In the early morning of December 15, Beijing time, the second round of the Spanish King's Cup began to compete, and espanyol welcomed the challenge of The Spanish B team Cristo Athletic in the away challenge. After 90 minutes of fierce fighting, Espanyol reversed in the second half after losing the first goal at the beginning of the first half, and they eliminated their opponents with a score of 2-1.
In this match, espanyol lined up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, and Wu Lei got the starting opportunity. The goalkeeper is No. 34 Joan Garcia, the four at the back are No. 17 Didac, No. 4 Cabrera, No. 5 Carrero and No. 2 Migulon, the double back is No. 6 Moranes and No. 8 Merida, the front three are No. 7 Wulei, No. 14 Melendo and No. 23 Embarba, and the front is No. 16 Morlon.
Just six minutes into the first half, home-playing Atlético Cristo took the lead, Suardea received a free kick from his teammate and a header from inside the box, making it 1-0. In the 11th minute, Wu Lei scored a goal with a supplementary shot, but was blown invalid because of offside. In the 23rd minute, Moron's close-range shot from the back post was slightly higher.
In the 46th minute of the game, Moron sent an assist, Wu Lei grabbed the point in front of the goal, and espanyol tied the score 1-1. Wu Lei scored his club first goal of the season, breaking his 342-day club goal drought. In the 49th minute, Wu Lei single-handedly destroyed the opposing goalkeeper and missed the opportunity to open the scoring twice. Wu Lei, the hero of the 58th minute goal, was replaced. The match progressed until the 85th minute when Serch Gomez scored and Espanyol won 2-1.
In the final 90 minutes of the match, Espanyol won the 2-1 victory over Cristo Athletic with goals from Wu Lei and Serch Gomez, and successfully reached the third round of the Copa del Rey. In this match, Wu Lei scored his first goal since January 7 this year, directing the Spanish reversal.