A left-footed shot by Luis Rioja with fifteen minutes to go to the conclusion of the match turned off Deportivo and gave the pass (0-1) to Alavés, who encountered opposition from his rival in Segunda B to go to the next round of the Copa del Rey .
The Galician team 'forgot' the difference in category and, despite the losses, played looser than in Second B, where, until now, the results, with the exception of the defeat against the Celta subsidiary, have been better than their soccer. He lacked the goal, which the Basque team did have in the second half.
Those of Fernando Vázquez practically dominated the first half from start to finish and visited the Alavés area with some danger, where Beauvue had the best options with two shots that were diverted.
Its squad has top-level players in the bronze category and the quality of footballers like Keko Gontán or Costa Rican Celso Borges came to light, who even dared Manu García with a pipe. Subsidiary striker Manu Mosquera, a novelty in the eleven, mixed well in attack and, in general, Deportivo performed with ease.
Alavés, who made eight changes compared to their previous eleven, which fell last weekend against Atlético de Madrid, locked themselves in Riazor but could go to rest with an advantage if the post had not been crossed in a Guidetti shot .
The Vitoria players reacted in the second period and cornered Deportivo with corners and attempts by Joselu. The former sportsman tested Lucho García with a center-kick that the Colombian took out with his fists in the 51st minute.
The coruñeses began to fade and Fernando Vázquez tried to revive them with a triple swap in the absence of half an hour. Shortly after, he had to replace Keko Gontán, his most incisive player, who requested the change in his reappearance on the pitch after a muscle injury.
Uruguayan Diego Rolan entered, looking for the goal with a tight shot that went to the side of the net, and Alavés responded forcefully.
First, a failure by Mujaid left the ball in a free position for Borja Sainz, but Lucho García saved in what was the prelude to the goal: Martín Aguirregabiria crossed from the right and Luis Rioja volleyed with the left to pass to Alavés.
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DATA SHEET:
Sports: Lucho García; Valín, Mujaid, Bóveda, Salva Ruiz (Barba, m.68); Borges, Bergantiños; Keko Gontán (Rolan, m.68), Manu Mosquera (Nacho González, m.60), Lara (Héctor Hernández, m.60); and Beauvue (Rui Costa, m.60).
Alaves: Sivera; Martín Aguirregabiria, Laguardia, Tachi, Adrián Marín; Tavares (Deyverson, m.86), Tomás Pina (Battaglia, m.82), Manu García, Luis Rioja; Guidetti (Borja Sainz, m.71) and Joselu (Edgar Méndez, m.86).
Goal: 0-1, M.75: Luis Rioja.
Referee: González Fuertes (Asturian Committee). He showed yellow to Adrián Marín (m.31), from Alavés; and Manu Mosquera (m.48), from Deportivo.
Incidents: Match of the second round of the Copa del Rey played at the Abanca-Riazor Stadium in front of a thousand spectators.