Madrid, Jan. 14 -- Athletic Club qualified for the quarterfinal of Spain's Copa del Rey on Tuesday night, but not before suffering for 120 minutes away to second division Cultural Leonesa.
Athletic played for an hour with 10 men against a side that pushed the 2024 Cup winner to the limit, before finally succumbing to an Unai Gomez penalty in extra time.
The home side started brighter of the two and was rewarded when Ivan Calero opened the scoring with a smart finish to finish off a counter-attack.
Athletic needed time to react, but was level after 26 minutes when Gorka Guruzeta turned and scored from outside of the penalty area.
The visiting side's joy lasted around a minute when Calero put Cultural back ahead after Manu Justo broke the...