World Soccer

Not even two penalty saves from goalkeeper Diego Lopez could help 10-man Villarreal end their away blues as they lost 1-0 at Sporting Gijon. Substitute Mate Bilic, pictured in October 2009, struck the winning goal on 75 minutes after Spanish international Lopez had parried Alberto Rivera's initial spot-kick and Lopez saved another penalty from Bilic on 88 minutes, but it was to no avail.