Ladies and gentlemen, we have a final: Real Betis and Rayo Vallecano parted ways tonight (Thursday) in a 1-1 draw in the Copa del Rey semi-final, which sent the Greens to meet Valencia in the final after 2-3 in the sum of the two games. Burja Iglesias scored the decisive goal in the 92nd minute, in the most tense way possible.
Rayo dominated throughout the game and held a lot of the ball, but for 80 minutes could not find the net. In the end it was Baba who put his team to first advantage, who would have sent the game to extra time, had it not been for Iglesias. On the verge of the final whistle and in front of the home crowd, the striker, who had come on the field just six minutes earlier, set the result of the game and sent the Greens to celebrate their first final in 17 years. By the way, Joaquin Sanchez, who came off the bench in the 82nd minute, was in the cup final in the Betis uniform even in her last appearance.
Betis will meet Valencia in the final, which qualified for the standings after a tough 1: 2 over Bilbao in the sum of the two games. The decisive match will take place on April 23 at the La Cartejo Olympics, in Seville.
