Sevilla are saved on penalties against Andratx

The Sevilla suffered much more than desired to advance to the third round of the Copa del Rey before the very modest Andratx, a rival who made things very difficult for those of Julen Lopetegui, that they did not offer a good image at all and that they had to reach the penalty shootout to eliminate a team of Second RFEF.

The Andalusians went ahead with a goal from Rafa Mir already in the second half, but Andratx, in a foul in which they were not very lucky Dmitrovic, equalized by raising the vibrations of a game that Munir could decide before extra time, when in the 91st minute he sent a ball to the crossbar when he had a clear shot after a cross from the right by Rafa Mir. After an extension full of tension, the tie was decided from eleven meters, with a 5-6 end in favor of one of the favorites for the title, who breathed easy after not having exactly the best game of the year.

The Mallorcan team applied themselves to get the most out of their only advantage against a much superior rival: artificial grass. In it the local footballers move with ease, as demonstrated by eliminating the Real Oviedo in the first round.

Before the first quarter of an hour, the locals had already forced three corners; in one of them, Bonet was about to surprise Dmitrovic.

Lopetegui’s team had a hard time locating themselves on a small and unknown surface. Everything he tried at the beginning was unsuccessful against an opponent willing to sell the tie dearly.

The Gipuzkoan coach came out with a very powerful eleven with the exception of the young defender Juanlu. With Rakitic Acting as captain, the list of players stood out for the experience and quality of each one of them: Dmitrovic, Rafa Mir, Oliver Torres, Munir, Jordan, Gudelj, Rekic, Agustinsson. But, the rival’s stripes did not intimidate an Andratx that four years ago was a member of the fourth category of Spanish football.

The andritxol team, made up of young people from the town who perform various jobs in the morning and train in the afternoons, resisted as long as they could before a Sevilla forced to turn off, and the sooner the better, the local momentum.

The first 45 minutes ended with a clear chance for him Andratx: Pomar headed off a ball that almost surprised Dmitrovic.

Sevilla tried it but went to rest without worrying the goalkeeper Viçens Sabater too much.

In the field of From the Plan There were 2,000 spectators, but there seemed to be many more cheering for their team at the restart. Each action of the Balearic team was cheered by an audience that began to believe in the miracle as the minutes passed.

The goal of Rafa Mir It cooled the local euphoria, but for a few minutes. Llabrés leveled very early, surprising Dmitrovic with a spectacular goal from a direct free-kick.

With extension threatening on the horizon, Lopetegui he turned to Delaney, Papu Gomez and Delaney in the final stretch. In the last minute of play and when the tie seemed unshakable, Munir was able to sentence, but his shot on empty goal crashed off the crossbar.

It was the epilogue of about 90 minutes in which the AndratxWith effort and sacrifice, he was rewarded with extending the game for another half hour. And wait for the miracle in the penalty shootout.

In overtime, the physical condition of the players was decisive. The sevillistas arrived better, who claimed a maximum foul for a fall of the newly admitted Ivan Romero, although the referee did not see it that way. The Balearic team used up the changes and defended with everything 1-1 until they reached the decisive penalty shoot-out.

For him Sevilla Rafa Mir, Gudelj, Iván, Luismi, Papu and Delaney scored; and Oscar erred; on the part of Andratx they wrote down Bonet, Vidal, Fernando, Damián; Lorente and Gaspar erred.