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04/26 11:36 CDT VAR turns goal for Rayo Vallecano into penalty kick for Real
Sociedad
VAR turns goal for Rayo Vallecano into penalty kick for Real Sociedad
By TALES AZZONI
AP Sports Writer
MADRID (AP) --- Rayo Vallecano rallied late to draw 3-3 with Real Sociedad on
Sunday in a Spanish league match marked by a sudden turn of events after VAR
erased a Rayo goal and awarded a penalty kick to Sociedad instead.
Rayo thought it had equalized 2-2 through Pedro Daz in the 69th minute at
Vallecas Stadium, but the goal was called back after the referee went to video
review and awarded a penalty kick to Sociedad earlier in the buildup.
Mikel Oyarzabal converted the 76th-minute penalty to make it 3-1 to the
visitors.
Rayo found a way to even the match with goals from Florian Lejeune in the 84th
and Alemao in the ninth minute of stoppage time.
Sociedad, winless in three league games, stayed in eighth place while Rayo
moved to 11th.
Relegation fight
In the fight against relegation, Elche moved further away from the drop zone
with a 2-1 win at last-place Oviedo.
It was the fourth win in five matches for Elche, which reached 38 points, four
more than 18th-place Sevilla, which visited Osasuna later Sunday.
Oviedo stayed seven points from safety.
Barcelona increased its league lead to 11 points by winning 2-0 at Getafe on
Saturday. Second-place Real Madrid drew 1-1 at Real Betis on Friday.
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