RBE 2:1 OSS | Real Betis - CA Osasuna (LaLiga)

LaLiga

Betis – Osasuna

2:1 (end)

final

Real Betis

2:1 (1:0)

CA Osasuna

Friday 08.03.2013, 21:30 • LaLiga

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		For Betis these three points mean a jump to the 5th spot in the league table with now 43 points. Only the better goal difference keeps Málaga on the 4th position. For Osasuna this loss was their second in a row and a huge setback in their fight to avoid relegation!
		With the pitch being in a far better condition during the second half a very entertaining match developed with lots of chances on both sides and the necessary will to fight for every ball! Osasuna was slightly better after the half time break and were rewarded with the equalizer by Silva in the 73rd. Just six minutes later though Rubén Castro scored the 2-1 game winner for Betis in a 1-on-1 with the goalkeeper! In the last minute Osasuna's goalscorer Silva was sent off for a foul as last man!
		Game over.
	90+3	Fast attack by Betis over the right wing, the following flat cross was intercepted by goalkeeper Andrés Fernández.
	90+2	Molina with a run over the left wing, loses the ball after he stepped on it.
	90+1	The following free kick went into the wall.
	90	Three minutes are added to the game.
	89	Silva (Osasuna) sees a straight red card for a foul as last man against Molina who was through alone during a counter!
	87	Not much time left for Osasuna. They play without defense now you almost could say.
	85	Fausto is in for the injured Pabón - remember the check by Arribas three minutes ago - for the last minutes of play. Betis now have also used all options. Bitter for Pabón who was just 8 minutes on the pitch.
	84	Currently we see high speed football. Osasuna risk everything as they have nothing to lose and Betis want the decision!
	82	Arribas (Osasuna) sees a yellow card for a heavy check in the midfield against Pabón. He was the last man but there were team colleagues around aswell.
	81	Osasuna use their last chance for a change. Nino enters the pitch for De Las Cuevas.
	79	Goal for Betis! Perfect through ball for RUBÉN CASTRO in the midfield. The Betis striker was all alone in the 1-on-1 with guest goalkeeper Andrés Fernández and sent the ball into the far corner to restore the Betis lead!
	77	Pabón enters the pitch for the rather unlucky Benat. Second change by the home side.
	75	Nono (Betis) with a high foot against an opponent, clear yellow card.
	74	Lob into the Osasuna area and Rubén Castro was alone in front of Andrés Fernández but a defender could push him away as he needed to long to controll the ball!
	73	Goal for Osasuna! Great run by Cejudo over the right outside lane, gives a perfect cross pass towards the penalty shot point and from there SILVA scored into the corner for the deserved equalizer!
	71	Paulao (Betis) gets a yellow card and I have to say - are you serious, Paulao?!? He tried to provoke the sending off of an opponent and acted really bad. Even his own team mates talked to him!
	70	Suddenly Jorge Molina is on the ground after a little push by Masoud inside the Betis area during the execution of a free kick. That was really nothing.
	69	The following free kick went straight into the wall.
	68	Benat (Betis) is booked for a foul against De Las Cuevas just in front of the border of the Betis area. To be honest the Osasuna midfielder really wanted this one. He rather stepped on Benat's leg.
	66	Masoud chases Paulao and almost steals the ball from him on the right outside lane. In the end the Betis defender stayed cool and gave a back pass to his goalkeeper Adrián.
	65	Good free kick position for Osasuna from about 25 metres distance. Goes a metre past the right top corner!
	63	First change by the hosts. Nono is the substitute for Campbell.
	62	Juan Carlos with a great run through the Osasuna area, he could have tried it with a shot himself but the gave the pass to Molina who missed the net from short distance and the ball went over the crossbar!! What a chance for the home side!
	61	Osasuna have the momentum now and try to get the equalizer as soon as possible.
	59	A deflected shot by the guests from the right side of the Betis area almost went into the right bottom corner! Big save by Adrián to avoid the equalizer!
	57	Benat with a shot from the right side, aimed towards the middle of the goal and Andrés Fernández cleared with problems!
	56	De Las Cuevas with a shot from the left side of the Betis area, into the arms of Adrián.
	55	Juan Carlos (Betis) gets the next yellow card for a hard entry aganst the shin bone of his opponent!
	54	Andrés Fernández had to leave the guest net and clear a ball outside the area after a bad back pass by Arribas just before Molina would have had the ball!
	53	Armenteros was called back for offside on the right outside lane and he is furious! He looked towards the linesman when he received the ball and couldn't know if it was offside or not and here comes the funny part - he was right, should have been no offside call!
	51	Armenteros (Osasuna) gets booked when he came too late in a tackling with Nacho.
	50	The helping hands did good work in the half tiem pause. There is a lot less water on the pitch now and the teams actually can play some football.
	47	De Las Cuevas with a shot from inside the Betis area, goes wide past the left post half a metre. There also was not much power behind this attempt.
	46	And Oier who was booked in the first half stayed also in the dressing room. His substitute is Cejudo.
	46	First change of the match, executed by Osasuna. Masoud is in for Kike Sola.
	46	Start of 2nd half.
		Betis started with a lot of pressure and were rewarded with a goal by Molina in the 19th minute when he used a perfect cross by Campbell to score via header! Due to the terrible condition of the pitch - it rained all evening and there is a lot of water everywhere - there were almost no scoring opportunities afterwards. The game is intense though and there were several hard tacklings.
		1st halftime finished.
