Racing moves on to the next phase of the Copa del Rey with a match full of goals

Racing beat Unión Deportiva Lanzarote in Tías (3-4) and continues ahead in the Copa del Rey. The Cantabrian team, supported by a hundreds of fans who traveled to the island (83 tickets were sold in Santander), surpassed the Canaries in the Pancho Bermúdez and will enter the draw for the second round of the KO tournament. In addition to the passage to the round, the cup event left more positive notes for the Verdiblancos such as the debut with the first team of the reserve team’s defenders Gomeza and Aitor.

José Alberto arranged for the debut in the KO tournament a eleven made up of nine players from the first team -although Jeremy has a reserve team record- and two from Rayo Cantabria: Carrascal, who has already played two games in LaLiga Hypermotion this season, and Gomeza, who made his debut with the green and white professional team. In addition, goalkeeper Miquel Parera played his first minutes of the 2024/25 season and in the second half youth player Aitor entered the field, who also made his debut with the first team.

KARRIKABURU

The Cantabrian team went ahead by half an hour with a goal from Karrikaburu (the first he scored with the green-and-white jersey) and shortly after he made the 0-2 through Ekainwho received a good assist from the San Sebastian native and beat Alejandro with a hard shot. The match, and therefore the tie that was held in a single match, was for Racing, although The Canaries closed the gap before the break. 1-2.

The Unión Deportiva Lanzarote, which is directed by former professional player Socorro (he had a successful career in the Unión Deportiva Las Palmas), received another two goals in the second act. The first was Jeremy’s work at Sangalli’s pass, who had replaced Karrikaburu, and the Suleiman’s second. 1-4. But the locals wanted to sell their defeat dearly and adjusted the score with two more goals from Ale Fuentes, who scored a hat trick. The Canarian Pablo Rodríguez and another youth player, Dani González, came out in the final stretch of the duel of the KO tournament. End. 3-4.

POSITIVE THINGS

José Alberto, after the clash in Lanzarote, said that “there have been positive things and others that I have not liked and we have to improve. I think that the people who have come have had fun, they have seen goals and we have passed the tie” – something that had not been achieved in the last two seasons. The green and white coach, finally, positively valued the performance of the reserve team players who performed at the Pancho Bermúdez and assured that “now we have to think about the next LaLiga Hypermotion match against Albacete at El Sardinero.”

TECHNICAL SHEET

UD Lanzarote: Alejandro, Álex Cruz (Ruyman, 50), Agoney, Javi Martín, Dani González, Ale Fuentes, Adrián Machín (Josimar, 50), Raúl (Javi Mayor, 50), Matías Sosa (Álvaro, 50), Dani Febles and Ayoze Pérez .

Racing: Parera, Carrascal (Aitor, 61), Manu Hernando, Gomeza, Saúl; Maguette, Jeremy (Dani González, 79), Suleiman (Pablo Rodríguez, 79), Ekain; Karrikaburu (Sangalli, 68).

Referee: Ávalos Barrera (Catalan). He admonished the local Matías Sosa and the green and white Maguette.

Goals: 0-1. Minute 32. Karrikaburu; 0-2. Minute 39. Ekain; 1-2. Minute 41. Ale Fuentes; 1-3. Minute 73. Jeremy; 1-4. Minute 77. Suleiman; 2-4. Minute 79. Ale Fuentes; 3-4. Minute 81. Ale Fuentes.

Incidents: first round of the Copa del Rey. Municipal Pancho Bermúdez (Tías- Lanzarote). Synthetic playing field. 1,300 spectators, among whom there were a hundred racing fans.