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Ronaldo double moves Real Madrid up to third
(Reuters)
Updated: 2005-09-26 09:26
MADRID (Reuters) - Ronaldo struck twice to help Real Madrid to their second
Primera Liga victory in four days with a 3-0 win against the league's bottom
club Alaves on Sunday.
(L to R) Real Madrid's Brazilian players
Ronaldo, Robinho and Roberto Carlos and David Beckham of England celebrate
a goal by Ronaldo against Deportivo Alaves at the Mendizorroza stadium in
Vitoria in northern Spain September 25, 2005.
[Reuters] |
The Brazilian striker broke the deadlock with a
fierce strike in the 58th minute after Alaves had matched Real in a tense first
half.
Ronaldo sealed the win with a solo effort seven minutes from time and
midfielder Guti added a third in injury time.
The result helped Real put their shaky early start to the season behind them
and lifted them to third in the standings with nine points, along with Valencia,
Deportivo Coruna and Osasuna.
Promoted Celta Vigo continued their impressive start to the campaign with a
2-1 win over Sevilla that put them top with 12 points.
Brazilian striker Fernando Baiano scored with a flicked backheel after only a
minute, and midfielder Borja Oubina doubled the lead soon after with a jinking
run and shot.
Celta's Jose Manuel Pinto saved a Luis Fabiano penalty before the break but
could do nothing about Vincenzo Maresca's second-half effort from the penalty
spot.
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