Madrid: Thailand striker Teerasil Dangda said he was disappointed that he failed to help Almeria avoid defeat in the Spanish La Liga on Friday.
Thailand striker Teerasil Dangda.
A first-half goal from Alvaro Vazquez gave Getafe a 1-0 home victory over Almeria.
Teerasil came on from the bench after 73 minutes and had a good chance late on when he sent his header wide.
"I am disappointed by my performance,’’ Teerasil said. "I could have done better with that shot.’’
In Friday’s other match, Valencia’s Paco Alcacer, Dani Parejo and Pablo Piatti found the target as they took full advantage of the first-half dismissal of Malaga’s Sergi Darder to win 3-0 at the Mestalla.
Malaga had the better of the opening stages and Roque Santa Cruz failed to make the most of a series of chances, but the game turned on a red card for Darder after 26 minutes for a studs-up challenge on Parejo.
Valencia quickly began to dominate and Alcacer flicked home a cross from Jose Luis Gaya at the near post after 30 minutes.
It got worse for the visitors shortly before half-time when Weligton handled inside the area and the referee pointed to the spot. Malaga keeper Carlos Kameni saved Parejo’s spot kick but the midfielder knocked in the rebound.
Piatti then fired home 10 minutes into the second half after a link-up between Sofiane Feghouli and Alcacer. Malaga were denied a consolation when keeper Diego Alves kept out Samuel Garcia’s close-range effort.
In Germany, Marco Reus scored one goal and set up another in three minutes as Borussia Dortmund survived a late comeback to beat Augsburg 3-2 on Friday and bounce back from an opening Bundesliga defeat last week.
Reus, who was unlucky to miss Germany’s World Cup-winning campaign after being injured in their final warm-up game, showed he was back at his best on the day he was recalled to the Germany squad for international matches next month.
For last season’s runners-up Dortmund, who are reportedly close to re-signing Shinji Kagawa from Manchester United, it was their first win after their 2-0 opening loss by Bayer Leverkusen.