Espanyol's Copa del Rey clash with Athletic Club de Cristo

An intense Copa del Rey match unfolded on the morning of Dec. 15, with

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Away from home, they beat Athletic Krystu, 2-1.

Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer

Contributed a crucial equalizer to end the team's 342-day goal drought, yet his league drought continues.

Atletico Cristu, as a fourth tier team in Spain, is not as strong as the

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. However, they showed resilience. Alfo Suardo scored the first goal for Atletico Cristo with a header in the 6th minute of the match, giving the

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It brought a lot of pressure. First half.

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Multiple takedown attempts failed to score.

The game is over.

Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer

In the 46th minute for

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Equalizer. Embarba orchestrated a pass and Morrone sent in a precise diagonal

Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer

The goalkeeper's pads are on the doorstep.

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1:1 Krystu Athletics.

In the 86th minute, Selcie Gomez swept a right-footed shot from inside the box into the net.

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The final was a 2-1 win on the road.

Despite the eventual shutout, the

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Manager Moreno didn't seem satisfied with his team's performance: "We lacked the power to score goals, in the first half and even more so in the second. We had the chance to score more goals, and if the team had scored, the opponents wouldn't have been so organized and defended so tightly. At the beginning we even struggled to receive the ball, and after that the team just couldn't capitalize on it, despite the fact that we had clear chances to score."

"Today's game was more difficult than the last round, the one where we didn't feel the pressure until the last minute. Today we made a mistake at the beginning and conceded a goal, but we created a lot of chances in attack and could have scored in the first half."

For this campaign, the debut of

Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer

In total, he played 58 minutes, totaled 1 goal on 2 shots, missed 1 solo shot, touched the ball 21 times, made 13 passes, and succeeded 12 times. In addition, his five confrontations ended in defeat and he lost possession three times.

After the goal.

Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer

Finally broke a 342-day goal drought.

Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer

The last time he scored a goal was also in a Copa del Rey match, back on January 6 of this year. Meanwhile.

Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer

La Liga

The 549-day goal drought in the league continues.

Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer

The last time he scored a goal in the league, on June 13, 2020, the

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against Alaves. Also.

Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer

Has not played in two consecutive games. He has now played just 293 minutes in the league this season.

After breaking the drought in the Copa del Rey

Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer

Also need to prove themselves in a more competitive league.

This contest, which is

Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer

In his 113th game for Spain, he played for a total of

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scored 15 goals, including

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7 goals, 2 in Liga B, 4 in Copa del Rey, 1 in UEFA and 1 in UEFA qualifying.

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