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Navarro strikes as Valencia beat Malaga 1-0 in La Liga |
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By: AFP |
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2009-11-02 |
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Place: Madrid |
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Valencia reclaimed fourth spot from Real Mallorca thanks to a fortunate 1-0 win over bottom side Malaga last night with defender David Navarro's first goal of the season clinching the points.
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Valencia defender David Navarro celebrates after scoring against Malaga last night. pic/afp | Centre-back Navarro jumped highest at the back post to head in a Pablo Hernandez cross for the winning goal on 68 minutes as Valencia moved a point behind third-placed Sevilla.
"No games are easy and this one against Malaga certainly wasn't," said Valencia coach Unai Emery. "It was a tough game in which we had our chances but so did Malaga and we needed a big save from Cesar (Sanchez) towards the end."
Malaga continue to prop up the table having not won since the opening day of the season when they thrashed Atletico Madrid 3-0.
David Villa, the league's joint top-scorer with seven goals, almost scored for Valencia in the third minute when his cross crashed against the post to safety.
Juan Mata then had a goal ruled out for offside and Pablo Hernandez went agonisingly close with a drive as Malaga were over-run. |
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