Espanyol defeat Osasuna 3-0 in La Liga

Barcelona Feb 26 (IANS) Espanyol defeated Osasuna 3-0 in a La Liga football match at the Cornella-El Prat stadium here on Sunday.

Felipe Caicedo scored early for the hosts after 17 minutes although he failed to score a penalty later in 29th minute reports Efe.

Osasuna played with one man down after Oier Sanjurjo was sent off in the 29th minute following a tough challenge against Gerard Moreno.

Jose Manuel Jurado doubled it for Espanyol in the beginning of the second half followed by a third goal scored by Gerard Moreno just before the final whistle.

Espanyol has thus increased its credit to 35 points leaving it in eighth position in La Liga s standings while Osasuna remains in the bottom position with 10 points.

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