Deportivo La Coruña and Elche played out a 1-1 draw in La Liga on Sunday evening at the Riásor. The result keeps the hosts in 9th place with five points from four matches, while Elche remain rooted to 19th after three games and just one point.
Aubameyang gave the home side the lead at the 21-minute mark, and that advantage lasted until Aguado found an equaliser deep into the second half. The visitors had been the busier side throughout, but Deportivo kept their side in it and refused to fold when the pressure mounted.
Elche made four changes around the hour mark, bringing on Asp, Nsongo, Neto and Redondo Solari in quick succession. Deportivo responded with their own double switch at 71 minutes, introducing Altimira and Soriano to add fresh legs to the attack.
By then the match had settled into a rhythm, and neither team could find a decisive edge. Elche created more opportunities — two big chances compared to none for the hosts — but their finishing was not sharp enough to turn dominance into goals.
The statistics tell the story of a one-sided possession game without a one-sided result. Elche held 61 per cent of the ball, completed 567 passes and registered six shots on target, yet their expected goals of 1.23 yielded only a single strike. Deportivo managed just 39 per cent possession, four shots off target and three on target, with an expected goals figure of 0.34, yet they still found the net.
Four yellow cards were shown — Navarro and Amatucci for the hosts, Villar and Konare for the visitors — but no red cards were required. The match ended with both sides acknowledging that one point each was a fair outcome for a game where chances were scarce and quality was inconsistent.
Deportivo now sit on five points from four fixtures, while Elche are still searching for their first victory after three matches. The gap between them in the table remains significant, but points are points, and neither side walked away empty-handed from the Riásor.