Match Report


Racing FerrolRacing Ferrol     Real SociedadReal Sociedad
Dave TownsendDave Townsend Mark Berry Mark Berry
Antonio NietoA. Nieto84
G
1
G
83Daniel AnnalaD. Annala
Manuel MendesM. Mendes67
D
2captain
D
80Eirik HaalandE. Haaland
Yurtcan KayisY. Kayis74
D
captain3
D
66Sebastian RamosS. Ramos
Brendan BrightonB. Brighton44
D
4
D
69Luigi BiliottiL. Biliotti
Jimmy AllachJ. Allach64
D
5
D
70Julian FloresJ. Flores
Oleg BastinO. Bastin72
M
6
M
80Thanassis TriadisT. Triadis
Pedro AlvesP. Alves69
M
7
M
84Mast H. OkochaM. Okocha
Victor DuranV. Duran76
M
8
M
74Gionatha LottiG. Lotti
Jose CastroJ. Castro32
A
9
A
66Rafael PardoR. Pardo
Oluwashegun IkpebaO. Ikpeba71
A
10
A
75Manfred ReiterM. Reiter
Jose SuarezJ. Suarez84
A
11
A
88Magnús ThoroddsenM. Thoroddsen
 
Ivan BazzaniI. Bazzani69
M
12
M
65Edmundo MoraE. Mora
Benoit BiancoB. Bianco69
A
13
A
67Ricardo PrietoR. Prieto
Saliou ZahouiS. Zahoui69
M
14
M
68Jose Fortes ReyJ. Rey

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at La Malata where Racing Ferrol play host to Real Sociedad. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Racing Ferrol are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Real Sociedad appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Nicol‡s  Torres.


