Liga F match-day 19 round-up: Real Sociedad get revenge, Deportivo hit Madrid CFF for six | OneFootball

After being knocked out by Badalona in the Copa de la Reina quarter-finals, Real Sociedad got revenge with a 2-0 victory over the Catalan side on Liga F match-day 19.

Meanwhile, Deportivo La Coruña ran riot in their 6-1 thrashing of Madrid CFF. Barcelona kept their winning streak ticking after a visit to Logroño, meaning they remain ten points clear at the top of the Liga F table.

Here’s how the latest round of results unfolded in Spain’s top flight.

Real Sociedad maintain grip on third spot

Real Sociedad bounced back from their extra-time cup defeat to Badalona with a successful league outing at the weekend. Claire Lavogez netted the opener in the 15th minute of Sunday’s contest. After seeing her initial effort saved, the 31-year-old pounced on the rebound to tap in from close range.

The scoreline remained slender until Nerea Eizagirre made sure of the three points in the sixth minute of stoppage time. The substitute cleverly cut inside onto her left foot before driving the ball past the goalkeeper at the near post. Real Sociedad have now collected 41 points from 19 matches, giving them an eight-point cushion to Tenerife in fourth spot.

Deportivo thrash Madrid CFF

Deportivo’s Esperanza Pizarro emphatically dispatched an emphatic penalty to get the scoring up and running in Sunday’s meeting with Madrid CFF. Emilie Nautnes produced the response for the hosts, only for Merle Barth to pounce on a rebound to restore the visitors’ slender lead in first half stoppage time. Like Barth, Raquel García tapped in from a parry to take Dépor’s tally to three.

Madrid’s hopes of staging a fightback were quickly quashed by two stunning efforts. First, Vera Martínez let fly from the left side of the box, firing a fierce shot out of Paola Ulloa’s reach and in at the far post. Paula Gutiérrez then conjured up her own impressive strike, curling a shot from distance over Ulloa to register her second goal in three games. There was still time left in the contest for Paula Monteagudo to pile the misery on the hosts with a sixth goal for the confident away side.

Barcelona, Real Madrid and Sevilla all win big

In addition to Dépor, there were also big wins for Barcelona, Real Madrid and Sevilla on match-day 19. 

After failing to break the deadlock in the first period, Barcelona moved through the gears to score three goals in six minutes in the early stages of the second half against DUX Logroño. Carla Julià Martínez opened the scoring in Logroño, tapping in from Caroline Graham Hansen’s ball across goal. Kika Nazareth then added a second following a neat passing move, before Vicky López netted her eighth league goal of the season to wrap up a 3-0 triumph. 

There was also a 3-0 success for Barcelona’s Clásico rivals Real Madrid. Signe Bruun got Las Blancas up and running against Espanyol, making a well-timed run in behind to collect Athenea del Castillo’s through pass before firing past Romane Salvador. Del Castillo soon put her own name on the scoresheet, before Sara Holmgaard netted her second Liga F goal to seal a comfortable victory. 

Lucía Moral netted a brace in Sevilla’s comfortable 4-0 home win over Athletic Club at the weekend. The 21-year-old opened the scoring from the penalty spot, before Fatou Kanteh doubled the advantage in first-half stoppage time. Moral required less than 10 second-half minutes to grab her second, curling an attempted cross over Adriana Nanclares and in at the far post. The scoring was wrapped up by Raquel Morcillo, who headed in from Kanteh’s inch-perfect cross to record her third league goal of the campaign.

Granada continue impressive form

Granada, meanwhile, extended their unbeaten run to five matches (W4, D1) with a 2-0 away win over Eibar. Laura Pérez’s grabbed the opener in the 38th minute, stealing possession off goalkeeper Eunate Astralaga to leave her with the simple task of rolling the ball into the empty net. Pérez then provided the assist for Granada’s second, playing an inch-perfect pass for Sonya Keefe to gather and then evade a challenge and goalkeeper before she slid it home to register her eighth Liga F goal of the season.

Aleti end winless Liga F run

Elsewhere, Atlético Madrid followed their 4-1 win over Athletic Club in the Copa de la Reina quarter-finals with a 1-0 success against relegation-threatened Levante. Silvia Lloris scored the decisive goal against her former club, clinching Atleti’s first Liga F win since beating Badalona in November. 

Tenerife also claimed a narrow win in their home clash with Alhama. Natalia Ramos scored the only goal of the game in the 39th minute, with her deep free-kick evading everyone in the box before drifting into the net. Alhama’s hopes of salvaging a draw were effectively ended when Encarni Jiménez was dismissed for two bookable offences in the early stages of the second period.

Did you know?

Deportivo scored just three goals in their eight away league games this term. They have now scored 10 in their last two Liga F road trips.

Best goal of Liga F match-day 19

For us, Gutiérrez pips her Deportivo teammate, Martínez, for the best goal of the weekend.

Liga F match-day 19 results in full

Eibar 0-2 Granada

Levante 0-1 Atlético Madrid

Sevilla 4-0 Athletic Club

Costa Adeje Tenerife 1-0 Alhama

Madrid CFF 1-6 Deportivo La Coruña

Real Madrid 3-0 Espanyol

Real Sociedad 2-0 Badalona

DUX Logroño 0-3 Barcelona

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