Match Report
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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Francisco de la Hera where Extremadura UD play host to Real Sociedad. A crowd of 20,144 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Extremadura UD are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Real Sociedad appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by JosŽ Ortega.
The pitch is in good condition.
Extremadura UD are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Real Sociedad appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by JosŽ Ortega.
0.00
0-0Real Sociedad start the match!
6.10
0-0Martin Camacho pushes mid-way up the pitch. Martin Camacho chips the ball to his team mate, Marc Neudecker. Marc Neudecker shoots from 20 yards. Good keeping from Daniel Annala as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
7.19
0-0Corner kick to Extremadura UD. Jose Lopes plays it to the near post. Jón Bödvarsson reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
8.04
0-0Julian Ortiz passes the ball forward to Manfred Reiter. Manfred Reiter knocks in a cross ball towards Francisco Galadames. Martin Camacho clumsily knocks into Francisco Galadames. Francisco Galadames appeals for a penalty! Given!!
8.04
The referee points to the spot..
9.37
Pietro Sbaccanti takes a long run up but it goes wide.
12.33
0-0Jón Bödvarsson passes the ball forward to Julian Ortiz. Julian Ortiz flicks a high pass forward. Pietro Sbaccanti collects the pass. Pietro Sbaccanti shoots from long range but slams it into the crowd!
16.29
0-0Luigi Biliotti comes in with a late challenge on Alex Thomson. The referee warns Luigi Biliotti to calm down! Alex Thomson stretches but gets up unharmed.
18.58
0-0Martin Camacho controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Armin Gleisenstein. Armin Gleisenstein passes the ball forward to Marc Neudecker. Marc Neudecker knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.11
0-0Francisco Galadames comes in with a late challenge on Manuel Antunes. The referee calls over Francisco Galadames and warns him to calm down! Manuel Antunes grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
32.18
0-0Jose Lopes hacks Thanassis Triadis from behind! The referee calls over Jose Lopes and shows him a yellow card! Thanassis Triadis hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.48
Thanassis Triadis barges into Miguel Aguilar. Thanassis Triadis is warned by the referee! Miguel Aguilar runs off the knock.
36.49
Jose Lopes flicks a high pass forward. Alex Thomson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alex Thomson shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
38.53
Gionatha Lotti passes the ball forward to Francisco Galadames. Francisco Galadames lofts in a cross ball towards Manfred Reiter. With a superhuman jump, Manfred Reiter connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
39.43
Jón Bödvarsson threads a neat ball through to Thanassis Triadis. Thanassis Triadis threads a neat ball through to Pietro Sbaccanti. Pietro Sbaccanti lofts in a cross ball towards Francisco Galadames. With a superhuman jump, Francisco Galadames connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it slams into the crowd!
42.16
Marc Neudecker hacks Eirik Haaland from behind! Marc Neudecker is shown the yellow card! Eirik Haaland hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.07
With a delightful solo run, Julian Ortiz stretches the opposition's defence. Julian Ortiz lofts in a cross ball towards Pietro Sbaccanti. Pietro Sbaccanti directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
Alberto Zamora darts forward. Alberto Zamora knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Daniel Annala who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Extremadura UD 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
Extremadura UD kick off!
47.23
0-1Gionatha Lotti knocks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Galadames. Francisco Galadames whips in a cross ball towards Manfred Reiter. Manfred Reiter makes a deft header. What a cracker!! Elena Cortes had no chance!! Goal for Real Sociedad!
53.14
Luigi Biliotti runs forward with the ball. Luigi Biliotti chips the ball to his team mate, Francisco Galadames. Francisco Galadames knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Elena Cortes who gathers it comfortably.
55.22
Luigi Biliotti deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Julian Ortiz. Julian Ortiz plays the ball forward to Francisco Galadames. Francisco Galadames knocks in a cross ball towards Pietro Sbaccanti. Pietro Sbaccanti heads the ball goalwards. Elena Cortes manages to gather it.
61.49
Julian Ortiz sees Manfred Reiter in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Manfred Reiter knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Martin Camacho.
65.45
George Stamp plays the ball forward to Alberto Zamora. Alberto Zamora passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Alex Thomson. Alex Thomson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Daniel Annala who gathers it comfortably.
67.37
Thanassis Triadis knocks the ball forward to Manfred Reiter. Manfred Reiter knocks in a cross ball towards Francisco Galadames. Francisco Galadames connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
71.57
Julian Ortiz knocks the ball forward to Francisco Galadames. Francisco Galadames knocks in a cross ball towards Manfred Reiter. Manfred Reiter beats his man to it with a header. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Quality keeping!
72.11
With some swift thinking, Pim Broers plays the ball forward to Miguel Aguilar. Miguel Aguilar darts forward. Miguel Aguilar knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.07
Gionatha Lotti clumsily knocks into Jose Lopes. Gionatha Lotti is shown the yellow card! Jose Lopes grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
77.58
0-1Extremadura UD have made 2 substitutions with Alfredo Munoz replacing Jose Lopes and Nuno Bento replacing Marc Neudecker and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
79.13
Martin Camacho knocks the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Munoz. With great vision, Alfredo Munoz plays the ball forward to Nuno Bento. Nuno Bento shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
87.57
Julian Ortiz sees Pietro Sbaccanti in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Pietro Sbaccanti whips in a cross ball towards Manfred Reiter. Manfred Reiter directs the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Elena Cortes had no chance!! Goal for Real Sociedad!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
5
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
4
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
29.7%
45.9%
24.3%
Scorers
| Manfred Reiter 47, 88 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Manfred Reiter of Real Sociedad |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Elena Cortes (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Manuel Antunes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Pim Broers (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Martin Camacho (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | George Stamp (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Armin Gleisenstein (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Jose Lopes (MID) |  | 5 |
| 8. | Alberto Zamora (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Miguel Aguilar (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Alex Thomson (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Marc Neudecker (ATT) | | 5 |
| 12. | Victor Fuentes (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Alfredo Munoz (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Nuno Bento (DEF) | 6 | |
| 1. | Daniel Annala (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Eirik Haaland (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Luigi Biliotti (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Daniel Redondo (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Jón Bödvarsson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Julian Ortiz (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Thanassis Triadis (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Gionatha Lotti (MID) | | 5 |
| 9. | Francisco Galadames (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Manfred Reiter (ATT) |  | 10 |
| 11. | Pietro Sbaccanti (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Eugenio Castillo (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Fabrice Carnot (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Jose Fortes Rey (MID) | 0 | |