Sevilla claimed a narrow victory over Deportivo La Coruña in the opening round of the Primera División women's season. The match ended 1-0 at the home ground on Friday evening, with F. Kanteh Cham's early strike proving decisive. The result sees Sevilla move into eighth place while Deportivo sit in eleventh after their first competitive outing.
And here's the thing about that opening goal — it came just thirteen minutes in, before either side could settle into rhythm. Cham found space in the box and finished clinically, catching Deportivo off guard. The hosts looked unbalanced in those first exchanges, playing a man up without real structure.
To be fair, Deportivo dominated possession at 55 per cent but rarely translated it into genuine threat. They registered three shots on target against Sevilla's four, yet the difference was in efficiency. The visitors pressed higher and won more aerial duels, while the home side switched off at a set piece when it mattered most.
The second half brought a wave of changes from both managers. Six substitutions came between the forty-sixth and eighty-eighth minute, suggesting coaches were searching for something different. Barrios and Kanteh Cham came off together for Deportivo, while Sevilla introduced Ranera and Alonso late on.
By then, the match had settled into a pattern neither side could break. Deportivo threw 128 attacks at the Sevilla goal but saw it out with a single goal on the board. The statistics tell one story — possession and volume — but the result tells another entirely.
E. Martin-Pozuelo picked up a yellow card in the seventy-sixth minute, a moment that might have shifted momentum had the game been closer. Sevilla's keeper made three saves to keep her side ahead, while her counterpart matched her with three stops of his own.
The opening day results set up an interesting table. Sevilla sit eight points clear after their win, while Deportivo face a season where every point will be fought for. The gap between them is small, but this result makes life awkward for the home side going forward.
