Leganes vs Castellón 0-2

Castellón left Municipal de Butarque with a 2-0 win after taking the lead in the first half and extending it straight after the restart. Leganes could not find a reply, and later missed a penalty that might have changed the finish.

Israel Suero Fernández opened the scoring in the 24th minute, making it 1-0 for Castellón. Leganes had already picked up a booking for Álvaro Morata on 20 minutes, while Íñigo Córdoba and Naim Garcia were then booked in the 28th and 30th minutes. Castellón led 1-0 at half-time.

Adam Jakobsen doubled the advantage on 47 minutes from an assist by Israel Suero Fernández, making it 2-0. Leganes made two changes on 56 minutes, and Castellón answered with two of their own a minute later. Further Leganes changes followed on 71 minutes, and Castellón made two more on 81 minutes before Jeremy Mellot was sent off on 82 minutes. Álex Millán then missed a penalty for Leganes on 84 minutes. Leganes also booked Rubén Pulido after he had come on, while Yassine Kechta and Unax del Cura were booked late on.

The numbers backed Castellón’s edge in possession and in front of goal. They had 56% of the ball, made 506 passes to Leganes’ 388, and had 20 shots with 6 on target, compared with Leganes’ 15 shots and 2 on target. Leganes won 4 corners to 3, but Castellón had more saves, 4 to 2, and did not go offside at all, while Leganes were caught 3 times. Leganes also committed 16 fouls to Castellón’s 11.

Leganes were shown six yellow cards: Álvaro Morata on 20 minutes, Naim Garcia on 30, Marvelous Antolín Garzón on 58, Rubén Pulido on 90+1, Unax del Cura on 90+5, and Yassine Kechta on 89. Castellón had one booking, for Íñigo Córdoba on 28 minutes, and Jeremy Mellot’s red card on 82 minutes left them with 10 men.