Leganes win as Espanyol's Hermoso digs own grave with 2 own goals

Leganes on Sunday earned a 3-2 home win over Espanyol in the 21st round of the La Liga football championship, thanks to two own goals from Mario Hermoso.

Hermoso pulled off a hat-trick of the match after first scoring the two goals in his own net, then attempted to atone by making one in the opponent's net as well. But Espanyol couldn't find the third goal, reports Efe.

The 22-year-old Spanish defender opened the scoring -- for Leganes -- with his first own goal 11 minutes into the match, held at the Municipal de Butarque stadium.

In the second half, Espanyol defender Marc Navarro levelled the score in the 49th minute, but Leganes' forward Miguel Angel Guerrero put his team in the lead in the 69th minute.

Hermoso got his team in trouble after scoring another own goal in the 82nd minute, but managed to find the back of Leganes's net in the 89th minute.

Leganes, who ousted Real Madrid from the Spanish Cup last week, jumped to the 10th spot in the La Liga standings with 28 points, leaving Espanyol in the 14th with 24.

--IANS

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