Los Verdiblancos had proactively won the principal leg however expected to guarantee entry to the last of the Copa by staying away from rout.
That they did, yet not easily. They won the main leg 2-1 at Vallecas so when Bebe made it 2-2 on total with a staggering free-kick a little ways from time that implied the tie planned to extra-time; that is, until substitute Borja Iglesias wounded home to make it 1-1 on the evening and 3-2 on total.
It was an outright exhilarating finish to a hard-battled challenge, toward the finish of which it was not difficult to feel like the two groups had the right to advance. Both Betis and Rayo have been performing above assumptions this season; the previous are third in La Liga, battling for a spot in next season's Bosses Association, while the last option are twelfth regardless of simply being advanced from Segunda in the mid year.
"Clearly it's difficult to lose this way," Andoni Iraola said post-match in remarks conveyed by Marca. "We saw ourselves playing until at minimum extra-time and the game had been turning out well for us. Yet, that is football and we need to praise Betis on enduring to the last. We can be pleased with the gathering of players that we have. They've given all that they had and I feel awful for them. We were extremely close, however it got away from us in stoppage time."
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