Córdoba CF claimed an important 1–0 home win over Real Zaragoza on matchday 35 of the Segunda División, thanks to a decisive second-half strike from Rubén González.
The match remained goalless through a tight first half, with few clear details available beyond a rising level of physicality before the break. Córdoba midfielder Ismael Ruiz received a yellow card in the 45th minute and was substituted at half-time for Alberto Del Moral, signalling an early tactical adjustment from the home side.
The breakthrough arrived in the 71st minute. Rubén González finished off a move created by Cristian Carracedo, whose assist unlocked the Zaragoza defence and put Córdoba 1–0 ahead. It was the game’s only goal and ultimately the difference between the sides.
Real Zaragoza struggled to turn their second-half possession spells into chances and instead saw their frustrations grow, reflected in a run of bookings. Toni Moya, Jawad El Yamiq, Juan Larios, Hugo Pinilla, Marcos Cuenca and Nikola Čumić were all shown yellow cards for the visitors in a stop-start contest.
Córdoba made a series of changes to protect their lead, introducing Diego Bri, Diego Percan, Dalisson de Almeida and later Nikolay Obolskiy to add fresh legs in the closing stages. Zaragoza responded with attacking substitutions of their own, including Kenan Kodro and Čumić, but could not find an equaliser.
The final minutes featured further cautions for Córdoba players Iker Álvarez and Albarrán, underlining a tense finish as the hosts held on to secure all three points.
More granular match statistics, full line-ups and minute-by-minute chance descriptions were not available at the time of writing. For additional context and updates, visit the full match centre on Ballaxy: Córdoba CF vs Real Zaragoza.
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