal · Juan Cala
- 45'Yellow card · Cobeño
- 47'Goal · Baba Diawara
- 53'Yellow card · Juan Cala
- 65'Goal · José Antonio Reyes
- 77'Goal · Diego Costa
- 81'Goal · Frédéric Kanouté
- 82'Yellow card · Frédéric Kanouté
- 82'Yellow card · Roberto Trashorras
- 88'Yellow card · Tiberio Guarente
Head-to-head
Team news
Sevilla line-up (4-2-3-1)
Federico Fazio, Fernando Navarro, Jesús Navas, Coke, Juan Cala, Deivid, Ivan Rakitić, Piotr Trochowski, Manu Del Moral, Baba Diawara, Palop
Rayo Vallecano line-up (4-2-3-1)
David Cobeño, Tito, Mikel Labaka Zurriarain, Alejandro Arribas, Jorge Pulido, Movilla, Roberto Trashorras, Piti, Diego Costa, Miguel Pérez Cuesta, Andrija Delibasic