Match Report


Real SociedadReal Sociedad     MálagaMálaga
Mark BerryMark Berry Computer Player Computer Player
Daniel AnnalaD. Annala83
G
1
G
63Jose SuarezJ. Suarez
Eirik HaalandE. Haaland80
D
captain2
D
73Francisco LopezF. Lopez
Sebastian RamosS. Ramos66
D
3
D
65Malte SachsM. Sachs
Luigi BiliottiL. Biliotti69
D
4
D
63Colin TelferC. Telfer
Julian FloresJ. Flores70
D
5
D
54Daniel SegarraD. Segarra
Thanassis TriadisT. Triadis80
M
6
M
69Stephen McStayS. McStay
Tonino PaschettaT. Paschetta70
M
7
M
66Kieron WinterburnK. Winterburn
Gionatha LottiG. Lotti74
M
8captain
M
64Edmundo MarcelinoE. Marcelino
Rafael PardoR. Pardo66
A
9
A
68Juan GuardiolaJ. Guardiola
Manfred ReiterM. Reiter75
A
10
A
64Stefano PinnaS. Pinna
Mauricio MedinaM. Medina68
A
11
A
52Alberto José MariA. José Mari
 
Edmundo MoraE. Mora65
M
12
G
59Jean-Paul OvermarsJ. Overmars
Ricardo PrietoR. Prieto67
A
13
M
59Pedro MolinaP. Molina
Jose Fortes ReyJ. Rey68
M
14
G
58Victor NietoV. Nieto

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Anoeta where Real Sociedad play host to Málaga. A crowd of 20,066 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Real Sociedad are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Málaga appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Oscar  Rey.


0.00
Real Sociedad get the match underway!
2.14
Edmundo Marcelino chips the ball to his team mate, Stefano Pinna. Stefano Pinna shoots from 20 yards but somehow Daniel Annala manages to keep it out.
4.57
Stephen McStay flicks a high pass forward. Stefano Pinna controls it well on his chest. Stefano Pinna knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Daniel Annala who gathers it comfortably.
8.46
Gionatha Lotti laces a weighted ball forward to Manfred Reiter. Manfred Reiter shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
14.14
Edmundo Marcelino passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Stefano Pinna. Stefano Pinna knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Luigi Biliotti.
18.26
Edmundo Marcelino deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alberto José Mari. Alberto José Mari knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Eirik Haaland.
20.47
Francisco Lopez clumsily knocks into Manfred Reiter. The referee calls over Francisco Lopez and warns him to calm down! Manfred Reiter runs off the knock.
24.06
Edmundo Marcelino threads a neat ball through to Juan Guardiola. Juan Guardiola sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
27.58
Tonino Paschetta flicks a high ball forward to Mauricio Medina who takes it down. Mauricio Medina shoots from outside the area but it is shockingly off target!
30.39
Kieron Winterburn threads the ball through to Juan Guardiola. Juan Guardiola lofts in a cross ball towards Alberto José Mari. Alberto José Mari jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
40.15
Gionatha Lotti takes it forward alone. Gionatha Lotti knocks in a cross ball towards Rafael Pardo. Rafael Pardo finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it slams into the crowd!
44.07
Francisco Lopez hits it upfield. Alberto José Mari knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sebastian Ramos.
45.00
Stephen McStay makes a simple pass to Alberto José Mari. Alberto José Mari knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
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. Málaga also appear unchanged since the first half. The Real Sociedad players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Málaga kick off the second half!
47.56
With a delightful solo run, Edmundo Marcelino stretches the opposition's defence. Edmundo Marcelino whips in a cross ball towards Juan Guardiola. Juan Guardiola jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it's drastically wayward!
53.29
Seeing a gap ahead, Edmundo Marcelino plays the ball forward to Juan Guardiola. Juan Guardiola shoots from distance but somehow Daniel Annala manages to keep it out.
55.47
Sebastian Ramos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gionatha Lotti. Gionatha Lotti flicks a high pass forward. Mauricio Medina collects the pass. Mauricio Medina knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
59.37
Sebastian Ramos plays the ball forward to Thanassis Triadis. Thanassis Triadis knocks the ball forward to Manfred Reiter. Manfred Reiter lofts in a cross ball towards Mauricio Medina. Mauricio Medina powers a header at goal but Jose Suarez is on top of it.
60.09
Real Sociedad appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-3-1 formation.
61.22
Kieron Winterburn passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Alberto José Mari. Alberto José Mari knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Eirik Haaland.
63.33
Kieron Winterburn controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alberto José Mari. Alberto José Mari knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
65.53
Thanassis Triadis passes the ball forward to Gionatha Lotti. Gionatha Lotti plays a scrappy one-two with Manfred Reiter and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Gionatha Lotti provides some space. He shoots at goal but it's drastically wayward!
66.21
Tonino Paschetta clumsily knocks into Stephen McStay. Tonino Paschetta is warned by the referee! Stephen McStay hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.58
With imagination, Tonino Paschetta picks a pass forward to Rafael Pardo. Rafael Pardo cuts inside the box! Some silky footwork from Rafael Pardo provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
72.47
Thanassis Triadis flicks a high pass forward. Gionatha Lotti controls it well on his chest. Gionatha Lotti finds some space and shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
75.30
Tonino Paschetta makes a simple pass to Manfred Reiter. Manfred Reiter kicks a strong pass forward to Gionatha Lotti but the referee indicates it's offside!
77.42
Real Sociedad have made a substitution with Ricardo Prieto replacing Thanassis Triadis .
81.08
Ricardo Prieto controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Manfred Reiter. Manfred Reiter knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jose Suarez who gathers it comfortably.
84.39
Tonino Paschetta flicks a high pass forward. Gionatha Lotti collects the pass. Gionatha Lotti shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
85.22
Kieron Winterburn kicks a strong pass forward to Stefano Pinna. Stefano Pinna sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
87.39
Stephen McStay threads a neat ball through to Alberto José Mari. Alberto José Mari knocks in a cross ball towards Juan Guardiola. Juan Guardiola whips the ball goalwards with his head but Daniel Annala is on top of it.
89.32
Eirik Haaland barges into Juan Guardiola. Eirik Haaland is warned by the referee! Juan Guardiola grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Real Sociedad

Málaga
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.6%
56.4%
Play Area
26.9%
48.7%
24.4%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Edmundo Marcelino of Málaga

Match Ratings