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Villarreal Overcomes Reduced Osasuna at La Cerámica
Villarreal, September 20, 2025 – Villarreal secured a victory in a hard-fought match against Osasuna at the Estadio de la Cerámica. The match, corresponding to the fifth round of La Liga, was marked by Villarreal’s superior possession (66%) and the early sending off of Rosier in the 40th minute, after receiving two consecutive yellow cards.
Despite playing with ten men for most of the match, Osasuna took the lead just before halftime thanks to a penalty converted by Budimir. However, Villarreal’s persistence paid off in the second half. Mikautadze equalized in the 69th minute, assisted by Solomon, and Gueye sealed the victory in the 86th minute, with an assist from Oluwaseyi.
Villarreal dominated the stats for shots on target (8 vs 2) and corners (7 vs 0). Osasuna, despite their numerical disadvantage, committed 11 fouls, receiving 3 yellow cards and the aforementioned red. Comesana received a yellow card for Villarreal in the 87th minute. The referee, Isidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos, officiated the match. The final result reflected Villarreal’s greater attacking ability and the difficulty Osasuna faced playing with one less man for much of the game.
Substitutions villarreal: at minute 46 I. Akhomach came in and T. Buchanan went out., at minute 58 T. Partey came in and T. Oluwaseyi went out., at minute 58 P. Navarro came in and S. Comesana went out., at minute 67 A. Moleiro came in and M. Solomon went out., at minute 67 J. Foyth came in and R. Veiga went out.
Substitutions osasuna: at minute 46 J. Cruz came in and A. Osambela went out., at minute 46 R. Garcia came in and J. Herrando went out., at minute 77 A. Budimir came in and R. Garcia went out., at minute 77 V. Munoz came in and S. Becker went out., at minute 89 F. Boyomo came in and K. Barja went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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