Deportivo La Coruna beat Real Sociedad to ease relegation fears: La Liga Match Update
Deportivo La Coruna beat Real Sociedad 2-1 in a La Liga encounter at the Estadio Riazor on Monday evening. Ivan Sanchez Riki and Adrian Alvarez scored for the hosts, who moved to the 13th spot with the win and eased their relegation fears.
The hosts made one change to the starting line-up that played a stalemate draw against Osasuna in the midweek. Jose Sand was replaced by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gonzalez-c15099, Asier Illaramendi and Imanol Agirretxe respectively.
Both teams made a cautious start to the game, as the hosts dominated the early action. Depor had a great scoring chance in the fourth minute, when http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vadim-Demidov-c35769 but his shot was deflected out by the covering defender.
Lassad picked up a groin strain after 13 minutes and had to be replaced by Riki. The substitute could have made an immediate impact, after he made a surging run into the box but he missed the target by a whisker.
Even though the visitors had the major share of possession, it was Deportivo who created a majority of the chances in the opening half hour. Riki came close to scoring in the 31st minute but his superb volley from outside the penalty area missed the target. The visitor’s first chance of the game came in the 34th minute, when Diego http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rivas-c31192 saw his shot nicely parried away by the host goalkeeper.
Depor opened the scoring just before the half time whistle; http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ivan-c17215 Guardado’s free kick to make it 1-0 for the hosts. The visitors came close to equalising immediately after the resumption of the second half as Illaramendi tried his luck with a shot from some distance but it missed the upper right corner narrowly.
Twelve minutes after the break, Depor doubled their lead when Michel sent a long ball up field and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Adrián-c3701 controlled it beautifully before guiding it past the goalkeeper to make it 2-0 for the hosts.
The pace of the game changed immediately after the second goal and Sociedad bombarded the Depor defence with a barrage of attacks. The visitors were finally rewarded in the 65th minute when Xabier Prieto sent a pinpoint cross to Imanol Agirretxe, who headed from close range to make it 1-2.
The visitors shifted to a more attacking formation as they searched for an equaliser. The hosts held their nerves and managed to protect their slender lead at the full time whistle.
Deportivo La Coruna will face RCD Espanyol in their next fixture on 13th March, while Real Sociedad host bottom placed Malaga the same day.
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