Girona knocked out of Copa del Rey by third-tier side Ourense | OneFootball

Girona, who drew 1-1 with Real Madrid at home on Sunday, was eliminated from the Copa del Rey this Wednesday in the second round, after losing 2-1 to Ourense, a team from Spain’s third division.

Playing at home, Girona opened the scoring in the very first minute with Álvaro Yuste (1′), and the equalizer came not long after, through Colombian Yáser Asprilla (25′).

But the home team, who had eliminated Real Oviedo in the first round, secured the win thanks to a goal from Moroccan Omar Ouhdadi in the second half, at the 64th minute.

Thus, Girona’s Copa del Rey campaign comes to an end in a season where they sit 18th in LaLiga, just a year after competing in the Champions League.

In other matches of the day, Real Sociedad defeated Reus, from the fourth division, 2-0, Levante beat Cieza, from the fifth division, 1-0, while Betis thrashed Torrent, also from the fourth division, 4-1.

Villarreal, who are playing in the Champions League and are third in LaLiga, and Elche both sweated but advanced after eliminating Antoniano and Quintanar del Rey, both from the fourth division, respectively.

Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atlético de Madrid, and Athletic Bilbao, teams that will play in the Spanish Super Cup in January, did not have to play in this second round of the knockout tournament.

The four teams will enter the competition in the third round, scheduled for December 16, 17, and 18.

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