Girona was sensationally eliminated from the King’s Cup. The end of a long streak without defeat [WIDEO]

Some fans may consider the loss of the current leader of the top-class competition on the Iberian Peninsula as a surprise, although bookmakers did not indicate him as a clear favorite.

Even before the match, the statistics clearly spoke in favor of the guests – after all, they had not tasted defeat in the last 17 matches, and they last swallowed the bitterness at home after recognizing the superiority of Real Madrid (0:3) at the end of September.

However, Mallorca is also showing upward form. Looking through the 12 previous matches with the participation of the “Pirates”, they were defeated only once – also against the “Royals”.

The announced fierce match had nothing to do with reality during the first part. The hosts showed their great side here, scoring three goals for Girona.

The bag came loose in the 21st minute. Cyle Larin converted the pass from Dani Rodríguez. Less than half an hour had passed and the scoreboard was already 2-0 after Abdón Prats’ atomic finish.

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Long before he went to the locker room, the author of the second goal scored the third goal from a penalty kick.

In response to the embarrassing performance, the visiting coach decided to introduce fresh players: the best scorer Artem Dowbyk and the shuttler Yan Couto.

Gradually, over time, Valery and Portu also appeared on the pitch. Only after four changes, the home team lost a clean sheet thanks to Christian Stuani from the starting eleven and an earlier offense by Raillo, who was sent to the locker room after receiving a red card for two yellow cards.

The rest of the period meant beating your head against the wall from the perspective of the “Blanquivermells”, who scored a contact goal only in the sixth minute of added time. It was too late to compensate.

Real Sociedad had previously entered the top four of the Copa del Rey. The group will be complemented by the winners from the pairs Athletic Club – FC Barcelona and Atlético Madrid – Sevilla.