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Las Palmas closes the first half with a draw and a direct promotion position (1-1)

The first half of the 2025-26 season ended with a draw (1-1) against Deportivo de la Coruña. UD Las Palmas delivered an excellent performance to the 25,193 spectators who attended the Estadio de Gran Canaria, earning a point that allows them to reach the halfway mark of the competition in a direct promotion position.

Jesé Rodríguez scored again and also sent another ball to the post. Jonathan Viera missed a penalty, with the goalkeeper's save and the crossbar in a match where the yellows reacted to the goal against scored by Villares.

Cristian Gutiérrez was the final solution adopted by the yellow coach to replace the suspended Clemente, as the only change compared to the starting eleven that won in Zaragoza. And it was precisely Cristian who launched the first local attack just seconds into the game.

UD Las Palmas approached the match with intensity, trying to impose their rhythm and play in such an important encounter. Jesé was close to scoring the first goal in the 14th minute, after several mutual attacks. The forward finished with a shot to the post after a beautiful play between Viera (a backheel pass in depth) and Manu Fuster (a header control and pass to the striker).

It was Deportivo who found the 0-1 first, with a previous play by Yeremay that Horkas deflected to a corner. But in the next action, Villares scored with a bicycle kick at the far post.

Half an hour in, the equalizer could have been restored when Jesé was fouled for a penalty in the Galician area. Viera took the shot, but goalkeeper Ferllo deflected it with the help of the crossbar. He also had time to stop the second shot by Mika Mármol.

All these events did not discourage the island players or their fans. Las Palmas maintained the same approach until finally, the equalizing goal came through a strike by the insatiable Jesé Rodríguez. The Gran Canarian striker turned and connected with a cross from Amatucci, sending the ball out of the visiting goalkeeper's reach.

The match maintained its intensity in the second half, although chances were not as abundant. Both goalkeepers made notable saves from close-range shots by Ale García and Stoichkov, in that order, in the best opportunities before the hour mark.

The chances decreased in number during a second half with greater caution, which ultimately ended in a draw after an intense battle.

Match summary
UD Las Palmas
UD Las Palmas
LALIGA HYPERMOTION · M21
1
-
1
Estadio Gran Canaria
RC Deportivo
RC Deportivo
Line-ups
Dinko Horkas photo
01Dinko Horkas
Álvaro Fernández photo
24Álvaro Fernández
Viti Rozada photo
17Viti Rozada
Adrià Alti photo
02Adrià Alti
Cristian Gutiérrez photo
23Cristian Gutiérrez82’
Giacomo Quagliata photo
12Giacomo Quagliata
Enzo Loiodice photo
12Enzo Loiodice
Diego Villares photo
08Diego Villares81’
Sergio Barcia photo
06Sergio Barcia
Arnau Comas photo
03Arnau Comas
Mika Mármol photo
03Mika Mármol
Lucas Noubi photo
04Lucas Noubi
Lorenzo Amatucci photo
16Lorenzo Amatucci
Luismi Cruz photo
19Luismi Cruz50’
Jonathan Viera photo
21Jonathan Viera66’
Mario Soriano photo
21Mario Soriano
Jesé photo
10Jesé66’
Yeremay Hernández photo
10Yeremay Hernández82’
Manu Fuster photo
14Manu Fuster86’
Juan Diego Molina Martínez photo
22Juan Diego Molina Martínez67’
David Mella photo
11David Mella
Substitutes
Luis García
Antonio Hidalgo
Álex Suárez photo
04Álex Suárez82’
Germán Parreño photo
01Germán Parreño
Nicolás Benedetti photo
07Nicolás Benedetti86’
Dani Barcia photo
05Dani Barcia
Iván Gil photo
08Iván Gil66’
Charlie Patino photo
06Charlie Patino81’
José Antonio Caro photo
13José Antonio Caro
Samuele Mulattieri photo
07Samuele Mulattieri82’
Edward Cedeño photo
18Edward Cedeño
Zakaria Eddahchouri photo
09Zakaria Eddahchouri67’
Ale García photo
22Ale García45’
Eric Puerto photo
13Eric Puerto
25Milos Lukovic
José Gragera photo
16José Gragera
26Iñaki González
José Ángel photo
20José Ángel50’
27Valentín Pezzolesi
27Samu Fernández
35Adri Suárez
32Bil Nsongo
39Estanis Pedrola66’
35Rubén López
Goals
(0 - 1)
Diego Villares
21’
Jesé
42’
(1 - 1)
Match officials
Manuel Ángel Pérez Hernández
Referee
Gonzalo López de la Llave
Assistant Referee 1
Sergio Rebollo Merino
Assistant Referee 2
Antonio Sánchez Sánchez
Fourth official
Iván Caparros Hernández
VAR
Rubén Ávalos Barrera
AVAR