The lions leave Eldense with little room to breathe, despite a spirited start from the home side.
For Athletic Club de Bilbao, the Copa del Rey holds a storied weight, reflected in the club’s 23 titles in the competition. In another bid to end a long drought, the Basque side outclassed Eldense from the First Federación at the Pepico Amat with a 1-6 scoreline. Yet Eldense showed resilience and solidarity in possession and pressing until the third goal changed the momentum and, afterward, their efforts waned.
Nico Williams opened the scoring in the 35th minute by pouncing on a rebound from Stamatakis after a Berenguer shot. Five minutes later Berenguer doubled the advantage with a clean finish after a deflection off a barrier on a Yuri free kick.
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The second half erupted with a flurry of goals: Muniain delivered a precise pass to Zarraga who converted the third after a bold move down the left, then in the 7th minute Muniain himself struck twice in quick succession, closing a superb team sequence. Correia deflected a ball into his own net for the fourth, and Muniain sealed the moment with a sixth. Soberón managed a consolation for Eldense in the 67th minute.
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90´ + 2 FINAL! ATHLETIC ADVANCES TO THE QUARTERFINALS!
90′ Muniain finishes a superb display with his sixth, firing from the far post after a well-worked wall with Guruzeta. Two minutes are added.
⏱83′ • Substitution:
Enter: Carlos Cerdan From: Brown
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73´ What a moment of misfortune for Correia as he clears a cross from Berenguer and sends it into his own net; Guruzeta was alert to pounce and add a fifth for the visitors.
67´ GOOOOOOOOOL FOR ELDENSE! Soberón reduces the deficit, scrambling in the box to put Eldense on the scoreboard. The home side had shown plenty of fight across the evening.
⏱65′ • Substitution:
Enter: Ruben Correia From: Álex Martinez
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64′ The fourth comes for Athletic as Berenguer completes a personal brace following another strong team performance. Right after scoring he checked on Stamatakis with a firm challenge close to goal.
61´ Oops Zarraga! The Athletic midfielder charged from the second line, but his effort from the edge of the box drifted wide.
58´ GOOOOOOOOOOOL FOR ATHLETICS! Zarraga finishes a fine move sparked by Muniain on the left to make it 3-0.
⏱57′ • Substitution:
Enter: Mario Soberón, Jesus Clemente and Carlos Hernández Exit: Juanto Ortuño, Fran Carnicer and Fernando Pajarero
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52′ STAMATAKIS MAKES A SAVE! Raúl García heads a free kick toward goal and the Greek keeper slides across to prevent a penalty.
51′ A rough challenge from Fran Carnicer on Eldense’s youngest player left him on the ground; the referee issued a yellow card for the foul.
50′ Nico Williams shows pace on the right and fires a shot that Stamatakis gathers without difficulty.
The second half holds the promise of a dramatic contest at Pepico Amat.
45′ + 2 Halftime in Elda with Athletic carrying a comfortable lead. The visitors began with intent and the locals grew into the game, making the scoreline less reflective of the chances created.
45´ Discount time: 1 minute.
40´ GOOOOOOOOOOOL FOR ATHLETICS! Berenguer doubles the lead by collecting a rebound off a barrier and guiding a precise shot into the near corner.
35′ GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL Nico Williams opens the scoring by exploiting a rebound from Stamatakis after a Berenguer header. He timed his touch perfectly to steer the ball into the net.
32′ ORTUÑO HAD IT! Stamatakis played a long ball, Carnicer found space to release a pass to his teammate, but Aguirrezabala rushed out and smothered the chance, keeping Eldense from reducing the deficit.
30′ Athletic stretched the play with a Berenguer free kick that Vivian nearly converted, followed by a Muniain header that tested Stamatakis.
23′ The home side grew bolder, pressing into Athletic’s half. Carnicer delivered a clean volley and forced a save from the visiting goalkeeper.
7´ Eldense approached the match with confidence, though Athletic held the upper hand early on.
1´ After a moment of silence in memory of Pelé, the ball rolled at Pepico Amat as Eldense prepared to surprise the visitors.
And so the Eldense side presented a brave challenge, hoping to spring a surprise against the giants from Bilbao.
The Athletic lineup aimed to reach the Round of 16 in their preferred competition.
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