	44	Long ball for Rubén Castro on the right wing, his flat cross then came to the left side of the Osasuna six-yard box from where the shot by Juan Carlos who stood completely free went wide!
	42	Rubén Castro with a good shooting position but his try doesn't get through...
	41	Damiá (Osasuna) sees the next yellow card for a crazy tackle with both legs first from the side against Campbell close to the guest area! Due to the water on the pitch his entry happened with a lot of speed!
	40	Damiá set a team colleague under pressure with a poor back pass in the Osasuna half but this other defender cleared the ball against Molina and even won a goal kick.
	38	Currently both teams look for the easy way to get towards the other goal - they use long balls. But without much success to be honest.
	37	Armenteros tries it with a lob into the Betis area because all the room in front of it is covered with a lot of water. Lands in the feet of a defender and almost leads to a counter attack!
	35	We haven't had a single shot on goal after the Betis lead. Still the match is very intense with a lot of exciting tacklings.
	33	Ángel López with the interception in the Betis defense after a through ball by the guests. The water on the pitch makes it really difficult for both sides as many passing ways are blocked because the ball always stops in the middle of its way.
	32	Long ball by the hosts for Molina but he lost the aerial duel with the Osasuna defender...
	30	The game gets more physical in the last minutes. A lot of hard tackles by both sides. Whenever this happens in the midfield it looks like water polo... they really should do something in the half time break to improve the quality of the pitch.
	28	Nacho (Betis) is booked for pulling the jersey of Armenteros in the midfield.
	26	Osasuna without a good idea in the midfield so that they play the ball back to Miguel Flano. The following long ball by the defender ended up outside the pitch...
	25	Oier (Osasuna) sees the first yellow card of the match for a hard entry from the side 30 metres in front of the guests' goal.
	23	Betis expected an offside call when Kike Sola was through at the left wing but the flag stayed down. His following cross was deflected and led to a corner kick for Osasuna from the right side wich was cleared easily.
	22	Rubén Castro has the ball deep in the Osasuna half and has to options where to pass it. In the end he gave a through ball towards the left side to Molina but the pass was a little bit too long so that the defender could intercept it.
	20	After an Osasuna cross-pass from the left wing Betis defender Paulao clared the ball inside the own six-yard box.
	19	Goal for Betis! With a beautiful cross from the right outside lane towards the penalty shot point Campbell found team colleague MOLINA whose header went into the right corner!! The lead for Betis!
	18	Betis with the attempt to clear the situation with nice passing play in the midfield. They better should let that be because of all the water there. The ball stops surprisingly more than once.
	17	Out of the blue Armenteros tried it with a shot from a half right position with about 25 metres distance towards the Betis net. The shot was a real blast and Adrián just cleared it with his finger tips!
	16	Through ball by the guests but against two defenders Kike Sola can't reach it.
	15	Ángel López with a very hard entry from the side on the outside lane. He played the ball but he also crashed into his opponent with full risk.
	13	Hard tackling between Damiá and Campbell but no foul is signaled and in the end the Betis midfielder won a throw in deep in the Osasuna half.
	12	Two terrible crosses by the hosts land directly in front of a guest defender...
	11	Betis with a throw in just next to the right corner flag but they lose the ball just seconds later.
	10	It rained all evening in Sevilla and there is a lot of water on the pitch, especially in the midfield and in front of the two goals. It will be interesting to see how this affects the game.
	9	An Osasuna forward was just half a metre offside and called back.
	7	First corner for the guests from Pamplona. The ball came from the left side towards the near post but was cleared with a header by the Betis defense.
	5	Rubén Castro with a cross from the left outside lane. The following header by Molina was cleared to the side with a big jump by Adrián who was in the left bottom corner on time! First really good chance of the game, for the home side!
	3	Betis take over the initiative immidiately.
	1	Game started.
		Starting lineups: Real Betis: Adrián - Á. López, Amaya, Paulao, Nacho - Canas, Benat - R. Castro, J. Campbell, J. Carlos - Molina CA Osasuna: A. Fernández - Damiá, Arribas, M. Flano, M. Bertrán - F. Silva, Lolo - De Las Cuevas, Oier, Armenteros - K. Sola Referees: Hernández Hernández
		Real Betis are 7th in Primera División with 40 points in 26 games. With a win today they could make the jump to the 5th spot which currently is enough for Champions League qualification after competitors Málaga CF have been forbidden to play in Europe's highest competition next year due to financial problems. Guests CA Osasuna gained 28 points so far and are 15th in the league table. Today they want to increase their five-point advantage towards the relegation zone! If one of the two teams comes closer to their season goal, we'll see soon.
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Commentary by

Dennis Mende

Goals & lineups

Goals: 19. Molina, 79. Castro – 73. Silva

Cards: 28. Nacho (BET), 55. Carlos (BET), 68. Benat (BET), 71. Paulao (BET), 75. Nono (BET) – 25. Oier (PAM), 41. Damiá (PAM), 51. Armenteros (PAM), 82. Arribas (PAM) 89. Silva (PAM)

Real Betis: Adrián - Á. López, Amaya, Paulao, Nacho - Canas, Benat (77. Pabón, 85. Fausto) - R. Castro, J. Campbell (63. Nono), J. Carlos - Molina

CA Osasuna: A. Fernández - Damiá, Arribas, M. Flano, M. Bertrán - F. Silva, Lolo - De Las Cuevas (81. Nino), Oier (46. Cejudo), Armenteros - K. Sola (46. Masoud)

Referees: Hernández Hernández