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Real Betis Advances in Copa del Rey After Hard-Fought Victory Over Elche in Seville
In a high-tension match with several cards, Real Betis defeated Elche with a final score of 2-1 at the Estadio de la Cartuja, securing their passage to the next round of the Copa del Rey. Elche, despite dominating possession of the ball with 62%, failed to materialize their superiority on the scoreboard.
The match began with a yellow card for Altimira of Betis in the 19th minute. Elche opened the scoring in the 58th minute with a goal by L. Petrot, assisted by D. Affengruber. However, Betis’s response was not long in coming. Carlos Ávila, with a brace, was the hero of the night. His first goal came in the 68th minute, after an assist from P. Fornals, tying the score. Subsequently, Ávila sealed the victory for Betis in the 80th minute, with an assist from A. Ruibal.
The match was highly contested in midfield, reflected in the 13 fouls committed by Betis and the 12 by Elche. Betis received 3 yellow cards, while Elche saw 2. Despite having less possession (38% against Elche’s 62%), Betis managed to be more effective in front of goal. Elche, with 13 shots, only managed to place 4 on target, while Betis, with 12 shots, managed 3 on target.
Substitutions real betis: at minute 55 R. Riquelme came in and P. Garcia went out., at minute 56 G. Lo Celso came in and C. Avila went out., at minute 56 C. Bakambu came in and P. Fornals went out., at minute 73 S. Altimira came in and M. Roca went out., at minute 82 D. Llorente came in and M. Bartra went out.
Substitutions elche: at minute 60 M. Aguado came in and F. Redondo Solari went out., at minute 60 A. Boayar came in and A. Rodriguez went out., at minute 69 M. Neto came in and G. Diangana went out., at minute 69 Josan came in and G. Valera went out., at minute 78 R. Mendoza came in and Y. Santiago went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Real Betis
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