Deportivo La Coruña 0 - Real Sociedad 1

Deportivo: Molina; Manuel Pablo, Juanma, César (Arizmendi 54'), Capdevila; Gallardo (Iván Carril 27'), Coloccini, Sergio, Munitis; Rubén Castro (Víctor 72'), Diego Tristán. 4-4-2.
Real Sociedad: Alberto; López Rekarte, Jauregi, Labaka, Garrido; Mikel Alonso, Garitano; Stevanovic, Nihat (Uranga 87'), Mark González (Boris 72'); Skoubo (Xabi Prieto 53'). 4-2-3-1.

Team changes: Depor: César, Gallardo, Coloccini, Rubén Castro, Diego Tristán for Andrade, Duscher, Víctor, Romero, Arizmendi / Real: Alberto, Labaka, Garitano, Stevanovic, Mark González for Riesgo, Ansotegui, Viáfara, Xabi Prieto, Novo.

Goals: 0-1. 46. Garitano. Header in to roof of net from Mark González corner.

Real Sociedad recorded their first away win in five months, beating Deportivo 0-1 in the Riazor stadium to move away from the danger zone. After four defeats in a row Gonzalo Arconada made five changes to his side, giving a run out to veteran keeper Alberto for the first time this season and drafting in new signings Stevanovic and Mark González.

The first chances though fell to the locals, Rubén Castro not really troubling the keeper with a soft shot and Diego Tristán shooting wide. Nihat tried his luck at the other end with an angled shot which went past the post, and Sergio put Alberto to the test again with a long shot which managed to turn away.

With less than a minute gone in the second half, the visitors took the lead Garitano getting on the end of Mark González's corner to power in a header which Manolo Pablo could only deflect in to the roof of the net. Caparrós threw on an extra forward soon afterwards, but Coloccini had to block another effort from Nihat as Real looked for the counter-attack.

Depor did get a couple of shots on target after that, in particular from Arizmendi and Capdevila, but Alberto and his defence stood firm for their first clean sheet in ten games. The Galicians had failed to win at home again, and it is now three months since their fans last saw their side take the three points. With a cup semi-final against Espanyol just four days away, they are praying that things will change pretty soon, otherwise it could be another season without European football.