AlavÃ©s beats Valladolid 1-0 to escape the drop zone in Spain

Posted February 05, 2021 6:00 am

The Associated Press

MADRID (AP) - AlavÃ©s striker Joselu Mato scored to help beat Valladolid 1-0 and lift his team out of the Spanish league relegation zone on Friday.

Mato redirected a low cross by MartÃn Aguirregabiria just inside the far post for the 66th-minute winner. Lucas PÃ©rez started the move when he played Aguirregabiria clear down the flank with a well-placed pass between two defenders.

AlavÃ©s jumped into 15th place, pushing Osasuna down into the bottom three relegation spots.

AlavÃ©s celebrated its first win in seven rounds and the first under new coach Abelardo FernÃ¡ndez.

Valladolid was left in 17th place after a fifth consecutive round without a victory.

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