Madrid: Cadiz lost 2-1 to fourth-division club Arandina, becoming the second topflight team in Spain eliminated in the second round of the Copa del Rey. Cadiz's elimination on Thursday came a day after Almeria fell 1-0 to fourth-division club Barbastro.
Jorge Pesca scored a 65th-minute winner for Arandina. The club based in Aranda de Duero, a small city in northern Spain, had never advanced past the second round. It was the 13th game in a row without a win for Cadiz, which sits in 16th place in the Spanish league, three points from the relegation zone. It advanced in the first round of the Copa with a win on penalties against fifth-division club Badalona.
First-division club Granada was eliminated after being disqualified for fielding an ineligible player in the first round. Last-place Almeria lost Wednesday to remain with only one victory in 17 matches in all competitions this season against third-division club Talavera. In other games of the day, Las Palmas defeated CD Tudelano with a scoreline of 2-1. Sevilla secured a 2-0 victory over Atletico Astorga.
Three top-tier clubs advanced past lower-division teams on Thursday Girona defeated Orihuela 5-2, Athletic Bilbao beat Cayon 3-0 and Celta Vigo got past Sestao River 2-1. The game between Melilla and Eibar went down the wire with the latter winning on penalties as the fixture concluded on a scoreline of 1-1.
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