Euskaraz irakurri: Osasuna, Kopako final (1-1)

Osasuna will play the 2023 Copa del Rey final on May 6 by equalizing in overtime the Inaki Williams goal with the goal by Pabló Ibáñez (1-1) in the semifinal that he played in San Mamés against the Athletic Club. In this way, with the victory of the first leg, the rojillos will play his second final in historywhile the people of Bilbao say goodbye to the competition.

Osasuna started with an advantage in the second leg thanks to the favorable result of 1-0 achieved in the first leg at El Sadar with the Abde’s goal. Thus, valverde He has brought out a very offensive team to look for the comeback with the Williams brothers, Guruzeta, Muniain and Sancet in the starting eleven. kill yourselfFor his part, he has decided to draw a more balanced eleven with Kike García and Rubén García, knowing that it was enough for them to put up with the result.

The game started very evenly on both sides. The two teams were approaching the rival area, but without creating danger in the final meters.

Athletic was looking for the speed of Nico Williams to do damage on the wing, but he did not get off his feet on the first occasion of the game. A long ball of inigo martinez has found Guruzeta after the mistake of Aridane, which has not calculated well to reach the cut. The striker has chosen to cut the defenders instead of shooting, and by the time he realized it, he already had the goalkeeper on top of him Sergio Herrera to avoid his shot.

kike garcia He has also had his after receiving a cross from the right of ruben garciabut his shot went wide.

The rojillo goalkeeper has reappeared to cut another long ball from Biscay, which would have ended up at the feet of Inaki Williams if not for his performance, in a play in which the locals had the opportunity to open the scoring after several setbacks between players from both teams. In that same play, the Osasuna goalkeeper damage has been done colliding with the striker, but has been able to continue playing.

The following minutes have been of very intense football in which there has been a fight for every ball. Athletic has been the one who has tried the most in the first part, while Osasuna has preferred to take advantage of the cons. Nico Williams He tried it with a low shot from outside the area in the 25th minute, but it just went wide.

From Marcos He had a very clear chance after finishing off a cross from Guruzeta. The winger finished off well with a header, but Herrera showed a masterful hand to send the ball to the corner. And Athletic’s goal came from that corner. muniain he focused on the near post to finish off vesga. The auction has been bitten, but the largest of the williams He has been attentive to catch that ball on the fly and stretch your leg to score the first goal of the match and equalize the tie (1-0 min. 33).

Then Osasuna went on the attack and in a throw-in from the locals he stole the ball to test Agirrezabala with a shot from Kike García. The Bilbao goalkeeper has stopped the ball forcefully. Immediately afterwards, Iñaki Williams would score the second goal of the game from a pass from his brother, but the referee has disallowed for offside.

The second part has started with a very different rhythm, more leisurely. With the overall score level, neither of them wanted to make mistakes. abde He was the first to try to score from the band with a cross shot, but the ball went wide.

Yeray He had the opportunity to send the ball into the net at game time in a corner. He launched himself with everything, but his header went over the crossbar.

Arrasate has entered the field Kike Barja and Brasanac by Rubén garcía and Abde to seek control of the game that was in the hands of Athletic. The Navarrese team was being surpassed by a team that had the game under control.

Athletic once again had a very clear chance thanks to the Williams brothers. Iñaki hit a gallop down the right flank and then looked for his brother long. Alone before the goalkeeper, Nico’s shot went up. Iñigo Martínez had the opportunity to him in the following minutes, but Herrera closed him well to leave him without options.

Raul Garcia It was the first change for Athletic, replacing Guruzeta when the players of the Basque teams were already showing fatigue. Kike García has tried to surprise with a shot from midfieldbut the ball has gone out.

The lions have had the umpteenth scoring opportunity at their feet. First, Raúl García kicked, who ran into Herrera, exceptional in the semifinal, and then Nico, with everything in his favour, sent it out again. Kike García has answered with another duel against Agirrezabala, but the goalkeeper has once again emerged victorious with his save.

But in the end neither of the two teams has been able to take the game after 90 minutes, having to go to the extension.

They lived, Berenguer and Zarraga they have entered the field to play the last 30 minutes for Athletic; Chimy Avila and ibanez by the rojillos.

The fatigue was evident, and the duel has become a game of comings and goings. Each team has had an opportunity to take the lead in the first 15 minutes, but neither has been right.

When it seemed that the match was going to be decided on penalties, at minute 116 Osasuna’s goal has arrived. A loss from Athletic has been taken advantage of by the Navarrese team to launch a counter. A first shot that bounced off the local defense returned to the feet of the Osasunistas and ibanez has received a center to mark the winning goal with a good volley definition (1-1, min. 116).

With the final whistle, Osasuna has taken the victory in San Mamés and will face off in the final of the Copa del Rey del May 6th to the team that wins the duel this Wednesday between the Barcelona and the real Madrid.

Data sheet

1-Athletic: Agirrezabala; De Marcos, Yeray (Vivian, m.91), Iñigo Martínez, Yuri; Vesga, Sancet (Adu Ares, m.111); Iñaki Williams, Muniain (Zarraga, m.99), Nico Williams (Berenguer, m.99); and Guruzeta (Raúl García, m.81).

1 – Osasuna: Sergio Herrera; Moncayola, Aridane, David Garcia, Juan Cruz; torro; Rubén García (Darko Brasanac, m.66), Aimar Oroz (Pablo Ibáñez (m.100), Moi Gómez (Manu Sánchez, m.83), Abde (Kike Barja, m.66), Kike García (Chimy Ávila, m .91).

goals: 1-0, m.33: Inaki Williams. 1-1, m.116: Pablo Ibáñez.

Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (C. Madrid). He showed a yellow card to the locals Vesga (m.20) and Sancet (m.94), and to the visitors Torró (m.43) and Kike Barja (m.74).

Source: Eitb

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