Sunday morning was unfortunate for the two First Division teams that were playing in the Cup. Las Palmas was defeated by Martínez Valero against Elche (4-0) and Valladolid fell at the O Couto stadium against Ourense (3-2). . For the other three teams in the top category that played in the round of 32 of the Spanish Championship, things were better. Real Sociedad won in Ponferrada (0-2), Leganés in Cartagena (1-2) and Celta in Santander against Racing (2-3).
The biggest debacle involved Las Palmas, against Eder Sarabia’s Elche, which gave them a real football lesson. The Canarian team did not react at any time against the Elche game, which took the lead on the scoreboard at the edge of half-time with a goal from Mendoza, and completed the rout through Affengruber, Salinas and Nico, the most outstanding player on their team. who subjected his rival to an inappropriate punishment for a First Division team.
Under the Galician rain, Valladolid could not maintain the two advantages it obtained on the scoreboard. He took the lead after 15 minutes in a personal action by Moro, his best man, who would end up injured. Jairo immediately equalized for Ourense, and Valladolid once again took the lead with a goal from Amallah, but the Galicians immediately equalized again, through Ramos, with Ángel Sánchez scoring the winning goal at the beginning of the second half. Ourense endured the Pucelano harassment from that moment until the end.
Celta had to suffer to beat a Racing team at Sardinero that for half an hour reminded us of the overwhelming team from the first third of the League. They went ahead with a goal from Andrés; Alfon tied for the Vigo team, and in the 35th minute, the Cantabrian team lost Mantilla, who was sent off. Despite everything, in the 70th minute, an own goal from Javi Rodríguez put the racing players ahead. Celta tied in the 86th minute, when Castro headed towards his goal, and won the tie in stoppage time. Once again Alfon managed to score.
Meanwhile, Real Sociedad played a serious match against a tough Ponferradina team, although the goals from Oyarzabal and Brais in the second half tipped the balance for the San Sebastian team.
Leganés, for their part, also had to overcome Cartagena’s initial goal, scored by Luis Muñoz. The successes of Munir and Raba classified the Madrid team.
