A heroic Osasuna takes Villamarín and eliminates the champion on penalties

Osasuna has gotten this Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey heroically, after eliminate Betis in the penalty shootoutcurrent champion of the competition, at the Benito Villamarín, at the end of a tie that ended in this way after a two-goal draw recorded after 120 full minutes of intensity that had an excellent competitive level and, ultimately, with all the flavor of the Cup.

david garciain the 91st minute, already in discount, he tied the goal that William Carvalho had scored half an hour earlier for Betis, and ruben garcia, in extra time, after the local team had managed to get ahead again, has signed the equalizer to two. The game has been gaining in quality with the passing of the minutes, always within a close fight between the two rivals, and the extra time has been excellent. Jagoba Arrasate’s men, despite trailing behind on the scoreboard at two different times, gave the impression of looking for the third goal until the final whistle, and, on penalties, where Chimy Ávila, Ante Budimir, Jon Moncayola and Kike Barja have not failed, the goalkeeper Sergio Herrera has made a decisive save to Sergio Canales and the Argentine Guido Rodríguez has slipped in his attempt, which has certified the pass of the Navarrese team.

Osasuna has completed a good first part. The Sevillian team has not been comfortable at any time, because Arrasate’s men have known how to keep order, move the ball freely in the center of the field, and show their usual good tone in recent games. It was a first half with hardly any clear opportunities, in which Osasuna made it clear to the 2022 Cup champion that it was not going to be easy for him to move forward, although Willian José has put Sergio Herrera to the test, on the edge from halftime, in a free-kick against which the Osasunista goalkeeper excelled.

The Navarrese team has tried to put one more gear at the start of the second time, and in the first minutes after the break, through the mediation of Abde and Kike García, they came close to taking the lead for Villamarín. On the other hand, Betis did it, shortly after the first quarter of an hour after the restart. It was a play that began on the left of the local attack, with a ball to the penalty spot that, after a first shot taken from under the sticks by the Osasunista defense, reached William Carvalho, unmarked inside the area; the Portuguese did not miss the opportunity, and sent the ball into the net.

But Osasuna, despite the goal against, has not given up. With the good work of Kike Barja, author of brilliant runs and dangerous crosses on his left flank, and with the faith and strength of the entire team, he has tried to block Claudio Bravo’s goal. Borja Iglesias was about to make it 2-0, but Herrera cleared his left-footed shot, and, already in discount, after minute 91, David García headed the tie, entering the far post decisively, after a center of Aimar Oroz. The defender from Pamplona has raised his number of goals in the season to eight (six in the League, and two in the Cup), and has taken the tie to extra time.

The extra time It has been spectacular, fast-paced, full of alternatives. Betis, in a quick counter-attack, went ahead again, shortly before the end of the first period of extra time; the goal was the work of Sabaly, who only had to push Borja Iglesias’ pass. But when the second half had only just begun, at 15 seconds, Rubén García took advantage of Sabaly’s own indecision to tie again. Neither team has moved the score again, but not for not trying; It seemed that neither Betis nor Osasuna wanted to decide the winner on penalties, which, finally, came at the end of 30 minutes, very well played by both teams.

The penalty shootout He has shown an Osasuna absolutely convinced of what he had in hand, a team of great forcefulness and maximum reliability. Chimy, Budimir, Moncayola and Barja have beaten Bravo in all the shots from the Navarrese team, while Herrera, in Betis’s third penalty, has shown a prodigious hand against Sergio Canales’ left-footed shot, and Guido Rodríguez, in the fourth and definitive of the Andalusian, has slipped before kicking and has not been able to direct his shot.

In this way, Osasuna qualified very brilliantly for the quarterfinals, after leaving the champion of the previous edition of the Cup in the ditch. The men from Arrasate are already expecting a rival in this Friday’s draw.

Data sheet:

Betis: Claudio Bravo; Sabaly, Luiz Felipe, Édgar, Miranda (Abner Vinícius, m.97); Guido Rodriguez, William Carvalho (Paul, m.112); Luiz Henrique (Loren, m.77), Canales, Rodri (Aitor Ruibal, 58); and Willian José (Borja Iglesias, m.58).

Osasuna: Sergio Herrera; Moncayola, Unai García (Aridane, m.106), David García, Juan Cruz (Manu Sánchez, m.77); Aimar, Torró (Diego Moreno, m.77), Darko Brasanac (Chimy Ávila, m.71); Abde, Kike García (Budimir, m.71) and Rubén García (Kike Barja, m.71).

Goals: 1-0, M.62: William Carvalho. 1-1, M.92: David Garcia. 2-1, M.103: Sabaly. 2-2, M.106: Ruben Garcia.

Shots from the penalty spot: Chimy Ávila (0-1), Borja Iglesias (1-1), Budimir (1-2), Loren (2-2), Moncayola (2-3), Canales (for Sergio Herrera) (2-3), Kike Barja (2-4), Guido Rodríguez (fails) (2-4).