0-1: UNDESERVED YEAR-END FOR SEVILLA ATLÉTICO IN THE MINI DERBI

Sevilla Atlético lost to Betis Deportivo in the final match of 2024. Away from home, after a very balanced first half, the Sevilla side had the chance to take the lead three times. Antonetti could have tipped the balance in favor of Sevilla Atlético on two occasions. Ramón Martínez had the best chance for the Sevilla reserve team with a powerful header, but it was Marcos Fernández who, with the first shot on goal of the second half, scored the only and decisive goal of the match.

The first half was very even, with both teams struggling to create clear goal-scoring opportunities. Souleymane, with a header, made the only dangerous attack of the first forty-five minutes in an action where Alberto Flores stood out with a stretch to send the ball out for a corner. On the counterattack, trying to create space on the wing, Antonetti came very close to finding Mateo Mejía with a good cross into the heart of the box, but the forward from Aragón couldn’t reach it. Antonetti himself failed to capitalize on a mistake by the local defense in an attack where he couldn’t connect with his teammate in the offensive area.

After the whistle for the second half, Antonetti scored the best chance for Sevilla Atlético up until that point with a header in a play where Guilherme made a great save to deny the goal. Dimas, who came on at halftime along with Manu Bueno, marking his debut with the Sevilla Atlético shirt, set up Antonetti for another clear opportunity, but the Sevilla forward couldn't take advantage of it with a shot that was too centered. With Sevilla Atlético dominating Betis Deportivo, Mateo Mejía advanced with the ball to get in front of the local goalkeeper in another dangerous attack, but the defense eventually blocked the shot. The best chance for the visiting team came from Ramón Martínez, who had a powerful header from Dimas' cross that seemed destined for a goal, but Guilherme managed to clear it with the palm of his hand. In the final stretch, in the only shot on goal from Betis Deportivo in the second half, Marcos Fernández scored the solitary goal that sealed the undeserved narrow defeat for Jesús Galván's team.

MATCH DETAILS

Sevilla Atlético: Alberto F., Darío, Ramón Martínez, A. Castrín, Sergio M. (Hormigo, minute 82), Rivera, R (Alexis Ciria, minute 86), Jalade (Manu Bueno, minute 46), M. Sierra (Dimas, minute 46), Ibra Sow (Oso, minute 71), Antonetti, and Mateo Mejía.

Referee: Jorge Tárraga Lájara. He booked Robert Jalade, Antonetti, Miguel Sierra, Dimas, Ramón Martínez, Sergio M., Manu Bueno, Hormigo, Busto, Guilherme, Rudy, and Marcos Fernández. He sent off Sergio Arribas.

Goals: 1-0: Marcos Fernández, minute 85.