Villarreal defeated Osasuna in a difficult match

In the fifth round of the La Liga competition, the "Osasuna" team was mostly forced to defend at Villarreal's ground, especially after being a man down in the first half. Euro-football.ru reported this.

Nicolas Pepe created a favorable opportunity for himself, entering the opponent's penalty area from the right wing and taking a shot, but the ball flew quite high. Giorgi Mikautadze received the ball at the top of the penalty area and struck low towards the left corner, but the ball passed beside the goalkeeper.

Ilyos Ahomash had a chance to score in the opponent's penalty area, but he sent the ball directly to the goalkeeper. The visiting team's goalkeeper saved the first shot.

In the next attack, Alberto Moleiro tried to shoot accurately, but he also ended up in the goalkeeper's hands. In the 40th minute, Valentin Rosier received a second yellow card and was sent off.

At the end of the first half, Ante Budimir directed the ball low to his right from the penalty spot, and the goalkeeper could not stop it. The score became 0:1.

In the second half, Alfonso Pedraza made a pass to the center, Pepe headed the ball, but it flew just over the crossbar. In the 69th minute, Manor Solomon passed from the left wing to the center, Mikautadze headed the ball into the goal, leveling the score at 1:1.

In the 86th minute, Tani Oluwaseyi received the ball near the goal and took a shot; the ball touched Pape Gueye's back and went into the goal – 2:1. The final score of the match ended with Villarreal's 2:1 victory.

In this match, the goal scorers for the "Villarreal" team were Ante Budimir, Giorgi Mikautadze, and Pape Gueye. Information about the team lineups and substitutes was obtained from official sources.

This match took place at the "Estadio de la Ceramica" stadium.