La Coruňa – Bilbao 1:1 (end) | Osasuna – Real Sociedad 0:0 (end)
final
CA Osasuna
0:0 (0:0)
Real Sociedad San Sebastian
Sunday 21.04.2013, 19:00LaLiga
     
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    Both teams showed 100% will in this match but failed to use their opportunities so that the 0-0 is a fair result. Both teams can live with his point but maybe it's not enough for Osasuna in their goal to stay in the league and for Real Sociedad to reach the Champions League qualification.
     
    Game over.
     
    90+3
    Griezmann alone against Andrés Fernández and two defensemen, wins the ball back but only at cost of an offensive foul.
     
    90+2
    Real Sociedad goalkeeper Bravo hurt himself in an aerial duel and fell right onto his back. That hurts.
     
    90+1
    Offside call against Agirretxe....
     
    90
    Three minutes are added to the match.
     
    90
    Last possible change by the home side. Masoud is in for Cejudo for the last minutes.
     
    89
    Agirretxe with a challenge against the Osasuna goalkeeper, is lucky not to have been booked.
     
    88
    Chory Castro with a lob into the box from the left wing and Arribas clears the ball with a volley shot.
     
    86
    Cejudo with a misdirected pass during a fast Osasuna attack so that Nino wasn't able to reach it...
     
    85
    In the following play the Osasuna goalkeeper just punched the ball away before Agirretxe could reach it close to the home team's six-yard box.
     
    85
    Ifrán tried it with a shot himself that went below the wall but easy save for Andrés Fernández.
     
    84
    Oier (Osasuna) gets a yellow card for a sliding tackle from the side deep in the home team's half.
     
    83
    Out of the blue there was the big, big opportunity for the guests to take the lead. After a fast 2-on-2 counter attack the ball came to the left to Ifrán and just before he was able to shoot the ball in the 1-on-1 with Andrés Fernández the defender Oier jumped in between and blocked the ball!
     
    82
    Nino tries to make it through the guest defense by his own but he is stopped by a dfender at the border of the 18-yard box.
     
    81
    Ifrán enters the pitch for Carlos Vela. Second change for the guests.
     
    78
    Second change by the hosts. Puñal enters the pitch for Francisco Silva.
     
    76
    Not much happening at the moment. Osasuna is wanting the goal a bit more currently but they fail to create real pressure.
     
    74
    The home side also uses their first option for a change. Nino is the substitute for De Las Cuevas.
     
    71
    Fast counter by the guests despite an Osasuna forward laying on the ground. A cross by Carlos Vela was just miossed by Griezmann...
     
    69
    Corner for the hosts from teh left side but the header goes wide.
     
    68
    First change of the match, done by Real Sociedad. Chory Castro is the substitute for Elustondo.
     
    67
    Crash between a guest defender and an Osasuna forward inside the Real Sociedad box, no penalty according to the referee.
     
    66
    Francisco Silva with a shot towards the right bottom corner from about 20 metres distance, the ball goes just wide!
     
    65
    Xabi Prieto with a shot from the right side of the Osasuna box after a very long ball but his shot towards the right bottom corner was blocked to the side by Andrés Fernández.
     
    63
    So far it's been a very disappointing second half with lots of fouls and few football.
     
    61
    Kike Sola with a jump after he was pushed from behind a little bit inside the guest area. He claims a penalty which is just hilarious...
     
    59
    Agirretxe goes down in the midfiel after an aerial duel in which he used his left arm himself to foul Miguel Flaño, strange situation.
     
    57
    Oier with a ball for Armenteros that is far too long – goal kick for Real Sociedad.
     
    56
    After a cross from the left wing the ball took a strange deflection and almots ended in front of the feet of an Osasuna forward. Luck for the guests.
     
    55
    Close to the guest area Carlos Martínez commits a foul from the side but he is lucky not to see a card for that.
     
    54
    Foot up by a guest player in the midfield against Arribas, clear free kick.
     
    52
    Cadamuro with a hard cross from the byline towards the near post, boxed away by Andrés Fernández.
     
    50
    De Las Cuevas with a shot from the left side of the guest area towards the left bottom corner, easy save for Bravo.
     
    48
    Vela goes down in the 18-yard box in the duel with Nano who pushes him slightly from behind but not enough for a referee like Mateu Lahoz.
     
    46
    Corner for the guests from the left side, the ball is a bit too wide but comes back immidiately and a guest forward goes down near the six-yard box after a push from behind but "no" to a possible penalty says the referee.
     
    46
    Start of 2nd half.
     
    Both teams looked constantly for offense but failed to create a lot of danger. Osasuna with a free kick by Armenteros and Real Sociedad with a corner after which they hit the goal post, had the best chances of the first 45 minutes. Stay tuned for the next half!
     
    Arribas (Osasuna) saw a yellow card just after the halftime whistle for protesting too much after he claimed to have been hit in the face by Agirretxe.
     
    1st halftime finished.
     
    44
    Carlos Vela (Real Sociedad) gets a yellow card for a hard entry in the midfield against Miguel Flaño whom he blocked from the side.
     
    43
    The sun is slowly but steadily disappearing which makes life easier for both teams as the sun was very deep at the start of the match and they could barely see anything in the midfield.
     
    41
    Another good run by De Las Cuevas, wins a throw in deep inside the guest half.
     
    39
    De Las Cuevas with a flat cross from the left side of the guest area but a defender is in between.
     
    38
    Very long ball for Agirretxe but the Real Sociedad striker stood several metres offside.
     
    36
    Agirretxe with a push from behind against his opponent, commits an offensive foul.
     
    36
    Nano with a better cross this time but again the guest defense was able to make a clearance.
     
    34
    Vela goes down on the left wing but no foul is given. The following attack by Osasuna led to nothing though as the cross by Nano was very weak...
     
