The C.D. Leganés could not qualify for the round of sixteen of the Copa del Rey after falling (0-1) in extra time against Sevilla F.C. in a match played at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium due to the impossibility of doing it in Butarque after the Filomena storm and the conditions in which the pepineran fiefdom was.
A lot of equality in the first half
Martí's team left the field well planted, occupying the spaces and with clear ideas. Sevilla, on the other hand, took control of the ball but transported it slowly without finding any gaps in the pepineran defense.
Juan Muñoz and Arnaiz were the most dangerous for the blue and white team. The first one drove to the area but his shot ended up crashing into the Sevillian defense, and so did José Arnaiz in another pepineran approach, from left to right but his shot was lost over the crossbar.
The Sevillistas while so many tried to look between lines to Munir and Oliver Torres but their attempts in the first 45 minutes were unsuccessful and without hardly occasions it arrived at the half time.
Sevilla FC pressed in the second half but Leganes had his options
After the half time, the Sevillian team went up a gear in search of the first goal of the match, so the most dangerous opportunities arrived for those of Julen Lopetegui, De Jong, Munir, Oliver Torres and Jordán, who disturbed the goal of Riesgo, which remained safe from the attacks of the visiting team.
C.D. Leganés still well ordered did not get scared and in several counterattacks it looked for the goal that overtook them in the marker. Miguel who had replaced Sabin Merino at halftime rode on the right side his pass back was found by Ruben Pardo and the midfielder's shot deflected them at the last moment the Seville defense. The next move would be Bustinza who after a corner shot, the ball ended up in the domains of Bono.
The match as the minutes passed was getting more and more equal, both teams made substitutions to refresh the eleven. Kevin Bua had the clearest option in the last few minutes but after cutting back in the area he lost the shot option. So with everything still to be decided in the playoffs, the end of the match was reached. There would be overtime.
At the beginning of the first half of extra time Sevilla FC went ahead
And the bad news came for Leganes five minutes into overtime. After a long ball, Lucas Ocampos controlled the ball and it went into the area and ended up in an impeccable way overtaking the Sevillian team in the scoreboard. Leganés tried to find the goal with a shot by Rubén Pardo that went off near Bono's right post. With the disadvantage of a goal the teams would leave the second half of extra time.
The match's co-host did not point out a clear penalty in favor of Leganes
In the last fifteen minutes Leganes would not be intimidated and in fact sought a draw from the first second. Rubén Pardo in the center kick shot and put in trouble Bono who ended up solving the dangerous play. The pepineros also demanded a clear penalty for hands inside the area that the referee did not point out, the VAR is not used in round of sixteen.
In this way, with his head held high Leganes said goodbye to the competition and is now focused on the league competition.
