Levante 0 - 1 Malaga: Duda scores late winner as Malaga make it three in a row at Levante

Posted Thursday, December 31, 2015 by PA

A late goal by Duda saw Malaga beat Levante 1-0 away from home to pick up a third straight league victory.

The Portuguese veteran arrowed a free-kick under the Levante wall on 79 minutes to snatch the three points from an open game, leaving Levante rooted to the bottom of the table.

Malaga meanwhile climbed up to 11th spot and are unbeaten in their last five outings.

Malaga made the stronger start without creating any clear chances, and it was the hosts who had the first opening, midfielder Roger missing the target from inside the area after a knock down from Jefferson Lerma.

Croatian forward Duje Cop came close to giving Malaga the lead before the break, controlling a long pass in the area and firing just wide.

But in the second half Malaga were grateful to their goalkeeper Carlos Kameni, who first saved a shot from Victor Camarasa and then punched away an unintended effort from his own defender Raul Albentosa.

And Duda made those saves even more valuable by winning the game for the visitors, his powerful daisy cutter taking the Levante defenders in the wall and goalkeeper Diego Marino all by surprise.