

Athletic Club, wearing their new third kit, presented the following starting line-up against Barakaldo: 1 Lafuente, 2 Expósito 4 Ustaritz 5 Amorebieta 8 Javi Martínez 14 Prieto 19 Murillo 20 Urzaiz (Captain), 22 Garmendia 24 Iturriaga and 25 Beñat.
On the substitute bench were: 13 Aranzubia 7 Tiko 10 Yeste 11 Gabilondo 16 Orbaiz 17 Etxeberria and 21 Dañobeitia.
Playing for Barakaldo were: Alba, Josu Iglesias, Lombraña, Cerro, Urbano, Jorge Rodríguez, Beltrán, Solaun, Asier Butrón, Paredes and Rejas. On the bench were: Joseba García, Arrillaga, Otiñano, Urrutia, Álvaro, Isidro, Cortés and Álex Pérez.
Referee: Markinez Blanco; assisted by Egiguren Arrasate and Ibernia Ugarte.
(4′) Centre by Lombraña but Lafuente deflects.
(12′) Centre by Lombraña and Ustaritz wards off to corner.
(18′) Shot by Beñat which bounces off Cerro.
(21′) Pass by Urzaiz to Garmendia, barely misses wide.
(24′) Centre by Amorebieta but Urbano repels.
(26′) Upper body shot by Javi Martínez, turned away.
(30′) Substitution Barakaldo: Solaun, injured, substituted by Cortés.
(30′) Centre by Expósito which Garmendia finishes off wide.
(37′) Pass by Beltrán to Butrón and Lafuente tips away with his foot.
(41′) Shot by Cortés which barely went wide.
(42′) Javi Martínez suffers injury to right ankle.
HALF TIME
(46′) Substitution Athletic Club: Tiko in for Javi Martinez
(46′) Substitution Barakaldo: Otiñano in for Cerro.
(48′) Long goal attempt by Tiko which the goalie sends to corner. Ustaritz shoots the corner but wide.
(56′) Shot at goal by Garmendia which Alba blocks.
(60′) Substitutions Barakaldo: Urrutia and Álvaro in for Beltran and Rejas
(62′) Substitutions Athletic: Orbaiz, Yeste, Etxeberria, Gabilondo and Dañobeitia in for Amorebieta, Murillo, Urzaiz, Beñat and Iturriaga.
(65′) Long free kick by Yeste which Urbano sent to corner.
(68′) Shot by Paredes, wide.
(70′) Shot by Tiko which Alba sent to corner.
(71′) Substitution Barakaldo: Alex Pérez in for Paredes.
(76′) Joseba Iglesias gets the free kick and Prieto sends it to corner.
(78′) Etxeberria, alone, over crosses.
(80′) Yeste gets a free kick which the goalie deflects.
(85′) Shot at goal by Orbaiz which the goalie deflects and Garmendia, alone, sends out. (89′) Centre shot by Yeste which Dañobeitia finishes off, but the goalkeeper thwarts.
FINAL
Racing and Alavés drew at one, which earned the Cantabrian team the trophy.



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