Marcelo Gets Red Carded, Real Madrid Still Qualified For Copa Del Rey Quarter-Finals

JAKARTA - Real Madrid recorded a dramatic 2-1 victory over Elche in the last 16 of the Copa del Rey at the Manuel Martinez Valero Stadium, Thursday local time. In this match, Los Blancos had to finish the match with ten players.

Citing Antara, Friday, the match had to go into extra time after the glasses lasted until the dispersal of normal time, and Los Blancos were forced to appear with 10 players due to Marcelo's red card in the 102nd minute.

Real Madrid's situation got worse because Elche took the lead at the end of the first extra round through the execution of Gonzalo Verdu's free kick.

However, Carlo Ancelotti's men appeared calmer into the second half and were able to equalize through Dani Ceballos' shot in the 109th minute. The goal was officially registered as Isco's, as Ceballos' shot swerved into his leg and rounded goalkeeper Axel Werner.

Six minutes later Real Madrid turned things around as Eden Hazard calmly received a precise cross from David Alaba to trick Werner out of the net, before slotting the ball into the no-man's net.

The match was even more dramatic when the hosts were again able to score against Real Madrid in extra-time injury time through Fidel's finish on Tete Morente's pass, but referee Jorge Figueroa Vazquez annulled it because he judged that Pere Milla had committed a foul on Nacho.

Not only annulled Elche's goal, but the referee also gave Milla a second yellow card for his strong protest against a decision that clearly harmed the hosts.

The referee did not budge, the final whistle sounded, Real Madrid stepped into the quarter-finals.