0.00
Real Sociedad start the match!
9.36
Oleg Bastin flicks a high pass forward. Oluwashegun Ikpeba collects the pass. Oluwashegun Ikpeba knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Eirik Haaland.
16.27
Sebastian Ramos receives the ball from a throw-in from Eirik Haaland. Sebastian Ramos plays a long ball forward. Rafael Pardo shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Antonio Nieto!
18.03
Showing composure, Yurtcan Kayis plays the ball forward to Pedro Alves. Pedro Alves makes a simple pass to Jose Castro. Jose Castro edges inside the box! Jose Castro shoots from just inside the box. It's there!! Daniel Annala has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
24.19
Luigi Biliotti plays the ball forward to Thanassis Triadis. Thanassis Triadis makes a beautiful solo run. Thanassis Triadis whips in a cross ball towards Manfred Reiter. Manfred Reiter beats his man to it with a header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
28.43
Brendan Brighton flicks a high pass forward. Pedro Alves collects the pass. Pedro Alves makes an attacking run forward. Pedro Alves advances inside the box! Sebastian Ramos catches Pedro Alves on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
34.55
Victor Duran controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Suarez. Jose Suarez tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Daniel Annala.
36.43
Corner kick to Racing Ferrol. Victor Duran plays it out to the edge of the box. Some good footwork from Jose Suarez provides some space. He shoots at goal but Eirik Haaland is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
38.31
With vision, Oleg Bastin plays the ball forward to Jose Suarez. Jose Suarez shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
39.07
Pedro Alves sees a break and surges forward. Pedro Alves knocks in a cross ball towards Oluwashegun Ikpeba. Oluwashegun Ikpeba jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Daniel Annala.
40.52
Victor Duran takes the corner, chipping the ball to the near post. Jimmy Allach looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it flies wide!
42.04
Pedro Alves catches Mast H. Okocha on the ankles. Pedro Alves is given a warning by the referee! Mast H. Okocha hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.19
Oleg Bastin flicks a high ball forward to Jose Castro who takes it down. Jose Castro edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Jose Castro provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but Daniel Annala is on top of it.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Racing Ferrol appear unchanged since the first half. Real Sociedad also appear unchanged since the first half. The Real Sociedad players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Racing Ferrol kick off!
47.07
Sebastian Ramos flicks a high ball forward to Thanassis Triadis who takes it down. Thanassis Triadis flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Pardo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rafael Pardo lofts in a cross ball towards Magnús Thoroddsen. Magnús Thoroddsen flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Real Sociedad!
51.50
Victor Duran knocks the ball forward to Jose Suarez. Jose Suarez makes a probing pass to Jose Castro but he's offside!
59.04
Victor Duran barges into Thanassis Triadis. The referee warns Victor Duran to calm down! Thanassis Triadis grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
60.13
Racing Ferrol have made a substitution with Saliou Zahoui replacing Pedro Alves .
61.21
Victor Duran makes a simple pass to Jose Castro. Jose Castro tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
63.45
Mast H. Okocha hits a low pass to Rafael Pardo. Rafael Pardo shoots from 25 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
65.20
Victor Duran hits a low pass to Oluwashegun Ikpeba. Oluwashegun Ikpeba runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Oluwashegun Ikpeba provides some space. He shoots at goal but Daniel Annala is on top of it.
67.07
Saliou Zahoui flicks a high ball forward to Jose Suarez who takes it down. Jose Suarez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.24
Gionatha Lotti knocks the ball to his team mate, Rafael Pardo. Rafael Pardo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Antonio Nieto who gathers it comfortably.
71.57
Gionatha Lotti flicks a high pass forward to Manfred Reiter who brings the ball under control. Manfred Reiter shoots from 20 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
78.10
Victor Duran sees space and advances. Victor Duran makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oluwashegun Ikpeba but he's offside!
79.56
Saliou Zahoui catches Mast H. Okocha on the ankles. The referee calls over Saliou Zahoui and shows him a yellow card! Mast H. Okocha carries on, but is struggling a bit.
83.06
Luigi Biliotti brings the ball forward. Luigi Biliotti passes the ball forward to Magnús Thoroddsen. Magnús Thoroddsen knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Manuel Mendes.
84.53
Gionatha Lotti threads a neat ball through to Manfred Reiter. Manfred Reiter whips in a cross ball towards Rafael Pardo. Yurtcan Kayis comes in with a late challenge on Rafael Pardo. Penalty not given!!
89.47
Gionatha Lotti plays the ball forward to Rafael Pardo. Rafael Pardo whips in a cross ball towards Magnús Thoroddsen. Magnús Thoroddsen makes a looping header on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Racing Ferrol

Real Sociedad
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
6
4
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.9%
45.1%
Play Area
21.1%
49.3%
29.6%

Scorers
Jose Castro 18
Manfred Reiter 24
Magnús Thoroddsen 47, 89

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Magnús Thoroddsen of Real Sociedad

Match Ratings
1.Antonio Nieto (GK)
6
2.Manuel Mendes (DEF)
6
3.Yurtcan Kayis (DEF)
6
4.Brendan Brighton (DEF)
6
5.Jimmy Allach (DEF)
6
6.Oleg Bastin (MID)
6
7.Pedro Alves (MID)
8
8.Victor Duran (MID)
7
9.Jose Castro (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Oluwashegun Ikpeba (ATT)
6
11.Jose Suarez (ATT)
6
 
12.Ivan Bazzani (MID)
0
13.Benoit Bianco (ATT)
0
14.Saliou Zahoui (MID)yellow card
5

1.Daniel Annala (GK)
7
2.Eirik Haaland (DEF)
6
3.Sebastian Ramos (DEF)
6
4.Luigi Biliotti (DEF)
7
5.Julian Flores (DEF)
6
6.Thanassis Triadis (MID)
7
7.Mast H. Okocha (MID)
6
8.Gionatha Lotti (MID)
6
9.Rafael Pardo (ATT)
7
10.Manfred Reiter (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Magnús Thoroddsen (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Edmundo Mora (MID)
0
13.Ricardo Prieto (ATT)
0
14.Jose Fortes Rey (MID)
0