La Liga
September 24, 2012
Deportivo La Coruña
0 - 2
Sevilla FC
La Liga
19:30 +00:00, September 24, 2012
Riazor, Spain
Late goals keep Sevilla unbeaten
Scoring Summary
| Deportivo La Coruña | Sevilla FC |
|---|---|
| Álvaro Negredo (75') | |
| Ivan Rakitic (84') |
Teams
| Deportivo La Coruña | Sevilla FC |
|---|---|
| 1 Daniel Aranzubía | 1 Andrés Palop |
| 24 Carlos Marchena | 4 Emir Spahic |
| 6 Aythami Artiles Oliva | 24 Alberto Botía |
| 3 Evaldo | 3 Fernando Navarro |
| 2 Manuel Pablo | 21 Cicinho |
| 21 Juan Carlos Valerón | 11 Ivan Rakitic |
| 14 Abel Aguilar | 12 Hedwiges Maduro |
| 10 Juan Dominguez | 8 Gary Medel |
| 11 Riki | 9 Álvaro Negredo |
| 9 Pizzi | 15 Piotr Trochowski |
| 16 Bruno Gama | 7 Jesús Navas |
| Substitutes | |
| 17 Ayoze | Diego Lopez 13 |
| 5 Ze Castro | Manu 14 |
| 8 André Santos | Federico Fazio 2 |
| 13 German Lux | Papa Babacar Diawara 20 |
| 18 Javier Camuñas | Antonio Luna Rodriguez 16 |
| 4 Alex Bergantiños | Geoffrey Kondogbia 22 |
| 25 Nelson Miguel Castro Oliveira | Campaña 6 |
| Substitutions | |
| Nelson Miguel Castro Oliveira for Riki (61) | Manu for Piotr Trochowski (73) |
| Javier Camuñas for Juan Carlos Valerón (78) | Campaña for Hedwiges Maduro (79) |
| André Santos for Juan Dominguez (87) | Geoffrey Kondogbia for Ivan Rakitic (87) |
| Yellow Cards | |
| Alberto Botía (65) | |
| Jesús Navas (88) | |
| · Squads: Deportivo La Coruña | Sevilla FC | |
Sevilla remain unbeaten this season after two goals deep into the second half from Alvaro Negredo and Ivan Rakitic earned them an impressive 2-0 win at Deportivo La Coruna.
Michel's side can take great credit for emerging from the Riazor on a night when a point would have been considered a good return.
Depor have looked a handy side since their return to the top flight and were competitive enough until strikes in the 75th and 84th minutes.
Sevilla sit fourth in the standings as a result of the win, which could have been anyone`s until Negredo`s intervention.
The former Real Madrid man actually had the first chance of the night, hitting wide after a Rakitic corner fell to him, before Bruno Gama responded for Depor with a right-foot effort that was blocked by Alberto Botia.
It was end-to-end fare and Rakitic's cross was headed over by Gary Medel, while Bruno Gama again went close as he worked Andres Palop.
Depor stopper Daniel Aranzubia then made his first save as he kept out Medel, before Abel Aguilar went even closer for the home side, striking the post from 25 yards.
Those present by the Atlantic Ocean were not being short changed and Medel forced Aranzubia into action again as half-time approached, while just after it, Jesus Navas' ball should have resulted in a goal for the visitors.
Bruno Gama was at it again with 55 minutes gone, rifling in an effort that Palop pouched, with the same duo locking horns again with the same result eight minutes later.
It was Nelson Oliveira's turn to take on Palop next as Depor stepped up the pace but, with 15 minutes left, they were dealt a sucker punch as Negredo snapped up his third of the season, tucking in Cicinho's cross.
Depor seemed broken by the goal and Emir Spahic should have made it two as they dozed from a Rakitic corner, before the provider turned scorer with six minutes left as he rammed home a loose ball inside the box.
Navas would have made it three at the death were it not for the fingertips of Aranzubia, but it would have been harsh on the home side who perhaps deserved more for their efforts.