Valencia 1-0 Osasuna: Valencia has booked an important victory in La Liga on Saturday evening. Osasuna was defeated in Mestalla, Justin Kluivert scored the only goal of the match.
For the eighth time this season, Kluivert got a starting place in the Spanish league, earlier in the season he was also allowed to start in the first game against Osasuna. In that game he scored his first goal for Valencia, the goal on Saturday evening was number six for the two-time international of Orange.
The only goal of the game
It took a long time before Valencia could break the spell at home. Fifteen minutes before the end, Kluivert was played on the right and with a careful shot he found the right corner behind keeper Sergio Herrera. The same goalie converted a penalty from Hugo Duro in the final phase, by which time Kluivert had already been taken aside by coach Rubén Baraja.
With the victory, Valencia takes a serious step up. UD Almería, Seville and Getafe are passed, making Valencia the number sixteen in Spain for the time being and has reached the safe haven for the time being. In March, Valencia will play against Atlético Madrid, after the international period, relegation squatters against Almería, Sevilla and Elche will follow.
Takeaways
Valencia won the home game against Osasuna in the Primera División 1-0. The only goal of the game came in the second half and was scored by Kluivert.
No goals were scored before the break. And it took until the 74th minute for Justin Kluivert to give Valencia the lead. On a pass from Samuel Dias Lino.
In the last five games, Valencia has two wins and three losses. While Osasuna has one win, two draws and two losses. This was Valencia’s fourth win by one goal this season. The defeat was also Osasuna’s fifth defeat by one goal.
After this match, Valencia is in sixteenth place with 26 points, while Osasuna is 8th place with 34 points. In the next match, Valencia will play at Atlético Madrid on Saturday, March 18. Osasuna will receive Villarreal on Sunday, March 19.
