Burgos 0 Real Oviedo 2

Oviedo stretch lead at top of table

Susaeta and Sergio Garcia on target

Real Oviedo stretched their lead at the top of the table to eight points after winning on the road at El Plantio against Burgos.

Sergio Egea made two changes to last weeks line up with Borja Valle and Generelo coming into replace Omgba and the suspended Hector Font. There was also a youthful look to the bench with Diegui and Allyson both amongst the substitutes. This partly due to the news from Saturday that Sene has now left the club. He has moved on to join Celta B.

Oviedo did what’s become a bit of a trademark this season and took the lead very early in the game. This time just 9 minutes were on the clock when Susaeta’s free kick from near the corner flag curled towards the back post and avoided everyone including goalkeeper Alvaro and nestled into the back of the net. Oviedo were by no means having it all their own way though as Burgos struck the woodwork twice during the first half. Burgos were putting Oviedo under pressure but were caught out on a counter attack as Oviedo doubled their lead at a killer time – On the stroke of half time. Sergio Garcia raced onto a through ball from Borja Valle and coolly slotted home through the onrushing Alvaro’s legs to deflate Burgos.

Burgos were not as threatening in the second half but Oviedo had to play the last ten minutes with ten men as right back Nacho Lopez picked up a second yellow card and was sent off. This did create more pressure towards the dying moments whereby Burgos once again struck the woodwork. Oviedo survived though and picked up another clean sheet and most importantly another 3 points.

This proved to be a massive win as Guijuelo dropped points going down 1-0 at home to Compostela. Real Murcia leapfrog Guijuelo into second after they picked up maximum points from their trip to Celta B. UD Logrones won their second consecutive home match and remain fourth with a 3-1 win over Zamora despite being down to 10 men midway through the second half. Ex Oviedo player Iker Alegre grabbed the third goal for Logrones. Racing Ferrol are fifth after a 4-2 home win over Astorga. Langreo won 4-1 away at doomed Marino whose situation at the bottom seems to get worse by the week. In Sundays other two games Aviles and Gijon B drew 1-1 and Cultural and Somozas drew 2-2. There were two matches on Saturday, Lealtad drew 1-1 at home to Coruxo and Valladolid B drew 2-2 with Tropezon.

Next week we are back at Carlos Tartiere where Cultural Leonesa are the visitors.