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Thrilling Draw at El Sadar Between Osasuna and Villarreal
Pamplona witnessed a vibrant match between Osasuna and Villarreal at the Estadio El Sadar, which ended in a two-goal draw. The match, corresponding to matchday 22 of La Liga, was full of emotions and changes on the scoreboard.
Villarreal took an early lead thanks to a penalty converted by Gerard Moreno in the 17th minute. However, the joy was short-lived for the visitors, as Osasuna reacted quickly. First, Vicente Muñoz equalized in the 20th minute with a goal assisted by Rubén García. Then, just before halftime, Ante Budimir put the home team ahead with a goal assisted by Jon Moncayola.
In the second half, Villarreal sought the comeback with insistence and found the reward for their effort in the 70th minute. Gerard Moreno scored again, this time with a normal goal after an assist from Nicolas Pepe, sealing the final draw.
The match, officiated by Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea, was hard-fought and reflected in the number of fouls committed and yellow cards shown to both teams. Osasuna dominated possession with 47% compared to Villarreal’s 53%, and generated more scoring opportunities, with 15 total shots compared to Villarreal’s 5.
Substitutions osasuna: at minute 46 A. Catena came in and J. Herrando went out., at minute 62 R. Moro came in and A. Oroz went out., at minute 76 R. Garcia came in and A. Bretones went out., at minute 76 A. Budimir came in and R. Garcia went out.
Substitutions villarreal: at minute 46 A. Pedraza came in and S. Cardona went out., at minute 75 G. Mikautadze came in and T. Buchanan went out., at minute 75 D. Parejo came in and S. Comesana went out., at minute 83 G. Moreno came in and T. Oluwaseyi went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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