Levante – Osasuna 0:2 (end)
final
Levante UD
0:2 (0:0)
CA Osasuna
Monday 25.02.2013, 21:00LaLiga
     
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    The guests from Pamplona had the better opportunities during the second half and won this match deserved due to two late strikes by substitutes Masoud and Kike Sola. With this important 2-0 win Osasuna (now 28 points) restored their five-goal advantage towards the relegation zone while Levante lost the contact to the Europa League spots a bit.
     
    Game over.
     
    90+4
    Goal for Osasuna!

    The Levante defense lose the ball. Punal with a pass to KIKE SOLA who from the border of the 18-yard box fired the ball into the left top corner for the decision!
     
    90+4
    Vyntra with a foul against Masoud in the midfield. Gives the guests a few more seconds off the clock.
     
    90+3
    Long ball by the home side, Martins can't reach it and Andrés makes the catch.
     
    90+2
    Iborra with a dangerous cross from the right side of the guest area, in the middle two forwards msised the ball!
     
    90
    Four minutes are added to the game.
     
    89
    Loe with a header inside the guest area but he didn't hit the ball well.
     
    87
    Goal for Osasuna!

    What a beauty!!!! Substitute MASOUD scores from the left side of the Levante area with a curler into the right top corner!
     
    85
    Huge chance for Osasuna!!! After a cross from the left half field Navas left his net and jumped past the ball which then was free but Kike Sola didn't hit it with the net empty when he was under pressure of a defender! The rebound came back to an Osasuna forward who only hit a defender!
     
    83
    Punal is in for Oier. Las change by Osasuna in this match.
     
    82
    Do we see a lucky punch for one of the teams in the remaining minutes?
     
    80
    For the last ten minutes Masoud enters the pitch for De Las Cuevas. Second change by Osasuna.
     
    79
    Long ball by the hosts but Rubén clears it with a header back to his goalkeeper.
     
    77
    Corner for the hosts from the left side but it was too long and they last the ball.
     
    76
    Rubén (Osasuna) gets a yellow card for a tactical foul on the outside lane.
     
    75
    Ballesteros with an important interception against Oier at the border of the Levante box.
     
    73
    On the other side Dariusz Dudka is the substitute for Míchel. Levante have used all their possibilities for a change already.
     
    73
    Kike Sola comes in for Nino. He is the first substitute by guests Osasuna.
     
    72
    Both teams are preparing a change.
     
    72
    Dangerous cross from the right wing by the guests, Vyntra with the header to give the ball back to his goalkeeper Andrés.
     
    70
    Levante with a nice combination inside the guest area but in the end the new man Valdo lost the ball to a defender.
     
    69
    Second change by the hosts. Valdo is in for Pedro Ríos.
     
    69
    The guests still with ball possession. Damiá with a shot that goes very high.
     
    68
    Lob into the area by the guests, Vyntra with a nice clearance via bycicle kick!
     
    68
    Cross by the guests from the right wing but in the middle their striker didn't get any controll behind his header.
     
    66
    Armenteros with a shot from the 18-yard box towards the right bottom corner. Navas with a long jump in the last second to clear it!
     
    65
    The following free kick by Barkero went wide a lot.
     
    65
    Loe (Osasuna) sees the first yellow card of the game for a tactical foul in the guest half when he stopped the Levante corner over Míchel.
     
    64
    Loos like Osasuna could get hold of the game 20 minutes into the second half.
     
    62
    Silva with a distance shot from about 30 metres, went half a metre past the right post.
     
    60
    Corner for Levante from the right side. They tried it with a short pass but instead of getting a chance themselves this almost led to an Osasuna counter.
     
    58
    Huge opportunity for Osasuna!! Flat cross from the left wing and Damiá hit the crossbar from short distance! The ball then almost bounced against the back of Navas. Lot of luck for the home side! This was the best chance of the game so far!
     
    56
    Barkero is in for Diop who is transported out of the stadium by the medical staff. Let's hope nothing serious has happend there.
     
    54
    Crash between Armenteros and Diop at the Levante six-yard box. The header by the Osasuna midfielder went over the crossbar but he hit Dop's head badly and the Levante player has to leave the pitch it seems.
     
    53
    Heavy foul from the side in the midfield and Pedro Ríos seems to have problems. The referee gave no free kick though.
     
    52
    Osasuna's forwards are stopped most times before they even can come close to the Levante area.
     
    50
    Nino tries to set Navas under pressure but the Levante goalkeeper stayed cool and cleared the ball easily.
     
    49
    Juanfran with a terrible cross from the left outside lane, too high and too long for anyone on the pitch.
     
    48
    Levante increase their pressure with the start of the second half without creating any danger so far. The head coach of the home team already advised several players to warm up.
     
    46
    Start of 2nd half.
     
    Levante started well into the match and they had 3-4 big opportunities to get in front which they all missed. On the other side Osasuna only had one real chance through a distance shot by De Las Cuevas. Afterwards the game has cooled down a lot and both teams concentrated on avoiding the first mistake.
     
    1st halftime finished.
     
    44
    Oier with a diving header close to the penalty point, goes half a metre past the left post!
     
    43
    After a free kick cross from the left hal field Armentetros tried it with a header from the border of the 18-yard box but he couldn't really controll it and the ball went wide significantly.
     
