real Madridnow under Alvaro Arbeloa, suffered an embarrassing 2-3 defeat away to Albacete in a Copa del Rey round of 16 tie and crashed out of the tournament in the debut game of their new coach, who has a lot of work ahead of him.
The match started at an extremely slow pace with a slight advantage for Real Madrid, but without serious situations. In the 42nd minute, Albacete took the lead – Jose Carlos Lasso crossed from a corner, Javi Villar was dropped and his head pierced Andrii Lunin for 1:0.
The response of “los blancos” was very quick and in the third minute of added time the score was equalized. Arda Güler crossed from a corner kick, Dean Hausen shot a header, and Franco Mastantuono managed to find the net at the extra time – 1:1.
In the second half, Real were again extremely clueless and after two shots within seconds, Albacete scored with the third. In the 82nd minute, consecutive mistakes by Raul Asensio and Gonzalo Garcia when crossing the ball reached Hefte, and he scored in Lunin’s net – 2:1!
In the closing minutes of the match, Real Madrid tried to apply pressure and in the second minute of added time they equalized, again from a corner. Arda Güler crossed and Gonzalo GarcÃa made it 2:2 with a header.
In the fifth minute of added time, Albacete took the lead for the third time and qualified for the next phase! Hefte received a leading pass from the left, advanced, entered the penalty area and technically transferred Lunin – 3:2!
King’s Cup, 1/8-finals – results:
Betis – Elche 2:1
Alaves – Rayo Vallecano 2:0
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