Osasuna 3 - Athletic
Bilbao 2
Osasuna: Ricardo;
Javier Flaño, Cuéllar, Josetxo, Clavero; David López
(Webó 46'), Puñal, Raúl García, Delporte; Romeo
(Valdo 51'), Milosevic (Cruchaga 73'). 4-4-2. Athletic: Aranzubia;
Iraola (Bordas 46'), Luis Prieto, Murillo, Lacruz; Orbaiz, Gurpegui; Yeste,
Tiko (Expósito 61'), Dañobeitia (Llorente 70'); Urzaiz. 4-2-3-1.
Team changes: Osasuna:
Javier Flaño, Cuéllar, David López, Romeo for Izquierdo,
Cruchaga, Muñoz, Valdo / Athletic: Lacruz, Tiko, Dañobeitia,
Urzaiz for Expósito, Casas, Javi González, Etxeberría.
Goals: 0-1. 26.
Gurpegui. Following up after Urzaiz headed Yeste free kick against post.
1-1. 44. Raúl García. Picked up ball outside area and fired
long shot past keeper. 2-1. 61. Milosevic. Got on end of Raúl
García cross to head down past Aranzubia. 2-2. 81. Josetxo (own
goal). Turned ball into net after Ricardo missed long pass. 3-2. 91.
Webó. From close up after Aranzubia blocked shot from Valdo.
Osasuna moved to the top of
the table after a last minute 3-2 win over neighbours Athletic Bilbao. The
visitors had not won in seven games, but they hadn't lost in the Sadar stadium
in their last eight visits either, and they took the lead when a header from
Urzaiz came back off both posts to fall to Gurpegui for him to roll the ball
back in to the net. Debutant Dañobeitia came close to heading a second,
but a minute before the break a long shot from Raúl García caught
Aranzubia off his line to level the scores.
An unhappy Aguirre made two
changes at the break, and within a quarter of an hour his side were in front
when Raúl García produced an excellent run down the right wing to
set up Milosevic. Llorente came on for the visitors and soon afterwards headed
against the woodwork, and his side equalised minutes later in a comedy of
errors, Ricardo failing to clear a long punt from Iraola and Clavero only
succeeding in kicking the ball up into his own net, referee Turienzo Alvarez
deciding that it had crossed the line before the defence finally got it away.
But with the game already in
injury time Aranzubia could only palm away Valdo's effort, and Webó
followed up to find the net and keep up his side's 100% home record. The defeat
leaves Athletic at the foot of the table after their worst ever start to a
season, and Mendilibar is already looking like the first managerial casualty of
the season. |