“Zakaria Eddahchouri, introduced six minutes earlier as a substitute, broke the deadlock to put Deportivo ahead. It was a goal that reflected Deportivo's sustained pressure — 63 dangerous attacks and overwhelming territorial dominance — finally finding a clinical outlet through a fresh pair of legs.”
Pivotal“Juan Cruz pulled Leganés level against the run of play, capitalising on a rare lapse in Deportivo's defensive structure. Despite being second best for most of the match, Leganés showed they could hurt the hosts and briefly threatened to take a point.”
Pivotal“Just 60 seconds after Leganés had equalised, newly-introduced substitute Noé Carrillo struck to restore Deportivo's lead. It was a stunning impact from the bench — Carrillo had barely touched the ball before delivering the decisive moment of the match and extinguishing any belief Leganés had just built.”
Pivotal“A fractious stoppage time saw four yellow cards brandished in quick succession — Naim García, Álvaro Fernández, Zakaria Eddahchouri and Bil Dornol Nsongo Tonfack all booked — amid incidents involving Luis Asué and Amadou Diawara, a reminder of the tension that had built across a high-stakes second half.”
Deportivo La Coruña
Leganés
Deportivo La Coruña ground out a deserved but breathless 2-1 victory over Leganés at home, with the match's decisive action compressed into a frenetic final 30 minutes. Deportivo dominated throughout — commanding 58% possession, completing 503 passes at 91% accuracy, and generating 63 dangerous attacks to Leganés's 22 — yet it took until the 64th minute for substitute Zakaria Eddahchouri to break the deadlock. Leganés hit back almost immediately through Juan Cruz in the 74th minute, but the comeback lasted barely 180 seconds before another Deportivo substitute, Noé Carrillo, restored the lead. The game's chaos extended into stoppage time with a flurry of yellow cards and late incidents involving Luis Asué and Amadou Diawara, but Deportivo held on. The result keeps Deportivo in the hunt in La Liga 2's title race — a context that lent real urgency to a match their statistics suggested they should have won far more comfortably, given Leganés squandered both of their big chances while Deportivo wasted none of their own.
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Naim Garcia receives a yellow card.
Amadou Diawara's right-footed shot is saved.
Amadou DiawaraAmadou Diawara has his penalty saved.
Alvaro Fernandez receives a yellow card.
VAR decision confirms a penalty.
Ruben Pulido's header is blocked.
Diego Villares takes a shot with his head, but it is blocked.
Zakaria Eddahchouri takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Samuele Mulattieri takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Luis Miguel Nlavo Asue is on, and Roberto Lopes Alcaide is off.
Oscar Plano Pedreno is on, and Sebastian Figueredo is off.
Sergio Escudero Palomo is on, and Yeremay Hernandez is off.
Andres Campos takes a left-footed shot that hits the post.
Shot on goal! Noé scores with a right-footed shot.
Samuele Mulattieri is on, and Bil Nsongo is off.
Noe Carillo is substituted off for Luismi Cruz.
Andres Campos comes on for Daniel Jose Rodriguez Vazquez.
Alejandro Millan Iranzo comes on for Diego Garcia Campos.
Juan CruzJuan Cruz Diaz Esposito takes a left-footed shot and scores.
Mario Soriano takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Shot by Ignasi Miquel with a header, but it's saved.
Daniel Jose Rodriguez Vazquez takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Ruben Pulido comes on for Ignasi Miquel.
Roberto Lopes Alcaide takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Zakaria EddahchouriZakaria Eddahchouri scores with a right-footed shot.
Zakaria EddahchouriGoal! Zakaria Eddahchouri scores to make it 1-0.
Bil Nsongo takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Ignasi Miquel takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Zakaria Eddahchouri is on, and Joaquin Navarro Jimenez is off.
Giacomo Quagliata takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
The VAR decision has cancelled the penalty.
Luismi Cruz takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Diego Villares replaces Riki Rodriguez.
The first half ends with a score of 0-0.
Naim Garcia takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Juan Cruz Diaz Esposito takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Roberto Lopes Alcaide takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Mario Soriano takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Lucas Noubi Ngnokam takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Juan Cruz Diaz Esposito's left-footed shot is saved.
Miguel Loureiro attempts a header but misses the shot.
Diego Garcia Campos takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Yeremay Hernandez takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Yeremay Hernandez takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Yeremay Hernandez takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Lucas Noubi Ngnokam attempts a header but misses the shot.
Bil Nsongo takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
