La Real clinched all three points at El Sadar after beating CA Osasuna 0-2 in a very complete game, without any weak points. Imanol’s side achieved the victory thanks to goals by Merino and Januzaj and climb to the top of the table.
The game was played at a high tempo from start to finish. The hosts tried to put pressure on the txuri urdin and did their best to prevent them from playing their game. La Real first scared the locals through Silva. On a great individual performance, the magician tried to add the first for la Real but he missed the target. Barrenetxea narrowly failed to cap off two nice moves. Osasuna upped the pace of the clash but lacked accuracy in the first half.
Imanol’s side were better than the hosts in the beginning of the second half. However, they failed to create goal scoring chances. Isak went running down the wing too see his shot go wide. The team from Navarre had their best chance through Darko but he was perfectly denied by Remiro. The breakthrough duly came in the 72nd minute. With a little bit of luck, Merino put us front.Ten minutes before the final whistle, Januzaj was awarded a penalty after contact with an Osasuna player. He took the spot-kick, 0-2 to the visitors.
One more win in LaLiga. La Real are on the right path, nothing can stop them. We love this team! Aupa, Real!
Match sheet:
CA Osasuna: Sergio Herrera, Nacho Vidal, Unai García (cap), David García, Manu Sánchez (Cote, min.83), Moncayola, Torró, Kike Barja (Chimy Ávila, min.71), Darko, Rubén García (Roberto Torres, min.83) and Kike (Budimir, min.83).
Real Sociedad: Remiro, Zaldua, Aritz (cap), Le Normand, Rico (Aihen, min.46), Zubimendi, Merino, Silva (Turrientes, min.83), Januzaj (Lobete, min.87), Barrenetxea (Portu, min.71) and Isak (Sorloth, min.71).
Goals: 0-1: Merino, min.72. 0-2: Januzaj (pen), min.82.
Referee: Ortiz Arias. Booked Rico and Zubimendi for Real Sociedad.