Castellón strike late to sink Burgos and boost Segunda División push

CD Castellón earned a valuable 3–1 home win over Burgos CF on Saturday, using a powerful late surge to decide a tight Segunda División contest on matchday 36.

The hosts made a flying start in the 9th minute. Ousmane Camara finished off an early move for Castellón, converting after a pass from Lucas Alcázar to give his side a 1–0 advantage.

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Burgos responded from the penalty spot in the 21st minute. Curro Sánchez stepped up to equalise, making it 1–1 and briefly swinging the momentum towards the visitors.

The first half grew increasingly tense, with Castellón picking up a flurry of yellow cards for Beñat Gerenabarrena, Fabrizio Brignani and Alberto before the break. Burgos saw Sergio González booked shortly after half-time, while Curro Sánchez and Camara were both cautioned in the 62nd minute as tempers threatened to rise.

Both coaches turned to their benches, and the changes proved decisive for Castellón. In the 71st minute, Awer Mabil entered the pitch, and the Australian international helped change the game’s rhythm in the final stages.

The breakthrough finally arrived in the 79th minute. Álex Calatrava restored Castellón’s lead with a well-taken goal, assisted by Mabil, to make it 2–1. Just two minutes later, the roles were reversed: Mabil struck Castellón’s third in the 81st minute after a pass from Adam Jakobsen, effectively killing off Burgos’ hopes of a comeback.

The hosts managed the closing stages despite another yellow card for Marc-Olivier Doué in stoppage time, with further substitutions used to protect the advantage. No additional detailed statistics or match events beyond goals, cards and substitutions were available at the time of writing.

The victory keeps Castellón in a strong position as the Segunda División regular season enters its decisive stretch, while Burgos leave empty-handed after briefly threatening an upset from the spot.

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Segunda División Standings

Season: 2025/26

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Real Racing Club de Santander	38	22	6	10	79	57	22	72	W D W W L
2	UD Almería	38	21	7	10	78	58	20	70	W W W L W
3	RC Deportivo La Coruña	38	19	11	8	59	41	18	68	W D W D D
4	UD Las Palmas	38	18	12	8	51	32	19	66	W W W L W
5	CD Castellón	38	18	10	10	65	48	17	64	L W W D W
6	Málaga CF	38	18	9	11	66	49	17	63	W L L W D
7	Burgos CF	38	17	11	10	44	33	11	62	D D L W W
8	SD Eibar	38	17	10	11	47	36	11	61	L W W D W
9	Córdoba CF	38	16	9	13	54	56	-2	57	W W W W W
10	Andorra CF	38	15	10	13	56	48	8	55	L W W W W
11	AD Ceuta FC	38	15	9	14	46	58	-12	54	W D D D L
12	Real Sporting de Gijón	38	15	7	16	51	49	2	52	L L W L W
13	Albacete Balompié	38	13	11	14	49	51	-2	50	W L W L L
14	Granada CF	38	12	12	14	48	49	-1	48	W L L W L
15	Real Valladolid CF	38	11	10	17	41	50	-9	43	L W L D L
16	CD Leganés	38	10	12	16	41	46	-5	42	L L L W L
17	Real Sociedad B	38	11	9	18	46	54	-8	42	D L L D L
18	Cádiz CF	38	10	9	19	36	55	-19	39	D L L L L
19	SD Huesca	38	9	9	20	39	59	-20	36	L W L D L
20	CD Mirandés	38	9	9	20	42	64	-22	36	L W L D W
21	Real Zaragoza	38	8	11	19	33	51	-18	35	L L D L L
22	Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa	38	8	9	21	35	62	-27	33	D L L L W