Barça B 1-2 Sabadell: Promotion dream slips away

It wasn't to be. The dream of promotion will have to wait for Barça B after they were beaten by Sabadell (1-2), despite going ahead with a goal from Monchu. An early goal in the second half for Sabadell gave them a foothold, before they scored the winner in the 73rd minute.

The match began with Sabadell on the front foot, forcing a few saves from Iñaki Peña, however, it was Garcia Pimienta's side who went ahead against the run of play when Monchi scored from a direct free-kick (1-0, min 37). 

Sabadell turn the tie around

In the first action of the second half Sabadell equalised, Aleix Coch getting on the end of a corner to make it 1-1 on 47. That seemed to galvanise Barça B who took control of the ball but were unable to find the net. Ilaix had a great chance, but saw his shot go wide of the goal.

Ronald Araujo had to leave the pitch with a knee injury on 75 minutes, incensing the Barça bench who thought that a penalty should've been awarded in their favour after a foul on the defender. Just before that change, Sabadell completed the comeback with an assist from Edgar to Néstor (1-2, min 73).

Barça B continued to press and although Akieme appeared to have equalised, the referee gave offside. At the final whistle, Barça B were left without the reward of promotion, but can still be proud of a great season.

Match Details:

Barça B, 1
Sabadell, 2

Barça B: Iñaki Peña, Morer, J. Cuenca, Monchu, R. Araujo (Mingueza, min 75), Jandro (Nils, min 82), Akieme, Matheus (Reis, min 58), R. Manaj, Konrad and Ilaix Moriba (Gerard, min 82).

Sabadell: Ian Mackay, Josu Ozkoidi, Aleix Coch (Pajarero, min 59), Adri Cuevas (Beitia, min 87), Edgar, Néstor, Óscar Rubio, Boniquet (Xiker, min 94), Pedro Capó, Grego anda Aarón Rey (Pascual, min 93).

Gols: 1-0, Monchu (min 37); 1-1, Coch (min 47); 1-2, Néstor (min 73).

Official: Iván Caparrós. Yellow cards for Capó, Coch, Jandro and Monchu.