An early goal was enough for Sevilla to edge ahead in the first leg of their Copa del Rey tie, beating Segunda Division B side Racing de Santander 1-0 this evening.

Jairo put the visitors ahead just five minutes into the game, tapping in from a Sebastian Cristoforo delivery.

Racing were handed a potential lifeline early in the second half when Coke Andujar was shown two yellow cards in the space of a minute.

However, the lower division side created few chances as they looked to rescue the try with David Miguelez and John-Christophe Ayina both missing the target in the final 20 minutes.

The second leg of the tie takes place in Sevilla later this month.