Osasuna passed the second round of the Copa del Rey with a clear victory, by 1-3 against Arnedo, a team from the RFEF Second Division that did not have any choice and saw all its illusions frustrated already, fifteen minutes after the game the Navarrese scored two goals.
The enthusiasm of the people from La Rioja, more joined in the stands than before, was not enough to resist an Osasuna with more quality and ambition from the start.
Because either of the “desire” to compete after a month off, or because of the idea of avoiding anything unpleasant, Osasuna jumped on the field forcing themselves to attack and dominate the game; soon he took the ball and started looking for spaces in the eleven players of Arnedo, who were organized around their goalkeeper.
Kike García, unstoppable for his defenders, gave the first warning by finishing a corner kick in the 8th minute; and four minutes later he opened the scoring, and accidentally gave a moral “blow” to Arnedo, who saw how in his first attack action, a “raffled” free kick from midfield , Navarrese regained the ball, with Roberto Torres on the run. and Kike García received and scored.
Osasuna started to break the game and sentenced it in his next play; Rubén García recovered on the left, about twenty meters from the spot, raised his head and saw the local goalkeeper in a bad position; He tried his luck and found a late reaction of the goal, which did not prevent the goal.
More than four thousand local followers are silent, on the contrary that almost half a thousand people are followers of Osasuna,
On the field of play, the clash lost its face, as Osasuna lowered the “piston” a bit, although it continued to be in a very good position on the field, to have full control.
The men from La Rioja attacked for the first time in minute 20, and scored, although Benito was clearly offside; but despite this play, Osasuna’s dominance was absolute, with physical and technical power overwhelming the people of La Rioja.
Up front Kike García was in charge of finishing plays and thus scored in the 28th minute, although with everything in his favor he finished wide; and he succeeded after half an hour, after starting in a dubious position that Melero López considered legal.
The first half was not allowed for more and from the beginning of the second the tone of the clash was the same, with Arnedo completely bent around his goalkeeper, so as not to suffer any more, and Osasuna completely dominated, though not so sharp above. .
In the last half hour, with Osasuna trying to “put” their changes on the field, the La Rioja team stretched for the first time and Amelivia stole in front and shot; the ball bounced behind Aridane, Herrera was disoriented and only saw how the ball entered his goal.
Arnedo believed in themselves for the first time in the game and thanks to their faith they had the option to score a second goal, just two minutes later, with a quick move by Iván Pascual which this time Sergio Herrera managed to stop
Osasuna’s withdrawal caused Arnedo to have more enthusiasm and intention in their plays, but although they finished on two other occasions, they did so without any success.
In addition, the people from La Rioja, with three good interventions by their goalkeeper, were able to prevent the score from moving again and closed the match in a more competitive image than the one offered in the fatal first quarter of an hour, where Osasuna condemned him.
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Data sheet:
1.- CD Arnedo: Pablo; Zaldua (Laencina, m.67), Chacón (Arechavaleta, m.67), Maestresalas, More, Arpón (David Pérez, m.67); Almagro, Míchel (Iván Pascual, 57), Benito (Mora, 57), Amelivia; and Manjon.
3.- Athletic Osasuna: Sergio Herrera; Nacho Vidal (Juan Cruz, m.62), David García, Aridane; Darko (Aimar, m.82), Torres, Kike Barja, Rubén García (Moncayola, m.76), Ibáñez, Manu Sánchez (Pña, m.62); and Kike García (Chimy Avila, m.62).
Goals: 0-1, m.12: Kike García. 0-2, m.14: Rubén Garcia. 0-3, m.30: Kike Garcia. 1-3, m. 65: Aridane (pp).
Referee: Mario Melero López (Andalusian Committee).
Incidents: The match in the second round of the Copa del Rey was played at the Sendero de Arnedo field, before about 5,000 spectators.
Source: La Verdad
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