Athletic Bilbao was knocked out of the King's Cup after drawing 2-2 against second-tier Rayo Vallecano Wednesday. Bilbao, a 23-time cup winner, failed to overturn the 2-0 first-leg deficit for an aggregate of 4-2. Bilbao was unlucky not to score several times early on with Fernando Llorente leading the attack. His long-range shot in the 12th minute was centimeters wide of the left post and minutes later he struck the crossbar. Llorente finally got on the scoreboard in the 43rd when he rose to meet Markel Susaeta's cross with his head and the ball rebounded in off defender Jorge Andujar's foot. However, Rayo's Juan Jose Collantes effectively buried the hopes of last year's finalist in the 73rd with a first-time shot off the inside of his boot from a looping pass over the Bilbao defense. Xavi Martinez struck back moments later, heading in from a free kick. In the 78th, Eduard Albacar sealed Rayo's passage through the round-of-32 when he equalized with a free kick. Getafe also advanced following a 1-1 draw against Espanyol after securing a 2-0 advantage in the first leg. The Madrid team's striker Roberto Soldado controlled a long pass in the 21st minute and shot past goalkeeper Cristian Alvarez. In the 37th, Getafe's Jordi Codina did well to get a hand to Ivan Alonso's header from five meters although the forward followed through on the rebound to equalize. A total of 14 yellow cards were awarded in a bad-tempered match. Racing Santander went through beating Salamanca 4-1 and 4-2 on aggregate. Pedro Perico scored in the 21st for second-division Salamanca. However, Congolese striker Mohammed Tchite's hat trick rescued the first-division team and Francisco Jimenez scored the fourth. Alhassane Keita's goal for Mallorca in the 41st was enough to overturn a 2-1 deficit from the first leg against Valladolid due to the away goals rule. On Tuesday, Real Madrid crashed out of the Copa del Rey after losing 4-1 on aggregate to third-tier Alcorcon, while defending champion Barcelona advanced with a 5-0 victory over Cultural Leonesa.
