Relentless Deportivo La Coruña II Dominate Langreo to Secure Fifth Straight Win, Tighten Grip on Top Spot
A CORUÑA — In the translucent autumn light at Ciudad Deportiva de Abegondo, Deportivo La Coruña II continued their breathtaking charge through Spain’s Segunda División RFEF Group 1, engineering a workmanlike 2-0 victory over Langreo that underscored both their technical superiority and their soaring ambitions for the season.
Clinical Strikes, Immaculate Form
By the time the final whistle sounded, Deportivo La Coruña II—already leading the league—had collected their fifth consecutive win and extended their perfect start, a feat that speaks volumes in a division as capricious as this one. Their latest dispatch came courtesy of goals on either side of halftime, with the first breakthrough arriving in the 38th minute and punctuated memorably by a second in the 67th. Both tallies, crafted with the patience of a team brimming with confidence, showcased the composure and tactical discipline that define a title contender.
Langreo, for their part, arrived in A Coruña still searching for their first win five matches into the campaign. The visiting Asturians have made a habit this autumn of collecting hard-fought draws, but on Saturday their resolve eventually buckled under the weight of Deportivo's merciless pressing and fluid midfield movement.
The Match Unfolds
The opening exchanges revealed both teams' intentions: Deportivo La Coruña II set their stall early, monopolizing possession and probing for openings, while Langreo braced for long spells of defending, seeking swift breaks as their primary weapon. For much of the first half, the visitors’ discipline held—but in the 38th minute, the pressure became untenable. A crisp sequence on the flank ended with a driven cross into the box, where a lurking Deportivo attacker poked the ball home to ignite the home crowd and put the leaders ahead.
Langreo responded after the interval with a brief spell of invention, but their efforts were swiftly repelled. As the match wore on, their defensive lines grew ragged, and in the 67th minute, Deportivo II doubled their lead. The move—textbook in its execution—began with a turnover in midfield, was quickly swept wide, and concluded with a low finish past a stranded Langreo goalkeeper. It was a goal emblematic of the gulf that now separates the top from the bottom of this league’s table.
No red cards were shown in a contest that, while intense, rarely threatened to boil over. Both teams played with commitment, but Deportivo’s quality ensured that Langreo rarely found any room to exploit.
A Top and Bottom Tale
For Deportivo La Coruña II, this victory is more than just another three points; it is a statement of intent. Through five rounds, the Galician outfit sits not only alone atop the table, but also with an unblemished record—five wins, zero draws, zero defeats, and a league-best goal difference. Their consistency is rivaled by few in Spain’s lower tiers, and in a division where games often hinge on fine margins, such form is a precious currency.
Recent results only reinforce this aura of inevitability: a 4-0 rout at Atlético Astorga last week, a dramatic 3-2 win at Racing Santander II before that, and unyielding control in previous contests against Salamanca UDS, Coruxo, and Burgos Promesas. Twelve goals scored and only three conceded across those five fixtures reflect a side with both firepower and defensive steel.
Langreo, by contrast, remain mired near the foot of the standings. Still winless after five, their three draws have offered scant consolation. While they showed flashes—most notably when coming back to draw 2-2 with Racing Santander II—the step up in class against the leaders proved too much. Saturday’s defeat leaves them 13th, with just three points out of a possible fifteen.
The Wider Lens
Historically, encounters between these sides have been tightly contested, but Deportivo’s current momentum cast a long shadow over any previous parity. The hosts have now asserted clear dominance, not just in this fixture but across the group’s early running, and the gap between the teams in the standings is now both numerical and philosophical.
Looking forward, the stakes for both sides are growing with each passing week. Deportivo La Coruña II must now shoulder the pressures of leadership, with every opponent treating them as the benchmark. Yet if their measured performances and clinical finishing remain, the Galicians will be difficult to dislodge from top spot.
Langreo’s predicament is altogether different. With the calendar moving inexorably towards winter, the need for a first victory is taking on greater urgency. Their immediate task: to convert fighting spirit into tangible results and arrest a slide that could otherwise become irreversible.
As autumn deepens and the campaign takes shape, Deportivo La Coruña II have put down a marker for the rest of the division. For Langreo, the road to redemption remains steep, but the season is still young—and Segunda División RFEF has always been a league that rewards resilience.