Logroño defeated Valencia 2:1 in the third round of the Primera División Femenina on Saturday, completing a dramatic turnaround at the Estadio Las Gaunas. The home side, sitting sixth in the table with three points from three matches, took the lead through Isina in the fifty-eighth minute before Valencia responded to go ahead. A. Franco then levelled for Logroño in the seventieth, and D. Marcano struck in the ninety-seventh minute to seal the victory.
The opening exchange saw X. Velazco booked for Valencia in the twelfth minute, a caution that set the tone for a physical contest. Isina's goal came after sustained pressure, and Logroño immediately made three changes at the hour mark, bringing on T. Morato, Pauleta and D. Garcia. By then the visitors had found their footing, and Valencia pulled level shortly after.
A. Franco's equaliser shifted the momentum decisively. The home side played the second half a man up in spirit if not in numbers, and Franco's strike came as Valencia's defensive structure began to crack. Logroño made further changes at sixty-six and seventy-two minutes, bringing on X. Velazco's replacement and L. Perez Sanchez. The visitors responded with substitutions of their own, but the game was slipping away.
And here's the thing about late drama: D. Marcano's ninety-seventh-minute goal felt inevitable once the home side held their nerve. The result extended Logroño's unbeaten run to eight matches across all competitions, while Valencia's winless start continued. Yellow cards for R. Elloh, D. Falfan and L. Moral marked a game that grew increasingly tense as the clock ran down. G. Flordelis picked up a booking in the ninety-first minute, adding to the five yellow cards shown across the full ninety minutes.
The statistics told a story of contrasting approaches. Logroño dominated possession at 56 per cent and registered eighteen shots, seven on target, while Valencia managed just two attempts on target despite clinical finishing. The visitors made fewer attacks overall—fifty-seven to Logroño's eighty-four—but their efficiency meant they took the lead before the home side's late surge. Logroño's goalkeeper made only a single save, while Valencia's keeper was called into action five times.
The result leaves Logroño in sixth place with three points, maintaining their position after wins against Real Sociedad and Levante. Valencia remain bottom of the table with zero points from three defeats, their worst start in recent memory. The gap between the two sides in the table now stands at thirteen points, and the momentum clearly favours the home side as they look to build on this comeback victory.