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Unionistas Falls to Rayo Vallecano in Thrilling Copa del Rey Match
Unionistas de Salamanca suffered a defeat against Rayo Vallecano in a hard-fought Copa del Rey match played at the Campo de Futbol Reina Sofía in Salamanca on December 4th, 2024. The second-round encounter ended with a 2-3 scoreline.
The home side started strongly, scoring two quick goals thanks to Álex Gómez (15th minute) and Iñaki Baz (19th minute). However, Rayo Vallecano responded with a goal from Óscar Trejo in the 36th minute, narrowing the gap before halftime. The first half was marked by tension, with yellow cards for Arriba and Verges of Unionistas, and Espino of Rayo.
In the second half, Rayo Vallecano took control of the game. Goals from Pathé Ciss (54th minute) and Álvaro Embarba (84th minute) turned the game around. Despite Ciss’s red card in the 86th minute and a Unionistas player’s red card in the 90th, the home team couldn’t mount a comeback. The match ended 2-3 in favor of the Madrid-based team. Despite the loss, Unionistas showed great intensity and fighting spirit. Rayo Vallecano, on the other hand, demonstrated their superiority in possession (65%) and shots on target (10).
Substitutions unionistas de salamanca: at minute 46 M. Serrano Garcia came in and R. Mayor went out., at minute 64 J. A. Tur came in and J. Arriba went out., at minute 64 P. Martinez came in and I. Gonzalez went out., at minute 74 G. Santamaria came in and C. de la Nava went out., at minute 89 D. Garcia came in and A. Pascual went out.
Substitutions rayo vallecano: at minute 64 P. Ciss came in and P. Fernandez went out., at minute 69 J. de Frutos came in and J. Rodriguez went out., at minute 69 A. Embarba came in and S. Guardiola went out., at minute 79 I. Palazon came in and S. Camello went out., at minute 79 R. Nteka came in and O. Trejo went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Unionistas de Salamanca
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Rayo Vallecano
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