Athletic Bilbao came from behind twice to beat 4th placed Valencia 3-2 at a passionate Estadio San Mames on Sunday.
AthleticBilbao'sIgorGabilondo(L)fightsfortheballwith
Valencia'sJoaquinSanchezduringtheirSpanishFirstDivision
soccermatchatSanMamesstadiuminBilbaoJanuary18,2009.
REUTERS/VincentWest(SPAIN)
Valencia took the lead in just 2 minutes.Juan Mata delivered a perfectly waited pass through to David Villa who made it one-nil.
Bilbao quickly hit back..Igor Gabilondon headed in David Lopez's ball to levelled the score.
Before the half hour mark Valencia restored their lead.Villa once again caused problems at the back.He crossed the ball in low for Fernando Morientes to score from close range.
Bilbao equlized again. Javier Martinez heads in from David Lopez free kick in 42nd minute.
With the clock ticking down it seemed as though the game was destined to be a draw. But Manuel Fernandes got dismissed for his second yellow card. This handed Bilbao a chance to win. Up stepped Fernando Llorente made no mistake to seal a win for the home side.
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