MADRID, Jan 20: Real Madrid were dumped out of the King's Cup by Valladolid on the away goals rule after the second division side claimed a deserved 1-1 draw at the Bernabeu on Wednesday.

Valladolid forward Xavi More grabbed the all-important goal when he cut inside defender Roberto Carlos and fired a low shot into the far corner 12 minutes from time to cancel out a Michael Owen strike and put his side into the quarterfinals.

Real, who once again adopted the risky strategy of fielding a side of second string players in the Cup, were outplayed by their determined second division opponents in the first half.

Real's new signing Thomas Gravesen and Albert Celades were unable to take control in the centre of midfield, while strikers Owen and Javier Portillo barely had a sniff of the ball up front.

Coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo clearly did not like the look of what he saw in the first half and threw on Ronaldo, Raul and Zinedine Zidane in place of former youth team players Jurado, Javi Garcia and Portillo after the break.

The in-form Owen looked as though he had secured his side a place in the next round when he raced on to a neat pass from Raul and fired a perfectly-placed angled shot inside the far post 20 minutes into the second half.

Real's celebrations were cut short, however, when the visitors drew level 12 minutes later thanks to More's fine individual goal. Real, who were the losing finalists in last season's competition, join Barcelona, Valencia and Deportivo Coruna on the list of high-profile victims in this season's Cup.

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