For him Athletic Lleidaa club with a brief history and ambitious future plans, the first round tie of Copa before him Espanyol It was experienced as a special event, perhaps a turning point. For the parakeet club, a procedure to complete in this sweet and perfumed moment of the entity. He Camp d’Esports felt noble again for one night, with more than 8,000 spectators in its worn-out stands. In the end, the lowest ranked club fought as hard as they could for the second round cake, but in the First Division they have bigger and sharper paws than in Second RFEF and the team Manolo Gonzalez He returned to Barcelona with a full belly thanks to the two goals of Kike Garcia (1-2).
In the week in which the institution blew out its 125 candles and the new owner felt more important than he imagined when signing the transaction, a parakeet team loaded with substitutes continued the festive feeling of its social mass. Kike Garcia It gave satisfaction to the good number of fans who visited Lleida, a city dedicated to basketball and Hiopos and which recovered for one day the football atmosphere that it lost many years ago. Too bad about the grass, bumpy like a neglected secondary road.
Atlètic Lleida striker Moró Sidibe (d) fights with Javi Hernández, of RCD Espanyol, during the match corresponding to the first round of the Copa de Rey between Atlètic Lleida and RCD Espanyol at the Camp D'Esports in Lleida, this Thursday. / Enric Fontcuberta / EFE
The meeting started hectic. A penalty converted in the third minute of play by the veteran scorer Perico was compensated by a tremendous error by the goalkeeper Angel Fortuno three minutes later. His hands bent on a gentle, pumped ball and the defender OneSurprised by the gift, he pushed for the tie.
He Espanyol He ruled the game without suffocating the Athletic Lleidawho grabbed the field. Ramon Terrats and Charles Pickel They seemed the most intense among the blue and white in a rather sterile confrontation, without opportunities. However, one minute into the second half, a cross El Hilali found the precise header of Kike Garcia.
The coach of Atlètic Lleida, Gabri García, former FC Barcelona player, during the match between Atlètic Lleida and Espanyol. / Enric Fontcuberta / EFE
The team of Gabri Garcia He tried to tie and survive in the competition with more will than skill. Espanyol preserved the result without feeling of shock. The only serious shock occurred with five minutes remaining with a shot that bounced off the crossbar of the best local player, striker Moro Sidibe. The effervescence of Lleida did not give any more of itself.
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