A competition full of surprises, to the uneasiness of Girona and the joy of a Logroñés, from the Second RFEF, who now awaits the big Christmas, a first sword that will brighten the accounts. His was an unusual feat, as he reached the penalty shootout without a goalkeeper, as full-back Pol Arnau put on the gloves –– because the starter (Kike Royo, due to concussion) was injured in extra time and they had already been injured. made all the changes. The other Primera that fell was Villarreal, defeated by Pontevedra (1-0).
Míchel warned last week that his Girona would not give up any competition and fell in the Cup at the first opportunity, which in the 106th minute was left without a goalkeeper to put Pol Arnau between the sticks. And the genes were noticeable, as he went out on a couple of occasions successfully to cross balls, in the same way that he also caught a dangerous shot from Misehouy. It was time for penalties and Pol Arnau saved a maximum penalty from Abel Ruiz while Stuani hit the crossbar – it could have been a ghost goal. Logroñés only missed one and celebrated a victory as epic as it was suffered.
and leader in its category, completed the match against Marcelino’s yellow team (1-0), which rotated many players, partly required by the numerous injuries it accumulated. It all came from a throw-in towards the team’s Pichichi, Dali, who received it from the front, outlined himself and defined the long post with his left foot with a previous and uncomfortable bounce for goalkeeper Luiz Junior. A goal, a goal and a slap for Villarreal, already knocked out of the Cup.
Leganés also suffered a lot and went to penalties to beat Estepona (2-2), a team led by Oriol Riera – former player of Barça B Celta, Osasuna and Depor, among others – and which debuted a mat for the event (nine artificial grass and new lighting). The Second RFEF team took the lead twice thanks to a goal from Rubén Mesa and another from Orobio. But, with difficulties in the League, just two points from the border with the mud and that initially lined up a Haller who continues to refuse to face the goal, he found first in Munir and then in Javi Hernández the answer to his deficiencies, the so many of the tie. On penalties, in any case, he did not fail.
On the other hand, he was excited by Primera RFEF, who started the duel against Rayo with two early goals. But Iñigo Pérez’s team, where the waters were revolted by the three consecutive defeats in the League and by the morning guirigay – from the locker room it was leaked that the whereabouts of forward Raúl de Tomás was unknown, voices later denied by president Martín Presa By ensuring that he is still ill, he managed to turn the tie around (2-3) with goals from Trejo, Pedro Díaz and Embarba. Something similar happened to Betis, which added nonsense in the Conference and disappointments in the League, and narrowly missed being derailed from the Cup against Sant Andreu, from the Second RFEF (1-3). Although the Andalusian team took the lead with a goal from Chimy Ávila, the encouragement of Narcís Sala pushed the locals, who sealed the tie before the intermission. Then came Bartra’s goal, Abde’s culmination and relief for Betis.
In addition, Valencia beat Ejea; Huesca to Nàstic (0-1); Eldense against Cádiz (0-1); Ourense against Dépor (1-0); Almería against Cultural (1-2) and Tenerife against Zamora (0-0) on penalties.
