Match Report


EibarEibar     Real SociedadReal Sociedad
Noel HenryNoel Henry Mark Berry Mark Berry
Giannis XanthopoulosG. Xanthopoulos77
G
1
G
83Daniel AnnalaD. Annala
Tomˆs RobbenT. Robben68
D
2captain
D
69Santiago AurellioS. Aurellio
Pedro CarecaP. Careca70
D
3
D
67Daniel RedondoD. Redondo
Hannes WieczorekH. Wieczorek73
D
4
D
66Sebastian RamosS. Ramos
Abubakari LatuheruA. Latuheru73
D
5
D
80Jón BödvarssonJ. Bödvarsson
Philipp KneisslP. Kneissl78
M
6
M
84Mast H. OkochaM. Okocha
Renato De AscentisR. De Ascentis77
M
7
M
66Roberto FuentesR. Fuentes
Roy BergdolmoR. Bergdolmo77
A
8
M
75Gionatha LottiG. Lotti
Norberto CuevasN. Cuevas77
A
9
A
67Francisco GaladamesF. Galadames
Abel CostaA. Costa75
A
10
A
73Marc FrommM. Fromm
Msaddeck ToyesM. Toyes73
A
captain11
A
73Pietro SbaccantiP. Sbaccanti
 
Damián TapiaD. Tapia87
A
12
M
69Eugenio CastilloE. Castillo
Ebi RadomskiE. Radomski79
D
13
A
73Fabrice CarnotF. Carnot
Modeste NdoM. Ndo78
A
14
M
68Jose Fortes ReyJ. Rey

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


0.00
Real Sociedad kick off and get the match underway!
2.56
Tomˆs Robben flicks a high pass forward. Philipp Kneissl collects the pass. Philipp Kneissl makes a probing pass to Roy Bergdolmo. Roy Bergdolmo knocks in a cross ball towards Msaddeck Toyes. Msaddeck Toyes directs the ball goalwards with his head. Superb reactions from Daniel Annala. What a save!
3.37
Renato De Ascentis flicks the ball to his team mate, Abel Costa. Abel Costa knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jón Bödvarsson.
15.57
Gionatha Lotti runs up as Roberto Fuentes takes the throw-in, skillfully chesting the ball down to his feet. Gionatha Lotti decides to run forward with the ball. Gionatha Lotti skips past Pedro Careca! Gionatha Lotti cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
20.39
Tomˆs Robben controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Renato De Ascentis. Renato De Ascentis makes a beautiful solo run. Renato De Ascentis knocks in a cross ball towards Abel Costa. Abel Costa rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Abel Costa scores for Eibar!!
24.57
Gionatha Lotti chips the ball to his team mate, Francisco Galadames. Francisco Galadames lofts in a cross ball towards Marc Fromm. Marc Fromm whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Giannis Xanthopoulos with no chance!! Goal for Real Sociedad!
27.08
Renato De Ascentis flicks the ball to his team mate, Msaddeck Toyes. Msaddeck Toyes knocks in a cross ball towards Abel Costa. Abel Costa outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
38.39
Sebastian Ramos flicks a high pass forward. Mast H. Okocha holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mast H. Okocha threads a neat ball through to Marc Fromm. Marc Fromm whips in a cross ball towards Francisco Galadames. Francisco Galadames makes a looping header on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
40.15
Philipp Kneissl kicks a strong pass forward to Roy Bergdolmo. Roy Bergdolmo shoots from 20 yards but somehow Daniel Annala manages to keep it out.
42.07
Philipp Kneissl flicks a high ball forward to Msaddeck Toyes who takes it down. Msaddeck Toyes knocks in a cross ball towards Abel Costa. Abel Costa gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball takes a deflection leaving Daniel Annala with no chance!! Goal for Eibar! The crowd cheers as the veteran Portuguese player celebrates his hattrick!
45.00
Hannes Wieczorek makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Renato De Ascentis. Renato De Ascentis threads the ball through to Abel Costa. Abel Costa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Eibar 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
Eibar kick off the second half!
51.39
Daniel Redondo makes a probing pass to Gionatha Lotti. Gionatha Lotti kicks a strong pass forward to Pietro Sbaccanti. Pietro Sbaccanti knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Giannis Xanthopoulos who gathers it comfortably.
53.44
Roberto Fuentes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Francisco Galadames. Francisco Galadames knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Giannis Xanthopoulos who gathers it comfortably.
54.35
Gionatha Lotti makes a probing pass to Pietro Sbaccanti. Pietro Sbaccanti knocks in a cross ball towards Francisco Galadames. Hannes Wieczorek clumsily knocks into Francisco Galadames. Francisco Galadames appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
59.30
With great vision, Jón Bödvarsson plays the ball forward to Gionatha Lotti. Gionatha Lotti threads a neat ball through to Francisco Galadames. Francisco Galadames lofts in a cross ball towards Pietro Sbaccanti. Pietro Sbaccanti is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Giannis Xanthopoulos reads it well. He makes it look easy!
60.08
Real Sociedad have made a substitution with Jose Fortes Rey replacing Roberto Fuentes and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-3-1 formation.
71.41
Jose Fortes Rey knocks the ball forward to Marc Fromm. Marc Fromm skips past Pedro Careca! Marc Fromm shoots from just inside the box but somehow Giannis Xanthopoulos manages to keep it out.
72.35
Abubakari Latuheru knocks the ball forward to Renato De Ascentis. Renato De Ascentis kicks a strong pass forward to Abel Costa. Abel Costa shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
77.32
Real Sociedad have made a substitution with Fabrice Carnot replacing Mast H. Okocha .
79.15
Fabrice Carnot advances with the ball. Fabrice Carnot knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
83.00
Santiago Aurellio flicks a high pass forward. Jose Fortes Rey holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jose Fortes Rey hits a low pass to Pietro Sbaccanti. Pietro Sbaccanti knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.58
Renato De Ascentis takes it forward alone. Renato De Ascentis whips in a cross ball towards Abel Costa. Abel Costa jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it's a woeful effort!
85.32
With great vision, Jón Bödvarsson plays the ball forward to Jose Fortes Rey. Jose Fortes Rey chips the ball to his team mate, Pietro Sbaccanti. Pietro Sbaccanti finds some space and shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
89.54
Philipp Kneissl passes the ball forward to Norberto Cuevas. Norberto Cuevas edges inside the box! Norberto Cuevas comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Eibar

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

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
28.9%
44.7%
26.3%

Scorers
Abel Costa 20, 27, 42
Gionatha Lotti 16
Marc Fromm 25

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Abel Costa of Eibar

Match Ratings