    32
    3-on-2 counter attack for Real Sociedad but twice Griezmann was stopped by a defender during his attempts to give the ball to the right.
     
    31
    Nano with a flat cross from the left outside lane, deflected by Iñigo Martínez who almost scored into his own goal.
     
    30
    Currently the game is slowed down a lot due to many breaks in the midfield after fouls.
     
    28
    Cadamuro (Real Sociedad) with a hard sliding tackle from the side against Cejudo who would have been through on the right wing. Next yellow card for the guests.
     
    26
    Kike Sola alone in front of the guest defense, wants to give the ball back to Armenteros but he doesn't hit it well and gives the ball to Real Sociedad.
     
    24
    Corner for Real Sociedad from the right side, Andrés Fernández is not able to clear the situation and the following header hits the right post before Andrés is there to make a spectacular save to get the rebound! What a double chance for the guests!
     
    24
    The following free kick was executed by Griezmann who only hit the wall.
     
    23
    Nano (Osasuna) gets a yellow card for playing the ball with his hand during a sliding challenge, just in front of the Osasuna area.
     
    21
    Griezmann with a brilliant long ball for Carlos Vela from the left wing but the Mexican striker was not able to controll the ball.
     
    20
    Kike Sola with a flat cross from the left side of the guest area and in the last moment Real Sociedad goalkeeper Bravo makes the interception.
     
    18
    Griezmann (Real Sociedad) gets a yellow card for avoiding a clear counter chance for Osasuna when he stopped Armenteros in the midfield.
     
    18
    Carlos Vela with a cross with the outside of his left foot, cleared at cost of a corne which then stayed harmless.
     
    17
    The following corner from the left side was directed towards the near post but Loe was not able to get a well-placed header so that the ball went wide significantly.
     
    16
    Kike Sola with a shot from the left side of the guest six-yard box, blocked at cost of a corner.
     
    15
    Real Sociedad try to take over the initiative while Osasuna stay very dangerous during their counter attacks.
     
    13
    After an aggressive begin the game really calmed down recently.
     
    11
    Armenteros (Osasuna) gets the next yellow card for a tactical foul from behind in the midfield.
     
    10
    Mikel González (Real Sociedad) gets the first yellow card of the game for a handball close to the guest area.
     
    9
    After a corner for the guests from the left side Iñigo Martínez received the ball on the right side of the Osasuna area but his shot went over the crossbar.
     
    8
    Armenteros tried it himself with the free kick from about 20 metres distance and the ball went just centimetres past the left top corner!!! What a brilliant shot and guest goalkeeper Bravo would have never ever had a chance to get this ball!
     
    7
    Armenteros with a nice dribbling in front of the guest area, wins a free kick against Xabi Prieto.
     
    5
    Harmless shooting attempt by the guests from about 20 metres distance, just into the gloves of Andrés Fernández.
     
    4
    Oier with a long ball for Kike Sola on the right wing but a defender intercepted the ball in the last moment.
     
    3
    The guests from San Sebastián start very offensive just as expected while Osasuna want to fight back with everything they have.
     
    1
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

    CA Osasuna: A. Fernández – Oier, Arribas, M. Flaño, Nano – Loe, F. Silva – Cejudo, Armenteros, De Las Cuevas – K. Sola

    Real Sociedad: Bravo – Cadamuro, I. Martínez, M. González, C. Martínez – Elustondo, Bergara – Griezmann, X. Prieto, C. Vela – Agirretxe

    Referees: Mateu Lahoz
     
    Before this matchday CA Osasuna were 15th in Primera División with 31 points in as many games and four points more than the relegation zone. Today's opponents Real Sociedad were in a ten times better situation as 4th in the table with 54 points and best chances to reach the Champions League qualification.

    Osasuna were not able to stop their negative trend in recent weeks and only won one out of their last six league matches and a 1-0-5 record. For Real Sociedad the world looks a lot happier as they have only lost one game since early November 2012 with a 12-8-1 record and most recently they beat Málaga CF (4-2) and Rayo Vallecano (2-0).

    Usually the head-to-head record between the two teams showed a clear advantage for Real Sociedad but in the last 10 matches they had their problems with the team from Navarra and especially in the last six matches their success was very limited against Osasuna wtih a 1-2-3 record.

    If Osasuna can make a big jump away from the relegation zone or if Real Sociedad can improve their chances to reach the Champions League qualification by extending their unbeaten run, we'll see soon!
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 18:00 GMT / 19:00 CET.

    Dennis Mende

    Goals:

    Cards:   11. Armenteros (PAM), 23. Nano (PAM), 0. Arribas (PAM), 84. Oier (PAM) – 10. González (SCD), 18. Griezmann (SCD), 28. Cadamuro (SCD), 44. Vela (SCD)


    CA Osasuna: A. Fernández – Oier, Arribas, M. Flaño, Nano – Loe, F. Silva (78. Puñal) – Cejudo (90. Masoud), Armenteros, De Las Cuevas (74. Nino) – K. Sola
    Real Sociedad San Sebastian: Bravo – Cadamuro, I. Martínez, M. González, C. Martínez – Elustondo (68. Castro), Bergara – Griezmann, X. Prieto, C. Vela (81. Ifrán) – Agirretxe

    Referees: Mateu Lahoz