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First Division - Day 38

Rayo Vallecano 2 - Real Sociedad 4

Rayo: Toño; Tito, Zé Castro (Leo Baptistao 76‘), Morcillo, Nacho; Fatau (Jozabed 81’), Trashorras; Javier Aquino (Alex Moreno 58‘), Alberto Bueno, Embarba; Manucho. 4-2-3-1.
Real: Rulli; Zaldua, Mikel González, Iñigo Martínez, De la Bella; Rubén Pardo, Bergara (Elustondo 61‘), Granero (Agirretxe 69‘); Carlos Vela (Carlos Martínez 80’), Canales, Chory Castro. 4-3-3.

Goals:
0-1. 19. Carlos Vela. Controlled Canales centre and forced shot past keeper.
0-2. 21. Chory Castro. Spectacular first time volley past Toño from Pardo cross.
1-2. 42. Bueno. Got on the end of Embarba cross to poke ball in on near post.
2.2. 64. Morcillo. Far post header after Zé Castro headed on Trashorras corner.
2-3. 73. Agirretxe. Connected with Chory Castro cross to turn shot past keeper.
2-4. 75. Elustondo. Fired shot into top corner of net after Chory laid ball back.

Yellow cards: Morcillo 17’, Mikel González 57’.

Rayo Vallecano came into the last game of the season with a mathematical chance of making it into seventh place, although a 2-4 defeat at the hands of Real Sociedad meant they finished a still respectable eleventh. Alberto Bueno headed against the crossbar for the locals early on, but with twenty minutes gone the visitors scored twice in quick succession, Carlos Vela getting the first from a Canales cross, and Chory Castro volleying home the second from Rubén Pardo’s centre. However Embarba headed against the bar again and Bueno got on the end of Embarba’s cross to narrow the gap before the break, and Morcillo headed the equalizer after Ze Castro headed on a Trashorras corner some twenty minutes in to the second half. But a few minutes later Agirretxe turned Chory’s cross past Toño to restore the lead, and a minute later Elustondo wrapped things up with a shot from outside of the area following another Chory assist. Real end the season a place behind their hosts in twelfth spot, and David Moyes will be looking to build on that next season.