Los Verdiblancos had previously won the primary leg however expected to guarantee section to the last of the Copa by keeping away from rout.
That they did, yet not easily. They won the primary leg 2-1 at Vallecas so when Bebe made it 2-2 on total with a staggering free-kick a short ways from time that implied the tie planned to extra-time; that is, until substitute Borja Iglesias cut home to make it 1-1 on the evening and 3-2 on total.
It was an 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 Champions League, while the last option are twelfth regardless of simply being advanced from Segunda in the late spring.
"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. However, that is football and we need to praise Betis on enduring to the last. We can be glad for the gathering of players that we have. They've given all that they had and I feel awful for them. We were extremely close, yet it got away from us in stoppage time."
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