Osasuna-Granada C.F., the lottery of relegation

Good afternoon, dear Osasunists!
Granada and Osasuna are playing the last game of this year 2012 this evening at the old El Sadar stadium with a common aim: to finish out of the relegation posts.

The visits that Granada C.F. did at the stadium of Osasuna ended with a victory of the locals: seven all together. Besides, the Andalusiants are five consecutive games without winning and they didn't score a goal either. In all the season games played away from Los Carmenes stadium, Granada C.F. lost six games and only won against Mallorca and Betis.

There is an old Spanish saying for the weak situation of a coach in a club : comerse el turrón en el banquillo ( that means the coach will be leading the team after Christmas ). Anquela, the coach at Granada's bench, will lead the team after New Year's Day in 2013, but if results go even worse after winter holidays, his support will decrease at the club in Granada.

Anquela can't use the injured goalkeeper Toño Rodriguez, and that situation will produce the reencounter of a former Osasuna player, Roberto, with his ex-supporters at the south goal: Indar Gorri's supporters. Moisés Hurtado and Fran Rico are also injured, and Yacine Brahimi, Manolo Lucena, Darwin Machis and  Borja Gomez stays in Granada for Anquela's decision.

Osasuna, on the other hand, want to forget about last weekend's referee's decision that took two points out of their hands. The referee Jose Antonio Teixeira Vitienes  made a penalty fault an unexisting hand of Oier in the last minutes of the game against Getafe at Alfonso Perez stadium. The "Reds" want to play as they did against Valencia in La Liga and Copa and avoid the relegation posts before the end of the year 2012.

The power of the local stadium EL Sadar is under criticism as Osasuna only got two win matches out of seven against Levante and Rayo. Mendilibar can't use the injured Sisi and Masoud, and also Armenteros, who was also sent off in Getade. Lolo, Annan, Echaide- again-, and Manu are out due to coach's decision.

It is, then, a good opportunity to use the local Roberto Torres instead of the Argentinian Armenteros, tough Mendilibar can also call Lamah, of course.

Probable kickoff:

Osasuna: Andres Fernandez; Damia, Miguel Flaño, Arribas and Nano; Puñal, Raoul Loe, Cejudo, Nino and Lamah; Kike Sola.

Granada CF: Roberto, Juanma Ortiz, Siqueira, Íñigo Lopez, Mainz, Iriney, Mikel Rico, Orellana, Torje, Dani Benitez y El Arabi.

I LEAVE OSASUNA'S LAST VIDEO TO MOTIVATE THE TEAM AND SUPPORTERS WITH AINHOA, LA OREJA DE VAN GOGH'S SINGER.

GORA OSASUNA, AUPA ROJILLOS! MERRY CHRISTMAS FOR EVERYONE!