You need to have faith and desire to get up from the table with the tortell half-swallowed, on a cold Reis afternoon, and go to the Stage Front Stadium to cheer on the team in a war that is not theirs – the He doesn’t care about the cup, his goal is promotion – against one of the fiercest rivals in Spanish football. Despite this, 15,197 parrots supported their footballers in Cornellà-el Prat to push them towards the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey. They were left without a gift despite the merits displayed: Luis Milla avoided surprise with a solitary goal in the 87th.
Espanyol deserved much more for their bravery and the blows nailed to the opponent, a Getafe that gave almost the entire first half to speculation, very much in the Bordalás style, and only came close in the second half, with more petrol and quality.
After a string of four league matches without a win (three draws in a row), the white-and-blue team needed to find themselves, regain faith and credibility, and nothing better than to do it against a team from entity, the 8th ranked Primera, which he faced with a renewed team, with five new faces, including the young left back Ian Forns, aged 19, who made his debut in the first team from 2a RFEF.
It was the best of a daring Spaniard who had the best opportunities to take the lead, as early as the 10th minute with a shot by Braithwaite that took out Gastón under the posts, or a shot adjusted to the post by Jofre that took out Sória at half an hour
After the break, Getafe, more vertical, took the reins of the game to take the initiative without complications. He looked for the goal, but Espanyol continued to offer resistance. When he was playing better and more looking for victory, Getafe’s goal arrived. In the 87th, a combination between Ünal and Milla in the center culminated with the latter beating Joan García below. That was the end of Espanyol’s journey to the Cup. A relief, on the other hand, since he will be able to focus on what really matters to him: returning to Primera.
