The King’s Cup continues to provide surprises. This Thursday, Espanyol increased the list of first division teams eliminated by lower category teams after losing to Atlético Baleares, the second federation team, three categories below. Parrot team, with sterile field … Unscathed throughout the match, they suffered a major failure against a more modest team, but they played a tactically flawless match, defending themselves with discipline and taking advantage of their golden opportunity with a goal from Tovar eight minutes into the second half. Espanyol’s late and desperate response was not enough, to achieve historic disappointment for the second year in a row after losing last year to Barbastro in the same round.
Rayo Vallecano qualified, despite many difficulties, to eliminate Real Avila in extra time after equalizing in the 93rd minute. The team, also represented by the second Spanish Federation, dominated the proceedings of the first half without success, as it shot a ball that hit the crossbar, then finally took the lead at the beginning of the second half with a goal from Pascual. Rio, which had been asleep until then, came alive, and tied the game tight in the long stretch thanks to an Isé goal. Already in extra time, with Avila’s players extremely tired, Rayo managed to avoid penalty kicks in the last minute with a header from Alvaro Garcia.
The second round of the King’s Cup
Tuesday 2 December
Numancia 2 – 3 Mallorca
Portugal 0 – 3 Alaves
Racing Ferrol 0 – 2 Huesca
Ebro 3 – 5 Osasuna
Guadalajara 1 – 0 Ceuta
Navalcarneiro 2 – 3 Getafe
Wednesday 3 December
Mirandes 0 – 2 Sporting
Lyonian culture 4 – 2 Andorra
Eldense 2 – 1 Almeria
Talavera 2 – 1 Malaga
Real Murcia 3 – 2 Cadiz
in. Antoniono 1 – 1 Villarreal (penalties: 5:3)
Ourense CF 2 – 1 Girona
Quintanar del Rey 1 – 2 Elche
Reus Reedes 0 – 2 Royal Society
Torrent 1 – 4 Betis
Pontevedra 0 – 3 Eibar
SIZA 0 – 1 The Levant
Thursday 4 December
Leganes 1 – 2 Albacete
Avila 1 – 2 Rayo Vallecano
in. Balearic Islands 1 – 0 Spain
Sabadell 0 – 2 Sports
Ponferradina – Race
Cartagena – Valencia
Extremadura – Seville
Saint Andrew – Celta
Zaragoza – Burgos
Tenerife-Granada