Saturday's LaLiga Hypermotion Matchday 2: Oviedo's home shock, emotional tribute at Belmonte and Ceuta's winless run continues

Before the main event of Sporting-Burgos comes around, let's recap what Saturday's matchday 2 in LaLiga Hypermotion served up: four matches, a local side giving themselves a fright at home, a tribute that overshadowed the result, and a Ceuta side still unable to get going. Let's break it down match by match.

Real Oviedo 0-1 CD Leganés

Let me start with the one that brings me the most joy. Oviedo dominated from start to finish —24 shots to Leganés's 5, enough possession to go around and give away—and still left the Tartiere empty-handed. Gharbi put the visitors ahead on the quarter hour and, to make matters worse, visiting keeper Raúl Fernández saw red before the half-hour mark. Over seventy minutes with a man up, the crowd pushing them on, and nothing. Zero goals, zero points, a second home defeat in two matchdays. That's Segunda football for you, neighbours: you dominate, you've got the opposition down to ten men, and you walk away with zilch. That's just how it goes. 😏

Albacete 1-2 Real Sociedad B

The most heartfelt match of the day. The Belmonte paid tribute to Ión Gómez, nutritionist for the San Sebastián reserve team who passed away this week, and Sanse dedicated their second goal to his memory. On the pitch, Mariezkurrena made it 0-2 with a header before the break and Dani Bernabéu pulled one back for Albacete in the 80th to give the home side their first defeat of the season. First win for the San Sebastián boys.

AD Ceuta FC 0-2 UD Las Palmas

The match with the heaviest message off the pitch. Both sets of players took to the Alfonso Murube wearing shirts with the message "Ceuta is not for sale, Ceuta must be defended", in solidarity with the migration crisis gripping the city. Once play got underway, Miyashiro put the Canaries ahead from a rebound (VAR corrected an incorrectly flagged offside) and Manu Fuster sealed it in the 68th. Las Palmas celebrate their second straight win on the club's 77th anniversary; Ceuta suffer a second defeat and remain pointless in their new stadium's debut.

CD Eldense 2-2 Cádiz CF

The wildest of Saturday's bunch, four goals in 25 minutes of the second half: Mariano Carmona put Eldense ahead, Ibon Sánchez levelled for Cádiz, Guillermo Macho restored the home side's lead and Antonio Cordero signed off on a 2-2 draw. Points shared at the Pepico Amat between two sides still chasing their first win.

That's four of the eleven matches from matchday 2 sorted. The best is yet to come: today brings Sporting-Burgos at El Molinón, with Forés and Gragera back home. You know where to catch it.

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