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Espanyol Secures Victory in a Hard-Fought Match Against Osasuna
Cornellà de Llobregat witnessed an intense encounter between Espanyol and Osasuna, corresponding to the third matchday of La Liga. The match, played at the RCDE Stadium and officiated by Miguel Sesma Espinosa, was characterized by constant struggle in midfield and the search for attacking opportunities by both teams.
Despite Osasuna having a slight advantage in ball possession (54% against 46%), it was Espanyol who managed to capitalize on their opportunities. In the 53rd minute, C. Romero scored the only goal of the match, giving the home team the lead.
The match was marked by intensity, reflected in the number of fouls committed by both teams (13 by Espanyol and 14 by Osasuna) and the yellow cards shown (2 for Espanyol and 3 for Osasuna). Both teams took 10 shots, but Espanyol showed greater precision with 4 shots on target compared to Osasuna’s 3.
In the end, Espanyol took all three points in a tactical and closely contested match.
Substitutions espanyol: at minute 66 Exposito came in and U. Gonzalez went out., at minute 66 K. Garcia came in and R. Fernandez Jaen went out., at minute 79 P. Milla came in and R. Terrats went out., at minute 79 T. Dolan came in and L. Koleosho went out., at minute 84 J. Puado came in and M. Rubio went out.
Substitutions osasuna: at minute 66 M. Gomez came in and R. Garcia went out., at minute 74 V. Munoz came in and R. Garcia went out., at minute 84 J. Moncayola came in and K. Barja went out., at minute 84 J. Cruz came in and I. Benito went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Espanyol
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