Ten-man Sevilla win first leg of Copa del Rey tie

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.