On the evening of January 15, Beijing time, the Spanish King's Cup 1/8 final began a match, and espanyol played away to Mallorca. In the 32nd minute of the first half, Japan international Ku Jianying's free kick directly scored to help Mallorca lead 1-0, the whole team celebrated, sitting on the bench Wu Lei witnessed Jiu Jianying's miraculous performance.
In the past three rounds of the Copa del Rey, espanyol have been thrilling to qualify, and the last round of away games relied on penalties to pass. Espanyol then start playing against La Liga teams, the round of 16 against old rivals Mallorca, and the two teams returned to La Liga from La Liga last season.
In La Liga this season, Espanyol have a sluggish away record, winning 1, drawing 4 and losing 5 in 10 games, beating Valencia only, including 0-1 losses to Mallorca, while only winning 2 and 6 defeats in the last 8 away games against Mallorca.
In the starting lineup, espanyol sent De Thomas, Puado and Di Mata forward trident, Wu Lei continued to come on as a substitute, and Cady Barry, Dadel and Alex Vidal sat in midfield.
After the opening, the two teams directly attacked. In the 6th minute, Jumei Costa fired a long-range shot straight high from outside the box. In the 15th minute, Pedrosa's shot was confiscated by the Mallorca goalkeeper after two consecutive shots. In the 29th minute, De Thomas fired a shot from a long range that went just wide over the crossbar.
In the 30th minute, Rodriguez went straight, Ndiaye was overturned by Gomez at the front of the penalty area, and the referee showed Gomez a yellow card and awarded Mallorca a free kick opportunity.
In the 32nd minute, Japan international Kumiying took a free kick directly into the goal, the ball went over the wall and quickly drilled into the net, goalkeeper Diego Lopez did not save, Mallorca 1-0 ahead of the city.
This goal is the first goal of the King's Cup of the season, and he also has 2 assists. Returning to Mallorca this season, Jiu Jianying sat firmly in the main force of the team, and now the free kick is directly scored, and the footwork is very exquisite.
A yellow card and a conceded goal left Espanyol at a loss and the away was in a desperate situation. Manager Moreno sent Di Mata to start, which is the biggest failure, the Belgian forward is almost invisible, it is better to send Wu Lei to partner Puado, forming a two-wing flight.