Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Kalu Uche headed in an 85th-minute equaliser to give Almeria a 2-2 draw against 10-men FC Barcelona in the Spanish league. The Nigeria striker got in front of defender Eric Abidal and headed in a corner that could damage Barcelona's title hopes.
Barcelona failed to take advantage of Real Madrid's 1-0 loss at Deportivo La Coruna on Satruday, only moving within seven points of its rival instead of five. Madrid leads the league with 62 points, followed by Barcelona with 55 with 10 games remaining.
Bojan Krkic gave Barcelona the lead in the 17th minute on Saturday. Andres Iniesta cut into the middle and sent in a low shot that was saved by Diego Alves, but the goalkeeper pushed the rebound straight into the path of Krkic.
Almeria equalised from a corner kick in the 33rd when Rubben Pulido sent an angled header past Victor Valdes. Three minutes after replacing Edmilson, Thierry Henry moved past right back Aitor Lopez Recarte with his first touch before feeding the streaking Samuel Eto'o in the 57th for a 2-1 lead.
But Barcelona was then reduced to 10 men in the 72nd when Gabriel Milito tripped Juan Manuel Ortiz for his second booking. Uche got over Carles Puyol two minutes after his goal but headed over the bar as ninth ranked Almeria improved to 38 points.
Kalu Uche headed in an 85th-minute equaliser to give Almeria a 2-2 draw against 10-men FC Barcelona in the Spanish league. The Nigeria striker got in front of defender Eric Abidal and headed in a corner that could damage Barcelona's title hopes.
Barcelona failed to take advantage of Real Madrid's 1-0 loss at Deportivo La Coruna on Satruday, only moving within seven points of its rival instead of five. Madrid leads the league with 62 points, followed by Barcelona with 55 with 10 games remaining.
Bojan Krkic gave Barcelona the lead in the 17th minute on Saturday. Andres Iniesta cut into the middle and sent in a low shot that was saved by Diego Alves, but the goalkeeper pushed the rebound straight into the path of Krkic.
Almeria equalised from a corner kick in the 33rd when Rubben Pulido sent an angled header past Victor Valdes. Three minutes after replacing Edmilson, Thierry Henry moved past right back Aitor Lopez Recarte with his first touch before feeding the streaking Samuel Eto'o in the 57th for a 2-1 lead.
But Barcelona was then reduced to 10 men in the 72nd when Gabriel Milito tripped Juan Manuel Ortiz for his second booking. Uche got over Carles Puyol two minutes after his goal but headed over the bar as ninth ranked Almeria improved to 38 points.
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