On January 5, Beijing time, the 1/16 final of the Copa del Rey, Espanyol played away to Pomferradina. In the first half, Pedrosa blitzed and yi bian fought again, and the opponent equalized on the penalty. The two sides were unable to rewrite the score, and the match went to a penalty shootout after extra time, in which Diego López saved the penalty twice. In the end, the match ended with Espanyol beating Pomferradina 1-1 (3-1 on penalties) to advance to the Round of 16 of the Copa del Rey.
Starters: 13-Diego López, 22-Alex Vidal, 24-Selch Gomez, 4-Cabrera, 3-Pedrosa, 20-Cady Barre, 10-Dudel, 21-Melamede, 9-Puado, 16-Moron, 11-De-Thomas
Substitutes: 1-Oyer, 5-Calero, 7-Wu Lei, 8-Merida, 12-Oscar Hill, 14-Melendo, 17-Didak, 18-Di Mata, 23-Embarba, 29-Carreras, 40-Villahermosa
Substitution: 46' Nbarbamela Med
58' Oscar Hill Alex Vidal
72' Carreras Moron
72' Di Matad Thomas
86' Wu Lei Pu Addo
113' Meridabarre
In the 3rd minute, Vidal's low cross from the wing was blocked and Dadel followed up with a long-range shot. In the 4th minute, De Thomas scored from the edge of the penalty area, and Pedrosa inserted a small angle to push the near corner to win! Ponferradina 0-1 Espanyol.
In the 4th minute of first-half stoppage time, De Thomas knocked back and Dadel shot high from distance. In the 46th minute, Embarba came on top of the scene to replace Meramed. In the 49th minute, Vidal's 45-degree cross into the box was deflected off a volley.
In the 58th minute, Oscar Hill came on and replaced Vidal. In the 72nd minute, Carreras and Di Mata came on board to replace Morón and De Tomas. In the 86th minute, Wu Lei came on and replaced Puado.
In the 87th minute, Serch Gomez fell against Yuri in the penalty area, and the referee awarded a penalty, which Yuri hit. Ponferradina 1-1 Espanyol. In the second minute of second-half stoppage time, Embarba's corner kick was sent out and Di Mata's header was cleared off the opposition goal line.
The two sides fought 1-1 in regular time and entered extra time.
In the 99th minute, Barre advanced and fired a long-range shot that was deflected. In the 109th minute, Carreras crossed and Di Mata's header was deflected off the top. In the 113th minute, Merida came on and replaced her with a barre.
In extra time, the two teams exchanged white rolls into a penalty shootout. In the penalty shootout, Embarba, Barre and Merida hit the penalty, and Diego López saved the opponent's penalty in the 2nd and 4th rounds.
The match ended with Espanyol beating Ponferradina 1-1 (3-1 on penalties).
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