First Division - Day 9

Deportivo 1 - Sporting Gijón 1

Deportivo: Aranzubia; Manuel Pablo, Lopo, Colotto, Filipe Luis; Sergio, Antonio Tomás (Adrián 75'); Juan Rodríguez, Lassad, Guardado, Riki (Pablo Alvarez 82'). 4-2-3-1.
Sporting: Juan Pablo; Lora, Gregory, Botía, Canella; Michel (Matabuena 35'), Rivera; Miguel De las Cuevas (Carmelo 85'), Luis Morán, Diego Castro; Barral (Bilic 66'). 4-2-3-1.

Goals:
1-0. 41. Lassad. Following up after Juan Rodríguez headed free kick against bar.
1-1. 69. Diego Castro. Picked up Miguel's pass and ran past Aranzubia to score.

Yellow cards: Antonio Tomás 31', Barral 31', Lopo 35', Matabuena 63', Canella 92'.

Deportivo stay in sixth position after drawing 1-1 with Sporting Gijón in the last match on Sunday. Riki hit the crossbar with a spectacular shot before Lassad opened the scoring four minutes short of half time, running in to beat Juan Pablo after Juan Rodríguez's header came back off the bar. But Diego Castro delighted the 8,000 travelling fans after the interval with the equaliser which took his side up to seventh in the table.