Osasuna 2-1 Actual Sociedad
Each side entered El Sadar understanding that three factors would dramatically alter the outlook by the point the lights had been turned off. Actual Sociedad got here into the match with three defeats of their final 4 La Liga video games. Osasuna would possibly solely have misplaced twice of their final six video games, however hadn’t tasted victory of their final 9 outings.
The sport began with La Actual and their noisy touring followers on the entrance foot, as Takefusa Kubo unbalanced his reverse quantity Juan Cruz, jinking contained in the field. Neither his flashed ball throughout the realm nor the others from Mikel Oyarzabal and Javi Lopez discovered a prepared taker although. On a cold night in Navarre, Osasuna struggled to heat up their very own followers although.
That was till the thirty fourth minute. Osasuna began to make inroads down the left with Aimar Oroz and Kike Barja, and when Budimir was slipped down the aspect of Igor Zubeldia, he neatly stepped round him, after which squeezed a shot in on the close to submit too, giving the house followers lift-off. One other roar was threatened after a lofted ball despatched Budimir behind the defence. When it was labored again to Oroz, his shot whistled previous the underside proper submit from the highest of the field.
Budimir would then maintain up the ball properly to arrange Oroz, who whistled the ball into the promoting hoardings moderately than the web. He once more had an effort blocked after he stumbled into the field. La Actual’s hesitancy when arriving on the field was combined with a rushed really feel at any time when they swung for objective, as evidenced by Mikel Oyarzabal’s solely effort on objective, flying excessive and vast. Simply after the break, they did have a transparent opening, as Oyarzabal’s flicked header discovered an unmarked Kubo on the far submit. Osasuna ‘keeper Sergio Herrera flew out to made a vital block although, growing the Txuri-Urdin chagrin moderately than spurring them on.
As La Actual pushed ahead for the equaliser, Osasuna discovered Oroz in house behind the midfield once more. When his completely waited go gave Budimir goal-side within the field, the Croatian ahead slid previous Alex Remiro too, bringing a penalty – however on a VAR-review, it was revoked and the goalscorer booked for simulation. That did invigorate La Actual, and never lengthy after, Martin Zubimendi’s shot was solely averted by a last-ditch block from Jon Moncayola.
⏱️ 74′ | BUDIMIR, BOY. BUDIMIR!!!!!!
🔴 2-0 🔵#LetsGoRojillos | #OsasunaRealSociedad pic.twitter.com/fVpO2S03d7
— C. A. OSASUNA (@osasuna_en) February 2, 2025
A clipped ball from Kubo then set substitute Orri Oskarsson free, however his effort was blazed excessive excessive too. Simply as within the first half although, the nearer La Actual got here to scoring, the nearer their demise drew. Los Rojillo set Ruben Garcia free down the best, and with three choices charging into the field, he lofted it to the far submit the place Budimir was gliding in unmarked to energy residence the header. The excellent news saved on coming for the house aspect too, as Bryan Zaragoza returned to motion off the bench after the final two months out injured.
Substitutes Sheraldo Becker and Oskarsson did mix for a stoppage time comfort, however La Actual barely had a minute to go for the equaliser.
With out having created many probabilities, Osasuna had been again to profitable methods, following a medical displaying from from Budimir, equipped by neat assists from Garcia and Oroz, scoring with two of their first three pictures on objective. Forward of their quarter-final conflict on Thursday, Imanol Alguacil should work out a strategy to give his aspect the calmness in entrance of objective that so typically has gone lacking of late.