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1-2: UD Almería put their name in the hat for Spanish Cup second-round

Hosts Sanse took the lead. Despite UD Almería 'have been there' before in previous years, in three minutes the Rojiblancos fought back to the death with two great goals courtesy of Arnau Puigmal

UD Almería head coach Rubi commented in the pre-Cup press conference that a higher-tier team had a little to gain and a lot to lose in the first round of the tournament.  UD Almería knocked out UD San ​​Sebastián de los Reyes 1-2 to put their name in the hat for the Spanish Cup second-round. 
 
This exciting tournament usually brings many surprises...and the Rojiblancos know that backwards and forwards. UD Almería have been there before. Copa de Rey first opponents Sanse, from the same division as UD Barbastro or CD Arenteiro in the two previous years, took the lead in the 21st minute when Fernando Peralta's header goal put them in front. The home side had started with power, as expected, playing with such intensity and motivation. In a few minutes they had already created threatening situations and had taken corner-kicks three times.
 
However, little by little, UD Almería imposed their game and it was no wonder with the squad chosen despite several of the usual starters not being there. The Indálicos commanded by making sensible decisions so chances followed one another. In just three minutes, Arnau Puigmal came back with two great goals in the 38th and 41st minutes. 
 
Rachad, who formed an attacking pair with Marezi, whipped in several chances and so did Arnau, but the scoreboard would no longer record more goals. The break arrived with Sanse trailing 1-2.
 
In the second half, Rubi's team kept up the good work, although at all times they looked for a third to have greater peace of mind. They enjoyed possession, controlled the situation... although they could not avoid some scares. In one of them, debutant goalie Bruno Iribarne made a brilliant save to prevent the hosts from levelling things up. Gonzalo Melero or Nico Melamed, who came out in the second period, also had very clear goal-scoring opportunities to have put the game to bed earlier.
Once inicial del Almería
Antes de iniciarse el partido se guardó un minuto de silencio por las víctimas de la DANA que ha sacudido la zona de Valencia y Albacete
Sergio Arribas sale con el balón controlado a pesar de la oposición de un rival
Alex Centelles dio las dos asistencias a Arnau Puigmal
El Almería fue superior a un combativo Sanse a pesar de lo corto del resultado
Match summary
UD San Sebastián de los Reyes
UD San Sebastián de los Reyes
Spanish Copa Del Rey · M2
1
-
2
Estadio Municipal Nuevo Matapiñonera
UD Almería
UD Almería
Line-ups
13Pablo Brea
Bruno Iribarne photo
31Bruno Iribarne
02Aarón González84
Edgar photo
03Edgar
08Mario73
Kaiky photo
04Kaiky
11Alberto B.
Marc Pubill photo
18Marc Pubill
12Fernando Peralta Galindo
Centelles photo
20Centelles
09Fer Harta
Gui photo
27Gui
14Ayala
Arnau photo
02Arnau
20A. Szymanowski73
Lopy photo
06Lopy
21Gandoy
Arribas photo
11Arribas
22Ariel73
Marezi photo
19Marezi
23Álvaro José62
Rachad photo
28Rachad
Substitutes
Gonzalo Onega
Joan Francesc Ferrer Sicilia
01David Alguacil
Fernando C.s. photo
13Fernando C.s.
03Sergi González84
Alex Pozo photo
17Alex Pozo
06Manolo Ortiz73
Chumi photo
21Chumi
16Diego Jiménez
Bruno Langa photo
24Bruno Langa
10Ces Cotos73
Paco Sanz photo
26Paco Sanz
26Iván García
Melero photo
08Melero
27Jacobo de Oro
Nico Mr photo
10Nico Mr
15Ian Tejero73
Safi photo
33Safi
34Quintanilla
Perovic photo
36Perovic
Lorenzo photo
35Lorenzo73
Goals
Fernando Peralta Galindo
21
(1 - 0)
(1 - 1)
Arnau
38
(1 - 2)
Arnau
41
Match officials
Iosu Galech Apezteguía
Referee
Marcos Barroso Galán
Lineman#1
Álvaro González Narvaez
Lineman#2
Alexandre Alemán Pérez
Fourth official