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      Depor win boots survival bid

      Deportivo La Coruna took a huge step towards survival by producing a resounding performance to beat Levante 2-0.Defender Albert Lopo scored for the second game in a week to give the Galicians the lead on 20 minutes and then Juanfran wrapped up Deportivo's first victory in 15 matches with a late goal.This well-earned victory took Deportivo two points clear of the relegation zone with just one game to play, although that match is a daunting away trip to newly crowned champions Barcelona.Levante mathematically secured survival despite the defeat, as Almeria and Eibar both failed to win their matches.Although they only managed three shots on target, two of which ended up in the net, this was a dominant performance from Deportivo, who were roared on by a packed home crowd taking advantage of the club's initiative to price tickets as low as 10 euros.Lopo scored a vital injury-time leveller at Athletic Bilbao last week and was the hero again here, arriving at the far post to turn in Lucas Perez's free-kick and put Victor Sanchez del Amo's side in charge.Perez could have scored a goal of his own in the second half as he attacked down the left wing before cutting inside, but his shot flew over the bar.In the end the second goal was fittingly scored by Juanfran, Depor's outstanding performer.The midfielder received the ball on the right hand side of the box and cut inside on to his left foot to curl the ball in off the far post, wrapping up a victory that edged the Galicians closer to survival.
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        Athletic Bilbao 1-1 Deportivo La Coruña

        Alberto Lopo scored with the last kick of the match as Deportivo La Coruna snatched a dramatic 1-1 draw at Athletic Bilbao which gives them a fighting chance of escaping the bottom three in the Primera Division.The visitors trailed to Aritz Aduriz's goal for much of the contest but Lopo's header three minutes into stoppage-time sparked wild celebrations among the visiting players.The draw is not enough to lift Depor out of the bottom three but they are level on points with Eibar, who hold the last position of safety. However, the result is a sucker punch for Athletic in their hunt for a Europa League spot. Ernesto Valverde's men return to seventh spot in the table but with no breathing space over Espanyol.Things looked to be going Bilbao's way when, after Inaki Williams and Mikel Rico had forced early saves from Depor goalkeeper Fabricio, they took the lead in the 15th minute.Etxebarria Benat's punt forward fell for Aymeric Laporte, who played the ball into the heart of the area for Aduriz to finish with a header.However, Depor soon picked up the pace and had chances to equalise before the interval. Luisinho carved a path through the home defence after 30 minutes but his final effort was weak, while Alex Bergantinos had the ball in the back of the net 11 minutes later but was deemed to be in an offside position when he met Celso Borges' assist.The shots continued to rain in from both sides after the break and Athletic substitute Markel Susaeta came close on the hour mark with a volley which almost caught out Fabricio.Oriol Riera then headed narrowly over for Depor while Aduriz should have had a second for the home side after 70 minutes. Bergantinos' slip in midfield allowed Williams to sneak in and get the ball over to the veteran forward, whose shot sailed over the head of Fabricio before striking the crossbar.But it was the visitors who ramped up the pressure in the dying stages and the breakthrough finally came with the final whistle looming, when Ricardo Ivan Cavaleiro's neat ball into the box was finished by the head of Lopo.ends
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          Deportivo La Coruña 1-1 Villarreal

          Deportivo La Coruna and Villarreal played out a 1-1 draw on Saturday night, with the visitors the happier of the two with the outcome.Villarreal, chasing a European spot, edged further ahead in sixth thanks to their share, with Jaume Costa having put them ahead.Deportivo remain in the bottom three, though, and this point - earned by Celso Borges equaliser - puts them a point closer to safety but they will consider this two points dropped in their bid to stay up.Desperate for the victory, Depor started the brighter of the sides and registered the first serious effort when Oriol Riera cut in and fizzed in a strike that was rebuffed by Juan Carlos.Villarreal responded with a right-footed drive from Tomas Pina that was charged down, and then Mario Gaspar befell the same outcome.Depor returned to the front foot and Riera's flick-on fell to Luisinho but he could not keep his effort on target, while Juanfran was also errant with a strike from the edge of the box.After a relatively sedate first half the game sprung into life shortly after the break as Villarreal opened the scoring.Forty-eight minutes were on the clock when Costa took aim from the edge of the area, beating Fabricio and putting the visitors ahead.It would be a short-lived lead, though. Just two minutes later Depor went down the other end and Borges slammed in an 18-yarder of his own to level things up.Villarreal hunted a second and Luciano Vietto had a drive kept out, while Lucas Perez was denied for the home side.But when Vietto was off target again with seconds remaining, that proved to be the end of the action.ends
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            Elche thrash Deportivo

