MADRID: Angola forward Randy Nteka came off the bench to score two goals in three minutes that cancelled out Bryan Gil’s opener and gave Rayo Vallecano a last-gasp 2-1 win over Girona in La Liga today.
Following a slow, dour first half, the game came alive when former Tottenham attacking midfielder Gil’s header put visitors Girona ahead in the 58th minute.
Roared on by a sold-out crowd at Vallecas, Rayo went all out on the attack and scored the equaliser following a spell of pressure in the 80th minute when substitute Nteka fired home a rebound.
Three minutes later, he was on target again to strike a first-touch effort from inside the box that gave the home side the win.
Rayo rose to seventh in the La Liga standings on 29 points, one below sixth-placed Mallorca and the European qualification places.
Girona are ninth with 28 points.