0 – 2
“Bil Dornol Nsongo Tonfack broke the deadlock with Deportivo's first meaningful attack, finishing clinically to silence the home crowd and immediately put Valladolid on the back foot.”
Pivotal“Nsongo Tonfack doubled the lead with his second goal of the afternoon, completing a devastating first-half double that left Valladolid with an enormous deficit to overhaul.”
Pivotal“Lucas Sanseviero, introduced as a substitute just 17 minutes earlier, was dismissed for an argument with the referee, leaving Valladolid down to ten men in the closing stages and killing any residual hope of a comeback.”
Real Valladolid
Deportivo La Coruña
Outstanding performance
Deportivo La Coruña•AttackerDeportivo La Coruña pulled off a controlled highway robbery at the Estadio José Zorrilla, winning 2-0 despite Valladolid dominating almost every statistical category. The visitors held just 36% of the ball and mustered only nine shots, yet converted twice through Bil Dornol Nsongo Tonfack — once in the 11th minute and again in the 34th — to put the game to bed before the break. Valladolid's 64% possession and 15 shots amounted to almost nothing, with only two of those efforts troubling the Deportivo goalkeeper, a damning indictment of their final-third wastefulness. The second half descended into a fractious affair littered with yellow cards and a late red for Lucas Sanseviero, as a Valladolid side chasing the game grew increasingly frustrated, while Deportivo coolly managed the result to claim three valuable La Liga 2 points on the road.
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Arnau Comas replaces Mario Soriano.
Sergio Escudero Palomo comes on for Adria Altimira.
Stipe Biuk comes on for Amath Ndiaye Diedhiou.
Ibrahim Alani replaces Mathis Lachuer.
Lucas Noubi Ngnokam attempts a header but misses the shot.
Stoichkov comes on for Yeremay Hernandez.
Zakaria Eddahchouri replaces Bil Nsongo.
Yeremay Hernandez has a shot with his right foot, but it's blocked.
Lucas Sanseviero replaces Peter Federico.
Hugo Modesto replaces Ivan Alejo.
Riki Rodriguez is on, and Luismi Cruz is off.
Angel Carvajal's header is blocked.
Angel Carvajal's left-footed shot is blocked.
Juanmi Latasa's header is saved.
Mathis Lachuer takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Juanmi Latasa's left-footed shot is blocked.
Ramon Martinez receives a yellow card.
Julien Ponceau's left-footed shot is blocked.
Miguel Loureiro attempts a header but misses the shot.
David TorresYellow CardDavid Torres receives a yellow card.
Angel Carvajal comes on for Stanko Juric.
Mathis Lachuer takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
The first half ends with a score of 0-2.
Juanmi Latasa attempts a header but misses the shot.
Juanmi Latasa takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Juanmi Latasa attempts a header but misses the shot.
Ivan Alejo receives a yellow card.
Juanmi Latasa attempts a header but misses the shot.
Bil Nsongo scores with a right-footed shot.
Bil Nsongo scores with a right-footed shot.
Ivan Alejo takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Peter Federico takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Juanmi Latasa's left-footed shot is saved.
Juanmi Latasa takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Stanko JuricYellow CardStanko Juric receives a yellow card.
Joaquin Navarro Jimenez takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Luismi Cruz takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Bil Nsongo scores with a header.
