Waiting for the first victory
September 22, 2008 por Lurra
Two points out of nine is the outcome of Osasuna after the defeat against Valencia. Poor and unfair situation for the red team, but there is no time to show any weakness, because Deportivo de la Coruña is coming to Pamplona on wednesday to play the fourth match of the tournament. And Osasuna’s supporters are waiting with impatience the first victory of the season.
The coach Cuco Ziganda will surely make some changes in the starting line up after a tough and phisical game in Valencia’s stadium. And one of the nominees is Masoud Shojaei, one of the sensations of la Liga despite he hasn`t played from the beginning of the match in any of the three games.
Shojaei substituted Jokin Esparza in the 54th minute, and he played in the right wing for the first time in Osasuna. Some minutes later, he started his show, with some tricks and technical movements that impressed everyone, including the commentators of the TV channel La Sexta.
But in the 64th minute Azpilicueta saw the second yellow card, a controversial decision that let Osasuna in a very complicated situation, with 30 minutes remaining until the end of the match.
Therefore, the red team focused his attention on the defense. Javad Nekounam and Shojaei had their chances to score a goal, but an incredible pass of David Villa to Mata gave the victory to Valencia. Anyway, Shojaei showed again that he deserve a place in the starting line up, and Deportivo de la Coruña is coming to Pamplona on wednesday (20:00 h., PPV).
Photo: Marca.
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Osasuna´s supporters are waiting the first victory of the season, but not with impatience: It´s the 4th game and we know that our club will not win this year´s league so we wait for enough victories to obtain the first division´s permanence one more year, with Neko, Shojaei and all the Osasuna,s players.