Deportivo La Coruña vs Levante, 2015-16 Spanish LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGADeportivo La Coruna end losing run with win over Levante
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 4': Faycal Fajr (Deportivo de La Coruña) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 4': Foul by Deyverson (Levante).
- 10': Attempt saved. Celso Borges (Deportivo de La Coruña) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Lucas Pérez (Deportivo de La Coruña) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Faycal Fajr.
- 18': Foul by Deyverson (Levante).
- 18': Pedro Mosquera (Deportivo de La Coruña) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt missed. Joan Verdú (Levante) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Deyverson.
- 22': Attempt missed. Luis Alberto (Deportivo de La Coruña) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 28': Foul by Celso Borges (Deportivo de La Coruña).
- 28': Verza (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Diego Mariño (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Lucas Pérez (Deportivo de La Coruña).
- 31': Foul by Giuseppe Rossi (Levante).
- 31': Juanfran (Deportivo de La Coruña) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt missed. Faycal Fajr (Deportivo de La Coruña) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luis Alberto.
- 33': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Levante).
- 33': Luisinho (Deportivo de La Coruña) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 33': Jefferson Lerma (Levante) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Corner, Deportivo de La Coruña. Conceded by Simao Mate.
- 35': Attempt missed. Verza (Levante) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Diego Mariño.
- 37': Attempt missed. Morales (Levante) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Simao Mate with a through ball.
- 37': Offside, Levante. Juanfran tries a through ball, but Giuseppe Rossi is caught offside.
- 39': Attempt missed. Faycal Fajr (Deportivo de La Coruña) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pedro Mosquera with a headed pass.
- 40': Attempt missed. Verza (Levante) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Morales.
- 43': Goal! Deportivo de La Coruña 1, Levante 0. Luis Alberto (Deportivo de La Coruña) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
- 45': Dangerous play by Deyverson (Levante).
- 45': Luisinho (Deportivo de La Coruña) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': First Half ends, Deportivo de La Coruña 1, Levante 0.
- 0': Match ends, Deportivo de La Coruña 2, Levante 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Deportivo de La Coruña 1, Levante 0.
- 50': Goal! Deportivo de La Coruña 1, Levante 1. Giuseppe Rossi (Levante) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Verza with a through ball.
- 52': Offside, Levante. Joan Verdú tries a through ball, but Morales is caught offside.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Lucas Pérez (Deportivo de La Coruña) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 58': Attempt missed. Faycal Fajr (Deportivo de La Coruña) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Luis Alberto.
- 61': Foul by Luis Alberto (Deportivo de La Coruña).
- 61': Joan Verdú (Levante) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 63': Attempt saved. Cani (Deportivo de La Coruña) header from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Pérez with a cross.
- 64': Foul by Pedro Mosquera (Deportivo de La Coruña).
- 64': Simao Mate (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Substitution, Deportivo de La Coruña. Fede Cartabia replaces Cani.
- 67': Deyverson (Levante) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Foul by Luisinho (Deportivo de La Coruña).
- 68': Attempt missed. Simao Mate (Levante) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 69': Foul by Simao Mate (Levante).
- 69': Lucas Pérez (Deportivo de La Coruña) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Simao Mate (Levante) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Attempt saved. Fede Cartabia (Deportivo de La Coruña) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 73': Foul by Juanfran (Levante).
- 73': Luis Alberto (Deportivo de La Coruña) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Attempt saved. Faycal Fajr (Deportivo de La Coruña) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Fede Cartabia.
- 73': Corner, Deportivo de La Coruña. Conceded by Diego Mariño.
- 74': Hand ball by Lucas Pérez (Deportivo de La Coruña).
- 75': Dangerous play by Zouhair Feddal (Levante).
- 75': Lucas Pérez (Deportivo de La Coruña) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Faycal Fajr (Deportivo de La Coruña) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Foul by Simao Mate (Levante).
- 77': Substitution, Levante. Casadesús replaces Giuseppe Rossi.
- 78': Attempt missed. Lucas Pérez (Deportivo de La Coruña) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fede Cartabia with a cross.
- 79': Attempt missed. Fede Cartabia (Deportivo de La Coruña) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Celso Borges.
- 81': Substitution, Levante. Rubén García replaces Morales.
- 82': Fede Cartabia (Deportivo de La Coruña) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 82': Foul by Rubén García (Levante).
- 83': Substitution, Deportivo de La Coruña. Oriol Riera replaces Faycal Fajr.
- 84': Corner, Levante. Conceded by Alejandro Arribas.
- 84': Celso Borges (Deportivo de La Coruña) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Zouhair Feddal (Levante).
- 85': Attempt saved. Luis Alberto (Deportivo de La Coruña) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fede Cartabia with a cross.
- 85': Lucas Pérez (Deportivo de La Coruña) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
- 85': Own Goal by Diego Mariño, Levante. Deportivo de La Coruña 2, Levante 1.
- 87': Substitution, Levante. Mauricio Cuero replaces Juanfran.
- 87': Foul by Oriol Riera (Deportivo de La Coruña).
- 87': Simao Mate (Levante) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Oriol Riera (Deportivo de La Coruña) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Substitution, Deportivo de La Coruña. Álex Bergantiños replaces Lucas Pérez.
- 89': Attempt missed. Zouhair Feddal (Levante) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 90': Foul by Oriol Riera (Deportivo de La Coruña).
- 90': Verza (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Luis Alberto (Deportivo de La Coruña) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Verza (Levante) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Alejandro Arribas (Deportivo de La Coruña) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Rubén García (Levante).
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Deportivo de La Coruña 2, Levante 1.
Statistics
 LEV |
DEP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 8 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 5 | Saves | 0 |
| 47.1 | Possession | 52.9 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 290 | Accurate Passes | 334 |
| 401 | Passes | 435 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 8 | Crosses | 29 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 77 | Long Balls | 94 |
| 37 | Accurate Long Balls | 46 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
| 12 | Tackles | 5 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 22 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: ABANCA-Riazor
Location: La Coruña, Spain
Attendance: 23,920
Venue: ABANCA-Riazor
Location: La Coruña, Spain
Attendance: 23,920
LALIGA Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 14 | +28 | 34 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 13 | +17 | 30 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 14 | +13 | 29 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 13 | +4 | 25 |
Line-Ups
Deportivo La Coruña (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Germán Lux (GK) |
| 3 | Fernando Navarro |
| 14 | Alejandro Arribas |
| 16 | Luisinho |
| 11 | Juanfran |
| 21 | Luis Alberto |
| 5 | Pedro Mosquera |
| 22 | Celso Borges |
| 7 | Lucas Pérez |
| 6 | Cani |
| 19 | Faycal Fajr |
Levante (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Diego Mariño (GK) |
| 24 | Zouhair Feddal |
| 14 | Carl Medjani |
| 12 | Juanfran |
| 8 | Jefferson Lerma  |
| 5 | Simão |
| 7 | Verza |
| 25 | Joan Verdú |
| 11 | José Luis Morales |
| 21 | Giuseppe Rossi |
| 20 | Deyverson |
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