The first match of the Copa del Rey allowed Juan Manuel Rodríguez to give Nicholas Opoku the opportunity to wear the Gran Canaria club's jersey for the first time, in addition to fielding a renewed starting lineup with goalkeeper Adri Suárez and the return of Ale García among the most notable changes.

The first half featured the local team's goalkeeper, De Castro, as the protagonist, with several high-level saves that denied UD Las Palmas a goal. The goalkeeper intervened in a one-on-one with Ale García, blocked close-range shots from Jefté twice and Elías Romero, and also controlled a shot from Andrés Rodríguez near the post.

In this initial phase of the match, Jeremía Recoba entered in the 23rd minute, replacing his teammate Ale García. The Uruguayan showed creativity, delivering passes that allowed Elías and Jefté to face the Alcalá goalkeeper one-on-one.

The most critical moment for the islanders occurred in the 20th minute when a play by Alcalá ended with Kevin shooting from the heart of the area. However, the Ghanaian Opoku deflected the ball to a corner with his leg, sparing his teammate Adri Suárez from trouble.

Kirian Rodríguez, however, did not miss at the start of the second half. The captain from Candelaria managed to place the ball in the local team's net, surprising them with a run from the second line to finish off a pass from Andrés Rodríguez. The 0-1 finally gave meaning to the efforts of Juan Manuel Rodríguez's team, which had made two substitutions at halftime.

However, the match went into extra time as the team from the Madrid province managed to equalize with a goal from Luis Simón. The forward took advantage of a rebound off the post to beat Adri Suárez and once again throw the knockout round into uncertainty.

In the first quarter of extra time, Kirian Rodríguez, with a direct free kick, and Manu Fuster, after a pass from Jefté, made it 1-3 and restored calm to UD Las Palmas.

De Castro, as in the first half, was once again the main player for his team with new saves after plays and shots from Jefté and Mateo Acimovic. However, the score did not change further.

Lineups

RSD Alcalá: Marc De Castro, Carlos Sánchez, Javier Jiménez, Pablo Moya, Marco López, Manu Ramírez (Albur, 66), Adri Pérez (Chete, 94), Ato, Garrido (Sánchez, 46), Kevin Manzano (Yebo, 57), and Loren Sánchez (Simón, 66)

UD Las Palmas: Adri Suárez, Alex Suárez (Juanma Herzog, 46), Opoku (Miyashiro, 72), Bonfanti, Andrés Rodríguez, Kirian (Acimovic, 109), Bassinga, Iván Medina (Loiodice, 68), Ale García (Jere Recoba, 23; then Manu Fuster, 46), Elías Romero, and Jefté

Goals: 0-1, min. 48. Kirian. 1-1, min. 67. Simón. 1-2, min. 95. Kirian, direct free kick. 1-3, min. 105. Manu Fuster.

Referee: Juan Manuel Gordillo Escamilla (Andalusian). Showed yellow cards to Javi Jiménez, Adri Pérez, Marco López, Atoy Miguel Ángel Sánchez, and Moya (Alcalá).