Celta thrashes Muniain's Salamanca and advances in the Cup (0-5)

RC Celta de Vigo beat Salamanca CF UDS at the Helmántico (0-5) to advance to the next round of the Copa del Rey in a match that they already dominated by three goals at half-time and in which the local team finished with ten players. The contest began with Salamanca trying to come out with the ball played from behind under pressure from Celta, who deactivated their attacks when they reached three quarters of the field, when the visiting defense appeared.

The plan of the Vigo team did not vary with respect to other commitments, with the dominance of possession as the main argument to make Salamanca retreat. Hugo González, Germain Milla and Ferran Jutglà were the main receivers of that offensive game and put the black and white defense in trouble. After a quarter of an hour, when Iker Muniain's team advanced their lines to try to steal in the opposite field, Celta's spaces and quality appeared.

The Galician team came out with the ball played and found Milla on the right wing, who beat her marker with speed and gave way behind so that Jutglà finished at will and established the 0-1. The Catalan forward expanded his personal and team's tally just seven minutes later by taking advantage of a magnificent pass between the lines from Aleix Febas. Jutglà received the penalty spot, turned and scored without Unai Ayala being able to do anything. The 0-2 was a splash of cold water for a Salamanca team that had come out brave, although its ability to react was still intact.

After half an hour, the locals were close to closing the gap in a set piece. Urki Txoperena put the ball at the far post and Máximo Levrand finished into the side netting. The occasion spurred the charros, who then enjoyed a stretch with more possession, although without obtaining the prize they sought beyond a clearance by Celta in the lateral center. In this positive moment for Salamanca, a new combination within Claudio Giráldez's team ended with a pass from Ángel Arcos to Andrés Antañón, who dribbled past Ayala one-on-one and scored 0-3 in the 40th minute.

The difference did not appease the desire of Muniain's team after the break, as Salamanca came out with Larry Kelechi and William Castro on the field to reduce the disadvantage. Caramelo was the first to get close to the goal with a cross from the right that was poisoned and ended up crashing into the crossbar. Shortly after, Levrand did manage to score from a corner, but the goal was disallowed for a foul in the struggle with Altay Bayindir.

The Argentine center back was once again the protagonist in the following notable action. In the 60th minute, a coordination error left Jutglà alone in front of the goal and Levrand knocked him down from behind, an action that cost him the red card and left Salamanca with ten players. The game calmed down in the following minutes, with fewer chances and some set-piece action.