MATCH REPORT | Onto the next round (1-3)
Miranda, Emerson and Juanmi scored the goals
Real Betis Balompié beat UD Mutilvera today in the second round of Copa del Rey. The game did not start well for the Green and Whites, as the home side scored in the fourth minute. However, the team started to control the pace of the match and turned the score around in the first half with two great goals by Miranda and Emerson. In the second half, Juanmi closed the score.
The game started terribly for the team, as UD Mutilvera found the net in the fourth minute in a set play. Lainez had the chance to tie the game but his effort hit the post. In spite of the bad start, Betis were in total control in the first half and Miranda, with a magnificent free-kick, and Emerson, with a screamer, turned the score around.
Fifteen minutes into the second half, Juanmi scored the final goal in a great counterattack. The team had more chances until the end but the result remained unchanged.
UD Mutilvera: Mugueta, Gómez (Lizarraga 77'), Aguas, Mahugo, Ibáñez, Barace (Cisneros 77'), Ayensa (Yoldi 67'), Abaurrea, Ederra (Aldave 53'), Briñol (Arana 67'), Javier López.
Goals: Briñol (4').
Booked: Gómez (66').
Real Betis Balompié: Joel Robles, Emerson (Fran Delgado 83'), Mandi, Sidnei, Miranda, Paul, Guido Rodríguez, Rodri (Fekir 75'), Lainez (Aitor Ruibal 83'), Juanmi, Borja Iglesias (Sanabria 65').
Goals: Miranda (34'), Emerson (37'), Juanmi (61').
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre.