Match reports

1-1: SEVILLA FC CAN ONLY TAKE HOME A POINT FROM PAMPLONA

08/12/2019

Dabbur's effort in the 90th minute could have won it for Sevilla, but it agonisingly came off the post

The points were shared in El Sadar this evening, with both teams having opportunities to take home all three points in the end, after both dominating different stages of the game. Sevilla took first blood in the encounter, with Osasuna drawing level just on the stroke of half-time. In the second half, after missing a one-on-one, the home team were reduced to ten men and spent most of the remainder of the game in their own half. Sevilla were unable to find the winner and only managed to bring a point back to the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán.

The first half had everything. The home team should have went ahead after only five minutes, but Chimy Ávila's shot only hit the woodwork. However, it was Sevilla FC who would be the ones to make the breakthrough. After Banega's fantastic through-ball found Munir, our number 11 finished it off in style by curling a lovely ball right into the top corner and out of the reach of Juan Pérez.

VAR cancelled out Chicharito's goal and a penalty were the Mexican thought he had been fouled

With the match being intense right from the get-go, a clash of heads between Diego Carlos and Cardona meant that the game had to be stopped for five minutes, after the Osasuna striker fell to the ground unconscious. The quickness in response from the players on the field should be noted, as they saw the severity of the situation straight away and medical personnel were quick to attend to the injured player, who was replaced by Adrián. And it would be Adrián who would prove vital in their equaliser as his back heel sent Chimy Ávila through on goal, and his shot was too powerful for Vaclík in the Sevilla goal. Before the half-hour mark in the game, Chicharito had the ball in the back of the net but VAR ruled it out for offside.

The second half began with the same intensity as that of the first. Once again it was Banega who was pulling the strings, as he sent Chicharito through on goal, but his shot could only find the goalkeeper. In practically the next play, a half-clearance from Ávila was mis-judged by Koundé, and David García took advantage of this by latching on to the ball, but his shot could only find the outside of the post.

Dabbur, who came on in the second half, nearly won it for Sevilla but his shot could only hit the post

Osasuna then had a man sent off after Oier was shown a second yellow. Sevilla looked the dominant side after having an extra man, and started to put the pressure on the home side, with the game being played in their half. Óliver, before making way for Dabbur, forced a good save out of the home goalkeeper. Another chance fell to Mudo Vázquez as after a corner, his shot looked destined to give Sevilla the lead, but it was well blocked.

Even though Sevilla spent a large majority of the second half on top, they weren't able to find the elusive winner. However, they thought they did. After the fourth official had shown the time added on, Dabbur played a lovely one-two with Chicharito, but his following shot hit the post after it looked destined to go in. After which, the game finished with Sevilla extending their unbeaten run, but maybe returning to Andalusia with a hint of 'what might have been'.

MATCH STATISTICS

1. CA OSASUNA: Juan Pérez, Moncayola (Unai García, 71'), Raúl Navas, David García, Estupiñán, Oier, Brasanac, Rubén García (Fran Mérida, 76'), Roberto Torres, Ávila and Marc Cardona (Adrián, 28').

1. SEVILLA FC: Vaclík, Jesús Navas, Diego Carlos, Koundé (Carriço, 58'), Reguilón, Fernando, Jordán (Vázquez, 58'), Banega, Óliver (Dabbur, 77'), Munir and Chicharito.

GOALS: 0-1 Munir, 10'. 1-1 Ávila, 45'.

REFEREE: Estradas Fernández, Catalan Committee. Yellow cards for Koundé, Raúl Navas, Reguilón, Banega, Oier (sent off after a second), Fran Mérida and Jesús Navas.