By Juan Rodríguez
A tie that leaves everyone happy, the chronicles of yesteryear would say. And, if I wanted to be original, I would try to put together a more complex and less topical speech about the merits of each: the influence of the cup wear of both teams on the development of the match, the alternatives in the game… But the truth is that there are headlines that last over time because they work, because they wonderfully portray what happened on the green, because, in short, they tell you 90 minutes in one fell swoop… So, yes, a tie that leaves everyone happy.
We mentioned before the wear and tear on the legs of the players from both Rayo and Osasuna, and both teams noticed it. Plus the rojillos, of course, who for that reason won their round and are still alive in “the KO competition” (when will this guy stop spouting clichés?). But the fact that the duel was marked by vibrant cup duels was especially notable in the second half, when locals and visitors were left dry after offering a match in which they clearly went with the handbrake on. It is true that Osasuna started a little by slowing down Rayo, but they fought back to take the lead with a great Vaseline goal from Camello following a sensational long pass from Ratiu. I couldn’t tell you if the pass or the definition was better. Tie to virguerías.
Osasuna tried to row upstream, but when you’re tired, even going down to throw out the trash is like climbing Everest, so their effort was more desire than anything else, because Rayo comfortably put the 0-1 in their pocket and took it He took to the break to cool off a little.
The locals came out wanting to take on the world and their tie in the 60th minute is something like a waterspout in the form of an attacking play: long combination from Osasuna that reaches Rubén García on the right, measured pass to the front from the area and a header from Raúl García (De Haro, not the other one) that crossed the Rayo goal line and the memory of so many goals scored by pure demolition in El Sadar.
Although both teams went up with everything they had in search of the winning goal, they all went home calm after not achieving it. And there are days when a distribution of points leaves everyone happy.
Rayo’s next game is on Sunday, January 26 at home against Girona at 2 p.m.
-The ranking:
The hero of the match: Of fruits. It is true that he did not have his best game, it may not have even been Rayo’s best (not just of the game) and it is also true that he did not score one of those goals with which he has been delighting us lately, but he had bursts of individual technique that They left me perplexed, absorbed and converted into a fervent believer in the ‘Fruitist’ religion. Don’t let your flame go out!
The villain: Those who make the calendar. I know that there are hardly any free spaces left, but this match, after the Cup matches between both teams, could have been played a little later.
The tidbit: After not getting past the draw at home against Rayo, Osasuna has now gone 8 days without winning
The question: Would the stadium have collapsed if in the 67th minute that ‘cucumber’ that Isi threw from the center of the field came in and ended up crashing into the crossbar of the red goal?
Statements:
Inigo Perez: «The game had a part for each team. The point is fair and leaves me satisfied.
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