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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. Espanyol's record in the league is ok, with 7 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats in the first 19 league games, temporarily ranking 11th. Espanyol's recent form has been less stable, basically winning and losing. In the Copa del Rey, due to the relatively weak opponents encountered, the Spaniards still won in succession, but they did not play very easily, beating Solaris 3-2 in the first round and Defeating Cristo Athletic 2-1 in the second round. And this time the Spaniards played against Ponferradina. The Spaniard played against this team when they played in La Liga, winning both legs. Playing again today, the Spaniards once again won again over Pomferradina.
Moreno was out of 442 formations for the match. López served as the starting goalkeeper. Pedrosa, Cabrera, Serch Gomez and Alex Vidal are paired at 4 defenders. Mela mede, Serch-Dadel, Barry and Puado form a four-midfielder. The attacking combination of De Thomas and Morón joined forces. Wu Lei failed to make his start. In the previous two Copa del Rey matches, Wu Lei was able to start, but this time he was placed on the bench. Perhaps Moreno thinks that this opponent is very strong and needs to line up a stronger lineup to have any hope of winning the game.
Espanyol started well, with Pedrosa scoring for Espanyol in the 3rd minute, scoring a low shot into the near corner of the penalty area and the goalkeeper was helpless. However, the Spaniards after the goal played a bit conservatively and did not create many decent opportunities on the offensive end. Ponferradina, on the other hand, was more slow and hot, basically sleepwalking in the first half, creating only one good chance, and it was caused by the opponent's passing error. At the end of the half, Espanyol led Ponferradina 1-0.
In the second half, Ponferradina fought backwaters, launched an onslaught, and constantly created good opportunities. Anton's volley was slightly offside, Rodriguez's long-range shot was a little higher, Naranjo's close-range one-handed shot was deflected by Lopez, Dani Ochda's long-range shot was deflected, and the Spaniard was completely suppressed. Wu Lei came on as a substitute in the 86th minute. However, soon after he came on the field, the Spaniard gave his opponent a penalty opportunity, and Yuri made a point and personally took the shot. Espanyol paid the price for a poor performance in the second half. The goal left both sides forced them into extra time.
In extra time, the Spaniard regained control of the initiative and constantly attacked, but he was always unable to score. Barre's long-range shot was deflected, Di Mata's header was deflected over the top, Pedrosa's long-range shot was deflected and Wu Lei's long-range shot was blocked. Wu Lei sent a wonderful pass in the 115th minute, but unfortunately teammate Kareiras stopped and missed a one-handed opportunity. There were no goals in extra time and had to go into a penalty shootout. In the penalty shootout, espanyol goalkeeper López was amazing, and he saved two penalties, which was amazing. Lopez was a god in world war! He helped espanyol beat Ponferradina 4-2 to advance to the next round.