Marcelino García Toral’s second phase as coach of Villarreal began this Wednesday, with pain and victory in extra time in the first match of the second round of the Copa del Rey, against Zamora CF, who were theoretically very weak but were having a hard time.

Marcelino, who will make his debut against Osasuna at the Cerámica stadium on Sunday, barely passed his first litmus test with a team depleted by losses but against an opponent who won trophies three categories below him. game strategy but ultimately not much.

After the first few minutes of the test, the Castellón team began to touch the ball and dominate the field against the second-placed RFEF team, whose trick was to surprise the counter-attack.

The red and white club received its first danger warning from the set, as a result of a foul committed on the edge of the field, as the European club, which has achieved success in its field, did not give it time. Dani Parejo’s work lifted him just above the left frame.

Villarreal took the danger from the left wing up to half an hour with an active Pedraza The away team showed that they are most capable of beating the red and white team as they dominated throughout the entire match, but also showed that there is no open space on the sidelines as a way to score goals.

The Villarreal team’s absolute dominance of the game created some goal opportunities in the first half, although it was not clear enough to break through the Zamora wall.

The siege of the local goal was constant, but Marcelino’s men were overwhelmed by Fermín, who was too confident under the sticks throughout the game.

In the first minute of the second Time seemed closer to a yellow goal opportunityFrom a set piece the ball found its way to Etxaburu who stunned Reina at the right post with a header from over ten meters from goal to turn the tie on its head.

Zamora took advantage of Villarreal’s nerves to create their best counter-attack, but the clearest opportunity in this part of the contest came from Villarreal in the 60th minute with Baena’s strike, which allowed Fermín to shine and prove himself as the best once again . Zamorans.

Visitors with refreshments First with Gerard and Capoue and AkhomachThey increased the pressure on the local team to the maximum. The yellow submarine’s lack of a scoring nose was due to the lack of verticality in their game against a team that came from Duero as much as Numantina.

As Zamora CF came close to victory, Morales took advantage of the rebound in the 88th minute to beat Fermín, who had done his best to counter Gerard’s header just two minutes earlier, with a cross.

While the match ended in a draw, the yellow submarine continued on its way. buoy level of local areaIt paid off again six minutes into extra time when calmness came into the game from inside the right wing, where Morales finished under the posts.

Although Zamora had some options in the final minutes, the result did not change and Marcelino moved on to the round of 32 as all that remained in his debut match where he had more trouble than he had initially expected.

Data sheet:

1- Zamora CF: Fermín Sobron, Parra, Then, Bolo, Marcé, Mancebo (Barrios, m.86), Etxabaru, Ramos (Baldrich, m.106), Dani Hernández, Rivas and Priego (Alejandro Morales, m.106).

2- Villarrela CF: Reina, Pedraza (Baena, m.45), Cuenca, Albiol (foyth, m.45), Altimira, Moreno, Trigueros (Gerard Moreno m.61), Comesaña (Capoue m.61), Parejo, Femenía (Akhomach m.61). 72) and Morales (Pascual m.108).

Goals: 1-0, Etxebari m.49. 1-1, Morales m.88. 1-2, Morales m.96.

Judge: Ortiz Arias is from the Madrid school.

Events: The second round match of the Copa del Rey was played in front of more than 5,000 spectators at the Ruta de la Plata stadium in Zamora.