Almería – Osasuna 1:2 (end)
final
UD Almería
1:2 (0:2)
CA Osasuna
Friday 04.04.2014, 21:00 • Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos • LaLiga
     
    Thanks for your attention, have a nice weekend! (22:54:30)
     
    Great victory for Osasuna away against Almeria tonight, and a very important three points in the fight against the relegation. Almeria played better and attacked well in the second half, but couldn't score twice, as Osasuna did it in the first 45 minutes. There were chances before and after Soriano's goal, but all of them were missed. Osasuna won because of their fine counter attacks.
     
    Game over.
     
    90+4
    Rafita fouled Oier this time, that's his second yellow in three minutes, and a red card in the end.
     
    90+3
    Following the corner from the right a long range shot by Aleix Vidal was well blocked by the defenders.
     
    90+3
    Mané's cross from the left was punched away by Andres Fernandez, corner.
     
    90+1
    Rafita fouled Acuna on the left wing, that's a yellow card.
     
    90+1
    A through ball from the right was headed away by Marc Bertran against Soriano.
     
    90
    Three minutes added time.
     
    90
    But the corner from the left wasn't a dangerous one, easily cleared by the defenders.
     
    90
    Almeria wins a corner after a cross from the right.
     
    89
    Lobato was stopped in the middle by the defenders after a fine counter attack.
     
    88
    Long through ball to the left for Soriano, there comes a throw for Osasuna, after that a fine solo by Acuna on the right, but his shot from 10 yards goes over the top left corner.
     
    87
    Acuna wins a throw now on the right wing.
     
    86
    Long ball for Mané on the left, there comes a throw for Osasuna.
     
    86
    After Helder Barbosa's pass Mané was easily stopped by the defenders on the left wing.
     
    85
    Suso's cross from the right was headed away by the home defenders, but after the counter attack Roberto Torres was well stopped by Suso inside the penalty area.
     
    84
    Acuna replaced Oriol Riera, that was the final change of this game.
     
    83
    Roberto Torres' corner was headed over by Arribas in the middle.
     
    83
    Roberto Torres wins a corner on the left wing.
     
    82
    Suso's cross from the left was headed away by Damiá.
     
    81
    Aleix Vidal's deflected shot from outside the box missed the bottom left corner.
     
    80
    Delay in the game now because of the injury by Oriol Riera.
     
    79
    After a good cross from the right, the header of Soriano from 12 yards missed the left corner only by inches!
     
    78
    Another good cross by Suso from the left, but Miguel Flano can clear against Soriano inside the box.
     
    77
    After the cross by Suso from the left side of the box a bad touch by Rodri in the middle, and the ball missed the bottom right corner.
     
    76
    Raoul Loe stops the attack in the middle, outside the penalty area well.
     
    75
    Almeria attacks now hard for the equalizer!
     
    74
    After a good cross from the left the header of Oier goes over the bar!
     
    73
    Goal for Almería!
    Azeez cross from the left was cleared by Arribas into the middle, there comes FERNANDO SORIANO, and sends the ball from the penalty spot into the top corner of the goal.
     
    73
    Oier replaces Cejudo, that's the second change of Osasuna.
     
    72
    Fine tricks by Lobato in the middle, but his shot from 14 yards missed the bottom left corner only by inches!
     
    71
    A cross from the left was easily catched by Esteban.
     
    70
    And Helder Barbosa comes for Corona.
     
    69
    Azeez replaces Marcelo Silva by Almeria.
     
    69
    Corona's deflected cross from the right was collected by Andres Fernandez.
     
    67
    Mané's another cross from the left goes over the bar.
     
    67
    Mané's cross from the left was easily catched by keeper Andres Fernandez.
     
    66
    A cross by Marc Bertran from the right was headed away by the home defenders.
     
    65
    The corner from the left wasn't dangerous, easily cleared by the defenders.
     
    65
    Following Mané's cross from the left the header of Soriano was cleared by Arribas, corner.
     
    64
    Suso's cross from the right was too long for Soriano, goal kick for Osasuna.
     
    63
    Suso was stopped by the defenders outside the penalty area.
     
    62
    Verza's pass was a bit long for Soriano to the left, Almeria wins a throw in the end.
     
    61
    The first change by the home team, Rodri replaced Oscar Diaz.
     
    61
    Delay in the game now because of the injury of Roberto Torres.
     
    60
    The first change of the game by Osasuna, Lobato replaced De las Cuevas.
     
    59
    Corona's corner was too long, there comes a goal kick for Osasuna.
     
    59
    Almeria wins a corner on the left side.
     
    58
    Rafita wins a free kick on the right wing, but the cross was headed away by Marc Bertran.
     
    56
    Suso's shot from just outside the box was brilliantly saved by Andres Fernandez, and the rebound ball finds Soriano offside.
     
