In the 7th round of La Liga, Falcao scored in three consecutive rounds, and promoted Ma Vallecano won 3-1 at home to Cádiz to win three consecutive games.
After Garcia opened the scoring for Vallecano, Haroyan equalised 1-1.
In the 44th minute, Baliu forced a cross from the bottom on the right and Falcao scored from a tight angle at the front point to help Rayo Vallecano take another 2-1 lead before half-time. The 35-year-old Falcao scored in three consecutive rounds and scored three La Liga goals for Vallecano in just 97 minutes. Falcao also became the second new signing in Vallecano's history to score in the first three La Liga matches, the last being Diego Costa on loan from Atletico.
Issy Palasson scored a goal in the 87th minute to seal the win and Vallecano won 3-1.
With nine points in the last three rounds, Rayo Vallecano rose from 12th in the league to 5th in the league. After soaring seven places, Rayo Vallecano is one point higher than Barca in one more match, behind Real Madrid, Real Sociedad, Sevilla and Atletico Madrid.
Also a promoted horse, Vallecano scored 13 points in 7 rounds, while Espanyol scored only 6 points in 7 rounds, not even half of Rayo Vallecano's points. Mallorca, who has been promoted as the runner-up in The Second Division, also has eight points in hand, with espanyol being the least scored of the three promoted teams.