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The second King's Cup semi final.
In the 2nd King's Cup semi final, a late goal from Walter Pandiani gives Espanyol a slight lead going into the second leg. In a match somewhat marred by some poor refeering decisions, the visitors took the lead from the penalty spot in the 5th minute after Angel Arizmendi went down in the area after running into defender Lopo. Javier Cantalejo, match referee was also responsible for the equalizer, which came early in the second half, when he harshly awarded a penalty to the home side after the ball cannoned off Andrade's arm from point blank range. Espanyol were given a further boost in the 59th minute when Mr Cantalejo red-carded Fabricio Coloccini for a dangerous high challenge on Jofre. The date for the second leg will not be confirmed until after Espanyol's UEFA Cup clash with Schalke 04 on the 23rd February.
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