The Asturian team eliminated Rayo Vallecano in the round of 32 of the KO tournament
The Serbian striker scored both goals for Abelardo’s team to the delirium of El Molinón
Sporting eliminated Rayo Vallecano (2-0) on Tuesday in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey thanks to two goals from milovanovicwho was revealed as the key man in this competition, in which he has four goals in two games.
DATA SHEET
Copa del Rey
SPO
ray
LINEUPS
sporting gijon
Mariño, Guille Rosas, Insúa, Bruno González, Cote, Otero (Jorda Carrillo, 70′), Gragera (Jordi Pola, 77′), Christian Rivera (Pedro Díaz, 24′), Nacho Martín (Varane, 77′), Aitor Garcia (Queipo, 70′) and Milovanovic.
Vallecano Ray
Diego López, Mario, Catena, Lejeune, Chavarría (Fran García, 61′), Óscar Valentín, Unai López (Trejo, 72′), Nteka (Isi, 61′), Álvaro, Salvi Sánchez (Camello, 61′) and Falcao (Santi, 72′).
goals
1-0 M.56 Milovanovic. 2-0 M. 87 Milovanovic.
Referee
Polished Santana (canary). TA: Quiepo (75′), Guille Rosas (81′), Varane (84′), Santi (86′).
incidents
Match of the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey played at the El Molinón stadium in Gijón in front of 17,423 spectators.
The two coaches presented a lineup with many novelties With respect to the usual ones in the league, as was to be expected, and with the main novelty in the local ranks that Abelardo delayed the midfielder Gragera to act as the third center-back, something that happened on Saturday throughout the week.
The Lightning Vallecano it took barely a minute to create the first dangerous situation in a play in which Alvaro He shot across the field before the passivity of the Sportinguista defense that took many minutes to settle on the field.
The rayistas began to gain control of the ball and create danger in long journeys that on many occasions took the lead even though they managed to react correctly with what Marine He hardly went through dangerous situations. The red-and-white reply came from a corner kick taken by Cote who finished off with a header wide Bruno gonzalez wasting a clear opportunity.
ntekawith a header, was the next Vallecano attempt to beat Marinebut the shot was loose and easy for the rojiblanco goalkeeper minutes before a setback in the plans of abelardo since the midfielder Christian Rivera he notices a puncture in his leg and asks for the change by entering Peter Diaz instead.
From that moment the game is balanced and the Sporting He goes on to create dangerous occasions such as a crossed shot and a mid-height shot from Aitor Garcia to which he responds Diego Lopez with a great stop. Knollin a personal move that finished off high, and Unai Lopezcrossed, had the last two chances of an even first half and in which the clearest chances were for the locals.
The first minutes of the second half were dominated by the visitors, but without resulting in dangerous actions for the Sportinguista goal, which was in no trouble defending itself against the Vallecanas actions.
In the midst of Madrid’s domain the Sporting manages to get ahead on the scoreboard in a play that began with a foul falcao on Knoll who throws to the far post quote where it touches back the own Knoll for what milovanovic Control with your back to the goal, turn and score at mid-height.
Andone Iraola reacted immediately to the conceded goal by making three substitutions at the same time, bringing on Fran Garcia, isi Y Camel looking for the reaction of his team or at least greater danger in his offensive actions.
These changes of Iraola were the prelude to several more by the two teams, including the debut with the first team of Sporting de Jonathan Varane brother of the former player Real Madrid and currently in the Manchester United Raphaël.
Camel head in the launch of a highly protested lack of Guille roses a Alvaro It is a clear opportunity wasted by the Madrid team that was trying but with more impetus than head. Another fault is Varane is thrown loose and centered by lejeune when he was in a good position to have created more danger.
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The reply was a personal move by Jordan Carrillo who dribbled past several players and was stopped for a foul on the edge of the area by santi and on this occasion Sporting does take the opportunity to seal the tie.
The lack the spear Pedro Diaz and the ball crashes into the crossbar but reaches the head of milovanovic that only ends at an empty goal, bringing delirium to the stands because for the second consecutive season his team begins the year by eliminating a First Division in the Copa del Rey.
The Cup It has also served as a vindication of the striker aurochs milovanovic that he has hardly had a leading role in the league but that in the Cup he has already scored four goals, which will surely help the coach to count on him more in the league.