Granada CF 1 : 1 Deportivo La Coruna - Granada hit back to punish wasteful Deportivo

Posted Sunday, October 04, 2015 by PA

A second-half equaliser from Piti rescued a point for Granada and denied Deportivo La Coruna a third straight Primera Division win.

The forward's 65th-minute strike cancelled out Fayal Fayr's goal midway through the first half to give the Andalusians their first point in five matches, lifting them off the foot of the table for 24 hours at least.

Jonathan Rodriguez should have given the Galicians an early lead when Granada goalkeeper Andres Fernandez spilled the ball out to his feet, but the Uruguayan was unable to keep his effort down.

Fajr compensated for his team-mate's profligacy by striking a Fernando Navarro cutback first time to surprise Fernandez and put Depor ahead on 25 minutes,

Luis Alberto and Celso Borges both squandered chances to put the visitors further ahead before the break and early in the second half Alberto and Rodriguez missed further opportunities.

However, Granada soon managed to get a grip on the game. Piti fired a warning shot from way outside the area which struck a post and then Youssef El Arabi had a shot deflected wide.

The hosts' pressure paid off when Piti connected with a cross from Robert Ibanez and beat German Lux, although the goal could have been ruled out as Cristiano Biraghi was in an offside position when he played in Ibanez.

Granada remain in the relegation zone despite the draw.