RC Deportivo 0-1 Sevilla FC | Miguel Sierra ends unbeaten run | OneFootball

A lone goal from the Sevilla academy graduate breaks the deadlock and punishes a ten-man Dépor

Sevilla took all three points from their visit to Riazor after defeating Deportivo in a match of maximum tactical demand and intensity. After an even first half with no goals, Miguel Sierra took advantage of a rebound from Norman Stassin’s shot to tip the balance in the visitors’ favor. The game was effectively put to bed just six minutes later, when the referee sent off Angeliño after a VAR review for a harsh challenge, leaving the Herculean side a man down and unable to turn the score around.

First half: plenty of intensity and few chances

Deportivo de A Coruña and Sevilla produced an evenly matched start, marked by frantic pace on the pitch and constant probing with no clear dominant side. During the opening stages, both teams fought an intense battle in midfield, alternating spells of possession but without managing to test Leo Román and Odysseas Vlachodimos.

As the minutes passed, the Seville side began to settle better on the field, driven by the dribbling of Félix Correia and the presence of Miguel Sierra in the final third. The visitors’ most dangerous chance came in the 34th minute through Lucien Agoumé, who pounced on a loose ball after a great high press and sent a low shot just wide of the post after linking up with Lucas Stassin.

Jon Guridi controls the ball under pressure from Bil Nsongo. Source: RC Deportivo

The Herculean side’s response came late in the first half, led by Yeremay Hernández, wearing the captain’s armband on his return to the starting eleven. The attacker created imbalance down the left wing and even appealed for a penalty in the Sevilla box. Dépor’s clearest chance came from Bil Nsongo in the 40th minute with a powerful effort after turning on the edge of the area, but Vlachodimos held on to it to keep the score level.

Second half: one moment changes everything

After the restart, Sevilla landed the decisive blow in the 53rd minute. Stassin produced a great individual move from the wing to break into the box and unleash a powerful shot; although Leo Román managed to parry it at first, the rebound fell to Miguel Sierra, who made it 0-1. Shortly after conceding, things grew even darker for the A Coruña side when the referee, after reviewing the incident on VAR, showed a straight red card to Angeliño for a very dangerous tackle.

With a man less on the pitch and after turning to the bench with the introductions of players such as Mario Soriano, Asp Jensen and Adama Traoré, Deportivo tried to step forward more through pride than tactical fluency. Even so, the Seville side relied on its experience to take control of possession, slow the tempo, and create the most dangerous chances in the closing stages, nearly adding a second through a Stassin effort and a thunderous long-range strike from Kike Salas that forced Leo Román into a flying save.

Miguel Sierra celebrates his goal alongside Gabriel Suazo. Source: Sevilla FC

In the final minutes, the visiting side managed its lead with maturity in front of the 28,506 spectators present in the stands of Riazor. Despite one last desperate attempt from Mario Soriano from outside the box in stoppage time, Sevilla held on to all three points without allowing cracks in its defensive structure to seal a narrow away win.

Match sheet

RC Deportivo: Leo Román; Alti, M. Loureiro, J. Giménez (Z. Eddahchouri, min. 83), Angeliño; Riki Rodríguez (J. Asp Jensen, min. 57), L. Amatucci; Luismi Cruz (G. Quagliata, min. 61), Yeremay (Mario Soriano, min. 57), Bil Nsongo (Adama Traoré, min. 46), P. Aubameyang

Sevilla FC: O. Vlachodimos; Juan Iglesias, Andrés Castrín, Kike Salas, Gabriel Suazo; L. Agoumé, Jon Guridi (Julio Díaz, min. 81), Y. Fofana; Miguel Sierra (Robbie Ure, min. 90+1), Félix Correia (G. Kochorashvili, min. 81), Lucas Stassin (Isaac Romero, min. 76)

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