A goal from Isco Alarcón in the extension of the match broke the tie at one
In a balanced game but in which the locals’ aim decided
A goal from Isco Alarcón in the extension of the match broke the tie at one with which it seemed that it would end the match that Betis and Osasuna played this Sunday at the Benito Villamarín stadium, where it was seen a balanced game but in which the locals’ aim decided both in the addition of the first part and in that of the second.
The two teams faced the duel comforted by their latest victories, Betis’s on Thursday in Cyprus against Aris Limassol (0-1) in the Europa League and Osasuna’s against Granada (2-0) in LaLiga, the first of the season at home, so The mission of both was to prolong the streak against a direct rival in the objective to look for positions for continental tournaments.
Furthermore, this appointment also brought back recent memories for both teams, sour for the Andalusians and sweet for the Navarresesince on their last visit Osasuna eliminated Betis in the round of 16 of the last Copa del Rey in the penalty shootout.
Jagoba Arrasate’s team, which arrived with good statistics as a visitor this season -three wins and two losses-, He wanted to be the protagonist from the beginning with quick combinations with which to find lateral centers and the finishing options of the Croatian Ante Budimir.
The intentions of the rojillos were not enough to create too much danger against the Chilean goalkeeper Claudio Bravo, but they did so that the verdiblancos were not fluid either. find Isco Alarcón and for him to give fluidity to his team’s attackso it had to be midfielder Marc Roca who tried from afar.
Yes, the local team was more in tune in the final stretch of the first half, in which they put in a gear more speed and this forced goalkeeper Sergio Herrera to be attentive, who could not do anything about the precise shot at the near post of the Brazilian Willian José after a cross from Isco in the last play before the break.
The 1-0 made Arrasate react in the locker room and from the beginning of the second half, the Colombian Johan Mojica and the player trained in the Betica quarry Raúl García de Haro entered the field, with whom Osasuna advanced lines, although that also gave Betis space to leave for the visiting area.
Lucas Torró tried from afar close to the first quarter of an hour of the restartbut it was difficult for the Pamplona team to take the initiative against a rival that they controlled better with the result in their favor and who dreamed of increasing their advantage with a penalty awarded to Assane Diao, but then the VAR left it void.
In that play, the referee whistled for a foul by David García and also showed him the second yellow card, although, after approaching the screen, changed his decision and annulled the penalty and the warning.
Big scare for Osasuna, who saw that the game could go away definitivelybut the 1-0 left it open for the final stretch, in which Rubén García managed to tie, although the visitor’s joy was cut short in the extension, when Isco sealed the victory for the locals.