Catena snatches a late equaliser for Osasuna against Athletic

Catena earned Osasuna a draw against Athletic late in a match that appeared to be slipping away. Nico Williams had put Athletic in front: the final score was 1-1, with the opener listed in the match details as coming in the 84th minute and Catena’s equaliser arriving late. The match account also places Williams’s goal in the 86th minute, four minutes before Catena scored.

Athletic had the better of the contest, especially in the second half, but Osasuna held firm through difficult spells. After the break, Athletic increased the pressure. Nico Williams became more prominent in attack, but neither he nor his teammates could find an immediate breakthrough. Arrasate looked for solutions from the bench as his side came under pressure.

In the Spanish Liga, Athletic are 7th with 16 points after 11 matches, while Osasuna are 16th with 12 points after 12 matches, a gap of 4 points.

Berenguer and Sancet kept pushing. A Sancet goal was ruled out for an earlier offside before Nico Williams broke the deadlock following a counter-attack led by his brother. In the move, Athletic’s captain played a cutback, but a teammate crossed its path without noticing Williams arriving unmarked behind him. The goal put Athletic ahead, but Osasuna refused to give in: after a series of rebounds, Catena finished from close range to level the match.

The draw leaves Athletic seventh in Liga, with 16 points after 11 matches. Its record in the competition stands at four wins, four draws and three defeats, with 15 goals scored and 11 conceded. Despite Athletic’s second-half pressure, Osasuna avoided leaving empty-handed, while its opponent could not hold on to the lead it had gained late in the game.