Deportivo: Aranzubia; Manuel Pablo (Ayoze 86'),
Aythami (Zé Castro 62'), Marchena, Silvio; Juan Domínguez, Abel
Aguilar; Bruno Gama, Valerón, Pizzi; Riki (Salomao 74'). 4-2-3-1.
Zaragoza: Roberto; Sapunaru, Loovens, Alvaro, Abraham;
Movilla, Romaric (Bienvenu 76'); Edu Oriol (Víctor Rodríguez
62'), Rodri (Adriá Carmona 84'), Paco Montañés; Postiga.
4-2-3-1.
Goals:
1-0. 11. Bruno Gama. Picked up Valerón pass
and cut past defender to score.
1-1. 16. Postiga (penalty). After Aythami
cut out Montañés cross with his arm.
1-2. 35. Paco
Montañés. Ran on to Movilla pass and lifted shot past Aranzubia.
2-2. 40. Marchena. Steered shot past Roberto after Aguilar headed ball
over.
3-2. 56. Abraham (own goal). Deflected Pizzi corner off chest in to
own net.
Yellow cards: Aythami 15', Sapunaru 21', Aguilar 34', Abraham 38', 80', Manuel Pablo 46', Riki 57', Roberto 57', Marchena 65', Loovens 70' / red cards: Abraham 80'.
Five goals in the Riazor stadium on Saturday, hosts Deportivo beating Zaragoza 3-2 to move off last spot to within a point of their opponents in the table. It was an intense match between two relegation rivals, with the lead changing hands twice before the Galicians ran out winners in the end. Riki tested Roberto early on, and with ten minutes gone Bruno Gama opened the scoring after picking up Valerón's pass and cutting past his marker to score. Postiga made it all square from the penalty spot five minutes later however after Aythami handled in the area, and although Aguilar felt that his header had crossed the line before the visiting keeper got it away soon afterwards, Paco Montañés ran on to Movilla's through ball to give the Maños the lead a minute later. Before the half time whistle though Marchena levelled the scores once again when Aguilar headed the ball over after Pizzi's free kick was only partly cleared, and Aythami came close to putting the locals ahead when he hit the post and then saw his header cleared off the line by Loovens soon after the restart. A couple of minutes later Depor did take the lead again when Abraham could only could only chest Pizzi's corner in to his own net, referee José Antonio Teixeira Vitienes turning down Zaragoza's appeal for a foul on the keeper, and any hope of saving anything ended when the unfortunate Abraham was sent off for a second bookable offence with ten minutes to go.