Real Oviedo faced the visit to the Carlos Belmonte with the need to rediscover victory after two matches at the Carlos Tartiere where the blue team had managed a draw and a loss. Opposite them, an Albacete Balompié also in need of points in front of their home crowd. The match started with a lot of balance, although Oviedo managed to slightly take control of the game. However, Julián Calero's team struggled to find spaces, and clear chances were absent in the early stages.

The first big opportunity of the match bore the blue team's mark. Aisar found Jacobo with a good cross, and the Oviedo midfielder had the first goal at his feet, but his shot was too weak and ended up in Mariño's hands. Albacete responded shortly after with a shot from the edge of the box that Aarón cleared. In a tight match with few chances, Pablo Sáez began to take center stage. First, with a good move down the wing that ended with a shot from Younes and a corner kick after the Manchegan defense's clearance.

And it was precisely Pablo Sáez who opened the scoring. Oviedo recovered the ball in the opponent's half, and after Işfan's intervention, the Spanish attacker received the ball in a favorable position to showcase his left foot. His shot, low and precise to the post, beat Mariño and made it 0-1 at the Carlos Belmonte. A goal that rewarded the blue team's good work in an evenly matched first half and allowed Oviedo to head into the locker room in the lead.

After the break, the match followed the same script. Real Oviedo made no changes and continued looking for solutions with little possession, while Albacete took the initiative, forced by the scoreline. In the 65th minute, Calero made substitutions, bringing on Aldasoro and Mingo, and later Nacho Vidal and Enzo Pérez also joined the game. The pace remained slow, and the score stayed in Oviedo's favor. A shot from Aldasoro, deflected for a corner, was one of the few blue team approaches during this phase.

In the final minutes, Albacete pushed harder, especially through set-piece actions, but the Carbayona defense managed to hold firm. When the match seemed to be heading to its conclusion, Aarón Escandell appeared once again to support the team: in the 89th minute, the blue goalkeeper won a one-on-one against Álex Rubio after a dangerous play by the locals and prevented the equalizer. In the final stretch, Dieguito Menéndez also made his professional debut in league competition. Oviedo had to work until the very last moment to protect their lead and thus secured a victory that marked their first win of the season.