At 4:00 a.m. Beijing time on December 15, the second round of the Copa del Rey ushered in a match, and the Spaniard challenged Christo Athletic away. Espanyol's league record this season is ok, with 6 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats in the first 17 league games, ranking 9th, only 1 point less than Barca. The Spaniards had a very tough last game, winning 4-3 against Levante. This time in the Copa del Rey, Espanyol played against the weaker Cristo Athletic, and the main striker De Thomas did not enter the big list. Against opponents of this level, espanyol's minimum goal is to win the game.
The Spaniards were lined up in a 4231 formation for the match. Joan Garcia as the starting goalkeeper. Didak, Cabrera, Calero and Leanblick are paired at 4 defenders. Moranes and Merida double backs. Melamed, Melendo and Wu Lei joined forces. Moron top is at the front. Puado, Dadel, Nbarba and Serch-Gomez sit on the bench.
Just eight minutes into the game, the Spaniard conceded the ball. Relying on a set-piece opportunity, Suardo headed a header in front of the goal, the ball was scored, the angle of the header was sharp, and the goalkeeper did not react at all. The Spaniards were in trouble early. In the 10th minute, Wu Lei scored in front of the goal, but unfortunately, his teammates had already offside, and the goal was invalid. Six minutes later, Wu Lei received a cross from his teammate in the middle of the penalty area and shot directly at the foot and flew away.
In the 22nd minute, Morón's shot from the back post was unguarded and unguarded, which was incredible and wasted a great chance. In the 34th minute, Wu Lei returned the ball to Didak, who stopped the ball and then shot from a distance and kicked high. At the end of the half, Espanyol trailed 1-0. Espanyol had 62 percent possession in the first half, with 12 shots on goal and only one on target, with a terrible quality shot on goal. And Christo Athletic scored with one shot on goal in the first half.
In the second half, YiBian fought again, and Wu Lei scored! Mo Long sent a cross from the left, Wu Lei world-class running position, wrapped up the shot, the ball was scored! Wu Lei finally broke the goal drought and helped the Spaniard equalize. In 3 minutes, Wu Lei had a chance to score twice, but he wasted a one-handed opportunity, which is a pity. In the 57th minute, Wu Lei was replaced and the coach did not give him more opportunities to show himself.
In the 69th minute, Alex Vidal pulled out a furious shot from the right side of the penalty area and the kick flew away. Three minutes later, Alvaro Gomez's shot was deflected. In the 78th minute, Moron wasted a good chance and his close-range shot was confiscated by the goalkeeper. In the 85th minute, espanyol scored! Serch-Gomez turned around and shot inside the penalty area, the ball was scored, and the kill was completed! In the end, the Spaniards defeated Cristo Athletic 2-1 to advance to the next round.