Levante 1 - Osasuna 4
Levante: Molina;
Descarga, Alexis, Alvaro, Rubiales (Salva 46'); Tomassi, Camacho (N'Diaye 73');
Zé María (Cavallero 05'), Riga, Courtois; Reggi. 4-2-3-1.
Osasuna: Ricardo; Javier Flaño, Cruchaga, Cuéllar,
Corrales; Puñal, Nekounam; Valdo, Raúl García
(Muñoz 87'), David López (Juanfran 69'); Soldado (Webó
83'). 4-2-3-1.
Team changes: Levante:
Zé María for Ettien / Osasuna: Javier Flaño, Cruchaga,
Nekounam for Izquierdo, Josetxo, Juanfran.
Goals: 0-1. 17. Soldado.
Got ahead of defence to head David López free kick over keeper. 0-2.
31. Soldado. Controlled long ball from midfield and struck shot past Cavallero.
1-2. 44. Descarga. Steered header wide of Ricardo from Riga's long free
kick. 1-3. 45. Raúl García. Volley from David López
cross which Cavallero couldn't stop. 1-4. 65. Soldado. Shot from inside own
half which dropped over head of keeper.
Osasuna virtually made sure
of another season in the top flight after a 1-4 victory over Levante, their
first win in eight games. The match turned in their favour in only the fifth
minute when local keeper Molina was sent off for handling a shot from Soldado
outside of the area. Cavallero came on for the sacrificed Zé
María, but he could do nothing to stop Soldado from heading a David
López free kick into the far corner of the net soon afterwards. And
Soldado got his second of the night on the half hour mark, controlling a long
ball from Puñal before firing an angled shot past the keeper.
Reggi was unlucky to have a
penalty appeal turned down at the other end, but with the first half coming to
an end Descarga pulled one back when he headed Riga's long free kick past
Ricardo. However before the half time whistle the visitors were two up again,
Raúl García volleying a David López cross past Cavallero,
who deflected the ball in to his own net in the end after getting a hand to the
shot.
Ricardo had to be at his
best to keep out Reggi after the restart, but Soldado completed his hat-trick
with a spectacular shot from inside his own half which caught Cavallero off his
line. Levante were beaten, and it could have been worse had Valdo and Juanfran
not failed to convert chances late on. The Valencia based side ended the
weekend just three points clear of the drop zone, and they are still not safe.
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