Rayo avoids Copa loss in shootout against 5th-tier team

Published December 2, 2021 3:32 PM

MADRID (AP) — Rayo Vallecano came close to becoming the first top-flight club to be eliminated in the first round of the Copa del Rey this season but won a penalty shootout against fifth-division club Guijuelo. Rayo came out on top 4-3 in the shootout after the hosts missed a pair of penalties. The teams drew 1-1 after extra time. Rayo played a man down from the 79th minute because of a red card to defender Kevin Rodrígues. Valencia, Levante and Cádiz were among the other five first-division clubs that won against lower-tiered clubs in the first round.

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