The match, as befits a final of this magnitude, was of the highest level, with an incredible atmosphere in the stands. The contest on the court was full of tension and rhythm from start to finish, and the Hernani players had to overturn the scoreboard to achieve promotion.
Indeed, the Elgoibar team had a three-goal lead with fifteen minutes remaining (18-21), and Hernani was left with one player less. But it was then that the home team brought out their best, and with everything against them, they managed to equalize the match (21-21). Madness took over the stands, and what followed was extraordinary.
The Hernani player Oier Alegria lost a tooth.
It was then Elgoibar who was left with one player less, after committing a harsh foul in the 50th minute (Oier Alegria of Hernani lost a tooth), and Hernani took good advantage, gaining a two-goal lead (24-22).
With five minutes left, the score was 26-23, but the end of the match would not be easy. Hernani was left with one player less with two minutes remaining (27-25), but defended excellently, and lost another player with half a minute left (29-27). However, promotion would not escape them by then, and the referee's final whistle set the players dancing on the court and the fans in the stands. Together they celebrated the great victory and promotion, to the tunes of the Axeri Dantza and the song Txoria txori.
