Despite the pressure exerted during the second half, Las Palmas failed to recover in Castilla and lost 1-0 to Castellón, a result that took them out of joint leadership and ended their remarkable unbeaten run as visitors. As reported by Europa Press, Israel Suero’s decisive goal in the 75th minute allowed Castellon to climb into the promotion zone, where they now sit sixth in the table. Las Palmas, with 29 points, moved away from the leaders by three points after this defeat, breaking a series of eight matches they added away from home.
Racing Santander were one of the most prominent champions of the sixteenth round of LaLiga Hypermotion, as they crushed Eibar 4-0 in El Sardinero and strengthened their battle for first place in the standings. As reported by Europa Press, Iñigo Vicente played an essential role in this victory, scoring the first goal of the match and assisting the other three goals, starring Asier Villalibre, Javier Castro and Marco Sangalli. This performance allowed the Cantabrian team to reach 32 points and remain in direct conflict for the top spot alongside Deportivo La Coruna, which won on Saturday.
Europe Press explained that the local team’s superiority over Eibar, which was at the bottom of the table, was one of the keys to history. The Basque team, which is still in the relegation zone, did not find the necessary capabilities to stop Racing, led by the performance of Iñigo Vicente, who participated in all the goals of the match and was influential in the team’s offensive play. After Deportivo La Coruña added the same points, it maintains its position among the leaders of the competition, awaiting the development of the results in the coming days.
On the other hand, Cádiz regained its strength in the race to enter the promotion zone after defeating Córdoba 2-1 at the Nuevo Arcangel Stadium. According to Europa Press information, the Cádiz team won the match with two goals at the beginning of the second half, thanks to the work of De La Rosa and Diakite, thus ending a series of victories in which the team achieved only one victory in the previous nine matches. This victory revived their aspirations and generated new momentum in their quest for first places.
The relegation witnessed tense moments after the victories of Real Zaragoza and Mirandes, which changed the situation at the bottom of the standings. Zaragoza beat Leganés 3-2, while Mirandes won by the narrowest margin over Real Sociedad B. These results, according to Europa Press, increased the pressure on Leganes coach, Paco Lopez, due to his team’s problems in moving away from the danger zone.
Among the remaining results for the day, Europa Press reported a 1-1 draw between Real Sporting and Andorra, a 1-0 victory for Ceuta over Burgos, a narrow victory for Granada over Cultural Leonesa by the same score, and a 2-0 victory for Huesca over UD Almeria. Likewise, Albacete BP drew 0-0 with RC Deportivo, and Real Valladolid drew 1-1 with Málaga.
The date ended with a compressed qualifying schedule, with Racing reaffirming its goal of direct promotion and Castellon and Cádiz using their successes to close the gap with the advantaged region. As Europe Press explained, the victories achieved by the teams at the bottom increased the intensity of the competitive scenario, which increased the suffering of the bottom teams to escape from the last positions. Today’s development showed the solidity of the teams at the top and the changing dynamics in the chasing group, while the situation in the relegation zone maintains the interest of the fans and the technical staff of the participating clubs.