Deportivo A Coruña 2-0 Málaga: result and report
La Liga · Sunday 7 December 2008
Result
Deportivo A Coruña 2-0 Málaga
La Liga · Sunday 7 December 2008, 16:00 UTC · half-time 0-0
Deportivo A Coruña 2-0 Málaga: match report
Deportivo A Coruña defeated Málaga 2-0 in La Liga on Sunday 7 December 2008. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Lafita opened the scoring in the 64th minute. Deportivo A Coruña's goals came from Lafita (64') and Omar Bravo Tordecillas (68', penalty). Málaga did not score.
Discipline: Deportivo A Coruña received 2 yellow cards; Málaga received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Deportivo A Coruña were 7th on 21 points from 13 and Málaga 9th on 18 points from 13. Deportivo A Coruña went on to finish that season 7th with 58 points, and Málaga 8th with 55.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Deportivo A Coruña win, 1 draw and 0 for Málaga.
Going into the match Deportivo A Coruña's last five read W-W-L-W-W and Málaga's W-D-D-L-L.
Key events
- 34'Yellow card · Alberto Lopo
- 59'Yellow card · Miguel Ángel
- 63'Yellow card · Cuadrado
- 64'Goal · Lafita
- 68'Penalty goal · Omar Bravo Tordecillas
- 69'Yellow card · Joan Verdú
Head-to-head
Team news
Deportivo A Coruña line-up (4-2-3-1)
Aranzubia, Manuel Pablo, Filipe Luís, Alberto Lopo, Joan Verdú, Ángel Lafita, Andrés Guardado, Juan Rodríguez, Zé Castro, Julián de Guzmán, Mista
Málaga expected line-up
Arnau, Gabriel, Gerardo, Fernando Sanz Durán, Alexis Ruano, Nacho, Antonio López, Ricardo Bóvio, Pablo Couñago