

In the 17th minute, Vicente scored the opening goal for the hosts, shooting past Orjan Nyland from a close range while the Norwegian goalkeeper mishandled his chance to save. When Stoichkov pushed the ball in at the far post in the 23rd minute, Alaves appeared to have doubled its advantage. However, the goal was later ruled out for an offside in the build-up, even though it was deemed the ball had crossed the line.
Alaves would take a one-hour lead, but not before Sevilla had attempted an equalizer, with Antonio Sivera saving Saul's close-range drive. Quickly, play shifted to the opposite end of the pitch, where Stoichkov's header struck the bar and was once more denied his first goal for the team. Martin, though, was there at the precise moment to divert it off his hip and back into the goal for a 2-0 score.