Oviedo will play in the final of promotion to the First Division after surprising Eibar without a single hit | Football | Kinds of sports

A surprise in Ipurua, or not so much, because Eibar have already lost the last three stages of promotion, being one step away from promotion to the First Division. Eibar fans, who have seen direct promotion to the top tier elude the finer details over the past three seasons, are once again coming to terms with the fate of the promotion stage. This time it was their turn in the semi-finals against an Oviedo team that started as victims and for whom a draw was not enough as they needed to win at home. 15 days ago they conceded four goals in their last league game on the same stage; This time he didn’t concede and scored two goals to take the last available place, again in a doubles match with Espanyol who had the advantage (0-1) or with their eternal rivals Sporting.

The first half started dynamically, Eibar acted quickly from the first touch, as if wanting to quickly solve the problem, although the draw earned the Guipuzcoans a place in the final. Oviedo waited patiently for the first few minutes, perhaps too passively for what they needed, but it was still a long way from burning all the ships. So perhaps it was about holding on to the initial push.

However, this attitude meant that Eibar could get dangerously close to Leo Roman’s zone. At first Stoichkov received a deep ball, but at the last moment he lost his balance and the shot was too central. A few minutes later, the Oviedo goalkeeper reacted cheerfully to Korpas’ shot, hitting the post, after a joint play by the Eibar team.

However, as time passed, Barça’s momentum waned and Oviedo continued with his plan, in which patience continued to play an important role. The Asturians stretched out and advanced a little further into the local defensive zone, although the attempts came to nothing.

At the beginning of the second half, the panorama did not change much. Oviedo hid his concern and tried to pass it on to Eibar, who had a better option – a free-kick on the edge of the box that their specialist Aketche placed just wide of the post, but Leo Roman got it right.

After that, Eibar remained dry, crashing into the wall of his opponent. Also, in the 58th minute, a very long cross from the Bretons, very well played, saw Alemao get ahead of Arbilla to head in and give his team the lead for the first time in the match. The goal strengthened the game plan of the Asturian team, which defended without any problems, although Eibar had almost the last chance in Soriano’s shot, which went wide of the goal.

This was the beginning of the end for gunsmiths. The happy football in the first half was overshadowed in the last half; The second actions cost him more, and Leo Roman’s goal was very far away, so when in the 78th minute Borja Baston took advantage of Arbilla’s lack of attention and crossed into the penalty area, where Moyano entered along the central lane and Secondly, the world fell apart for Eibar. , who only managed to wander around the field like a knocked out boxer until the referee decided to stop the game and signaled the end.

It was an apotheosis for the 500 Blues fans who came to the city of Guipuzcoa and trusted their team with a second chance in the final. They will probably prefer Sporting, but for this to happen, the red and white will have to suffer a big upset against Espanyol, who will try not to give up.

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