Celta 1 - Oviedo 0

Celta: Cavallero (Pinto 87'); Velasco, Berizzo, Cáceres, Juanfran; Giovanella (Jayo 80'), Vagner; Karpin, Mostovoi, Gustavo López (Edu 73'); Catanha. 4-2-3-1.
Oviedo: Esteban; Martinovic, Danjou, Gaspar, Boris; Jaime (Collymore 65'), Keita (Raúl 55'); Paunovic (Rubén 78'), Tomic, Iván Ania; Oli. 4-2-3-1.

Team changes: Celta: Juanfran, Giovanella, Karpin, Mostovoi, Gustavo López for Yago, Jayo, Jesuli, Edu, Tomás / Oviedo: Martinovic, Jaime, Paunovic for Onopko, Amieva, Geni.

Goals:
1-0. 59. Catanha. Powerful header into top corner after cross from Gustavo López.

Celta moved away from the nether reaches of the first division with a narrow victory over Oviedo. The scoreline though doesn't do justice to Celta's domination of the game, with Oviedo barely managing a shot on goal throughout the match. Celta were for once at what could be considered full strength, with Juanfran and Karpin returning after a one match ban and Giovanella and Mostovoi coming back in. Oviedo were missing their midfield powerhouse Onopko who was out injured, and with Collymore still overweight and not anywhere near fit enough to play a full 90 minutes, Antic went for the fashionable 4-2-3-1 line-up with Oli playing alone up front.

And Oli was the only one to trouble Cavallero in the first half, the home-grown forward being incorrectly ruled offside when he only had the keeper to beat. Other than that it was all Celta, although Oviedo's disciplined back four left little space for the forwards to work, and their actual attempts at goal were few and far between. Esteban was on top form in the visitors' goal, saving a long shot by Vagner in the first half and another effort by Karpin just after the break. As usual Celta's attacks came down the wings, and just before the hour mark Catanha made the break through after a cross from Gustavo López out on the left.

Antic decided it was about time for Stan-the-man to come on, but once more he contributed nothing in what was probably to be his last appearance for the club. Celta continued to attack and only Esteban stood in the way of a large defeat, saving at close range from Edu near the end amongst others. With Víctor about to make his third substitution, frantic signals from Cavallero in the goalmouth made him change his mind, which was just as well as the keeper had to go off immediately with an injury, Pinto coming on to play out the last three minutes or so. The result keeps up Celta's recent excellent form, and takes them up to thirteenth in the table. Oviedo fall to their fifth defeat in a row, and now have the four relegation candidates snapping at their feet, with Numancia only a point behind themand Real Sociedad at three. They need a victory in their next home match or Antic will be history. Relegation looms.