            Elche took another huge step to clinching top-flight survival by easing to a 4-0 win over fellow strugglers Deportivo La Coruna.Top scorer Jonathas de Jesus put the hosts ahead with just five minutes played and David Lomban doubled the lead from the penalty spot on 19 minutes.Mario Pasalic stretched Elche's lead further by scoring early in the second half and in injury time Garry Rodrigues rounded off a dominant display to seal the Alicante side's biggest win in the top flight since 1970.Fran Escriba's side move eight points clear of the relegation zone with just four matches remaining and could seal their top-flight status at Malaga on the weekend, although they are still haunted by the spectre of a possible administrative relegation if they fail to pay off a tax debt of around 5million euro.Deportivo, meanwhile, now occupy the final place in the relegation zone and have gone 12 matches without a win.Uncertainty off the pitch has plagued Elche in recent weeks and on Monday Jose Seculpre resigned as president following immense pressure, with Juan Anguix named as his successor the day before this crucial match with Deportivo.But for the third time in a fortnight, Escriba's men put institutional instability behind them to produce a performance full of confidence and verve.They dominated the game from the off, and had two chances to score before Jonathas fired them into the lead after a splendid piece of skill and cut-back from Damian Suarez.It was the Brazilian's 11th goal of the season and he celebrated in an unusual manner, donning a pair of sunglasses as he posed for the cameras.Things got even better for Elche when Enzo Roco was felled by Oriol Riera following a free-kick and Lomban cooly sent Fabricio the wrong way to score from 12 yards.Depor burst into life at the start of the second half and created three scoring chances within minutes of the restart but neither Lucas Perez nor Riera, on two occasions, could make the most of their opportunities.And Victor Sanchez del Amo's side were dealt a hammer blow seven minutes into the second period.Suarez took advantage of Depor's high defensive line to release Jonathas, and the Brazilian's shot ricocheted off Fabricio and looped towards goal, but Pasalic made sure by beating a Depor defender to nod it over the goal line.To their credit, the Galicians continued to look for a consolation goal but instead they conceded yet again.A minute into stoppage time Elche cleared a corner and substitute Rodrigues made the most of his fresh legs to race forward from his own area towards Depor's goal, firing past Fabricio just before he reached the box.
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              Malaga 1-1 Deportivo La Coruña

              Deportivo La Coruna boosted their survival hopes on Sunday with a creditable 1-1 draw at Europa League hopefuls Malaga.Oriol Riera headed in on the hour mark to cancel out Nordin Amrabat's goal at the start of the second half in an evenly matched game, in which both sides hit the woodwork.The draw saw Depor move on to 29 points, albeit still searching for a first win in 11 matches, while Malaga's winless run stretched to seven matches, with their lead over Athletic Bilbao now just one point as they aim to hold on to seventh spot and the final European berth.Javi Gracia's side almost got off to the ideal start in the game, however, when Juanmi hit the post inside 10 minutes, turning his marker in the area and firing at Fabricio's goal frame.But Deportivo hit back, with Lucas Perez forcing a smart save from Carlos Kameni, and Riera then headed wide after good work by Luisinho down the left.Malaga took the lead right at the start of the second half when Amrabat latched onto a through ball and took on a couple of defenders before striking the ball low and hard past Fabricio and in off the inside of the post.Depor kept their heads up, however, and looked for an immediate response.Kameni came out to punch a cross before Riera could get there, but a few minutes later the former Wigan striker got the better of the Cameroon goalkeeper.The excellent Perez swung a free-kick in from the right and Riera leaped above Sergio Sanchez to head the ball into the bottom corner.Juanmi had a goal correctly ruled offside and then Ricardo Horta was denied by Fabricio from the edge of the area as Malaga looked to restore their lead.But it was Perez who came closest to winning the game, the Deportivo winger going for goal from a free-kick on the edge of the area and seeing his effort strike the post.ends
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                Real Sociedad 2-2 Deportivo La Coruña

