📝 Match report

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Real Valladolid breathed again at the José Zorrilla. After the hammering defeat to Real Oviedo and the painful away draw against Ceuta, the pressure was closing in on Fran Escribá and a team that seemed incapable of functioning at home. But Arnu, goal and assist, and Víctor Fernández, both a goal and a penalty won, led Valladolid's comeback against Córdoba (3-1), and did they ever need it. Matchday 7 offered the Pucela some air when they looked like they were suffocating.

Starting off losing is already a tiresome classic. The Pucela fell behind courtesy of an own goal from Miguel Rubio in the 4th minute, one of those defensive gifts that have haunted the team. Latasa saw yellow almost immediately, so unease was spreading through the José Zorrilla in those early moments. Córdoba, looking to build on last matchday's victory in Albacete, came out confident, but Valladolid needed to react or the afternoon would turn into a disaster.

Arnu equalised in the 38th after an assist from Ponceau, and with that goal came the first breath of relief. Arnu, alongside Barberá, were scoring for the first team for the first time, so the equaliser meant more than just a number on the scoreboard. After the break, Víctor Jr. made it 2-1 in the 54th, finishing off a move crafted by Arnu himself. The Real Valladolid academy product got his first professional goal, did it at Zorrilla—the stadium of his childhood dreams—and earned a huge ovation from the crowd. The cherry on top: a call-up to the Spanish U20 squad, which he found out about right after the final whistle. Barberá wrapped it up, completing a goalscoring debut afternoon for the white-and-purple academy lads. None of them have scored again. The five players have exactly one goal each. It's the perfect X-ray of a Valladolid side that finally found the spark in the opposition box after weeks of attacking drought.

The important thing is the damage wasn't worse. The local academy had been waiting weeks for gestures like this, chances to believe there's a project here. The last time Valladolid played at home, it ended in a 0-3 hammering against Real Oviedo. That result brought the first boos directed at the team and the manager, plus the first chants calling for Fran Escribá's head. Today at least there were no boos. They'll need to keep fighting the structural problems this team has, but at least this afternoon was theirs.

By Elopi23 · express report

Result

Real Valladolid and Córdoba CF have already met on matchday 7. The score is above; the report and full stats will be expanded.