Osasuna adds a point in Mallorca (0-0), after playing 25 minutes against ten
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Osasuna has added a point in Majorca this Friday night, in the game that opened matchday 27 of LaLiga Santander, after tie to zero in Son Moixin the field of a direct rival such as the one led by the former rojillo coach Javier Aguirre. the men of Jagoba Arrasate They have thus achieved a valuable point, with which they remain very close to the European zone; Mallorca has been left with one less in the second halfwith 25 minutes to go, and Osasuna pressed hard in the last few minutes, looking for a goal that would give them victory and which, despite the efforts of the Navarrese team, did not arrive.
The residue left by the result obtained by Osasuna can be seen, as it is, from two different perspectives: on the one hand, it represents a meritorious point, away from home, well fought, in a field of play in which several of the first classified in the competition did not achieve victory, when they visited it; on the other hand, it is also true that the Navarrese team has missed a good opportunity to return to the path of victory, because they have found a rival who has been outnumbered for a fairly long stretch of the match.
The goal resists the Arrasate players. The one achieved by Abde in the Cup, in the first leg of the semifinals, against Athletic, is the last one they have managed to score, given that, in the following four games (Celta and Villarreal in El Sadar and Valencia and Mallorca as a visitor), Osasuna has not been able to score, which translates into two points out of the last twelve in play in LaLiga. It is the pending issue, right now, of the team from Pamplona, which, of course, has a great opportunity on Tuesday, in San Mamés, in the resolution of the semifinal tie, to end in the best possible way that streak that It is preventing us from looking even higher in the league tournament.
in the first half, Mallorca has been more dangerous than Osasuna, although the game has been, in general, even. Arrasate’s team, without several regular starters in the starting eleven, had no problems in the first leg of the match, which passed without scoring chances, but from minute 20 on, on the other hand, they found themselves with more difficulties. The skill and speed of Dani Rodríguez, the strength on the right of Maffeo and the presence of Muriqi, who is always a headache for any defense, have boosted the local team, well directed in midfield by Ruiz de Galarreta. Thus, Maffeo, in minute 22, Muriqi, with a header, in minute 24, and Muriqi himself, very close to finishing off a cross from the left by Kang-in Lee, were not far from scoring; Osasuna knew how to resist and reached the break without major obstacles to maintain the initial goalless draw.
To the second part, it has been difficult to start; It seemed, after the break, that both teams lacked some rhythm, continuity in their plays. It gave the impression that something had to happen to invigorate the game, that could make Mallorca and Osasuna launch the attack with more determination. This is what happened in minute 69; Taking advantage of a long ball, Rubén García has won the position to Copete, defender of the local team, and has been clearly grabbed by the Mallorcan player when he was already running towards Rajkovic’s goal. Diaz de Mera did not hesitate, and sent off Copete with a red card; It could be debated whether, by winning the back, Rubén García has committed a foul on his rival, but it seems fair to say that this alleged offense is at least doubtful.
In superiority, Osasuna has intensified its pressure, and has searched more for Mallorca’s goal, which, however, has succeeded in defending itself with order and solvency. The key to the game was about to come in the 89th minute, with three consecutive shots from the Navarrese team, by Abde, twice, and Moncayola, but the rival goalkeeper responded excellently against two of them and in the second. third, Abde’s kick went wide.
Osasuna is now focusing, in this way, on the great challenge next Tuesday, when it can make history by returning to the Cup final 18 years after playing it for the last time. Athletic, who will have to overcome the result of the first leg if they want to avoid it, are waiting for the rojillo team in Bilbao.
Source: Eitb

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