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Cardoso shines as Real Betis defeat Cadiz in La Liga

By AAP Newswire

Feb 10, 2024

US midfielder Johnny Cardoso turned in a man-of-the-match performance to help Real Betis beat Cadiz 2-0 and move into sixth place in the Spanish league.

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Cadiz have gone 20 league games without a win since September 1 and are third from bottom in the league. Betis leapfrogged Real Sociedad and Valencia on the ladder.

Betis were missing their top goalscorer Isco, who is out for several weeks with a thigh injury. But his absence was barely noticed as the visitors took the lead after five minutes.

Cardoso won the ball on the right flank and his cut back was swept home first time by Willian JosÃ©.

Pablo Fornals made it 2-0 less than a minute into the second half when he curled a superb left-foot strike past the outstretched hand of Jeremias Ledesma.

Cardoso's assist capped another good performance since he signed from Brazilian club Internacional in January.

"Johnny had a good game," coach Manuel Pellegrini said.

Real Madrid top La Liga, two points ahead of Girona. They meet on Saturday at the Santiago Bernabeu.

By AAP Newswire

Australian Associated Press