Real Betis 0 - 1 Malaga: Nacho Camacho the hero for Malaga against Betis

A bullet of a header from Nacho Camacho gave Malaga a 1-0 win at Real Betis.

It looked like the game would finish goalless but Camacho popped up with his second goal in three matches to give Malaga back-to-back victories in La Liga.

Raul Albentosa missed a big chance from point-blank range in the third minute as Antonio Adan made a superb save. Adan then denied Duje Cop shortly afterwards.

That was as good as it got during the first half as both teams struggled to get the upper hand.

Betis had their first real chance of the game early in the second half but Francisco Ochoa thwarted Ruben Castro and Leandro Damiao pounced on the rebound only to head the ball just wide of the right-hand post.

Ochoa then reacted well to deny Castro once more just before the hour mark when the forward received a pass in lots of space inside the penalty area.

A stalemate seemed the likely outcome but eight minutes from time Camacho got free at a free-kick and met the ball with a thunderous header into the middle of the net which Adan was unable to stop.