Seville (Sunday, October 29, 2023) – Club Atlético Osasuna (4-1-6, 13 points) fell 2-1 to Real Betis (4-5-2, 17 points) at Estadio Benito Villamarín on Sunday afternoon. Los rojillos tied the game in the 85th minute thanks to a goal by midfielder Rubén García, but midfielder Isco gave the win to los verdiblancos in stoppage time.

During the first half, Osasuna worked through the flanks to find forward Ante Budimir, but the home defenders always found a way to intercept the ball. For Real Betis, their best chances came via forward Willian José and Isco, but their attempts missed the target. However, in the last play of the half, Willian collected a pass from Isco and gave the lead to his team from a close range.

After the break, head coach Jagoba Arrasate sent forward Raúl García and defender Johan Mojica to the field in an attempt to find more depth up front. Four minutes later, García had found the back of the net, but the goal was disallowed as Budimir was caught offside. Midfielders Aimar Oroz and Lucas Torró tried from a distance, but both missed the target. Los verdiblancos had an opportunity to extend the lead when it seemed that forward Assane Diao was tackled inside the box by defender David García, who was already cautioned in a previous play. However, after a VAR review, the referee called off the penalty and reversed García's second yellow card.

In the 85th minute, García received a long cross from defender Alejandro Catena and equalized the game. Yet, in stoppage time, Isco recovered a loose ball inside the box and secured the three points for his team.

Osasuna will be back in action on Saturday, November 4, at 2 p.m. CET (1 p.m. GMT/9 a.m. ET) against Girona at El Sadar.

GAME NOTES

• Today's match was Osasuna's first meeting with Real Betis this season, 79th of all-time and 63rd in the top flight. Los rojillos now hold a record of 26-14-39 (21-9-33 in the top flight).
• Midfielder Rubén García scored his second goal of the season and his 25th as a rojillo.
• Defender Alejandro Catena recorded his first assist with Osasuna.
• Midfielder Lucas Torró made his 130th start as a rojillo.
• Midfielder Aimar Oroz started his 40th game with Osasuna.
• Forward Chimy Ávila made his 70th start as a rojillo in LaLiga EA Sports.
• Forward Ante Budimir played the 100th game in LaLiga EA Sports.

BOX SCORE
Real Betis 2-1 CA Osasuna

GOALS:
BET: Willian José 4 (Isco 2) 45+1’
OSA: Rubén García 2 (Alejandro Catena 1) 85’
BET: Isco 2 (unassisted) 90+5’
 
DISCIPLINE:
OSA: David García (Yellow Card) 54’
BET: Luiz Henrique (Yellow Card) 75’
BET: Isco (Yellow Card) 77’
OSA: Moi Gómez (Yellow Card) 80’
OSA: Alejandro Catena (Yellow Card) 81’
BET: Assane Diao (Yellow Card) 90+2’
OSA: Sergio Herrera (Yellow Card) 90+2’

Real Betis:  Claudio Bravo; Héctor Bellerín, Juan Miranda (Abner, m. 87), Guido Rodríguez, Germán Pezzella, Ayoze Pérez (Abde, m. 75), Willian José (Luiz Henrique, m. 64), Marc Roca (William Carvalho, m. 87), Chadi Riad, Assane Diao
Subs not used: Rui Silva, Francisco Vieites; Juan Cruz, Rodri Sánchez, Andrés Guardado, Aitor Ruibal, Ricardo Visus

CA Osasuna: Sergio Herrera; David García, Lucas Torró (Rubén García, m. 77), Jon Moncayola (Johan Mojica, m. 46), Chimy Ávila (Raúl García, m. 46), Aimar Oroz, Jesús Areso, Rubén Peña (Kike Barja, m. 77), Moi Gómez, Ante Budimir (Pablo Ibáñez, m. 89), Alejandro Catena
Subs not used: Aitor Fernández; Nacho Vidal, Unai García, Darko, Jose Arnaiz, Jorge Herrando, Iker Muñoz

STATS SUMMARY:
BET/OSA
Shots: 9/7
Shots on Goal: 2/1
Corners: 6/3
Fouls: 10/25
Offsides: 1/1
Possession: 50.2%/49.8%

Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
Assistant referees: Raúl Cabañero Martínez & Juan José López Mir
Fourth official: Gorka Etayo Herrera
VAR: Carlos del Cerro Grande
Assistant VAR: José Carlos Escuela Melo