La Real celebrates the end of the year with a win against Osasuna

Imanol Alguacil decided to make up for the important absence of Mikel Merino with a system change that led him to go from 4-4-2 that he has been using this season the 4-3-3 with which he managed most of last season, with Kubo, Sorloth and Cho at the forefront. Arrasate, for his part, resorted to playing with three central defenders, with Rubén Peña and Manu Sánchez, his full-backs, playing at midfield height.

The chess game was for the coach txuri urdin whose team during the first half monopolized the game. His was the ball and his was the mastery since for a large part of the time Real played in the field of an Osasuna who, at least, knew how to close the paths to his goal.

to the royal he was having a hard time generating danger, but in the 22nd minute, after a throw-in, Kubo combined with Brais who, inside the area and heeled, cut Juan Cruz to beat Aitor Fernández with a cross shot. Seventh goal in the league for the midfielder from Mos, once again among the highlights.

Chimy Ávila, with a timid shot at the hands of Remiro, threatened a rebellion, but it was fireworks since it was Real who continued to control the match at the pace set by Silva, spectacular in some sections, although Alguacil’s men continued to suffer tusk in the final meters.

After the restart, the locals seemed to find their way to Aitor Fernández’s goal more easily. In the 53rd minute a triangulation inside the box between Silva and Kubo ended with Cho shooting high. Five minutes later it was Brais who tried his luck from outside the area with a shot near the post. And at 62 Kubo, after breaking a defender inside the area, shot excessively across.

The goal was seen coming and it came two minutes later in an action that was born with a heel shot from Silva in three quarters that enabled Brais; he, in turn, did the same in depth to uncheck Sorloth who, before the departure of Aitor Fernández, subtly stung the ball over him to make it 2-0. Great goal. Other.

Arrasate moved the bench and changed the system to a 4-3-3 and between that and that Real gave up a few meters, the Navarrese began to play more time in their rival’s field. In fact, Osasuna was able to close the gap shortly after with a cross that Darko headed alone inside the area with the bad luck for him that his shot was deflected by Zubeldia, who crossed providentially.

Sheriff, seeing that his team was beginning to weaken physically, made three changes and immediately afterwards, after a personal action by Navarro, Sorloth forgave the third goal mouth.

But although the victory is of great value for Real, the return of Mikel Oyarzabal was even more valuable, who four minutes from the end returned to the field of play more than nine months after the cross broke in training. It was the perfect end of the party.