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Last-minute winner gives Alaves 3-2 win over Sevilla

By AAP Newswire

Jan 13, 2024

Alaves midfielder Ruben Duarte heads the winner in the 3-2 Spanish LaLiga match against Sevilla. -EPA

Alaves scored three goals for only the third time this season, with a last-gasp strike giving the visitors a dramatic 3-2 win over Sevilla in the Spanish league.

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Centre half Nahuel Tenaglia put Alaves 1-0 up from a corner after 26 minutes on Friday, and Kike Garcia doubled the visitors' lead five minutes before half-time, his shot taking a deflection on its way past Marko Dmitrovic.

Former Wolverhampton and Nottingham Forest striker Rafa Mir got a goal back for Sevilla in the 70th minute, and Lucas Ocampos's equaliser from the penalty spot 10 minutes later set up a tense finale.

But the visitors roared back to claim their first league win since November thanks to Ruben Duarte's 90th-minute header from a corner kick.

"It can't be a set piece every time," disappointed Sevilla defender Jesus Navas said of the late goal. "That's a lack of concentration.

"You can't make those mistakes because they cost you dearly. You can't lose a game that way."

The three points lifted Alaves into 13th place on 20 points. It also marked the side's first home-and-away double over Sevilla since the 1954-55 season.

Sevilla remain in 16th place with 16 points.

Real Madrid and Girona lead the league with 48 points.Â

By AAP Newswire

Australian Associated Press