La Liga: Athletic Club demolishes Osasuna 3-1 with 3 goals from O. Sancet
PAMPLONA. Athletic Club bested Osasuna 3-1 thanks to O. Sancet who scored in the 16th, 26th and 68th minute.
PAMPLONA. Athletic Club bested Osasuna 3-1 thanks to O. Sancet who scored in the 16th, 26th and 68th minute. It was Osasuna to score first with a goal from K. Garcia. However, later Athletic Club found the way to turn the table scoring 3 consecutive goals with O. Sancet (16′), O. Sancet (26′) and O. Sancet (68′). Osasuna lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Estadio El Sadar stadium in Pamplona on Monday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias with the help of Julián Villaseñor Julián and Alejandro Estévez Iglesias. The 4th official was Pedro Eugenio Muñoz Piedra. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 6.9 degrees Celsius or 44.44 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 90%.
Match Statistics
Osasuna was in firm control of the ball 56% while Athletic Club was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Osasuna was more aggressive with 57 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Athletic Club succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.
Osasuna shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Athletic Club shot 18 times, 6 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Osasuna received 5 yellow cards (Cote, A. Bittor, L. Torro, S. Herrera and C. Avila). On the opposite side, Athletic Club received 1 yellow card (Y. Alvarez).
C. Avila (Osasuna) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
After playing this encounter, Osasuna will stay with 22 points to stay in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Athletic Club will have 24 points to stay in the 11th place.
Match Events
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10'10'
K. Garcia
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16'16'
O. Sancet
I. Williams
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26'26'
O. Sancet
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64'64'
K. Barja
A. Budimir
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64'64'
R. Torres
N. Vidal
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66'66'
Y. Alvarez
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66'66'
Cote
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67'67'
A. Bittor
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68'68'
O. Sancet
A. Berenguer
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74'74'
J. Martinez
U. Garcia
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74'74'
C. Avila
R. Garcia
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75'75'
M. Vesga
D. Garcia
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75'75'
N. Williams
A. Berenguer
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76'76'
L. Torro
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78'78'
S. Herrera
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82'82'
M. Sanchez
Cote
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84'84'
N. Serrano
O. Sancet
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90'90'
A. Petxa
I. Muniain
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90'90'
P. Nolaskoain
M. Balenziaga
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90'90'
C. Avila
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90'90'
C. Avila
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90'90'
I. Martinez
Next match
In the upcoming La Liga match, Osasuna will host Cádiz on the 9th of January with a 5-1 head to head record in favor of Osasuna (0 draws).
Athletic Club will play away with Deportivo Alavés on the 9th of January with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of Deportivo Alavés (5 draws).
Osasuna: Formation and Lineups
Osasuna started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Jagoba Arrasate Elustondo chose to play with the following team: Sergio Herrera , Unai García , David García , Juan Cruz , Nacho Vidal , Jon Moncayola , Lucas Torró , Rubén García , José Ángel , Kike García and Ante Budimir .
Substitutes
Osasuna made 5 changes: A. Budimir for K. Barja (64′), N. Vidal for R. Torres (64′), U. Garcia for J. Martinez (74′), R. Garcia for C. Avila (74′) and Cote for M. Sanchez (82′).
Top player: Kike García
Probably the most impressive player in Osasuna was Kike García.
His rating is with 1 goal, 30 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 17.
Athletic Club: Formation and Lineups
Athletic Club started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the opposite side, Marcelino García Toral played with: Unai Simón , Óscar de Marcos , Yeray Álvarez , Iñigo Martínez , Mikel Balenziaga , Alex Berenguer , Unai Vencedor , Dani García , Iker Muniain , Oihan Sancet and Iñaki Williams .
Athletic Club could not rely on the presence of N. Williams (injured).
Substitutes
Athletic Club made 5 changes: D. Garcia for M. Vesga (75′), A. Berenguer for N. Williams (75′), O. Sancet for N. Serrano (84′), I. Muniain for A. Petxa (90′) and M. Balenziaga for P. Nolaskoain (90′).
Top player: Oihan Sancet
The player who no doubt impressed Athletic Club the most was Oihan Sancet.
His rating is with 3 goals, 21 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7.
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