US EditionLevante Misses Two Penalties but Late Header Beats Getafe to Rise Off Bottom of La Liga
Espi scored his seventh goal in six games as Levante took 11 points from 18 and climbed out of last place.
- On Monday, Levante defeated Getafe 1-0 and moved off the bottom of the Liga table, continuing their late-season push to avoid relegation.
- Carlos Espi scored his seventh goal in six games with eight minutes remaining; Getafe's Zaid Romero was sent off in the dying seconds.
- Socceroos goalkeeper Maty Ryan kept a clean sheet with a save in the 32nd minute, while Getafe goalkeeper David Soria saved penalties from Adrián Dela and Ivan Romero.
- The result lifted Levante to 19th place on 29 points, two above last-placed Real Oviedo, as the team continued its recent revival with 11 points from their last 18.
- Despite transfer interest from Champions League-chasing Celtic and Club Brugge, Ryan remains focused on keeping Levante up as the campaign concludes.
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The Toronto Star
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.
A goal in the 83rd minute of Levante’s striker Carlos Espí, who has been seven in the last six games and who received the best player prize in March, served to get his team to impose the Getafe on Monday at the Ciutat de València and to place him at only four points on a night in which the ‘granots’ failed up to two penalties.
A goal in the 83rd minute of Levante Carlos Espí's striker, who has been seven in the last six games and who received the best player award in March, served to get his team to impose on Getafe on Monday 13 April at the Ciutat de València and to place him at only four points in a night where the 'granots' failed up to two penalties.Read more]]>
The club from Valencia escaped from the bottom of the table.
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