Rayo Vallecano suffered a lot to seal their passage to the next round against a combative Unionistas who went 2-0 up in the first 20 minutes and died in the final stages of the tie. Iñigo’s team, not superior to its rival, came back thanks to goals from Trejo, Pedro Díaz and Embarba to end the dream of Salamancan painting.
The presentation of unionists It was impeccable, setting the script for the first few moments with blistering pressure that stifled the ideas of a Rayo team that took a while to get a foothold in the game and paid dearly for it. In the 15th minute, an error Cardenas He took advantage of it when the ball was released Alvaro to score from outside the area to unleash the madness on Queen Sofia.
Far from slowing down, the Unionistas took advantage of their surge and a lateral foul Baza He heads flawlessly to make it 2-0 (19′). The group of Inigo Perezwith water up to the neck, worked with self-esteem. James and Trejo They began to appear and Raywithout producing too much danger, is already in control of the conflict. Trejo took advantage of the locals losing the ball to drive towards the opposing goal and lose Frame with a close shot 36′).
In the second part unionists He went out again to tickle the Ray and had a very clear chance to open a gap on the scoreboard. After a great individual play, Rastrojo stood alone Cardenas but his shot widened.
The local team forgave the unforgivable and next time the Ray did not fail. James leaked signature pass for inclusion of Pedro Diaz and the inside hit a great shot to beat Frame and achieve a tie (54′).
There was already 2-2 on the scoreboard, unionists The fear of Lightning returned to my body. A good drive by Rastrojo down the right ended with the ball being denied on the penalty spot. With everything in favor and the goalkeeper in a bad position, Alvaro He crashed the leather against a defender.
Rayo struggled to shake the shock from his body while the Unionists kept their faith intact. Iñigo chose to bring the heavyweights to avoid the hot flashes (Isi, Embarba and De Frutos) and the field quickly leaned towards Marco’s goal. Isi, in a transition, found the unmarking of Embarba, who after dribbling to an opponent scored the last 2-3. Soon after, Pathé Ciss saw a straight red card and forced his team to live down to the wire in the final minutes. So, in the last play of the game, Mikel’s goal was disallowed for offside. Rayo, with a comeback and suffering, continues to lead the Cup.
Source: La Verdad
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