a bit of Isco Alarcon In extra time he broke the 1-1 tie with which it seemed that the match that Betis and Osasuna They played at the Benito Villamarín, where they saw a balanced game but in which the Malaga midfielder decided to give his team the victory and bring you closer to European positions.
A goal from the Brazilian Willian José in the last play of the first period gave Betis the provisional victory at half-time, but Rubén García tied in the 85th minute and already in the fourth of the five that occurred in extra time, Isco signed the final 2-1.
The two teams faced the duel comforted by their latest victories, Betis’s on Thursday in Cyprus against Aris Limassol (0-1) in the Europa League and Osasuna’s against Granada (2-0) in LaLiga, the first of the season at home, so the mission of both was to prolong the streak against a direct rival in order to seek positions for continental tournaments.
Furthermore, this quote also brought recent memories to both teamsbitter for the Andalusians and sweet for the Navarrese, since on their last visit Osasuna eliminated Betis in the round of 16 of the last Copa del Rey in the shootout from the penalty spot.
Jagoba Arrasate’s team, which arrived with good statistics as a visitor this season – three wins and two defeats – wanted to be the protagonist from the beginning with quick combinations with which to find lateral centers and the finishing options of the Croatian Ante Budimir.
The intentions of the rojillos were not able to create too much danger against the Chilean goalkeeper Claudio Bravo, but so that the Green and Whites were not fluent in finding Isco Alarcón and that he gave fluidity to his team’s attack, so it had to be the midfielder Marc Roca who tried from afar.
Yes, the local team was more in tune in the final stretch of the first half, in which they put in a gear more speed and this forced goalkeeper Sergio Herrera to be attentive, who could not do anything about the precise shot at the near post of the Brazilian Willian José after a cross from Isco in the last play before the break.
1-0 made react to Arrasate in the locker room and from the beginning of the second half, the Colombian Johan Mojica and the player trained in the Betis youth academy Raúl García de Haro entered the field, with whom Osasuna advanced lines, although that also gave Betis space to go out towards the visiting area.
Lucas Torró tried from a distance near the end of the first quarter of an hour of the restart, but it was difficult for the Pamplona team to take the initiative against an opponent who controlled better with the result in their favor and who dreamed of increasing their advantage with a penalty awarded to Assane Diao, but later the VAR nullified it.
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In that play, the referee whistled for a foul by David García and also showed him the second yellow card, although, after approaching the screen, he changed his decision and annulled the penalty and the warning.
Big scare for Osasuna, who saw that the game could go away definitively, but the 1-0 left it open for its final stretch, in which Rubén García managed to tie, although the visitor’s joy was cut short in the extension, when Isco signed the triumph of the locals.
2023-10-29 15:36:24
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