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04/13 16:42 CDT Levante misses two penalties but late header beats Getafe to
rise off bottom of La Liga
Levante misses two penalties but late header beats Getafe to rise off bottom of
La Liga
VALENCIA, Spain (AP) --- Carlos Espi scored his seventh goal in six games as
Levante beat Getafe 1-0 and moved off the bottom of La Liga on Monday.
The 20-year-old Espi had an early let off after eight minutes when the referee
downgraded a red card to a yellow and he was decisive with eight minutes left
when he stooped to head home the only goal.
Levante should have wrapped up the points more easily but Getafe goalkeeper
David Soria saved two penalties, one from Adrin Dela after an hour and then
again from Ivan Romero in stoppage time.
To make matters worse for Getafe, Zaid Romero was sent off in the dying seconds.
The result lifted Levante off the bottom of the table and continued a recent
revival that has seen Levante take 11 points from a possible last 18.
It was two points ahead of Oviedo. Elche was third to last. The bottom three go
down.
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