It can’t be. A fateful penalty shootout ended the cup dream of Club Atletico Antonio de Lebrija, the third Sevilla team in the second round of the Copa del Rey, with a score of 25-26. After eliminating Castellon in the first round, the team … Last night at their home stadium, Pajo Guadalquivir faced Villarreal de Marcelino, a team that is playing in the Champions League this year.
Lolo Rosano’s team held on until the end, to the point that the tie ended with a shot from the fatal penalty spot. The ninety minutes of regulation ended with the score tied at zero. Matias Arbol, a goalkeeper who came through Sevilla’s youth academy, became a hero by preventing any Castellon effort from ending in a goal. To the extension.
In extra time, Ayoze put Villarreal ahead before the end of the first half (102nd minute), while Jesus Garcia equalized shortly after the start of the second half (109th minute). So everything will be decided on penalties.
Someone was right: the visiting team. Parejo, Gueye, Mikautadze, Ayuz and Ilyas Akhoumash were able to overcome Arbol, while after goals from Jose Pedraza (nephew of the Villarreal player and former Betis player) and Panadero, Arnau Tinas stopped Duran’s shot. Areola also scored for Antoniono, but it wasn’t really enough.