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La Liga: Malaga 3 Almeria 1

SoccerNews in La Liga 1 Mar 2011

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Malaga snapped an eight game winless run and moved off the bottom of the La Liga table with a 3-1 win over relegation rivals Almeria.

After conceding an early goal, Malaga capitalised on the dismissals of Leonardo Ulloa and Antonio Luna to net three times in the second half, securing three valuable points and sending Almeria to the foot of the table.The sides with the two worst records in the Spanish top flight this season faced off at the Estadio La Roasaleda in Malaga with both teams desperate for a win as they try to stave off relegation.Malaga went into the match one point behind Almeria, and things were not looking good for the hosts when Sofiane Feghouli put the visitors ahead after just nine minutes.But Enzo Maresca brought Malaga level just seven minutes after the break when he found the back of the net.

The match turned in the hosts favour when Ulloa received his marching orders on 76 minutes after picking up a second yellow card.It took Malaga just three minutes to make the most of the advantage, with Salomon Rondon firing them ahead on 79 minutes.Any hope of an unlikely equaliser for Almeria was lost when Luna received his second yellow card two minutes from time, with Juanmi capping the celebration for Malaga with a third goal in injury time.The win leaves Malaga two points adrift of safety, with just six points separating the bottom eight sides.

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