Osasuna 1-0 Espanyol: prevails over 1-0 with a goal scored by A. Budimir
PAMPLONA. Osasuna beats Espanyol 1-0 after A. Budimir scored just 1 goal (56').
PAMPLONA. Osasuna beats Espanyol 1-0 after A. Budimir scored just 1 goal (56′). Osasuna was vastly superior ball possession (65%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estadio El Sadar stadium in Pamplona on Thursday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In the presence of 17,832 spectators. The referee was Mario Melero López with the assistance of José Luis Martínez Serrato and Aitor Villate Martínez. The 4th official was Miguel Sesma Espinosa. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 17 degrees Celsius or 62.51 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 63%.
Match Statistics
Osasuna was in firm control of the ball 65% while Espanyol was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Osasuna was more aggressive with 92 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Osasuna won the encounter.
Osasuna shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Espanyol shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Osasuna received 1 yellow card (D. Garcia). On the opposite side, Espanyol received 2 yellow cards (M. Braithwaite and F. Calero).
After playing this match, Osasuna will have 13 points to stay in the 9th place. On the other side, Espanyol will stay with 9 points like Mallorca and Getafe to move up in the 15th place.
Match Events
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27'27'
D. Garcia
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53'53'
M. Braithwaite
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56'56'
A. Budimir
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60'60'
J. Puado
K. Bare
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60'60'
Exposito
A. Vidal
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68'68'
D. Brasanac
M. Gomez
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68'68'
C. Avila
A. Budimir
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73'73'
F. Calero
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78'78'
O. El Hilali
F. Calero
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78'78'
J. Moncayola
R. Garcia
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79'79'
J. Cruz
Ez Abde
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79'79'
J. C. Lazo
M. Braithwaite
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90'90'
K. Garcia
A. Oroz
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90'90'
D. Gomez
V. Costa
Next match
In the upcoming La Liga match, Osasuna will play away with Girona on the 23rd of October with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Girona (0 draws).
Espanyol will host Elche on the 23rd of October with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Elche (2 draws).
Osasuna: Formation and Lineups
Osasuna started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Jagoba Arrasate Elustondo chose to play with the following team: Aitor Fernández , Nacho Vidal , Unai García , David García , Manuel Sánchez , Lucas Torró , Rubén García , Aimar Oroz , Moi Gómez , Abdessamad Ezzalzouli and Ante Budimir .
Substitutes
Osasuna made 5 changes: M. Gomez for D. Brasanac (68′), A. Budimir for C. Avila (68′), R. Garcia for J. Moncayola (78′), Ez Abde for J. Cruz (79′) and A. Oroz for K. Garcia (90′).
Top player: Rubén García
Probably the most impressive player in Osasuna was Rubén García even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 33 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 9 crosses.
Espanyol: Formation and Lineups
Espanyol started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the other side, Diego Martínez Penas played with: Benjamin Lecomte , Fernando Calero , Sergi Gómez , Leandro Cabrera , Brian Oliván , Aleix Vidal , Keidi Bare , Vinícius Souza , Martin Braithwaite , Sergi Darder and Joselu .
Substitutes
Espanyol made 5 changes: K. Bare for J. Puado (60′), A. Vidal for Exposito (60′), F. Calero for O. El Hilali (78′), M. Braithwaite for J. C. Lazo (79′) and V. Costa for D. Gomez (90′).
Top player: Brian Oliván
The player who no doubt impressed Espanyol the most was Brian Oliván.
His rating is with 23 passes (60% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
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