Late drama as ten-man Ceuta snatch point at Real Zaragoza in Segunda División thriller

Real Zaragoza were denied a vital home win in the Segunda División as ten-man AD Ceuta FC battled back to secure a 2–2 draw in a dramatic finale on matchday 36.

The visitors struck first on 32 minutes. Konrad de la Fuente put Ceuta ahead, finishing a move created by Anuar Tuhami, who supplied the assist to make it 0–1. Zaragoza were forced into a triple reshuffle before the break, with Lucas Martínez, Keidi Bare and Hugo Pinilla all substituted before half-time.

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The game swung after the interval. Ceuta’s Yago Cantero was sent off in the 49th minute, leaving the away side to defend their lead with ten men. Zaragoza quickly capitalised: in the 57th minute Roberto González levelled the score at 1–1, converting after good work from Francho Serrano.

Relentless Zaragoza pressure eventually brought what looked like a decisive breakthrough. In the 85th minute, Dani Gómez stepped up to score from the penalty spot, putting the hosts 2–1 ahead as the match moved into its closing stages.

Ceuta, however, refused to fold. The visitors’ bench made a series of changes, including the introduction of José Campaña, who proved crucial. In the 89th minute, Campaña set up Marcos Fernández to fire home an equaliser, rescuing a 2–2 draw against the run of play.

Ceuta collected a flurry of bookings, with yellow cards shown to Carlos Hernández, Anuar Tuhami, José Juan Romero, José Matos and goalscorer Marcos Fernández, underlining the intensity of their rearguard effort after the red card. Zaragoza’s Roberto González was also booked in the second half.

Beyond the confirmed goals, cards and substitutions, detailed statistical data and further match events were not available at the time of writing. For more on this fixture, visit the full match page on Ballaxy: Real Zaragoza vs AD Ceuta FC.

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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