In the early morning of January 5, Beijing time, the third round of the Spanish King's Cup ushered in a match, espanyol away to the La Liga side Ponferradina. In the 86th minute of the second half, Shortly after Wu Lei came off the bench, Espanyol was awarded a penalty, and in the 88th minute he was equalized and the match was dragged into extra time.
La Liga has a good record, making it very easy for espanyol to go up and down the team, going to the middle of this week to play away to La Liga side Ponferradina, which is the third round of the Copa del Rey, the previous two rounds were eliminated by the lower-level teams Solares and Cristo Athletic, and Wu Lei delivered an assist and scored a goal respectively.
Unexpectedly, coach Moreno sent most of the main players, De Thomas, Puado and Morón to form the starting trident, and Wu Lei continued to sit on the bench.
In the opening 4th minute, De Thomas assisted Pedrosa to break the goal, and Espanyol made a fantastic start 1-0. After the goal, espanyol seemed to give up control of the ball, allowing Ponferradina to organize the attack with ease, and at the end of the first half, Espanyol temporarily took a 1-0 lead.
Entering the second half, the game was completely controlled by Ponferradina, and the Spaniards' defensive counter-attack created few threats, with only de Thomas once pushing in from a small angle and being saved by the opposing goalkeeper.
In the 86th minute of the match, the Spaniard's fifth substitution was given to Wu Lei, replacing Puado. To Wu Lei's embarrassment, a minute after playing, the Spaniard was awarded a penalty and the centre-back put down the opposing player in the penalty area.
In the 88th minute, Yuri Fonseca took a penalty to help Ponferradina equalize 1-1 and finally enter extra time.
For Wu Lei, the game entered extra time, which means that there are 30 more minutes of playing time, and it is very rare to get unexpected surprises, considering that there is no chance to play in the team recently. Wu Lei just came off the bench and was very physically energetic, taking advantage of the opponent's physical decline and seizing the opportunity to score goals.