Gévora falls thrashed in a match to remember

In addition, the fans also enjoyed the match in the stands of Francisco de la Hera. At no time did he stop encouraging his team and appreciated every effort his players made on the pitch to stop Betis.

The match itself had little history for either team. The difference between Gévora and Real Betis is five categories and that was noticeable on the pitch in every action. The visiting players were from the elite of Spanish football and gave no option against Gévora. To this we must add that Gévora was too daring during the clash and paid dearly in some actions that ended in a goal.

Martín Fernández’s team did not change its style despite facing Betis. The players of the Badajoz team tried to get the ball played from behind, they pulled the offside line and continually looked for combinative play. In one of those starts from behind with the ball played, before the tenth minute of the match was over, the first error and Betis’ first goal came. Altimira took advantage of a defensive failure to get in front of Fran and score the first.

After this goal, Betis had several approaches that required a good last touch to end in a goal. Gévora did not change their game script despite the goal against and after 20 minutes they had their first reasonably clear chance with a shot by Álvaro Perera from outside the area that went wide.

The occasion woke up Betis again, who in just two minutes put a lot of effort into the mix with two goals. Assane Diao scored first from inside the area after taking advantage of a pass from Iker Losada. Gévora had not been aware of Betis’ second right hand very well when he received another hook in the form of a goal. A pass from Altimira ended up in Bakambú with the entire Gévora defense stopped due to a possible offside. The forward was the only one who moved, the lineman didn’t point anything out and Bakambú put in the third very easily.

At least the second half began with a clear opportunity for Gévora. Adri Maya, the best of the locals in attack, drove with skill until he entered the area, from where he shot, but the ball was cleared by Vieites. But Betis did not let the game get into a rhythm that did not interest them and took control of the ball after the chance against them.

And from that control, new visiting opportunities arrived. Bakambú, who could have scored a string of goals with a little more success, shot from point-blank range and found a save from Fran. The danger did not end there, because on the rebound Juanmi sent the ball to the crossbar. Two minutes later, the stick was the protagonist by denying Betis the goal in a failed clearance by the Gévora defense.

Betis, at half throttle in the last half hour, scored more goals. Juanmi joined the party with a header from a rebound, and Vitor Roque followed him with a double after coming off the bench to close the green and white victory at the Francisco de la Hera.

But there was still the gift for Gévora. From the penalty spot and in the last minute Juanma scored his team’s goal to the delirium of the stands, who celebrated it as if it were the winning goal in a final.

The win did not greatly tarnish Gévora’s historic day. The people of Badajoz, despite the defeat, already have a match against a First Division team in their history and the certainty of having enjoyed a magical night that will remain in the memory of all their fans, players, coaching staff and board of directors. The match ended with the Gévora fans jumping in the stands and celebrating the feat of having played in the Copa del Rey.