Copa del Rey: Espanyol wins penalty shootout to advance Wu Lei came off the bench and nearly scored

In the early morning of January 5, Beijing time, the 16th quarter-final of the Spanish King's Cup began to compete. Espanyol played away to La Liga side Ponferradina, and in this match, Espanyol lined up the full main squad, and Wu Lei did not enter the starting list. The two teams drew 1-1 in regular time into extra time. Both sides scored in extra time and the two teams went on penalties. In the end, the Spaniards won on penalties, eliminating Ponferradina 4-2 on aggregate to advance to the next round of the Copa del Rey.

In the 4th minute of the first half, De Thomas scored at the top of the arc of the penalty area, Pedrosa inserted a left-footed push to break the goal, and the Spaniard made a fantastic start, leading 1-0. Since then, the two sides have attacked and defended each other, but failed to rewrite the score, and in the 87th minute of the second half, Wu Lei came on as a substitute to replace Puado. In the 88th minute, Yuri took the ball with his back in the penalty area, was put down by the Espanyol defender, the referee decisively awarded a penalty, Yuri himself took the shot, Ponferradina equalized 1-1.

In extra time, Wu Lei was active. In the 99th minute, Wu Lei's diagonal pass from the top of the arc of the penalty area, Barry stopped the ball and the shot was blocked by the goalkeeper, and in the 112th minute, Wu Lei received a cross from his teammate near the line of the penalty area, and after a slight adjustment, he got up and shot with his feet, and the ball hit the defender and popped up.

The two teams eventually entered a penalty shootout, with both sides hitting penalties in the first round, but then Ponferradina conceded three consecutive rounds and the Spaniard hit a steady shot. He won the penalty shootout 3-1 and eliminated his opponent 4-2 on aggregate to advance to the Round of 16 of the Copa del Rey.