    56
    A free kick from the left by Suso was headed away again by the defenders.
     
    55
    Corona's free kick hits the wall, and after that a cross by Suso from the left was blocked by the defenders.
     
    53
    Soriano wins a free kick in a promising place, after the foul by Damiá.
     
    53
    Mané's cross from the left was cleared by the head by Damiá.
     
    52
    The corner was headed away by the defenders.
     
    51
    Corona's free kick from the left was headed away by Marcelo Silva, and Almeria wins a corner on the right side.
     
    50
    Suso's cross from the right was headed into the middle, but the long range shot by Corona goes high over the bar.
     
    49
    Long headed pass for Oriol Riera to the half left position was cleared by the defenders.
     
    47
    Good pass by Soriano to the middle, but the shot of Oscar Diaz from the line of the penalty area goes over the top right corner.
     
    47
    De las Cuevas' dangerous cross from the left side of the box wasn't reached by the team mates in the middle.
     
    46
    A cross by Mané from the left was cleared by the away defenders.
     
    46
    Osasuna started the second half.
     
    46
    Start of 2nd half.
     
    This "against-the-relegation" game is Osasuna's one after the first 45 minutes. Almeria tries to attack more, but they haven't god any great chances so far. And the play of Osasuna with the quick counter attacks is very good, they scored twice, and can win this game comfortably, as it seems now...
     
    45
    1st halftime finished.
     
    45
    Suso's pass wasn't good for Verza outside the box, the defenders can clear easily.
     
    44
    Following a corner by Roberto Torres from the right a long range shot by De las Cuevas missed the bottom right corner.
     
    44
    Roberto Torres' free kick was cleared by the home defenders into a corner.
     
    43
    Cejudo wins a free kick in the middle of the attacking half against Corona.
     
    42
    A pass by Roberto Torres was too long for De las Cuevas to the left, the home defenders' got the ball now.
     
    41
    Roberto Torres' corner was cleared by the home defenders.
     
    40
    Mané's long through ball was cleared by the defenders, after the counter attack Cejudo wins a corner on the right against Trujillo.
     
    39
    Following Mané's corner from the right a long range shot by Aleix Vidal missed the target of Andres Fernandez.
     
    38
    Rafita's cross from the right was cleared by Miguel Flano, corner.
     
    37
    Oriol Riera goes from the right to the middle, but his shot from the line of the box goes high over the bar.
     
    35
    Verza's cross from the right was cleared by the away defenders.
     
    34
    Hard times for Almeria now, a long range shot by Verza goes high over the bar.
     
    33
    Goal for Osasuna!
    ALEJANDRO ARRIBAS scores after the free kick of Roberto Torres from the left. The free kick was headed into the middle by the away defenders, and Arribas' header from 6 yards beats Esteban.
     
    32
    Roberto Torres wins a free kick on the left wing.
     
    31
    Suso's shot from just outside the box was well blocked by the defenders, and easily catched by Andres Fernandez in the end.
     
    30
    Mané's cross from the left was headed by Soriano into the arms of Andres Fernandez from the middle of the box.
     
    29
    Soriano's headed pass wasn't good to the middle, Andres Fernandez catched the ball.
     
    28
    Wrong back pass for Suso on the right wing, now Osasuna comes with a throw.
     
    27
    Suso wins a throw on the right against Damiá.
     
    26
    Suso's pass was too long for Rafita on the right, goal kick for Osasuna.
     
    25
    Oriol Riera was well stopped by the home defenders on the right wing.
     
    24
    A shot by Suso was easily saved by Andres Fernandez.
     
    24
    Marc Bertran's got the second yellow of the game, he fouled Soriano on the left.
     
    23
    Suso's cross was too long for Aliex Vidal to the left, goal kick for Osasuna in the end.
     
    22
    A cross from the right was catched by Andres Fernandez before Soriano.
     
    21
    Delay in the game now because of the head injury by Rafita.
     
    19
    Goal for Osasuna!
    ORIOL RIERA scores from the quick counter attack! Roberto Torres' cross from the left finds Marc Bertran on the right side, who sends it to the middle immediately, Cejudo's pass finds Oriol Riera by the left side of the six yard box, and he sends the ball into the right corner of the goal.
     
