Copa del Rey, first round

Recreativo Huelva scraped through to the second round with a 1-2 win over third division Villanueva. The game had been postponed due to the disqualification of Villanueva's qualifying round opponents Ciudad de Murcia, and was played in the municipal stadium of Pozoblanco as the home side's pitch only had an earth playing surface. Recre's Gallego scored late in the first half, but Falín equalised immediately after the restart. Substitute Bermejo restored the lead a quarter of an hour from the end, and the first division team held on even though Juanito hit the crossbar for the Córdoba based home side in the last minute. (09.10.02)