By JOSEPH WILSON
Associated Press
Associated Press Sports
updated 2:10 p.m. ET Dec. 4, 2011
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -For the second week running Real Sociedad scored late to snatch victory, beating Malaga 3-2 in dramatic fashion in the Spanish league on Sunday.
With Malaga on the verge of collecting its fourth victory in five games, Carlos Vela lifted the ball with a light touch of the head before whipping an acrobatic bicycle kick into the back of the net to equalize for the Basques in the 89th minute.
Sociedad then pressed for the winner that came three minutes later from substitute Diego Ifran, who got past Malaga defender Martin Demichelis before coolly shooting by goalkeeper Willy Caballero.
Sociedad had gone in front in the 10th minute at Anoeta stadium when Imanol Agirretxe's header hit the crossbar and bounced off Demichelis into the net.
But striker Jose Rondon muscled free of two defenders to head in Francisco "Isco" Alarcon's cross from inside the six-yard box to level for Malaga in the 21st.
Malaga appeared to have gained control of the game for good in the 59th when Sebastian Fernandez stole the ball from defender Mikel Gonzalez inside the area and scored to make it 2-1.
Sociedad also won in stoppage time last week when Inigo Martinez's blast from halfway secured a 3-2 victory over Real Betis.
"This victory leaves us with positive feelings," said Sociedad coach Philippe Montanier, who had been under increasing scrutiny in recent weeks due his team's slide into the lower part of the standings.
"We are winning games under pressure."
Malaga's first loss in five rounds left it three points behind fourth-place Levante.
Earlier, Radamel Falcao scored one goal and set up another to lead Atletico Madrid to a 3-1 win over Rayo Vallecano.
Falcao played Gabi Fernandez through on the right side of the area and the midfielder chipped over oncoming goalkeeper David Cobeno in the 25th.
Rayo looked for the equalizer but the Colombia striker headed in Diego's cross in the 74th for his eighth league goal of the campaign.
"Of course for a striker it is good to score," said Falcao. "But I can also bring other things to the team like my participation in the first goal and always trying to be a reference for my team up front."
Atletico's Eduardo Salvio capped the win in the Madrid derby with a third goal in added time before Gabi scored in his own net to give Rayo a deserved consolation goal.
Atletico remained undefeated at Vicente Calderon stadium in eight league games this season to stay in the upper half of the table.
In Pamplona, Javad Nekounam scored with a free kick in added time to lift Osasuna to a 2-1 win over Real Betis as his team stayed unbeaten at Reyno de Navarra stadium this season.
For the second straight week Betis conceded a winner with the 90 minutes completed. Pepe Mel's team has now lost nine of its last 10 games.
Later, Athletic Bilbao visits Mallorca, and last-place Zaragoza is at Granada.
Sevilla hosts Getafe on Monday to close round 14.
On Saturday, Madrid beat Sporting Gijon 3-0 to remain three points ahead of second-place Barcelona. The defending champion routed Levante 5-0 but has played one game more than Madrid.
The two rivals meet next weekend in the first "clasico" of the season at Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu stadium.
Also, third-place Valencia beat Espanyol 2-1 to keep in touch with the top two, while Racing Santander edged Villarreal 1-0.
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