    19
    Suso's through ball was a bit too long again for Aleix Vidal to the middle, Andres Fernandez collects the ball.
     
    18
    Mané's long through ball for Oscar Diaz into the middle was headed away by the defenders of Osasuna.
     
    17
    Corona's pass was a bit long for Aleix Vidal to the left, Andres Fernandez' got the ball in the end.
     
    16
    Long through ball for Roberto Torres to the left, goal kick for Almeria.
     
    15
    Damiá's cross from the left was cleared by the home defenders, there comes a throw for Osasuna.
     
    14
    The corner by Roberto Torres was headed away by the defenders.
     
    13
    Osasuna wins a corner on the right side.
     
    13
    A cross by Suso from the right side was saved by Arribas.
     
    12
    Aleix Vidal's tricky pass was too short for Oscar Diaz on the left, the ball was catched by the defenders.
     
    12
    Cejudo's headed cross from the right was headed away by the home defenders.
     
    11
    Osasuna wins a free kick in the middle of their attacking half.
     
    10
    After a fine solo from the left to the middle, Roberto Torres was well stopped by the home defenders inside the penalty area.
     
    9
    Long through ball for Oriol Riera to the right, there comes a throw for Almeria.
     
    8
    A long range shot by Suso missed the target to the left.
     
    7
    Attacking foul by Oriol Riera in the middle, free kick for Almeria.
     
    6
    Following a through ball by De las Cuevas the cross by Cejudo was too high from the right side.
     
    5
    Soriano's pass wasn't good to the right, cleared by the away defenders easily.
     
    4
    After Suso's good pass Aleix Vidal was stopped well by the defenders on the left wing.
     
    3
    Roberto Torres' corner was headed away by the home defenders.
     
    3
    Osasuna wins a corner on the right wing.
     
    2
    Suso's pass wasn't good to the left, and then he fouled Marc Bertran, that's a yellow.
     
    1
    Almeria started the game.
     
    1
    Game started.
     
    The home team plays in red and white striped shirts and red shorts, Osasuna in lime shirts and black shorts.
     
    Starting lineups:

    UD Almería: Esteban – Rafita, Trujillo, Marcelo Silva, Mané – Verza, Corona – Suso, Soriano, Aleix Vidal – Oscar Diaz. Coach: Rodriguez
    Subs: Julian (GK), Jonathan, Rodri, Azeez, Nelson, Helder Barbosa, Marcos Tebar

    CA Osasuna: Andres Fernandez – Marc Bertran, Miguel Flano, Arribas, Damiá – Silva, Raoul Loe – Cejudo, Roberto Torres, De las Cuevas – Oriol Riera. Coach: Gracia
    Subs: Riesgo (GK), Lobato, Punal, Joan Oriol, Manuel Onwu, Oier, Acuna

    Referees: Mateu Lahoz – Cebrian Devis, Nunez Fernandez – Lopez Lopez.
     
    Friday night Almeria hosts Osasuna in the Spanish championship. It's a real fight against the relegation, because both teams are standing in a relegation place on the table now. Almeria is 18th from 20, Osasuna is 19th, both have 30 points so far. It could be a hard but balanced game, each team should win, let's see together what happens!
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 21:00.

    Attila Varsányi

    Goals: 73. Soriano – 19. Oriol Riera, 33. Arribas

    Cards:   2. Suso (ALM), 90+1. Rafita (ALM) – 24. Marc Bertran (PAM)   90+4. Rafita (ALM)


    UD Almería: Esteban – Rafita, Trujillo, Marcelo Silva (69. Azeez), Mané – Verza, Corona (70. Helder Barbosa) – Suso, Soriano, Aleix Vidal – Oscar Diaz (61. Rodri). Coach: Rodriguez
    Subs: Julian (GK), Jonathan, Rodri, Azeez, Nelson, Helder Barbosa, Marcos Tebar

    CA Osasuna: Andres Fernandez – Marc Bertran, Miguel Flano, Arribas, Damiá – Silva, Raoul Loe – Cejudo (73. Oier), Roberto Torres, De las Cuevas (60. Lobato) – Oriol Riera (84. Acuna). Coach: Gracia
    Subs: Riesgo (GK), Lobato, Punal, Joan Oriol, Manuel Onwu, Oier, Acuna

    Referees: Mateu Lahoz – Cebrian Devis, Nunez Fernandez – Lopez Lopez

    Attendance: 13000