With a 1-1 draw on Tuesday and a 2-1 aggregate win, Osasuna stunned Athletic Bilbao in extra time to advance to the Copa del Rey final.
Athletic dominated the game from start to finish, and only a stellar performance from Osasuna goalkeeper Sergio Herrera and careless finishing forced the game into extra time.
Inaki Williams scored in the 33rd minute to equalize Ez Abde’s goal from the first leg for Osasuna, but Athletic was unable to find a winner. With four minutes left in the game, Ibanez then scored from the edge of the box to shock San Mames.
This meant Osasuna reached the Copa del Rey final for the first time in 18 years and just the second time in club history, albeit the team has yet to win the cup.
Jagoba Arrasate’s side beat Real Betis and Sevilla on their spectacular cup run and will face either record winners Barcelona or Spanish and European champions Real Madrid in the final on May 6.
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“Right now, I have no words, we were suffering like dogs all through the game,” Ibanez told Movistar.
“(This goal) is for all those fans up there shouting, it’s something that can’t be explained.
“We knew that it could happen, that they could score against us. We suffered, we kept working and in the end we got our reward.
“Now that we are here we have to dream and go for it. I don’t care if it’s Madrid or Barca, we’ll keep dreaming.”
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