A double by Guido Carrillo brightens Francisco’s debut

A double by Argentine striker Guido Carrillo cheered the debut of his new coach Francisco Rodríguez and gave Elche a pass for the second round of the Copa del Rey in a match in which Leioa, from Third RFEF, discussed the victory for the team ilicitano.

The local players arrived more times and with more danger than the visitors, but in the end they decided two shots from Carrillo to centers from the left. In the first one, Antonio Barragán’s goalkeeping service barely touched the goal to dislodge Javier Mandaluniz, and in the second he finished off the plate, and possibly offside, a free-kick thrown by Gerard Gumbau.

Leioa tried everything and his coach, Andoitz Galdós more. Since he came out with three centrals and dominated the game thanks to the incorporations of the lanes, and in the second half he continued to command with a line of four behind.

The Alicante team had the first opportunity and decided the clash with two so-called ‘psychological’ goals at the end of the first half and at the beginning of the second.

Elche got off to a better start, enjoying a great opportunity without the first two minutes being completed. But Mandaluniz responded with a great save to a strong shot from the front of Josan, who received a center back from the left.

But Leioa reacted soon and took control of the game through the incursions of the lanes Larrauri and Estivariz and the tireless work with the ball by Luisma, heeled to the right.

The Catalans did not stop arriving in danger before the goal of Casilla, who had three moments of tremendous trouble in the 9th, 14th and 27th minutes, three very good chances from Marcos, Luisma and Galder.

In the first, a shot from Marcos hit his teammate Galder when he took the goal; in the second, after being dribbled by Luisma, the visiting goalkeeper, although he reacted to get the ball; and in the third a tight cross shot from Galder narrowly went wide, deflected by the defender and covered it.

The clash was balanced after half an hour and Elche took advantage of a loose play to open the scoring in the 41st minute. A center directed by Barragán’s goal from the local media line that Carrillo lightly touched to dislodge Mandaluniz.

From another center from the left and another shot from Carrillo arrived, already in the second half, it was 0-2. This time the center, from a set piece, was from Gumbau and the header falling from the ram of Magdalena could have been offside.

Leioa was not daunted and kept looking for a goal that would put him back in the game. And if he did not find it, it was for Casilla, who in a double great intervention cleared, first, a shot by Luisma and, later, jumped over the line to prevent Estivariz’s point-blank shot from entering.

In the final give and take, Pere Milla was able to make it 0-3 twice and Jamal give his team hope. Leioa ended up scoring in the 93rd minute, but Galarza’s goal, after touching Piso first, was annulled for offside.