“Substitute Álex Millán, introduced just 14 minutes earlier, scored what proved to be the decisive goal to restore Leganés' lead — or rather confirm it as the match-winner — finishing coolly to make it 1-0 and extinguish Mirandés' hopes.”
Pivotal“A combustible final whistle saw yellow cards shown to Juanpa Palomares for arguing, Aarón Martin for a foul, and Marvelous Antolín Garzón for time wasting, encapsulating Mirandés' desperate and increasingly ill-tempered attempts to salvage anything from the match.”
Leganés
Mirandés
Outstanding performance
Leganés•GoalkeeperLeganés pulled off a disciplined, backs-to-the-wall victory over Mirandés on Sunday, defying the statistics to claim a 1-0 win that belied how comfortable the visitors made the game look on paper. Mirandés dominated possession at 64% and registered 12 shots to Leganés' seven, yet their finishing was wasteful — they missed both of their big chances, while Leganés converted their one. The afternoon's defining contribution came from substitute Álex Millán, who had been on the pitch just 14 minutes when he broke the deadlock in the 69th minute, punishing Mirandés for their profligacy. Leganés' goalkeeper was the busier of the two, making five saves to preserve the clean sheet, while Leganés' defenders — who won 26 tackles — gave little away despite ceding so much of the ball. A fractious closing spell, with six yellow cards across the final 20 minutes, reflected Mirandés' growing frustration as time ran out on their search for an equaliser.
Javier Hernandez takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Rafel Bauza takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Pablo Perez Rico comes on for Salim El Jebari.
Oscar Plano Pedreno comes on for Seydouba Cisse.
Salim El Jebari takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Unax del CuraYellow CardUnax del Cura receives a yellow card.
Alejandro Millan Iranzo attempts a header but misses the shot.
Enric Franquesa is on, and Naim Garcia is off.
Ruben Pulido is on, and Ruben Pena Jimenez is off.
Ruben Pulido is on, and Ruben Pena Jimenez is off.
Ruben Pulido is on, and Ruben Pena Jimenez is off.
Substitution: Martin Pascual comes on for Thiago Helguera.
Martin Pascual attempted a header but missed the shot.
Jorge Cabello's header is saved.
Shot by Alejandro Millan Iranzo results in a goal with a header.
Aaron Martin Luis replaces Ali Houary.
Rafel Bauza's shot with another body part is saved.
Alejandro Millan Iranzo comes on for Diego Garcia Campos.
Naim Garcia takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Rafel Bauza takes a right-footed shot but misses.
The first half ends with a score of 0-0.
VAR decision results in a disallowed goal for Salim El Jebari.
Goal! Salim El Jebari scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Hugo Novoa Ramos.
Salim El JebariSalim El Jebari scores with a header.
Juan Gutierrez attempts a header but misses the shot.
Lalo Aguilar's header is blocked.
Rafel Bauza takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Javier Hernandez takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Ruben Pena Jimenez takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Naim Garcia takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Ali Houary takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Ruben Pena Jimenez takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Kick-off! The referee is Manuel Orellana.
How entertaining was this match?
Two teams scrapping to avoid the drop meet at Butarque in what could be a season-defining showdown. Leganés sit just above the relegation zone in 18th while Mirandés occupy 19th, making this effectively a six-pointer that could seal one side's fate in La Liga 2.
