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Deportivo La Coruña Secures Victory in Hard-Fought Match Against Sporting Gijón
La Coruña, Spain – In an intense and tactical match held at the Estadio Riazor, Deportivo La Coruña managed a narrow victory over Sporting Gijón. The match, corresponding to the fourth matchday of the Segunda División, was marked by Deportivo’s high ball possession (61%) and Sporting’s strong defense.
The first half passed without goals, but with tension, evidenced by the yellow cards shown to J. Otero (Sporting Gijón) and D. Villares (Deportivo La Coruña) in the 38th and 39th minutes, respectively. The second half continued with the same intensity, with a new warning for Y. Hernandez of Deportivo in the 54th minute, followed by another for Z. Eddahchouri in the 66th minute.
Despite Deportivo’s greater possession and territorial dominance, Sporting Gijón remained solid in defense, looking for counter-attacking opportunities. However, the goal came in the 89th minute when D. Barcia of Deportivo La Coruña, without an assist, managed to beat the opposing goal, unleashing joy among the local fans.
Deportivo La Coruña finished the match with a total of 14 shots (6 on target and 6 off target), 6 corners, and 9 fouls, while Sporting Gijón tried to counter with 7 shots (3 on target and 2 off target), 2 corners, and 13 fouls. The referee of the match, Carlos Muniz Munoz, showed a total of four yellow cards, one for Sporting and three for Deportivo. Finally, Deportivo La Coruña emerged victorious in a close and exciting match.
Substitutions sporting gijon: at minute 46 G. Rosas came in and G. Campos went out., at minute 53 P. Garcia came in and D. Sanchez went out., at minute 56 N. Martin came in and P. Mbemba went out., at minute 85 C. Gelabert Pina came in and J. Smith went out., at minute 85 J. Otero came in and D. Queipo went out.
Substitutions deportivo la coruna: at minute 60 S. Mulattieri came in and Z. Eddahchouri went out., at minute 67 C. Patino came in and G. Quagliata went out., at minute 67 S. Escudero came in and Stoichkov went out., at minute 76 X. Navarro came in and A. Comas went out., at minute 77 Cruz Luismi came in and C. Herrera went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Deportivo La Coruna
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Sporting Gijon
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