Errors penalize Barakaldo in a direct confrontation

Barakaldo did not have its day. The factory team played conditioned from seconds after the initial whistle, when Beasain managed to get ahead due to a rude defensive error by the Baracaldeses. From then on, he was also not brilliant in any of the facets. He made defensive inaccuracies, had numerous errors in the circulation of the ball and was not successful in the opposite area. Even so, he stayed alive throughout the match and fought until the last moment, without being excessively inferior to his rival at any time. Finally, this decisive match in the fight for the play-off was won by the Blue and Whites 1-3.

In this way, pending the conclusion of the current day, the Baracaldés team distances itself from the first four classified, also with the danger of leaving those prestigious positions in case San Ignacio wins in its commitment against Urduliz . It should also be remembered that the Gualnegros have the opportunity to redeem themselves from these last two consecutive defeats that they have suffered next Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. against Deusto. A win would hook them back to the front places -between second and fourth- occupied by Deportivo Alavés B, Basconia and Beasain himself.

The match could not have had a worse start for the locals. They took off the center, touched the ball with the intention of taking the ball played from behind, but Argente made a resounding mistake trying to give the leather to Tena, who picked it up Orbegozo to put Beasain ahead when the first minute had not even been completed meeting. The factory workers were obliged to row against the current from the beginning. To add insult to injury, these early stages were on the verge of becoming a catastrophe, since a great save by Tena prevented Pita from scoring the second in minute two.

Beasain continued to pepper Nando Alonso’s men in this first stage of the game and Pita was once again close to extending the advantage in a rehearsed play, but sent the ball over the crossbar. Little by little, Barakaldo settled down in the field and gained meters. It was then, from the first twenty minutes of play, when the Gualnegros took control of the ball in the opposite field and had much more presence than their rival, foreshadowing that a tie was more possible. However, they were not successful in the last third and hardly put Artetxe in trouble throughout the first half.

In fact, it was Beasain who once again had a new chance at the half-hour mark, with a header from Orbegozo at point-blank range that Tena was able to reject for a corner. The irundarra goalkeeper was, without a doubt, the best of his team in the first half. The opportunities to try to equalize the contest came at the end of the first half. Isuskiza tried it first with a header after a lateral free kick launched by Ekaitz Fernández that ended up going high. Later, Gallastegi made a great individual play down the right flank that culminated in a strong shot that Artetxe parried. The manufacturers went into the break arguing with the referee about a possible penalty on Durangarra.

In the second half, the situation ended up turning completely. The changes in defense did not solve the mess of the baracaldeses and conceded the 0-2 as soon as they changed two of the defenders. In the 56th minute, Orbegozo rose higher than anyone else to head in a good cross from Pita and establish a greater difference. It was the ninth goal of the striker from San Sebastian. The Barakaldo did not stop squeezing his opponent, trying not to go empty. They constantly had the ball in dangerous situations, but they never finished them. Likewise, there was also a generalized tension with the arbitration action, much discussed by the Lasesarre public.

The struggle and dedication of the gualnegros in the final stretch had a prize. With three minutes remaining in regulation time, they were able to close the gap. It was in a short corner, where Castrillejo received wide and scored with a center-shot after no teammate touched her in the area. Their hopes were then intact and they turned to the rival area. That meant that Ituarte scored the final 1-3 in the discount, taking advantage of the fact that Tena was in the opposite field to try to help his team in offensive actions.