After standing in the final of the Copa del Rey 18 years later, Osasuna put the icing on the cake to a spectacular week by coming back from Elche (2-1) with a double from Abde that served to win again in the League a month and a half later against an Elche that is sinking more and more.
Still emotionally hungover, Jagoba Arrasate introduced up to eight changes in the Osasuna eleven but with Abde in the eleven. The less usual tried to please from the beginning by showing drive, but Elche, despite their bad situation in the table, did not give up and went out to compete. A deflected Chilean from Lucas Boyé at 12 minutes showed Elche's intentions that found their fruit in minute 44. It was Mascarell who served a long ball for Morente. The winger punctured the ball inside the area to get away from Nacho Vidal and make it 0-1 with a right hand that beat Aitor Fernández. The marker did not move and Elche left the locker room with an advantage.
After the break, Arrasate decided to bring on Aimar Oroz to the detriment of a somewhat out of place Nacho Vidal after returning from his injury. The people of Pamplona subdued Elche constantly looking for the rival goal. A missile from Manu Sánchez that Edgar Badía rejected was the first warning.
Immediately afterwards, Elche had a goal disallowed by Boyé's hand in the shot and Osasuna finally found the prize in the 70th minute. A good counterattack led by Barja was finished off by Abde inside the area to put his team ahead with his second goal garter belt. before
The Osasuna fans provided the rest. Euphoric after living her best week, she came up and boosted her team with the passing of the minutes. And it worked because Abde rounded off the afternoon with a great goal from outside the area in the 84th minute that turned the score around.
2 – Osasuna: Aitor Fernández, Nacho Vidal (Aimar, m. 46), Unai García, David García, Juan Cruz; Darko (Moncayola, m. 38), Pablo Ibáñez, Moi Gómez (Peña, m. 67): Barja (Benito, m. 79), Budimir (Kike García, m. 79), Abde.
1 – Elche: Badia; Palacios, John (Ponce, m. 88), Roco, Clerc (Collado, m. 88); Morente (González, m. 63), Mascarell, Gumbau, Fidel (Blanco, m. 51); Boye, Milla.
Goals: Morente 0-1 (m.43), Abde 1-1 (m. 70), Abde 2-1 (m. 84).
Referee: Pablo Gonzalez Fuertes (Asturian Committee), assisted by Rodriguez Moreno and Barcena Rodriguez. The Lions collegiate showed yellow cards to David Garcia and Aimar for local. Boyé, Fidel and Palacios on the visiting side.
Incidents: Match corresponding to the twenty-eighth day of LaLiga Santander played in El Sadar before 16,925 spectators.
