Osasuna 1 - Málaga 6

Osasuna: Elía; Izquierdo, Cruchaga, Josetxo, Clavero; Ortíz, Pablo García, Puñal (Iván Rosado 55'), Moha; Aloisi (Morales 73'), Milosevic (Delporte 67'). 4-4-2.
Málaga: Arnau; Gerardo, Fernando Sanz, César Navas, Valcarce; Romero (Amoroso 86'), Juanito; Juan Rodríguez, Miguel Angel, Duda (Iznata 83'); Fernando Baiano (Wanchope 67'). 4-2-3-1.

Team changes: Osasuna: Ortíz, Puñal, Aloisi for Valdo, Muñoz, Morales / Málaga: No change.

Goals:
0-1. 03. Miguel Angel. Struck shot from right of area into far top corner of goal.
0-2. 12. Duda. Struck free kick from right of goal into far bottom corner of net.
0-3. 38. Baiano. Ran on to through ball to fire shot wide of keeper.
0-4. 51. Baiano. Forced shot under keeper after defence failed to clear throw-in.
1-4. 52. Aloisi. Collected headed pass on chest and volleyed ball past Arnau.
1-5. 79. Juan Rodríguez. Got on the end of Duda cross to steer header into net.
1-6. 82. Wanchope. Header back inside near post from right sided cross.

A sensational game at Osasuna, where Málaga confirmed their recovery under Antonio Tapia with a 1-6 drubbing of the Pamplona based side. Miguel Angel started things off after picking up a long pass from Gerardo, and Duda struck a second following a short indirect free kick early on. Milosevic failed to convert a couple of chances as the home side pushed to get back in the game, but Miguel Angel hit the post at the other end before putting Baiano through a few minutes later for him to get a third.

Things continued in the same vein after the restart when Cruchage failed to clear a long throw-in, leaving the ball to Baiano who drove a shot under the unfortunate Elía. A minute later Aloisi pulled one back when he controlled Milosevic's headed pass on his chest and volleyed a shot in to the roof of the net, but only a couple of minutes later his side were left with ten men when Moha was sent off for a kick from behind on Baiano which the Brazilian striker made the most of.

Elía stopped Baiano from getting his hat-trick a few minutes later, but a second yellow card for Cruchaga left the locals with nine men. Juan Rodríguez made it five with ten minutes to go when he steered a header past the keeper, and substitute Wanchope wrapped things up three minutes later, completing the "set" with a header from Gerardo's cross. The result takes Málaga above their opponents in the table, their recent records a sign of their current form: Málaga 16 points from the last 21, Osasuna only 3 from the last 24. Aguirre admitted after the match that Osasuna's objective was now to avoid relegation.