Osasuna 3 - Villarreal 2
Osasuna: Ricardo;
Izquierdo, Miguel Flaño, Josetxo, Corrales; Juanfran, Puñal, Javi
García, Plasil (Cruchaga 90'); Portillo (Carlos Vela 77'), Dady (Kike
Sola 68'). 4-4-2. Villarreal: Viera; Javi Venta (Cani 85'), Fuentes,
Cygan, Capdevila; Cazorla, Angel, Marcos Senna, Pires (Matias Fernández
61'); Guille Franco (Tomasson 61'), Rossi. 4-4-2.
Team changes: Osasuna:
Juanfran, Dady for Carlos Vela, Héctor Font / Villarreal: Javi Venta,
Guille Franco for Josico, Nihat.
Goals: 0-1. 20. Rossi.
Ran on from midfield and fired low shot wide of Ricardo. 1-1. 22. Javi
Venta (own goal). Turned ball into net trying to clear Juanfran cross. 2-1.
34. Dady. Got on end of Plasil free kick to chest ball in from close up.
2-2. 36. Godín. Steered header past keeper on far post from Pires's
long free kick. 3-2. 80. Javi García. Picked up ball in midfield and
curled shot into far top corner.
Villarreal drop to third in
the table after losing 3-2 at Osasuna. Rossi gave Pellegrini's side a momentary
lead after running on to beat Ricardo in the twentieth minute, but just two
minutes later Javi Venta put through his own net trying to stop Dady from
reaching Juanfran's cross, the first goal that Viera had let in for 391 minutes
(a new club record, beating the mark set by Pepe Reina).
With ten minutes to go to
the break Dady put the locals ahead, bundling the ball past Viera for his first
goal with his new club. But this time it was Villarreal who responded within
two minutes, Godin heading Pires's long free kick wide of the keeper.
The chances continued after
the break, Viera tipping a Portillo header over the top and Tomasson hitting
the crossbar at the other end. But with ten minutes to Javi García
unleashed a spectacular shot from outside of the area to restore the lead for
the Pamplona based side.
There was a bit of emotion
at the end, Josetxo getting sent off for a second bookable offence and Ricardo
following him a couple of minutes later after picking up two yellow cards in
succession for time wasting, and with all three changes made Puñal had
to go in goal. But the game ended seconds later, and Osasuna had the three
points in the bag. |