La Liga scores: Athletic robbed, Sevilla lose their lead late

The referee was the star of the show in this match. Malaga scored the opening goal off a penalty, which was initially saved, then bundled back in by Luis Alberto. Malaga had two men sent off late in the second half, giving Athletic an avenue back into the match, and they took it. Unfortunately, the referee wouldn’t let them grab an equalizer. Athletic goalkeeper Gorka Iraizoz scored a brilliant header, but it was ruled out for a non-existent foul. Los Leones were also denied a penalty when Malaga keeper Carlos Idriss Kameni hauled down an Athletic player in the box two minutes after that, and never did find an equalizer that counted.

A brilliant up-and-down encounter featured just two goals despite the chances for three times that, and a late equalizer for a side with 10 men. Pablo Piatti hit both posts with a shot for Valencia early, leading to Sevilla heading into the half with a lead after Aleix Vidal’s goal. Rodrigo De Paul came on for his Valencia debut in the 66th minute, and was astonishingly sent off just a minute later. But even though they were down a man, Valencia were able to push for a goal and found it in the 88th minute, with Lucas Orban chesting in.

The worst goalkeeping of the weekend could be found here, with each keeper making a bad error for the other side’s first goal. There wasn’t too much Depor keeper German Lux could do about the winner, though. It was a brilliant finish by Jean Babin in the 77th minute.