Morales saves Marcelino from a tragic debut

Marcelino García Toral had a painful ‘release’ leading Villarreal. The coach started as the new Submarine coach replacing Pacheta and his team suffered what was not scripted to stay alive in the Copa del Rey because the modest Zamora was about to star in one of the ‘bombshells’ of this edition.

Villarreal needed extra time to dislodge Zamora, as after 90 minutes of regulation the score read 1-1 in a match where the locals started to take the lead with a goal from Etxaburu at 49′ and it wasn’t until 88′ when Morales managed to sign the tables, thanks to the accidental ‘help’ of the local Javi Barrios. Morales himself engineered the comeback yellow in added time, sign double saved a tragic debut for Marcelino and allowing the Submarine to stay alive in the Cup. Not without suffering, adding more fuel to the fire of the bad dynamics the team is going through in LaLiga.

Villarreal began to command but Zamora did not back down, afraid of the counterattack. The ball was in the ‘groguets’ but very thick in the last few metres, the local eleven very organized and free of complexes.

It wasn’t until the half hour when Submarine had its first clear chance, but Extaburu saved when Trigueros Everyone is ready to score. Villarreal pressed but no one attacked and it got worse for Marcelino, Pepe Reina He seemed to hesitate in several attempts before the break, fueling the hopes of a Zamora that will continue without complications and bring those from La Plana into trouble.

Zamora held on and went into the break with a 0-0 lead, but after the restart, far from locking themselves in, they looked to tickle Reina. And he was cut off. So at 49′ a great header from Etxaburu He broke the bench, a fine goal to put Zamora ahead against a Villarreal who couldn’t believe what was happening. The Ruta de la Plata exploded.

At a disadvantage, Villarreal came out on top and local goalkeeper Fermin saved his team in the 55th minute against a Point-blank shot by Cuenca and five minutes later, new Baenawhich is worthy of purpose.

Minutes passed and the anxiety of a ‘groguet’ team that was stuck grew. Tragedy chews and Marcelino moved the bank, giving way to Gerard Moreno and Capoue.

Submarine put all its artillery in pursuit of the tie, but Zamora defended itself with order, enjoying the advantage. But the local joy fell in the 88th minute Morales made it 1-1 with the right hand played at Javi Barrioswho had just entered the green, and got lost in the objective Fermin. The goal hovered in both places but the 1-1 tie after regulation 90 went into extra time.

During that time, Villarreal came out like a ‘motorcycle’, ready not to suffer and to pass the test. Morales and Gerard Moreno They had the goal, but 1-2 came in the 96th minute after Capoue’s ‘play’ who served a death pass to Morales, signed his double and made it 1-2 on the scoreboard.

The yellow team sought to seal the tie and had chances to do so but lacked meaning, as Zamora blamed physical and Reina was not that bothered.. Despite everything in the last minute, the local eleven was desperate, looking for a victory and went to penalties and Villarreal suffered until their last breath to tie the pass. Etxaburu, three from the end, He ties up but his header goes just over the top. Villarreal ended up trapped in their own area, defending like a cat in the stomach against an excellent Zamora who looked to make a splash late on. He could not complete the victory and Villarreal, who suffered from the unwritten, saved the test and still lives in the Cup, heading to the 1/16 final.