Match Report


Real SociedadReal Sociedad     CordobaCordoba
Computer Player Computer Player Gary Parsons Gary Parsons
Jšrg Van de KoningJ. de Koning72
G
1
G
73Jose CamineroJ. Caminero
Patricio CabreraP. Cabrera74
D
2
D
75Anton SchwablA. Schwabl
Billy CampbellB. Campbell69
D
3captain
D
77Eric AppiahE. Appiah
Nicol˜ BucchiN. Bucchi68
D
4
D
73Robert BeckhamR. Beckham
Hugo IzquierdoH. Izquierdo56
D
5
M
69Lennart MatthäusL. Matthäus
Albrecht KöpkeA. Köpke70
M
6
M
79Rui LopesR. Lopes
Jason GordonJ. Gordon70
M
7
M
69Billy PattersonB. Patterson
Linus AhrensL. Ahrens62
M
captain8
M
67Samuele PadalinoS. Padalino
Giorgio LocatelliG. Locatelli72
A
9
A
69Fabio GuastalvinoF. Guastalvino
Patricio HerreroP. Herrero70
A
10
A
68Fabio MaryF. Mary
Marco Del VecchioM. Del Vecchio69
A
11
A
72Kevin DickovK. Dickov
 
Jose NavarroJ. Navarro67
A
12
A
73Vincenzo MilosevicV. Milosevic
Spencer ImpeyS. Impey66
A
13
M
27Mariano NestaM. Nesta
Guillermo FerrerG. Ferrer65
A
14
A
28Ruel MatthewsR. Matthews

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Anoeta where Real Sociedad play host to Cordoba. A crowd of 16,480 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Real Sociedad are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Cordoba appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Roberto Camacho.


0.00
Real Sociedad start the match!
2.46
Kevin Dickov hacks Albrecht Köpke from behind! The referee brings Kevin Dickov to one side and gives him a warning! Albrecht Köpke hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
3.44
Anton Schwabl flicks a high pass forward. Rui Lopes easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rui Lopes hits a low pass to Kevin Dickov. Kevin Dickov puts a great ball through. Fabio Guastalvino runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
4.44
Samuele Padalino threads the ball through to Kevin Dickov. Kevin Dickov rushes past Patricio Cabrera! Kevin Dickov makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great save!
9.59
Eric Appiah makes a simple pass to Billy Patterson. Billy Patterson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kevin Dickov. Kevin Dickov knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nicol˜ Bucchi.
12.26
Billy Patterson flicks a high ball forward to Fabio Mary who takes it down. Fabio Mary knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Patricio Cabrera.
14.07
Samuele Padalino hits a low pass to Billy Patterson. Billy Patterson plays the ball forward to Fabio Guastalvino. Fabio Guastalvino plays a one-two with Kevin Dickov and advances towards the goal... Fabio Guastalvino takes a shot at goal but it flies just off target!
15.05
Anton Schwabl flicks the ball to his team mate, Samuele Padalino. Samuele Padalino flicks a high pass forward. Fabio Guastalvino controls it well on his chest. Fabio Guastalvino plays a quick one-two with Fabio Mary and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Fabio Guastalvino provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Jšrg Van de Koning gets down and covers it.
16.12
Anton Schwabl passes the ball forward to Billy Patterson. Billy Patterson kicks a strong pass forward to Rui Lopes. Rui Lopes lofts in a cross ball towards Lennart Matthäus. Lennart Matthäus makes a convincing header but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
20.36
Billy Campbell hits a low pass to Jason Gordon. Jason Gordon threads a neat ball through to Albrecht Köpke. Albrecht Köpke shoots from long range but it's drastically wayward!
26.03
Anton Schwabl flicks a high ball forward to Samuele Padalino who takes it down. Samuele Padalino takes it forward alone. Samuele Padalino lofts in a cross ball towards Fabio Guastalvino. Fabio Guastalvino connects with a diving header. Magnificent save by Jšrg Van de Koning!
30.58
Anton Schwabl flicks a high pass forward. Robert Beckham controls it well on his chest. Robert Beckham brings the ball forward. Robert Beckham plays a one-two with Kevin Dickov and advances towards the goal... Robert Beckham muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Jšrg Van de Koning had no chance!! Goal for Cordoba!
38.01
Robert Beckham flicks a high pass forward. Samuele Padalino holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Samuele Padalino chips the ball to his team mate, Fabio Mary. Fabio Mary controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
42.37
Lennart Matthäus flicks a high pass forward to Fabio Guastalvino who brings the ball under control. Fabio Guastalvino shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Jšrg Van de Koning manages to gather it.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Real Sociedad appear unchanged since the first half. Cordoba also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Cordoba kick off!
48.57
Billy Campbell flicks a high pass forward. Albrecht Köpke holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Albrecht Köpke runs straight at the opposition's defence. Albrecht Köpke shoots from outside the area but slams it into the crowd!
49.38
Rui Lopes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fabio Mary. Fabio Mary shoots from 25 yards. Wonderful reactions from Jšrg Van de Koning keeps it out!
51.39
Albrecht Köpke comes in with a late challenge on Samuele Padalino. The referee calls over Albrecht Köpke and shows him a yellow card! Samuele Padalino stretches but gets up unharmed.
54.37
Rui Lopes makes a simple pass to Fabio Mary. Fabio Mary threads a neat ball through to Fabio Guastalvino. Fabio Guastalvino cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Jšrg Van de Koning!
55.48
Jason Gordon makes a simple pass to Patricio Herrero. Patricio Herrero makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marco Del Vecchio but he's offside!
57.33
Fabio Guastalvino hacks Hugo Izquierdo from behind! The referee calls over Fabio Guastalvino and shows him a yellow card! Hugo Izquierdo stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.01
Real Sociedad have made a substitution with Jose Navarro replacing Patricio Herrero .
69.34
Kevin Dickov threads the ball through to Fabio Guastalvino. Fabio Guastalvino shoots from distance. Superb reactions from Jšrg Van de Koning. What a save!
71.25
Marco Del Vecchio barges into Billy Patterson. The referee brings Marco Del Vecchio to one side and gives him a warning! Billy Patterson stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.45
Billy Patterson kicks a strong pass forward to Eric Appiah. Eric Appiah makes a simple pass to Billy Patterson. Billy Patterson plays a scrappy one-two with Fabio Mary and advances towards the goal... Billy Patterson shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
77.08
Fabio Mary changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Fabio Mary shoots from 25 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
79.57
Marco Del Vecchio kicks a strong pass forward to Giorgio Locatelli. Giorgio Locatelli threads the ball through to Marco Del Vecchio but he's offside!
81.51
Jason Gordon flicks a high pass forward. Giorgio Locatelli holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Giorgio Locatelli knocks in a cross ball towards Albrecht Köpke. Albrecht Köpke heads the ball goalwards. Jose Caminero didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
83.40
Billy Campbell pushes mid-way up the pitch. Billy Campbell flicks a high pass forward to Giorgio Locatelli who brings the ball under control. Giorgio Locatelli finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
84.58
Billy Campbell knocks the ball to his team mate, Jose Navarro. Jose Navarro makes a simple pass to Giorgio Locatelli. Giorgio Locatelli makes a pass forward but Marco Del Vecchio is yards offside!
90.00
Eric Appiah barges into Giorgio Locatelli. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Giorgio Locatelli runs off the knock.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Real Sociedad

Cordoba
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
8
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
3
3
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
35.9%
64.1%
Play Area
32.6%
40.2%
27.2%

Scorers
Robert Beckham 31

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Robert Beckham of Cordoba

Match Ratings