Athletic Club beat Prat 6-1 in the Copa del Rey round of 128 on Thursday 29 October at the Estadi La Feixa Llarga in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat. Three academy players scored their first goals for Athletic Club's senior side inside four minutes.
How the match unfolded
Maroan Sannadi opened the scoring in the 29th minute. Robert Navarro doubled the lead two minutes later, with Mikel Jauregizar providing both assists.
Gustavo Reinke pulled one back for Prat in the 33rd minute, set up by Álex Plaza. Serrano restored the two-goal cushion three minutes later from a Jesús Areso pass.
Late burst from the bench
Each of the late scorers had come off the bench. Vizcay's own strike started the flurry.
Imga, aged just 17, had made his first-team debut alongside Vizcay against Getafe the previous Sunday. Selton Sánchez finished the night with the sixth goal, teed up by Vizcay.
Match numbers
Athletic had 68% of the ball and 20 shots from inside the box. They put 12 attempts on target, against 2 from the hosts.
Prat’s goalkeeper made six saves. Navarro earned the top rating of 9.2, with seven key passes in 86 minutes.
What comes next
EFE reported that Athletic picked a starting XI shaped by the coming Basque derby, giving chances to players such as Yohaneko, Sannadi and Nico Serrano.
On Sunday 1 November, San Mamés stages the LaLiga matchday 11 meeting with Real Sociedad, kicking off at 21:00 Spanish time. The second round is scheduled for 2 December.
