Valencia: Diego Alves; Jo?o Pereira, Ricardo
Costa, Víctor Ruíz, Mathieu (Bernat 69'); Gago (Dani Parejo 37'),
Tino Costa; Feghouli, Jonas (Rami 76'), Guardado; Soldado. 4-2-3-1.
Deportivo: Aranzubia (Lux 46'); Manuel Pablo, Marchena,
Aythami, Evaldo; Abel Aguilar, Juan Domínguez; Bruno Gama,
Valerón (Nelson Oliveira 58'), Pizzi; Riki (Camuñas 80').
4-2-3-1.
Goals:
1-0. 11. Soldado. Ran on to Jonas pass and rounded
Aranzubia to score.
2-0. 28. Soldado. Volleyed shot past keeper after Jonas
passed across.
2-1. 38. Abel Aguilar. From close up after Aythami played in
Gama corner.
3-1. 41. Feghouli. Picked up Parejo pass and beat keeper with
angled shot.
3-2. 59. Abel Aguilar. Got on end of Aythami cross to turn
ball wide of keeper.
3-3. 76. Pizzi (penalty). After Ricardo Costa fouled
Oliveira inside the area.
Yellow cards: Ricardo Costa 19', 74', Marchena 26', Mathieu 61', Oliveira 69', Pereira 78', Víctor Ruíz 83', Aythami 84', Dani Parejo 89' / red cards: Ricardo Costa 74'.
A thrilling match in the Mestalla stadium on Saturday evening, with Deportivo coming back from two down to draw 3-3 against Valencia. The locals appeared to have things wrapped up early on, Soldado opening the scoring after running on to a Jonas through ball in the eleventh minute, and then combining with Tino Costa and Jonas to volley a shot past Aranzubia. Riki had a goal ruled out for a borderline offside, and Abel Aguilar got one back following a Bruno Gama corner, but Feghouli restored the two goal cushion after picking up a Dani Parejo assist, and only a brave stop from Aranzubia prevented Soldado from completing his hat-trick. The visiting keeper had to be replaced by Lux at the break, but the new man had little to do after the restart, and Aguilar scored his second of the night on the hour mark after Athami crossed the ball in to the area. And with a quarter of an hour to go Ricardo Costa was shown a second yellow card for a foul on substitute Nelson Oliveira, and Pizzi stepped up to drive home the resulting penalty.