Osasuna and El Sadar recorded their first victory of the 2024-25 season against Mallorca 1-0 at El Sadar. In a match with many chances, los Rojillos dominated the game and won thanks to a goal by midfielder Rubén García in the second half.

Osasuna had more dominance and the best opportunities to take the lead in an evenly-matched first half. The first approaches came with side crosses, however clearest chances were when forward Ante Budimir and midfielder Aimar Oroz put goalkeeper Dominik Greif to the test with two shots from outside the box. In the 32nd minute, Aimar had the closest opportunity when his shot hit the woodwork. For their part, Mallorca also tried with a long-range shot deflected by goalkeeper Sergio Herrera and, in stoppage time, with a header by Asano that went over the crossbar.

In the second half, the team led by head coach Vicente Moreno started strong and managed to generate two good chances early on with two shots from the edge of the area by Moncayola and Bryan that went narrowly wide. Finally, García gave los Rojillos the lead when he took advantage of a play with several rejections inside the area. With the 1-0 on the scoreboard, Mallorca tried to take a step forward and reach the area, especially with lateral crosses in search of Muriqui. Still, the Osasuna backline and Herrera were able to stop them.

Los Rojillos's next match will be on Thursday, August 29, when they face Girona at Montilivi. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. CET (6 p.m. BST/1 p.m. ET) in Week 3 of LALIGA EA SPORTS.

GAME NOTES
- Osasuna and Mallorca met for the first time this season. They have met 71 times, 50 in the top flight. Los Rojillos now hold a record of 24-24-23 (18-21-12 in the top flight).
- Midfielder Rubén García scored his first goal of the season. The goal was his 27th career goal with Osasuna and 18th in Primera División as a rojillo.
- Goalkeeper Sergio Herrera recorded his first clean sheet of the season.
- Forward Ante Budimir made his 100th start for Osasuna.
- Midfielder Jon Moncayola made his 190th appearance dressed in red.
- Midfielder Rubén García appeared in the starting XI for the 120th time in Primera División with Osasuna.
- Forward Bryan Zaragoza made his first start as a rojillo.
- Defender Alejandro Catena started for the 30th time in Primera División with the Navarrese side.

BOX SCORE
CA Osasuna 1-0 RCD Mallorca

GOALS:
OSA: Rubén García 1 (unassisted) 55’

DISCIPLINE:
OSA: Jesús Areso (Yellow Card) 75’
OSA: Sergio Herrera (Yellow Card) 77’
MLL: Cyle Larin (Yellow Card) 88’

CA Osasuna: Sergio Herrera (C); Jorge Herrando, Lucas Torró, Jon Moncayola, Aimar Oroz (Iker Muñoz, m. 79) (Pablo Ibáñez, m. 83), Jesús Areso (Nacho Vidal, m. 79), Rubén García (Moi Gómez, m. 71), Ante Budimir (Raúl García, m. 79), Bryan Zaragoza, Abel Bretones, Alejandro Catena
Subs not used: Aitor Fernández, Dimitrios Stamatakis; Juan Cruz, Unai García, Javi Martínez, Iker Benito

RCD Mallorca: Dominik Greif, Omar Mascarell (Manu Morlanes, m. 62), Vedat Muriqi, Sergi Darder (Abdón Prats, m. 85), Takuma Asano (Cyle Larin, m. 62), Samu Costa, Dani Rodríguez (Antonio Sánchez, m. 79), Antonio Raillo (C), Johan Mojica, Pablo Maffeo, Martin Valjent
Subs not used: Leo Román, Iván Cuellar; Toni Lato, Siebe Van Der Heyden, Copete, Jan Salas, Marc Domenech, Daniel Luna

STATS SUMMARY:
OSA/MLL
Shots: 15/10
Shots on Goal: 5/1
Corners: 5/4
Fouls: 10/8
Offsides: 1/0
Possession: 45.7%/54.3%

Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
Assistant referees: Antonio Luis Cerezo Parfenof & Judit Romano García
Fourth official: Néstor Holgueras Castellanos  
VAR: Daniel Jesús Trujillo Suaréz
Assistant VAR: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández