Leganés v Castellón revisited, from Mario Soria’s header to Cipenga’s winner | OneFootball

Castellón’s league visits to Leganés have yielded memorable moments, from a keeper’s stoppage-time equaliser to a first away win in 2025. El Periódico Mediterráneo highlights that this fixture has produced unusual twists across three trips in Madrid.

The tale began at the old Luis Rodríguez de Miguel ground on 13 November 1993 with a 1-1 draw. Leganés, newly promoted, reached matchday 11 bottom with three draws in 10 and no professional win.

Sergi Cid put Castellón ahead in the 79th minute. In stoppage time, goalkeeper Mario Soria went up for a final left-sided corner and headed in after Fernando Peralta slipped and the marking failed.

Coverage cast Soria as the monster of Leganés and called it a schoolboy draw, while a resigned Ciriaco Cano voiced his frustration. A week later Leganés earned their first professional win in Cádiz and stayed up on the final day, while Castellón soon faced Sevilla in the Copa del Rey.

Soria’s leap was no secret. Coach Luis Ángel Duque used it in set-piece drills, and that cold afternoon it made him Super Mario in the opposition box.

The clubs did not meet there again until 6 March 2021 at Butarque, a 0-0 draw. The latest visit brought a 0-1 win on 29 September 2025, Cipenga finishing on 31 minutes after Marc-Olivier Doué’s recovery and Adam Jakobsen’s miscue.

Source: El Periódico Mediterráneo

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