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Following a four-match winless run, Sevilla made a bright start to halt her disappointing form, although only gain the lead when Claudia Pina set up Carla Armengol to score on the brink of half time. After the restart, the visitors continued their dominance as Pina bagged her second assist of the contest, teeing up Nigerian-born American Payne to double the lead in the 51st minute. Eibar, however, fought for a comeback but only found a breakthrough when Kgatlana blasted past goalkeeper Noelia Ramos off a quick one-two with Maria Llompart 10 minutes from regulation time. The comeback dreams of the hosts were dashed when Pina s hat-trick of assists aided late substitute Maite Albarran to guarantee the away victory for the visitors inside additional time. ....
Having ended 2020 with a 4-2 defeat at Valencia, Iker Dorronsoro handed the South Africa duo starting roles against compatriot Nothando Vilakazi, who came on from the bench for the visitors. Kgatlana got the assist for the opener when she set up Kuki to open the scoring after 33 minutes of action. Eibar continued from where they left off in the second half as Kuki provided an assist for Arola Aparicio to wrap up the victory two minutes after the restart at the Unbe Sports Complex. Kgatlana has now grabbed five assists and five goals in 12 outings this season, lasting 83 minutes before making way for Aida Esteve, while compatriot Matlou featured for the duration on her debut. ....
After the break, the Banyana Banyana forward was again involved when she saw her brilliant effort for the winner hit the post before coming off Marta Parralejo for an own goal in the 71st minute. The 24-year-old forward featured from the start to the finish of the encounter and has now scored five goals and provided two assists in 10 games for Eibar. With her opener against Santa, the South African has now provided the first of the match in all Eibar s four victories in the Spanish top-flight this season. Her compatriot Noko Matlou continued to wait for her debut as she was not involved in the encounter, with Eibar celebrating their fourth win in the competition in this campaign. ....