San Sebastian, Real Sociedad were the first team into the draw for the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey knockout competition in Spain after beating Mallorca 1-0.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Roberto Navarro continued his goalscoring form in the Cup when he put Real Sociedad ahead in the fifth minute after a pass from Martin Zubimendi and the home side controlled the first half from start to finish, with a Mallorca side packed with fringe players unable to manage one shot in the first 45 minutes, on Tuesday night, reports Xinhua news agency.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The match was played in the pouring rain, which didn't help flowing football and the second half saw little in the way of chances, with Clement Grenier at least having a shot for the visitors, even if it was directly at home keeper Alex Remiro.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The home side were considerably below their best and lost full back Andoni Gorosabal with a twisted ankle midway through the second half, but despite surrendering possession far too easily on too many occasions, they still had more than enough to move into the last eight.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the second game played on Tuesday, Sevilla rode their luck away to second division Alaves, with Ivan Rakitic's powerful header deciding a game that helped Sevilla forget their league problems, although they didn't play well in Vitoria.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The remaining matches will be played on Wednesday and Thursday, with Real Madrid's visit to an in-form Villarreal and Barcelona's trip to third-tier survivors Ceuta, the highlights of the round.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The draw for the quarterfinals will be made on Friday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The remaining matches will be played on Wednesday and Thursday, with Real Madrid's visit to an in-form Villarreal and Barcelona's trip to third-tier survivors Ceuta, the highlights of the round.<\/p>\r\n\r\n