    42
    Osasuna lose the ball at the left outside lane but Vyntra with a foul throw in gives them the ball back.
     
    40
    After a handball by a Osasuna defender, Levante with a free kick from the left wing but all players missed the cross.
     
    38
    Free kick cross by the hosts from the half field and from the right side of the six-yard box they hit the outside goal post!
     
    35
    The ball stays in the midfield a lot now. Both teams don't risk anything.
     
    33
    The game calms a bit down for the first time.
     
    31
    Francisco Silva with an interception in the very last moment before Martins would have received a pass from the left side of the Osasuna area. Martins would have been through alone. The following shot by a Levante player was no danger at all for Andrés.
     
    28
    Levante with a lot of early pressing but this time Diop commited an offensive foul.
     
    26
    Osasuna with a cross from the right outside lane, Nino's header went only half a metre past the right post.
     
    25
    Cross by the hosts from the right outside lane, caught by Andrés.
     
    24
    Andrés makes a rather nervous impression at the moment. Martins set him under pressure and won a throw in for Levante.
     
    23
    On the other side of the pitch Rubén with a back pass to Andrés Fernández that was not much better and the Osasuna goalkeeper was forced to fire the ball away at cost of a throw in.
     
    22
    Vyntra with a weak back pass to his goalkeeper Navas that was almost intercepted inside the Levante area by a player of the guests...!
     
    20
    Dangerous free kick position for Levante - about 22 metres distance. The following free kick cross landed in the arms of Andrés Fernández.
     
    19
    The following Osasuna corner from the right side was cleared easily.
     
    19
    Distance shot by De Las Cuevas and this time it was a real danger for Navas who just cleared it over the crossbar with his finger tips!
     
    17
    Levante win the ball back in front of the Osasuna area and in the 1-on-1 Martins didn't get the ball past Osasuna goalkeeper Andrés!
     
    16
    Not even a minute later a player of the home side appeared again alone in front of Andrés but there was an offside call.
     
    15
    Second big opportunity for Levante in this match! Rubén jumped into a flat cross from the right wing with Martins behind him and avoided the goal in the very last moment!
     
    14
    On the other side Osasuna had the chance for a counter but it was stopped at the center line.
     
    13
    Levante try it over the right wing but they don't get through.
     
    11
    De Las Cuevas with a pass towards Armenteros who waited at the Levante 18-yard box. His shot was hard but not so well-placed and Navas had just to stay where he was to catch the ball.
     
    9
    De Las Cuevas with the first scoring attempt for the guests but his shot from about 20 metres distance went wide significantly.
     
    8
    Levante with a long ball into the Osasuna half, caught by Andrés.
     
    7
    Long throw in by the hosts from the left wing, extended by Iborra and Martins received the ball at the six-yard box. His shot from there was stopped by Osasuna goalkeeper Andrés with a spectacular save!
     
    6
    Levante gain the first corner of the game. From the left side they played it with a flat pass and lost the ball immidiately.
     
    4
    Armenteros executed the free kick from the right wing himself but his cross towards the second post was caught by Levante goalkeeper Keylor Navas from Costa Rica.
     
    3
    A hard foul by Juanfran from the side against Armenteros deep in the Levante half.
     
    3
    Calm start in Valencia. Both teams still have to find into the match.
     
    1
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

    UD Levante: K. Navas - Vyntra, Ballesteros, D. Navarro, Juanfran - Iborra, P. Diop - P. Ríos, Míchel, R. García - Martins

    CA Osasuna: A. Fernandéz - Damiá, Rubén, Arribas, M. Bertrán - F. Silva, Loe - Armenteros, Oier, De Las Cuevas - Nino

    Referees: González González
     
    Levante UD were 9th in Primera Divisón before this matchday with 34 points in 24 games. They have good chances to qualify for Europa League again. Guests CA Osasuna were 16th with 25 points and a five-point advantage towards the relegation zone which after the Celta win against Granada on Sunday melted to just two points.

    In the league Levante had problems recently with only one win in their last six matches. In the last three they played against Espanyol Barcelona (2-3), Málaga CF (1-2) and Real Sociedad (1-1). At the same time though they beat Olmypiakos Piräus in the Europea League round of the last 32 with 3-0/1-0 wins and qualified for the next round where they will face Rubin Kazan. Guests CA Osasuna only lost one of their last six games, a 1-5 away against FC Barcelona. In their last three matches they convinced against direct competitors Celta Vigo (1-0), RCD Mallorca (1-1) and Real Zaragzoa (1-0).

    The head-to-head record gives reason to hope for Osasuna as they won all their last three league matches against Levante (2-0, 2-0, 4-0) without even getting a goal against.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 20:00 GMT / 21:00 CET.

    Dennis Mende

    Goals: 87. Masoud, 90+4. Sola

    Cards:   65. Loe (PAM), 76. Rubén (PAM)


    Levante UD: K. Navas - Vyntra, Ballesteros, D. Navarro, Juanfran - Iborra, P. Diop (56. Barkero) - P. Ríos (69. Valdo), Míchel (73. Dudka), R. García - Martins
    CA Osasuna: A. Fernandéz - Damiá, Rubén, Arribas, M. Bertrán - F. Silva, Loe - Armenteros, Oier (83. Punal), De Las Cuevas (80. Masoud) - Nino (73. K. Sola)

    Referees: González González