SD Huesca fought tooth and nail until the end trying to earn points in the Aragonese derby. However, the lead Real Zaragoza took just before halftime, through a highly controversial penalty, ultimately proved to be decisive on the clash. Earlier, Loureiro had opened the deadlock, with Liso equalising. The Altoaragoneses managed to rise up and battle for an elusive equaliser, but despite their relentless efforts, it never materialised.
The first 45 were an authentic emotional rollercoaster. Luck swung back and forth, much to the delight the 8,181 fans at El Alcoraz. However, it began well as early as the 10th minute when Loureiro managed to score an almost impossible left-footed shot from a corner rebound, finding the angle to make it one-nil. Huesca were dominating the scoreboard and the statistics, moving the ball into the opposition’s half. But just when it seemed like Hidalgo’s side had taken the game to its most favourable point, a good individual play by Liso levelled matters. The match was finely balanced, seemingly destined for a half-time draw, but then the referee intervened with a new storyline. He pointed to the penalty spot after an incident between Mikel Mesa and Javi Martinez, where the referee deemed Martinez's arm movement as reckless. Mesa himself converted the penalty in the injury time, forcing SD Huesca to row upstream in the second half.
Hidalgo quickly shifted the offensive strategy, sacrificing a defender with the substitution of Javi Mier and Bolivar for Kortajarena and Loureiro. His team managed to advance and increase the threat level. Two fouls in the other half initiated moments of increased pressure from the hosts. The second, crossed in by Vilarrasa, was headed by Bolívar, narrowly missing over the crossbar. However, Zaragoza managed to slow down the pace of the game, bringing it to their most suitable scenario through continuous interruptions. Tresaco was the last substitution, replacing Gerard ValentIn. The Oscenses kept pushing despite the rival’s attempts to minimize playing time. Mouriño's double yellow card left Zaragoza with ten men in the last five minutes of regulation time, and El Alcoraz erupted with the chant ‘Yes, we can.’ Badia denied Obeng a clear shot when the six minutes of added time felt insufficient for SD Huesca. After that, Oscar Sielva received a red card in the added time, making it impossible to find the equaliser.
