Rayo Vallecano clinched the Puchero Trophy this Thursday by defeating Alcorcón in a penalty shootout (1-4)in a match where they had a two-goal advantage, the work of Jorge de Frutos and José Angel Pozo, but the potters ended up neutralizing with seven minutes remaining.
The Vallecano team, with a brand new starting eleven and the Colombian striker Radamel Falcao Wearing the stripes on the captain’s armband, he took the lead after nine minutes through Jorge De Frutos.
Rayo’s dominance in the first half translated into a second goal from José Ángel Pozo, who proved himself in the absence of minutes with a goal as soon as he stepped on the pitch, although his joy was short-lived as the next playing Alcorcón closed the gap by Alvaro Bustos, who finishes the ball inside the area from point-blank range after the rebound.
In the second half the carousel of changes in both teams slowed down the pace of the game and, when there seemed to be no more goals, seven minutes remained before the final whistle Cristian Borrego ‘Chiki’ He scored the equalizer for Alcorcón.
Victory must be settled from the penalty spot. The most successful is Ray, who scored four goals for just one of the alcorcon.
This is the eighth time that Rayo has been invited to play Puchero Trophy after the editions of 1982, 1983, 1990, 2000, 2009, 2011 and 2016. In the final result the balance is seven victories and only one for the potter.
Alcorcón
22
Vallecano Ray
Alcorcon: Anacker; Víctor García, Oscar Rivas, Chema Rodríguez, Quintillá; Bustos, Juanma Bravo, Alex López, Javi Lara; Ortolá and Diego Sousa. Iago López, Garrido, Obieta, Addai and Chiki also played.
Vallecano Ray: Cardenas; Diego Méndez, Martín, Lejeune, Chavarría; De Frutos, Kike Pérez, Unai López, Álvaro; Camel and Falcao. Raúl de Tomás, ‘Pacha’ Espino, Valentín, Aridane, Nteka, Isi and Pozo also played.
The objectives: 0-1: M.9 Of Fruits; 0-2: M.35 Well; 1-2: M.36 Busts; 2-2: M.84 Chiki.
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera (Castilian-La Mancha Committee). He advises Garrido (m.58), from Alcorcón.
Incidents: friendly match corresponding to the 46th edition of the Puchero de Alcorcón Trophy played at the Santo Domingo stadium.
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Source: La Verdad
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