Playing away to the lower-level team Atlético Cristo, espanyol struggled to win and advance to the next round. For Chinese fans, the best news of this campaign is Wu Lei's goal, which also allowed him to break the 342-day ball drought and finally defeat the heart demon.
In the second round of the Spanish Copa del Rey, Wu Lei played for Espanyol away to the 3rd division team Cristo Athletic. In this game, Wu Lei partner Morón started in the front line, and the other starters were Melendo, Melamede, Moranes, Merida and others, the top scorer De Thomas, the main goalkeeper Diego López was suspended, and he did not go out with the team.
Just 6 minutes into the first half, the home team took the lead with a set-piece opportunity to lead espanyol 1-0.
Just one minute into the second half, Wu Lei equalised for the team. Mo Long sent the ball to the penalty area on the outside of the left side, and Wu Lei easily "ate the cake" in front of the goal to make the score 1-1. This is also his second contribution to the team after assisting in the first round of the Copa del Rey. However, only 1 minute later, the Spaniard's midfielder sent a delicate straight plug, Wu Lei inserted into the penalty area at high speed to form a single knife, but the shot was saved by the opposing goalkeeper.
In the 58th minute, Wu Lei was replaced by teammate Puado. Apparently, he missed several good opportunities, leaving manager Moreno not satisfied.
Subsequently, the Spaniards took advantage of their strength and besieged the other side at half-time.
In the 83rd minute, the Spaniard took a well-placed free kick on the left side of the field, Dudel drove out, and the Spaniard jumped up in front of the goal to the top, but deflected the ball off the top.
In the 86th minute, Dadel crossed from a 45-degree angle on the right, the Spaniard first wrapped up the goalkeeper to kick the ball, the other side blocked the ball, and then Gomez preemptively volleyed the goal in the chaotic battle, and finally reversed for the team, 2-1. It is worth mentioning that Gomez only came on the field 3 minutes before the goal, and did not expect to break the goal not long after playing, building a miracle for the team. I have to say that Moreno is really a god change this time.
In the end, Espanyol made a difficult comeback 2-1 away from home and successfully advanced to the next round. This also means that Wu Lei is also likely to have one more chance to start.