Copa Constitució Quarter-Finals Set with Casa de Portugal Upset
Top-flight teams dominate eighth finals in Andorra's Copa Constitució Valira Seguretat, with Second Division Casa de Portugal stunning CE Carroi on.
Key Points
- Casa de Portugal beat CE Carroi 4-1 on penalties after 0-0 draw; both teams ended with red cards.
- Inter Club d'Escaldes won 3-0 vs FS La Massana; Ranger's FC triumphed 3-0 at Penya Encarnada.
- FC Santa Coloma crushed Sporting Escaldes 5-1; UE Santa Coloma beat CE Principat 2-0.
- Atlètic Escaldes and CF Esperança advance via byes to quarter-finals.
The quarter-final lineups for the Copa Constitució Valira Seguretat are set after the eighth finals, where top-flight teams largely prevailed as anticipated. Casa de Portugal, the only Second Division survivor and second in Lliga Grup Pirineu, produced the lone upset by beating CE Carroi 4-1 on penalties after a 0-0 draw through regular and extra time.
That clash saw CE Carroi reduced to 10 players in the 62nd minute due to Andersson Cáceres's red card. Casa de Portugal lost Juanma Miranda to a direct red five minutes later and later David Maneiro, ending with nine men. They now face defending champions Inter Club d'Escaldes, who dispatched FS La Massana 3-0 with goals from Martín Calderón, Faysal Chouaib, and an own goal by Pachou.
Ranger's FC claimed a 3-0 win at Penya Encarnada through strikes by Engerlhart, Benja Muñoz, and Gabriel Leighton in the second half, despite the hosts' ongoing payment issues. They advance to meet FC Santa Coloma, who crushed Sporting Escaldes 5-1 on a hat-trick from Yenerey Betancor and two goals by Chus Rubio.
UE Santa Coloma beat CE Principat 2-0 with goals from internationals Cucu and Álex Martínez, setting up a clash with FC Ordino. Ordino came from behind to win 2-1 at City Escaldes, thanks to an own goal by Canario and a strike from Pau Servat.
Atlètic Escaldes and CF Esperança, both top-flight sides, receive byes into the quarter-finals and will contest a semi-final berth directly.
These matchups launch the competition's critical knockout phase, pitting Andorra's strongest clubs against each other for the title.
Original Sources
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