Valladolid vs Leganes 4-3

Valladolid beat Leganes 4-3 at Estadio José Zorrilla after a seven-goal contest that stayed alive until Álvaro Morata struck three minutes into stoppage time. Valladolid led 4-1 early in the second half, but Leganes twice pulled closer before the end.

Miguel Rubio put Valladolid ahead in the 6th minute from Iván Alejo’s assist, but Álex Millán levelled in the 21st minute. Rubio restored the lead in the 24th minute, scoring his second of the match from Víctor Fernández’s pass, and Adrian Arnu made it 3-1 on 30 minutes from Julien Ponceau. The home side led 3-1 at half-time.

Tay Abed made it 4-1 in the 54th minute, and Leganes then made two changes on 55 minutes, sending on Zico Buurmeester and Álvaro Morata. Morata was booked on 61 minutes before he pulled one back in the 68th minute from Alejandro San Cristobal Sanchez’s assist, having come on in the 55th minute. Valladolid also made two changes on 68 minutes, then two more on 79 minutes, while Leganes brought on Unax del Cura on 75 minutes and Naim Garcia on 84 minutes. Morata struck again in stoppage time, assisted by Del Cura, to make it 4-3, but there was no equaliser.

The numbers showed a close game despite Valladolid’s win. Leganes had 61% of the ball and 535 passes to Valladolid’s 342, while also edging shots 21-17. Valladolid had the better xG at 2.87 to 1.87, and the teams shared 10 shots on target each. Valladolid won 6 corners to 4, with Leganes registering 2 offsides to 1 and both sides making 6 saves. Valladolid committed 13 fouls to Leganes’ 11.

Leganes were booked five times, with Rubén Pulido cautioned in first-half stoppage time, Francisco Montero on 52 minutes, Rubén Peña on 60 minutes, Álvaro Morata on 61 minutes and Yassine Kechta on 90+1 minutes. Valladolid’s only yellow card went to Daniel Pérez Guerrero on 90+1 minutes. There were no red cards.