3 – 1
“Miguel Rubio turns the ball into his own net under pressure, gifting Córdoba an early lead”
Pivotal“Adrián Arnu levels the score for Valladolid right before halftime, assisted by Julien Ponceau, after Latasa had already hit the post”
Pivotal“Víctor Fernández Durán fires Valladolid ahead after his initial effort was saved, assisted by Adrián Arnu”
Pivotal“Víctor Barberá seals the win with a third goal after a corner, assisted by fellow substitute Yeray Cabanzón”
Real Valladolid
Córdoba
Outstanding performance
Real Valladolid•AttackerCórdoba should have had far more to show for their afternoon, dominating possession at 62% and out-passing Valladolid by nearly 170 passes, but they were made to pay for their profligacy in front of goal. An early own goal from Miguel Rubio gifted the visitors a dream start, but Valladolid clawed level through Adrián Arnu right before the break after hitting the post moments earlier through Juanmi Latasa. The turning point of the match may well have been Latasa's saved penalty on 62 minutes, a moment that summed up Córdoba's day - all the pressure, none of the reward. Valladolid punished that miss almost immediately, with Víctor Fernández Durán and substitute Víctor Barberá adding late goals to complete a scoreline that flattered the home side but reflected their clinical edge, converting just seven shots on target into three goals while Córdoba managed only one from four.
How entertaining was this match?
Yeray Cabanzon de Arriba takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Enol Rodriguez Heres takes a shot with his head but misses.
Luis Chacon takes a shot with his head, but it is saved.
Diego Bri's left-footed shot is saved.
Salim El Jebari takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Theo Zidane takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Enol Rodriguez Heres takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Mathis Lachuer is on, and Julien Ponceau is off.
Enol Rodriguez Heres takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Daniel Budesca takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Salim El Jebari comes on for Carlos Albarran.
Víctor BarberáShot - Victor Barbera Head Shot Goal
assist: Yeray Cabanzón
Goal! Victor Barbera scores to make it 3-1, assisted by Yeray Cabanzon de Arriba.
Corner awarded.
Luis Chacon takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Yeray Cabanzon de Arriba comes on for Victor Fernandez.
Robin van Duiven is on, and Juanmi Latasa is off.
Adnane Ghailan takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Isma Ruiz takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Theo Zidane replaces Youssouf Diarra.
Enol Rodriguez comes on for Cristian Carracedo.
Offside.
Daniel Budesca takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Youssouf Diarra's header is blocked.
Corner awarded.
On comes Victor Barbera, off goes Adrian Arnuncio.
Juanmi Latasa takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Juanmi LatasaJuanmi Latasa has his penalty saved.
Yellow card issued to Juan Gutierrez.
Adnane Ghailan takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Victor Fernandez scores with a left-footed shot.
assist: Adrián Arnu
Goal! Victor Fernandez scores to make it 2-1, assisted by Adrian Arnuncio.
Victor Fernandez takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Diego Vicente Bri Carrazoni comes on for Kevin Villodres.
Juan Gutierrez is substituted off for Jose Alejandro Martin Valeron.
Pablo Tomeo comes on for Miguel Angel Rubio.
First half ends with a score of 1-1.
Offside.
Kevin Villodres receives a yellow card.
Juanmi Latasa's header is saved.
Juanmi Latasa's header is saved.
Kevin Villodres takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked off the line.
Adrian Arnuncio takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
assist: Julien Ponceau
Goal! Adrian Arnuncio scores to make it 1-1, assisted by Julien Ponceau.
Juanmi Latasa takes a left-footed shot that hits the post.
Offside.
Offside.
Luis Chacon receives a yellow card.
Offside.
Offside.
Kevin Villodres takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Adrian Arnuncio takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Miguel Angel Rubio attempts a shot with another body part, but it misses the target.
Adnane Ghailan's left-footed shot is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Shot - Miguel Angel Rubio scores an own goal with a right-footed shot.
Own goal by Miguel Angel Rubio puts the score at 0-1.
Goal! The score is now 0-1.
Corner awarded.
Juanmi LatasaYellow CardYellow card for Juanmi Latasa.
Kick-off! The referee is Gonzalo Romero Freixas.
Real Valladolid welcome Córdoba to José Zorrilla with both sides mired in the early relegation zone after underwhelming starts to the campaign. With Valladolid 19th and Córdoba 17th, this early-season six-pointer already carries plenty of weight for two historic clubs desperate to arrest their slides.
