Valencia scored a tight victory this Monday against Osasuna at El Sadar (1-0), in the last match of the thirty-first matchday of LaLiga EA Sports, a duel in which André Almeida put Rubén Baraja and Ante Budimir ahead , with a horribly taken penalty in the last minute, missed the opportunity to rescue a point for the Navarrese team.
The Georgian Giorgi Mamardashvili, who made his debut as ‘che’ captain in Pamplona, was in charge of thwarting the Reds’ first chances, before Sergio Herrera, in the other goal, responded by catching a ball from Diego López, which shortly after led to the goal. both Valencian. In the 18th minute, the Asturian striker made a great filtered pass for André Almeida, who opened the scoring with a low shot.
The Navarrese found themselves hitting the woodwork with a shot from Moi Gómez after half an hour at the beginning of the siege by Jagoba Arrasate’s team, who managed to lock down the visiting team in the last part of the first half.
After the restart, the Croatian Ante Budimir had the equalizer in his boots, but the ball went just past the post, and in the next play Rubén García tried his luck with a deflected shot. In addition, Mamardashvili was in charge of closing the door on the remaining red attacks.
On the verge of injury time, in the 88th minute, Jorge Herrando hit the crossbar with a ball, but the great local chance came in the 94th minute, in an action in which the referee Munuera Montero declared a penalty for Hugo Guillamón’s knockdown on Budimir.
The Balkan player stood in the eleven meters, but an absurd shot, slow and directly into the hands of the Valencian goalkeeper, left El Sadar in shock and confirmed the three points for Rubén Baraja’s team.
In this way, Valencia adds its second consecutive victory and places seventh with 47 points, three away from sixth place. Osasuna, for its part, suffered its third defeat in the last four games and remains eleventh with 39 points.