Deportivo Alavés ended SD Anaitasuna’s Copa del Rey run with a 6–1 victory at Txerloia in Azkoitia, though not before the fifth-tier regional club mounted 27 minutes of stubborn resistance against their La Liga visitors, diariovasco.com reported.
A crowd of approximately 1,400 spectators filled the venue for the single-leg tie. The fixture had faced two prior postponements due to a fatal train accident in Urda and the death of Jesús de Miguel.
Alavés dominated the opening exchanges with half a dozen shots inside the first eight minutes, though without troubling the home defence. Anaitasuna settled into the contest and mounted a response when Juaristi fired a long-range effort narrowly past the post.
The resistance held until the 27th minute. Basque referee De Burgos Bengoetxea officiated the match, issuing a single yellow card to Aramendi in the 27th minute.
Mariano added a second in the 36th minute by turning in a deep pass from Otto.
Anaitasuna pulled a goal back in the 42nd minute through Juaristi to spark celebrations across the ground. Hicham started a counter-attack down the flank, feeding Guembe on an overlapping run before Pastrian left the ball for Juaristi to finish cleanly.
“El sueño duró una hora,” diariovasco.com noted of the local side’s competitive spell before the visitors reasserted control after halftime.
Alavés extinguished any hopes of a comeback immediately after the interval by scoring twice in the space of ninety seconds. Miguel netted in the 55th minute before Mariano added his second two minutes later to make it 4–1.
Substitutes continued to enter the match as the tempo settled. Mañas rounded off the scoring for the visitors with goals in the 78th and 86th minutes to confirm the 6–1 final scoreline.
With their cup elimination confirmed, Anaitasuna returns its focus to the División de Honor Regional league campaign. Quique Sánchez Flores fielded a rotated Alavés lineup that mixed fringe players with regular starters including Ángel Pérez, Jonny Otto, and Valentini, alongside starting central defender Xanet Olaiz, an Astigarraga native who is friends with Real Sociedad player Arkaitz Mariezkurrena.
Anaitasuna’s lineup featured Sudupe, Guembe, Errazu, Pérez, Larramendi, Garmendia, Juaristi, Etxaniz, Hicham, Aramendi, and Pastrian, with substitutes Odriozola, Ekai, L.Juaristi, Díaz, and Olaizola coming on during the match.
Alavés utilized Rodríguez, Novoa, Xanet, Valentini, Otto, Protesoni, Denis Suárez, Aleña, Ángel Pérez, Rodríguez, and Mariano in their starting eleven, while introducing Tenaglia, Diallo, Guevara, Mañas, and T.Martínez from the bench.
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