It was a hot Wednesday afternoon at the Antonio Toledo Sánchez Stadium, with Málaga CF coming off a first-round victory over Real Betis Balompié, facing a local side that won the tournament in 2015 and has deep roots in the Copa de la Reina.
Héctor Díaz named the following starting XI for the trip to Huelva: Jimena; Encarni, Belén, Marina, Yoli Peche ©; L. Herrera, Noemi; Yessenia, Dayana, Elena; Futu.
Up to four players from the reserve team featured, highlighted by Jimena’s debut in goal for the first team, in a lineup full of young talent and homegrown players.
The Huelva side created a couple of good chances in the first half-hour, all well dealt with by Jimena. By half-time, the score remained 0-0.
In the second half, the home side broke the deadlock. Andrea scored in the 57th minute to make it 1-0. Late in the match, a shot from Sarai deflected off a Málaga player (2-0, 83’), followed by a direct free-kick from Morales (3-0, 86’), which sealed the victory and sent Huelva through to the third round.
Málaga CF Femenino will return to action later this week in Group 3 of the Segunda Federación at the Ciudad Deportiva Fundación MCF. They will face CD Getafe Femenino on Sunday 5th October at 17:00.