                Substitute Toche struck late to earn Deportivo La Coruna a 2-2 draw at Real Sociedad in new coach Victor Sanchez del Amo's first game in charge of the Galicians. Xabi Prieto put David Moyes' side ahead from the penalty spot just after the half hour mark but Deportivo were offered an opportunity to level from 12 yards before half-time, which Lucas Perez took by converting on the rebound after his spot-kick had been saved. Chory Castro restored La Real's lead on 57 minutes with a sumptuous volley fit to win any match, but Depor salvaged a point as Toche nodded in with 12 minutes remaining. The draw takes the Galicians up to 16th in the Primera Division table but level on points with the relegation zone, while Real Sociedad stay 11th. The game got off to a slow start and it took 19 minutes for the first real chance to arrive, with Sergio Canales meeting a Xabi Prieto cross at the far post with venom, forcing Fabricio to react quickly to tip the ball around his post. Depor showed encouraging signs under new boss Victor Sanchez del Amo and spent long periods of the first half attacking the hosts but they struggled to create an opening, with Ivan Cavaleiro's wayward shot their first attempt. They fell behind on 32 minutes when Jose Rodriguez handled Canales' cross and referee Pedro Perez Montero pointed to the spot, despite Deportivo's insistence that the incident had taken place outside of the area. Xabi Prieto calmly sent Fabricio the wrong way to score his fourth goal of the season, but Depor fought back. Celso Borges should have equalised as he pounced on a loose ball in the area but failed to keep his shot under the bar. Then the visitors were awarded a controversial penalty of their own, with Perez Montero eventually ceding to Depor's protests after the ball struck Ion Ansotegi, who insisted the ball had hit him on the chest rather than his arm. La Real goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli guessed right to send Perez's penalty spinning into the air, but the forward followed up the rebound to level. Moyes' side went ahead again in the second half when Castro displayed extraordinary technique to batter Canales' cross into the far corner, marking his 100th match for Real Sociedad in style. But Deportivo showed renewed courage throughout this first game under their new coach and fought back again. Captain Manuel Pablo - making just his second appearance of the season - floated the ball into the box from the left and Perez flicked it up towards Toche, who nodded into the bottom corner to earn a vital point for his new coach. ends
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                  Deportivo La Coruña 1-1 Cordoba

                  Florin Andone scored at both ends to ensure a 1-1 draw between Deportivo La Coruna and Cordoba at Riazor.The Romanian striker put the Primera Division's bottom side on course for a first win in 12 games with a goal 10 minutes after half-time.When Depor defender Luisinho was sent off for picking up a second booking it looked like Cordoba had done enough but Andone was blushing before the final whistle having gifted Depor a share of the points late on.The results means Cordoba remain eight points from 17th place - occupied by Depor - and safety with eight games remaining.Without a win in seven attempts and still in real danger of being relegated, Depor pushed hard for the opening goal and twice went close in the early minutes.A swift team move allowed Luis Farina to fire straight at Juan Carlos and Isaac Cuenca was soon knocking after being put through by Juanfran.Cordoba bit back and Borja got Fabricio working after snaffling Bebe's pass in the 27th minute.The rest of the half belonged to Deportivo, who were unlucky to go in at the break on level terms with the visitors.Alex Bergantinos provided the pass that allowed Juanfran to test Juan Carlos and, two minute into stoppage time, Bergantinos returned to slam Jose Rodriguez's pass against a covering Cordoba defender.The Andalusians regrouped during the interval and Bebe signalled their intent with a shot over the bar when play resumed.They kept pushing and got their reward in the 55th minute as Andone grabbed the opener thanks to a fine assist from Edimar.Toche should have equalised when he raced onto a rebounding shot but he missed the mark and, in the 69th minute, Deportivo's task became even tougher.A foul on Fede Cartabia earned left-back Luisinho his second yellow card and his marching orders.Cartabia could have further punished the hosts, only for his attempt on Bebe's pass to end up with Fabricio.Cordoba were looking good and as time ticked away they could see a fourth win of the season drawing closer, but it was not to be.Goalscorer turned own-goal scorer as Andone put through his own net with an unfortunate back heel in the 87th minute.ends
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