Severe punishment and heavy defeat for the world heritage site of Córdoba against Osasuna Magna Xota. After an exciting pre-season, the team that opens a new stage with Emanuel Santoro on the bench falls with all its weight in the first championship match, and away. The green and white team could not add anything positive after being beaten by an efficient Osasuna Magna, capable of overturning Echavarría’s initial goal. This is going to be a difficult season for the Cordobans, in an increasingly intense First Division.
The match could not have started better for the Caliphate interests. Felipe Echavarría, from the 3rd minute, gave Santoro’s team the lead after an extraordinary individual action. After a right hand feint, he beat Asier Llamas with a subtle left foot shot near the front which surprised the Pamplona team. The good feelings from pre-season have been corroborated. (0-1, 3 minutes).
But as the minutes passed, the locals came out of their relative lethargy, who little by little began to approach dangerously near Fabio and Víctor, Córdoba’s goalkeepers. After halfway, Dani Saldise, after an assist from Cerviño, equalized the match after making a counter-attack at the far post. (1-1, 12 minutes). Almost immediately afterwards, Miguel Hernández’s men completed their comeback thanks to an own goal from Murilo (2-1, 14th minute). The Brazilian, in his attempt to clear, sent a Ligeiro serve into the net.
no return
Everything got even darker when Juninho scored the third after collecting a rebound off the woodwork following a powerful shot from Pachu. (3-1, 18th minute). Fortunately, Pablo del Moral, a minute from the end of the half, reduced the gap with a good shot after a clearance from Asier. (3-2, 19th minute). With a minimal advantage for Navarre, a first period ended where the river team went from plus to minus.
Del Moral’s goal did not continue after the locker room. In addition, Osasuna Magna almost ended the duel with two goals in the first minutes of the event. Pachu and Saldise were responsible for putting aside the dream of scoring points in the debut of Santoro’s side, who were stuck after the break. (4-2 minutes. 24) (5-2, minutes 26). Despite the attempts to play with five in the final stretch, the addition was far away, even more so with Cerviño’s goals in the final stretch. (6-2, minutes 37) and Saldise himself, who ended up scoring a hat-trick (7-2, minute 38).
