Brahim unblocks Real Madrid in Aranda
Carlo Ancelotti's men sealed their place in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey against an Arandina team that put up a fight
MADRID, 6 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –
This Saturday against Arandina (1-3), Real Madrid sealed their place in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey, a match in which they were able to react after a stuck first half from a penalty converted by Joselu, who He offered peace of mind against an opponent who knew how to resist for almost an hour of play and who walked away with the goal prize.
The fall in the area of Brahim, who only a minute before had forgiven the first goal of the night, allowed Carlo Ancelotti's men to take the lead in the 54th minute with a goal from Joselu in the Juan Carlos Higuero, which had expanded its capacity to almost 12,000 spectators. Without time to celebrate, Brahim himself increased the lead in the next minute with a shot against which the goalkeeper of the Burgos team could do nothing.
Rodrygo, already in stoppage time, put the third on the scoreboard with a cross shot, before Arandina scored the goal of honor in an action in which Cabral beat Fran García and Nacho put the ball into his own goal.
The rotations marked Carlo Ancelotti's eleven in Aranda, where Arda Güler made his debut as a starter, who responded to the coach's confidence with a shot from the front at the start of the clash that was deflected by the local goalkeeper, and the young Tobias , Carrillo and Nico Paz also had a place in the starting lineup.
After a shot by Eduardo Camavinga, the Ottoman midfielder was encouraged with a couple more dangerous shots before 20 minutes, and only the left post prevented his first goal as a Real Madrid player from a free kick taken on the edge of the area. The blue and whites, for their part, were encouraged and sought to surprise the current champion with long throw-ins from Pesca and a couple of counters from Frodo and Ayoub, all of them unsuccessful.
After the restart, Brahim entered the area and tried to open the scoring with a shot that just missed the post, although he did not forgive a minute later when Zazu committed a penalty by knocking him down in one of his runs. In front of the eleven meters, Joselu did not forgive with a powerful shot that Adrián Álvarez could not stop despite guessing the Galician's intentions (min.54).
Just one minute later, a bad clearance by Pesca allowed Brahim himself to collect the rebound and widen the difference in the light (min.55). Álvaro Rodríguez and Joselu, with two shots that went over the crossbar, touched the third, which came in the 90th minute with Rodrygo unmarked and beating the rival goalkeeper with a cross shot.
The Juan Carlos Higuero crowd was unleashed in extra time after, in a great play by Cabral, Nacho scored in his own goal to give a historic goal to Arandina, who said goodbye with honor and closed the night with a return to the stadium under the ovation of its fans.
DATASHEET.
–RESULT: ARANDINA, 1 – REAL MADRID, 3 (0-0, at rest).
–ALIGNMENTS.
STUDENT: Adrian Alvarez; Atom, Deiby Ochoa, Jaime Marquez, Fishing, Haji Ceesay; Vitolo (Low Iron, 77 mins), Zazu (George, 70 mins), Santa (Carmelo, 70 mins); Frodo (Cabral, min.59) and Ayoub El Battioui (Apple, min.59).
REAL MADRID: Kepa; Tobias (Álvaro Rodríguez, min.79), Carrillo, Nacho, Fran García; Camavinga (Valverde, min.58), Ceballos; Brahim, Arda Güler (Rodrygo, min.58), Nico Paz (Mario Martín, min.69); and Joselu.
–GOALS:
0-1, min.54: Joselu, penalty.
0-2, min.55: Brahim.
0-3, min.90: Rodrygo.
1-3, min.92: Nacho, own goal.
–REFEREE: García Verdura (Catalan C.). He admonished Pesca (min.53) and Cabral (min.76) for Arandina.
–STADIUM: Juan Carlos Higuero.