Osasuna 0 - Betis 2

Osasuna: Ricardo; Izquierdo (Muñoz 67'), Josetxo, Cuéllar, Corrales; Puñal, Raúl García; David López, Fran Moreno (Gorka Brit 46'), Ortíz (Delporte 46'); Romeo. 4-2-3-1.
Betis: Doblas; Varela, Melli, Juanito, Luis Fernández; Rivera, Capi (Cañas 87'); Joaquín (Tardelli 93'), Edu, Xisco (Arzu 78'); Dani. 4-2-3-1.

Team changes: Osasuna: Izquierdo, Corrales, Fran Moreno for Javier Flaño, Clavero, Muñoz / Betis: Varela, Rivera, Xisco, Dani for Oscar López, Arzu, Tardelli, Robert.

Goals:
0-1. 34. Luis Fernández. Curled spectacular shot into far corner from left of area.
0-2. 60. Edu. Diving header close to goal after Joaquín free kick bounced across.

The match between Osasuna and Betis should have been a home banker, the Pamplona based side having not lost in the league in their newly named Reyno de Navarra stadium and their visitors having not won away all season. However Javier Aguiire's side have gone off the rails since the beginning of the year, and they fell to a 0-2 defeat at the hands of their rivals who move away from the danger zone as a result.

Serra Ferrer's side are becoming a bit of a bogey team for Osasuna after beating them in last season's cup final, and Joaquín caused several problems for them in the opening minutes. Josetxo had a header cleared off the line by Luis Fernández at the other end, but a few minutes later Luis Fernández appeared at the other end to volley a spectacular shot in to the back of the net after Cuéllar tried to clear another cross from Joaquín. And Joaquín could have added a second had he been able to find the target when through on goal a few minutes later.

Javier Aguirre made two changes at the break, and his side could have pulled one back when Romeo and then David López headed chances wide. But a quarter of an hour in to the second half a long free kick from Joaquín bounced across goal, and Edu reacted quicker than his rivals to fling himself forward and head the ball in to the net. Romeo and Muñoz both missed chances to get the locals back in to the game after that, but to no avail and the Pamplona based side drop to fourth having yet to win a match in 2006.