A goal from Isco Alarcón in extra time broke the 1-1 tie with which it seemed that the match between Betis and Osasuna would end at the Benito Villamarín, where it was a balanced game but in which the Malaga playmaker decided to give the victory to his team and bring him closer to the European positions.
A goal from the Brazilian Willian José in the last play of the first period gave Betis the provisional victory at half-time, but Rubén García tied in the 85th minute and already in the fourth of the extension, of the five that were given, Isco scored the definitive 2-1.
The two teams faced the duel comforted by their latest victories, Betis's on Thursday in Cyprus against Aris Limassol (0-1) in the Europa League and Osasuna's against Granada (2-0) in LaLiga, the first of the season at home, so the mission of both was to prolong the streak against a direct rival in order to seek positions for continental tournaments.
Furthermore, this event also brought back recent memories for both teams, bitter for the Andalusians and sweet for the Navarrese, since on their last visit Osasuna eliminated Betis in the round of 16 of the last Copa del Rey in the shootout from the penalty point.
Jagoba Arrasate's team, which arrived with good statistics as a visitor this season - three wins and two defeats - wanted to be the protagonist from the beginning with quick combinations with which to find lateral centers and the finishing options of the Croatian Ante Budimir.
The intentions of the rojillos were not enough to create too much danger against the Chilean goalkeeper Claudio Bravo, but they did so that the verdiblancos were not fluid either to find Isco Alarcón and that he gave fluidity to the attack of theirs, so it had to be midfielder Marc Roca who tried from afar.
Yes, the local team was more in tune in the final stretch of the first half, in which they put in a gear more speed and this forced goalkeeper Sergio Herrera to be attentive, who could not do anything about the precise shot at the near post of the Brazilian Willian José after a cross from Isco in the last play before the break.
The 1-0 made Arrasate react in the locker room and from the beginning of the second half the Colombian Johan Mojica and the player trained in the Betica quarry Raúl García de Haro entered the field, with whom Osasuna advanced lines, although that also gave spaces for Betis to go out towards the visiting area.
Lucas Torró tried from afar near the end of the first quarter of an hour of the restart, but it was difficult for the Pamplona team to take the initiative against an opponent who controlled better with the result in their favor and who dreamed of increasing their advantage with a penalty awarded. to Assane Diao, but then the VAR ruled it out.
In that play, the referee whistled for a foul by David García and also showed him the second yellow card, although, after approaching the screen, he changed his decision and annulled the penalty and the warning.
Big scare for Osasuna, who saw that the game could go away definitively, but the 1-0 left it open for its final stretch, in which Rubén García managed to tie, although the visitor's joy was cut short in the extension, when Isco signed the triumph of the locals.
2 - Betis: Claudio Bravo; Bellerin, Pezzella, Chadi Riyadh, Miranda (Abner Vinicuis, m.87); Marc Rock (William Carvalho, m.87), Guido Rodriguez; Assane Diao, Isco, Cleaned up (Ez Abde, m.75); and Willian Joseph (Louis Henry, 64).
1 - Osasuna: Sergio Herrera; Areso, Catena, David García, Rubén Peña (Kike Barja, m.77); Nougat (Rubén García, d.77); Chimy Ávila (Raúl García, m.46), Moncayola (Mojica, m.46), Aimar, Moi Gómez; and Budimir (Ibáñez, d.88).
Goals: 1-0, M.46: Willian José. 1-1, M.85: Rubén García. 2-1, M.94: Isco.
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Murciano Committee). He admonished the visitors David García (m.53), Moi Gómez (m.80), Catena (m.81) and Sergio Herrera (m.92), and the locals Luiz Henrique (m.71), Isco (m. 76) and Assane Diao (m.92).
Incidents: Match of the eleventh day of LaLiga EA Sports played at the Benito Villamarín stadium in front of 49,123 spectators. Before the match, a special armband was given to Mexican midfielder Andrés Guardado as he became the foreign player with the most appearances in the Betis shirt, which until this Sunday he had worn on 209 occasions with the minutes he added last Thursday in Cyprus against the Aris Limassol.
