Eibar B started the year as it ended in 2025, adding the three points. Against a Utebo in low hours, he signed a hard-fought victory in a … match that the Barça team got back on track with goals from Asenjo, Santolaya and Zubiria. Íñigo Pérez’s pupils, who are four points away from the promotion playoff, showed a good competitive version and confirmed their growth at home against an organized rival who caused many problems, especially in the second half.
The Eibar team took the field with the intention of taking the initiative from the opening whistle. He tried to establish himself in the opposite field through the circulation of the ball and the width on the wings, especially on the right, with the combinations of Anartz and Zubiria.
The first shot of the game came after ten minutes, with a shot from Juan Delgado that Ayala caught without problems. Seven later, after a piece of genius by Zubiria near his own area, the midfielder of the Eibar reserves’ reserve team launched a long ball that left Asenjo alone against Chanza, whom he beat with a finish from the left side to put the gun team ahead.
The first touch plays between Zubiria, Marc Delgado and Asenjo were the main source of danger for Íñigo Pérez’s players, who did not extend the advantage due to lack of aim.
Utebo sought to react, but the solidity shown by Larrañaga and Llorente nullified the attempts of the trident formed by Alberca, Diego López and Juan Delgado.
Eibar B’s second goal came five minutes before the break, with a powerful shot from Santolaya after recovering the ball in the center of the field and advancing to the edge of the rival area. Before the intermission, Zubiria was close to making it 3-0 after a clearance from Marc Delgado’s shot, but his shot went slightly high.
After the break, the Aragonese team took a step forward and closed the gap on a corner kick taken by Alberca and which Meseguer finished into the net. The reaction of the gunero subsidiary was immediate, since, after a foul centered by Asenjo and cleared by the Utebo defense, the ball fell to Zubiria, who finished with a volley from the edge of the area to make it 3-1.
The Zaragoza team got back into the game with a cross from Alberca from the right that Larrañaga put into his own goal.
Íñigo Pérez opted for a double substitution and brought on Jon López and Sarasketa for Asenjo and Ekaitz to try to close the match. Sarasketa came close to extending the lead with a cross that forced Chanza to intervene. Alberca continued to be a threat on the right wing and, in the 80th minute, he made a clear pass to Juan Delgado, who failed to direct the ball between the three posts.
Despite the final push of the team led by Juan Casajús, the Gipuzkoa team did not concede clear chances and certified a victory that reinforces their dynamics and confidence as a home team.
