Late Albarrán strike seals Córdoba’s 3–2 thriller over Sporting Gijón

Córdoba CF produced a spirited comeback to defeat Real Sporting de Gijón 3–2 in a dramatic Segunda División clash on matchday 37, decided by a late goal from Albarrán.

The visitors struck first in the 19th minute. Juan Ferney Otero opened the scoring for Sporting Gijón, finishing a move set up by Andrés Cuenca to give the Asturian side a 1–0 lead. That advantage held until just before the interval, when Córdoba found a crucial response.

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In the 43rd minute, Kevin Villodres levelled the match for the hosts, converting after good work from Cristian Carracedo to send the teams into half-time at 1–1.

Córdoba’s coach turned to the bench at the break, introducing Jacobo Rodrigañez for Sergi Guardiola, and the change paid off. On 63 minutes, Rodrigañez completed the turnaround with Córdoba’s second goal, putting the home side ahead for the first time in the game.

The contest grew increasingly tense after a flurry of bookings: Andrés Cuenca and Cesar Gelabert Pina were cautioned for Sporting Gijón, while Rubén González, Pedro Ortiz and Diego Percan saw yellow for Córdoba.

Córdoba appeared to seal the points in the 88th minute. Albarrán struck their third goal, assisted by Diego Bri, to make it 3–1 and seemingly put the match out of reach. Sporting Gijón, however, refused to fold.

Deep into stoppage time, in the 90+3rd minute, Cesar Gelabert Pina pulled one back for the visitors, finishing a move created by substitute Dani Queipo to narrow the score to 3–2. Despite the late scare, Córdoba held firm through the final moments to secure the win.

Substitutions played a major role throughout, with both coaches reshaping their sides in the second half. Detailed statistics beyond goals, cards and substitutions are not available from the provided data.

For more on this fixture and the Segunda División standings, visit the full match page on Ballaxy.

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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