Leganés Advances in the Cup (0-1)

C.D. Leganés defeated Trival Valderas (0-1) in the first round of the Copa de S.M. El Rey. Álex Millán scored the game’s only goal early in the second half to send the Pepineros into the next round.

Leganés took the field with a revamped starting lineup, highlighted by academy product Jorge Martínez making his debut at right back and the attacking trio of Soko, Álex Millán, and Unax. Soko had the first chance of the match with a shot in the 4th minute that hit the side netting.

Leganés had the best chances in a first half that ended scoreless

In the 22nd minute, Álex Millán tried his luck from the edge of the box, but his shot was deflected by the Trival defense for a corner kick. On the resulting corner, Pulido got a shot off, but the defense cleared it at the last second.

Again following a corner kick, in the 25th minute, Kechta fired a right-footed shot that grazed the right post of Trival’s goal. Naim, in the 31st minute, tried his luck on a direct free kick, but Aitor punched it away. Once again, Soko headed the ball in the 32nd minute, but Aitor made the save. The teams went into halftime tied 0–0.

Álex Millán scored the winning goal at the start of the second half

With no substitutions after halftime, Dani Rodríguez and Unax had the first chances for Lega following a good run by Jorge Martínez down the wing. In the 48th minute, the first goal of the match finally came: Millán collected a good pass in the box, turned, and beat Aitor with his right foot to make it 0-1. Millán himself had another chance in the 52nd minute with a header that went wide.

In the 62nd minute, Luis Carrión made his first substitutions, bringing on Marvel and Atienza in place of Unax and Dani Rodríguez, while moving Naim further up the field. A few minutes later, Sancris and Sule replaced Naim and Soko to inject fresh energy into the attack. Morata also came on for Kechta in the closing stages as Leganés had several chances to seal the win on the counterattack but ultimately failed to extend their lead.

Leganés will be in the draw for the next round of the cup and will face Burgos C.F. this Friday (8:30 p.m.) once again at Ontime Butarque.