Burgos left the Copa del Rey without another First Division team by beating Getafe 3-1 on Thursday. and he will play in the round of 16 of the KO tournament thirty-four years later.
In a night of cupero atmosphere in El Plantío, Burgos was more daring and carried the weight of the match from the first minutes. Mollejo stood out on Burgos’ first approach, with a bicycle kick that failed to find the target, and it was only in the 15th minute that Getafe approached the home area.
The Azulones took the lead after half an hour (0-1) without hardly creating any play, with a shot from a corner of the box by former black and white player Alex Sancris almost unstoppable by Jesús Ruiz. A great goal. Burgos charged him, but in first half injury time they forced a penalty. Laso overthrew Iván Martínez and David González did not miss the maximum penalty to equalize (1-1).
Getafe fared a little better in the second half, but Íñigo Córdoba completed the local comeback thanks to a pass behind Mollejo’s back, after an error from Domingos Duarte, which the winger did not waste during the face-to-face to beat Letacek (2-1).
An inspired Íñigo Córdoba opened the gap again, sealing the match in a play he made himself after a goal kick. Getafe’s defense repelled the ball and He tracked it down to cross it and score the third goal for his team (3-1).
Minutes later, El Plantío was silenced after Saúl del Cerro brought down Liso in the area. The referee whistled the penalty in favor of Burgos, but Borja Mayoral sent the ball over the crossbar. Ramis called on Aitor Córdoba to defend the 3-1 lead and Jesús Ruiz saved the 3-2 lead five minutes from time after a Laso shot. Aware that the game could not escape him, The home team came back to defend the result and qualified for the next round..
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