Coruxo 3 Real Oviedo 2

Play off hopes takes a knock

Midweek trip ends in defeat

Real Oviedo’s play off hopes took a knock as they went down 3-2 in the re-arranged fixture against Coruxo at O Vao.

Again Roberto Robles made changes to the starting line up with Hector Simon coming back into midfield in place of Sergio Garcia and Diego Cervero made his long awaited return to the starting line up. Alain dropped to the substitute to accommodate Cervero in what was “The Doc’s” 1^st start for several weeks.

It didn’t take Cervero long to mark his return with a goal as he put Real Oviedo in front on 2 minutes with a neat turn and shot. The lead didn’t last long though and Coruxo equalised just 4 minutes later when Alberto Garcia nodded in from a free kick. Oviedo were then reduced to 10 men on the half hour mark when Right back David Alba was dismissed for 2 yellow cards. A huge blow so early in the game.

Coruxo made their numerical advantage count as they took the lead 5 minutes before the interval when Mateo Miguez side footed home from 10 yards.

Disaster struck soon into the 2^nd half as Rafa Mella made it 3-1 to the home side, finishing well from the edge of the box into the top corner.

Real Oviedo were stunned but did make a fight of it. Josep Sene pulled a goal back when he tapped in from 1 yard after Fernando in the Coruxo goal failed to hold Susaeta’s long range effort. Sene nearly rescued a point for Los Carbayones but his curling left footed effort from the edge of the box went agonizingly wide of the post.

This result is obviously a huge set back for Real Oviedo but we have the chance to put this result behind us with another game at the weekend when we travel to play Compostela.