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At 4:00 a.m. Beijing time on January 5, a match in the third round of the Copa del Rey began to compete, and the Spaniards challenged The La Liga side Pomferradina. In the first half, Serch Dadel's long-range shot was deflected wide, Pedrosa's low shot broke the net, and Melamed's shot was confiscated by the goalkeeper. In the second half, Anton volleyed off target, Lopez defused Naranjo's one-handed shot, Wu Lei came on as a substitute in the 86th minute, and Yuri scored a penalty to equalize. In extra time, Barre's long-range shot was deflected, Di Mata's header was deflected off the top of the goal, and Wu Lei's shot was blocked. No goals were scored in extra time and a penalty shootout was entered. López saved two penalties. In the end, the Spaniard beat Ponferradina 4-2 and successfully advanced.
Shortly after the match began, the Spaniards were threatening and Serch-Duddell tried a long-range shot at the top of the penalty area to hit the top right corner, but the kick was deflected. In the 3rd minute, espanyol scored! Pedrosa inserted a push into the near corner from the left side of the penalty area and the ball went into the net. The Spaniard got off to a fantastic start. There was quite a while after that when the two sides played a bit dull and didn't create too good opportunities. In the 23rd minute, Vidal made a mistake in his return pass and passed the ball directly to his opponent, Ponferradina attacked on the spot, but the final shot was too right and Lopez easily confiscated the ball.
In the 32nd minute, when Lopez came out to catch the ball, he quickly landed on the ground to hold the ball to avoid being shot by the other side. As a result, he accidentally knocked Enrić down. Enrić fell to the ground in pain. In the end, Enrić was unable to hold on and was replaced by Dani Ohda. In the 43rd minute, Melamet crossed the crotch on the left side of the penalty area and shot with his feet, the action was very dashing, but the shot was too positive, and the goalkeeper took the ball off. At the end of the half, Espanyol led Ponferradina 1-0. Espanyol didn't have many chances in the first half, scoring 1 goal on 4 shots.
The second half was easy to fight again. In the 46th minute, Anton volleyed just outside the penalty area and the ball deflected slightly off the left upright. Three minutes later, the Spaniard created a threat through a cross from the flank, and Puado shot directly into the near corner in the middle of the penalty area, slightly offside, which was really a little bit worse. In the 56th minute, Christian Rodriguez made a slight adjustment after receiving the ball on the perimeter, and he shot from a distance and kicked high.
Seven minutes later, Ponferradina had a great chance when Naranjo faced the goalkeeper's one-handed chance from close range on the left side of the penalty area, but his shot was saved by the onrushing Lopez. López's save was crucial. Ponferradina's offensive during this time was a bit fierce, and the Spaniards were a bit awkward. In the 69th minute, Dani Ohda cut inside from the edge of the penalty area and then shot into the bottom left corner of the goal with his feet slightly offside. Pomferradina then won a free-kick in front of him, only to shoot high on goal.
In the 86th minute, Wu Lei finally came on the field, and he replaced Puado. However, soon after Wu Lei came on, the Spaniard gave his opponent a penalty. Yuri hit the penalty to equalize. In the 91st minute, relying on a corner kick opportunity, Di Mata grabbed a nodding ball and attacked the goal, but unfortunately the ball was released by the defender standing on the goal line. At the end of regular time, the two sides played 1-1 and had to go into extra time.
In the 98th minute, after receiving a pass from Wu Lei in the front, Kaidi Barre pushed forward with the ball, then shot from a distance, and the ball was slightly off the left upright. In the 100th minute, Embarba faked a fall in the penalty area and was shown a yellow card by the referee. In the 107th minute, Di Mata's close-range header in front of goal was deflected off the top. Four minutes later, Wu Lei's long-range shot from outside was blocked. At the end of extra time, the score was still 1-1, and it was a penalty shootout! López saved two penalties. In the end, espanyol beat Ponferradina 4-2.