Nigerian duo Gift Monday and Rinsola Babajide delivered stellar performances on Saturday, contributing four goals as Costa Adeje Tenerife staged a remarkable second-half comeback to defeat Deportivo La Coruña 5-1 in their first Liga F match of 2025.

Match Summary

First Half: Henar Muina Asla gave Deportivo La Coruña the lead in the 25th minute, leaving Tenerife trailing at the break.
Second Half: The hosts roared back with an incredible display, scoring five unanswered goals:
Gift Monday equalized in the 51st minute and doubled her tally in the 64th minute with a clinical finish from Sandra Castello’s assist.
Rinsola Babajide made it 3-1 in the 69th minute, finishing off a pass from Claudia Blanco.
Polish midfielder Aleksandra Zaremba added the fourth, before Babajide set up Morocco’s Sakina Ouzraoui Diki for the final goal.
Player Highlights

Gift Monday: Played the full match, taking her season tally to six goals and two assists in 12 appearances.
Rinsola Babajide: Scored her fifth league goal and added her second assist of the season before being substituted in the 81st minute.

League Standing

The victory propelled Tenerife to sixth place on the Liga F table with 20 points from 14 games, bouncing back strongly from their heavy 6-2 defeat to champions FC Barcelona in December.

Next Fixture

Tenerife will face Granada CF, featuring in-form Nigerian forward Edna Imade, in their next league match on January 18, 2025.