Madrid – Archyde.com
Ten Real Madrid players overcame a hostile atmosphere, bringing the team from a goal down to a precious 2-1 victory over Elche in extra time, and advancing to the quarter-finals of the King’s Cup on Thursday.
After the match ended in a goalless draw, Elche advanced through a free kick, one minute after Marcelo was sent off for obstructing Titi Moriente.
Veteran defender Gonzalo Verdo fired a free kick that hit the human wall, but his second attempt hit Dani Ceballos to change direction, and Andre Lunin netted Real Madrid goalkeeper.
Real Madrid equalized when Isco followed Ceballos’ shot to change the direction of the ball towards Elche’s net, before substitute Eden Hazard scored the winning goal after a counterattack after receiving a through pass from David Alaba, to dodge Elche goalkeeper Axel Werner, and put the ball into the empty net.