Real Betis 1-2 Málaga: result and report
La Liga · Sunday 11 January 2009
Result
Real Betis 1-2 Málaga
La Liga · Sunday 11 January 2009, 16:00 UTC · half-time 1-1
Real Betis 1-2 Málaga: match report
Real Betis lost to Málaga 1-2 in La Liga on Sunday 11 January 2009. The half-time score was 1-1.
Apoño opened the scoring in the 18th minute. Real Betis's goal came from Achille Emana (38'). Málaga scored through Apoño (18', penalty) and Eliseu (90').
Discipline: Real Betis received 2 yellow cards and 2 red cards; Málaga received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Real Betis were 15th on 18 points from 17 and Málaga 8th on 25 points from 17. Real Betis went on to finish that season 17th with 42 points, and Málaga 8th with 55.
Real Betis lined up in a 4-4-2 and Málaga in a 4-2-3-1.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Real Betis wins, 1 draw and 1 for Málaga.
Going into the match Real Betis's last five read L-L-L-D-L and Málaga's W-D-W-L-W.
Key events
- 18'Yellow card · Juanito
- 18'Penalty goal · Apoño
- 23'Red card · Melli
- 27'Yellow card · Jesús Gámez
- 33'Yellow card · Weligton
- 38'Goal · Achille Emana
- 46'Yellow card · Achille Emana
- 68'Second yellow · Achille Emana
- 90'Goal · Eliseu
Head-to-head
Team news
Real Betis line-up (4-4-2)
Ricardo, Melli, Fernando Vega, Nelson, Juanma, Arzu, Achille Emana, Sergio García, Mariano Pavone, Juanito, Mehmet Aurelio
Málaga expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Alexis Ruano, Nacho, Gabriel, Gerardo, Jorge Ribeiro, Jesús Gámez, Duda, Apoño, Pablo Couñago, Nabil Baha