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Yesterday (Saturday) in the Spanish championship matches, "Athletic Bilbao" crushed "Racing" from Santander 3-0, "Barcelona" in the position of leaders defeated "Getafe" 2-1 as guests, and the other Barcelona team "Espanyol" unexpectedly won 2-1 against Madrid's "Atletico" club.
In the match in Getafe, two goals in three minutes secured a victory for "Barcelona" against the team at the bottom of the league table. Rafael Marquez scored the first goal with a penalty kick, and a few minutes later in a quick counterattack (Valdes - Ronaldinho - Van Bronkhorst - Deco), Portuguese Deco successfully defeated the home goalkeeper with a long-range shot.
Getafe scored a consolation goal in the 59th minute, when Valdes failed to catch Mario Cotelo's cross, which fell directly at Craioveanu's feet and the latter successfully shot past goalkeeper Victor Valdes.
Even though the hosts pressed their opponents successfully after this goal, in the 83rd minute the only scorer for "Getafe," Craioveanu, received a red card for a foul near the penalty area from behind, and "Barcelona" successfully maintained their lead.
A very important personal goal was scored in Bilbao yesterday by the former "Athletic" player Carlos Gurpegi, who had been suspended for a long time. This player was suspended for two years after a blood sample taken during a random check at the beginning of the 2002/2003 season tested positive for Nandrolone. However, recently WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) stated that this substance can be produced by the body itself. The player decided to sue for compensation and his suspension was suspended at that time.
Athletic Bilbao 3 - 0 Racing Santander- 7' [1 - 0] Santiago Ezquerro
- 25' [2 - 0] Carlos Gurpegi
- 62' [3 - 0] Ismael Urzaiz
- 20' [0 - 1] Rafael Marquez
- 23' [0 - 2] Deco
- 59' [1 - 2] G. Craioveanu
- 83' Gheorghe Craioveanu sent off
- 53' [1 - 0] Dani Garcia (Penalty)
- 55' [1 - 1] Nano
- 75' [2 - 1] Dani Garcia
