Copa del Rey Wrap: Albacete advance

Luis Cesar Sampedro’s Albacete had lost four games in succession to languish at the foot of the table in the Segunda Division.

But Albacete returned to form against high-flying second-tier rivals Recreativo in the cup, thanks to goals from Sergio Cidoncha and Ruben Cruz at the Estadio Carlos Belmonte.

Manu Barreiro’s 86th-minute strike at the Estadio Municipal de Anduva was all that separated the two teams.