Athletic began its new cup campaign this season as it ended last season: winning in a penalty shootout. Against UD Logroñés, it served to enter the round of 16. Against Mallorca in April in Seville to sing the alirón.
Agirrezabala was the red and white goalkeeper on both occasions. Their behavior is almost identical in both cases. Morlanes at La Cartuja stopped the vermilion team’s second shot from the penalty spot and the third ended up outside his goal after Radonjic failed to place the ball between the three posts.
Also in Las Gaunas he blocked the second penalty, taken by Gualda, and the third ended in his own goal after Sarriegi’s shot. Monreal, Aguero and Moreno got in, forcing a temporary 3-3 until Unai Gómez, forced the affair and the tie.
At the level of Athletic’s field players, the difference between this penalty shootout and last April’s in Seville was down to Nico Williams’ fatal error from the spot. The Bilbao native sent the ball into the clouds in what could have been a tentative 1-3. From the huge advantage, however, it went to 2-2 first and 3-3 later with the goals of Yuri, who like Vesga in La Cartuja almost slipped when the ball was hit, and Berenguer. Unai Gómez, like Vivian in the first penalty, did not forgive.
Source: La Verdad
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