

Coach Iñigo Juaristi presented the following starting line-up against Barcelona: Ainhoa, Vanessa, Marta M., Tzibi, Iraia, Orueta, Gangoiti, A. Olabarrieta, Ibarra, Erika, and Garazi. On the bench will be Itxaso Cárcamo, Itsaso, Nekane, I. Murua, Zuriñe, Eba and Sandra.
Playing for Barcelona will be Rafols, Pau, Clara, Ani, Laura, Ali, Silvia, Marta, Sheila, Vicky and Melani. On the bench will be Romero, Alba, Mixeta, Elba, Lilo, Cariba and Mari Paz.
The referee is Simón del Pino
12:05. Match kicks-off
(3′) 0-1 GOOOAAAL! Penalty on Erika which she, herself, converts
(4′) Good occasion for FC Barcelona, but the powerful shot on goal goes over the bar
(8′) Good play by Erika down the wing, she centres to Eli Ibarra, who, all alone with the keeper, shoots the ball wide
(17′) Good play by Amaia Olabarrieta entering the area diagonally. She shoots on goal but the blaugrana keeper deflects to corner
(25′) Dangerous free kick at the edge of the area that Melani shoots but Ainhoa saves
(26′) 0-2 GOOOAAAL! Ainhoa takes a quick goal kick, ball for Amaia Olabarrieta who passes to Erika, who then faces off against Rafols to score the second goal
(35′) 1-2. Ball hung into the area which Ainhoa deflects with her fists, but Ani hooks the rebound and with a powerful shot on goal scores the first blaugrana goal
13:10 Second Half Begins
(46′) 2-2 – Penalty called on Vanessa for handling the ball just as it slipped into the goalmouth, and red card for our player. Melani converts the penalty
(52′) Powerful shot by Vicky to the crossbar
(53′) Substitution Athletic – Nekane in for Gangoiti
(64′) Good play by Nekane, but her shot misses high, barely gracing the bar
(65′) Triple substitution for FC Barcelona: Mixeta, Elba and Lilo replace Clara, Sheila and Vicky
(70′) Good corner by Eli Ibarra, Tzibi shoots the header but Rafols makes the save
(72′) Pau booked with yellow for cutting off an excellent rojiblanco offensive with her hand
(77′) Substitution FC Barcelona. Mari Paz in for Melani
(79′) Good incursion by Ali, but Ainhoa makes the save
(80′) 3-2 Corner in FC Barcelona’s favour. The ball is deflected but Elba finishes off into the net
(81′) 3-3 GOOOAAAL! Penalty on Amaia Olabarrieta that Iraia converts. In that same play, Rafols was booked with yellow
(84′) 3-4 GOOOAAAL! Great play by Erika, she cuts into the area and is tripped. Erika herself converts the penalty
(88′) Silvia booked with yellow
(89′) Substitution Athletic. Erika in for Eba
FINAL



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