Bartra and Fornals lift Betis past Malaga at home
SEVILLE (Interstat) — Betis beat Malaga 2-1 on Saturday at home behind first-half goals from Marc Bartra and Pablo Fornals. Bartra opened the scoring in the 38th minute, and Fornals doubled the lead in the second minute of first-half stoppage time. Adrian Nino pulled Malaga back with a 68th-minute goal. Isco assisted on one Betis goal before being substituted in the 62nd minute. Malaga’s Larrubia and Rafita were booked in the first half, while Betis’s Deossa and Ruibal received yellow cards in stoppage time. Both teams made five substitutions apiece. The result leaves Malaga with a competition record this season of 0 wins, 6 losses and 5 draws and an all-competitions record this season of 1 win, 6 losses and 5 draws. Betis is 8 wins, 2 losses and 3 draws in the competition and 10 wins, 2 losses and 4 draws across all competitions.