Match Report


Real SociedadReal Sociedad     Rayo VallecanoRayo Vallecano
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Daniel AnnalaD. Annala83
G
1
G
63Gabriel Del SolG. Del Sol
Santiago AurellioS. Aurellio69
D
captain2
D
79Alex GreigA. Greig
Daniel RedondoD. Redondo67
D
3
D
63Rodolfo MoyaR. Moya
Sebastian RamosS. Ramos66
D
4
D
61Gregorio IglesiasG. Iglesias
Jón BödvarssonJ. Bödvarsson80
D
5
M
72Romero P. RomeroR. Romero
Mast H. OkochaM. Okocha84
M
6
M
67Flavio PreiteF. Preite
Roberto FuentesR. Fuentes66
M
7
M
55Renzo ManfrediniR. Manfredini
Thanassis TriadisT. Triadis80
M
8captain
M
54Ivan RomeroI. Romero
Francisco GaladamesF. Galadames67
A
9
A
74Fernando AguilarF. Aguilar
Marc FrommM. Fromm73
A
10
A
71Eugenio KikoE. Kiko
Pietro SbaccantiP. Sbaccanti73
A
11
A
71Tony MeyT. Mey
 
Eugenio CastilloE. Castillo69
M
12
A
68Billy GlassB. Glass
Fabrice CarnotF. Carnot73
A
13
A
62Alfredo GarridoA. Garrido
Jose Fortes ReyJ. Rey68
M
14
G
61Des KasperD. Kasper

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


0.00
Real Sociedad start the match!
2.51
Mast H. Okocha knocks the ball to his team mate, Pietro Sbaccanti. Pietro Sbaccanti tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Gabriel Del Sol smothers it!
4.53
Renzo Manfredini sees Fernando Aguilar in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Fernando Aguilar plays a scrappy one-two with Eugenio Kiko and stumbles forward towards the goal... Fernando Aguilar shoots from just inside the box but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
8.00
Alex Greig flicks a high ball forward to Flavio Preite who takes it down. Flavio Preite flicks a high pass forward. Eugenio Kiko holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eugenio Kiko whips in a cross ball towards Fernando Aguilar. Fernando Aguilar connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Fantastic reaction save from Daniel Annala!
9.11
Flavio Preite flicks a high pass forward. Tony Mey collects the pass. Tony Mey shoots from 20 yards. Solid save from Daniel Annala. What a great pair of hands!
12.29
Flavio Preite passes the ball forward to Tony Mey. Tony Mey knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Daniel Annala who gathers it comfortably.
15.05
Mast H. Okocha deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francisco Galadames. Francisco Galadames flicks the ball to his team mate, Pietro Sbaccanti. Pietro Sbaccanti shows great control and tries a shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
18.39
Thanassis Triadis flicks a high pass forward. Marc Fromm easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Marc Fromm flicks a high pass forward. Pietro Sbaccanti controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Pietro Sbaccanti comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out but is denied by Rodolfo Moya. Excellent block.
22.42
Mast H. Okocha passes the ball forward to Marc Fromm. Marc Fromm controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just wide!
33.30
Gregorio Iglesias flicks a high ball forward to Renzo Manfredini who takes it down. Renzo Manfredini makes an attacking run forward. Renzo Manfredini tries a spectacular long range effort but Daniel Annala is on top of it.
36.15
Flavio Preite barges into Roberto Fuentes. The referee warns Flavio Preite to calm down! Roberto Fuentes carries on, but is struggling a bit.
38.40
Marc Fromm hacks Gregorio Iglesias from behind! Marc Fromm is warned by the referee! Gregorio Iglesias carries on, but is struggling a bit.
40.31
Thanassis Triadis makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pietro Sbaccanti. Pietro Sbaccanti knocks in a cross ball towards Francisco Galadames. Francisco Galadames is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
42.04
Rodolfo Moya clumsily knocks into Francisco Galadames. Rodolfo Moya is warned by the referee! Francisco Galadames hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.02
Renzo Manfredini chips the ball to his team mate, Tony Mey. Tony Mey chips the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Kiko. Eugenio Kiko shoots from just inside the box. Daniel Annala gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Real Sociedad appear unchanged since the first half. Rayo Vallecano 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
Rayo Vallecano kick off and get the second half underway!
53.43
Gregorio Iglesias flicks a high pass forward. Renzo Manfredini collects the pass. Renzo Manfredini passes the ball forward to Fernando Aguilar. Fernando Aguilar knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Santiago Aurellio.
55.34
Mast H. Okocha deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francisco Galadames. Francisco Galadames skips past Rodolfo Moya! Francisco Galadames comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
60.33
Rodolfo Moya controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Flavio Preite. Flavio Preite runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Flavio Preite knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jón Bödvarsson.
63.51
Roberto Fuentes flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Galadames holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Francisco Galadames knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alex Greig.
66.07
Roberto Fuentes knocks the ball forward to Francisco Galadames. Francisco Galadames knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gregorio Iglesias.
69.42
Sebastian Ramos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mast H. Okocha. Mast H. Okocha flicks the ball to his team mate, Marc Fromm. Marc Fromm whips in a cross ball towards Pietro Sbaccanti. Pietro Sbaccanti connects with a diving header but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
73.45
Romero P. Romero threads a neat ball through to Fernando Aguilar. Fernando Aguilar edges inside the box! Fernando Aguilar makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
75.57
Daniel Redondo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Roberto Fuentes. Roberto Fuentes threads a neat ball through to Pietro Sbaccanti. Pietro Sbaccanti tries a spectacular long range effort. Gabriel Del Sol effortlessly gets down and covers it.
77.34
Ivan Romero flicks a high pass forward. Eugenio Kiko controls it well on his chest. Eugenio Kiko tries a spectacular long range effort but it misses the target by a large margin!
78.02
Renzo Manfredini kicks a strong pass forward to Fernando Aguilar. Fernando Aguilar plays a one-two with Eugenio Kiko and rushes in on goal... Fernando Aguilar shoots from just inside the box but it is shockingly off target!
83.15
Roberto Fuentes makes a simple pass to Marc Fromm. Marc Fromm sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
84.39
Mast H. Okocha sees a break and surges forward. Mast H. Okocha lofts in a cross ball towards Pietro Sbaccanti. Pietro Sbaccanti beats his man to it with a header but it flies just off target!
89.29
Flavio Preite knocks the ball forward to Tony Mey. Tony Mey knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Santiago Aurellio.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Real Sociedad

Rayo Vallecano
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
6
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
39.5%
60.5%
Play Area
23.5%
45.7%
30.9%

Scorers
Francisco Galadames 55

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Francisco Galadames of Real Sociedad

Match Ratings
1.Daniel Annala (GK)
8
2.Santiago Aurellio (DEF)
6
3.Daniel Redondo (DEF)
7
4.Sebastian Ramos (DEF)
6
5.Jón Bödvarsson (DEF)
6
6.Mast H. Okocha (MID)
9
7.Roberto Fuentes (MID)
7
8.Thanassis Triadis (MID)
6
9.Francisco Galadames (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Marc Fromm (ATT)
6
11.Pietro Sbaccanti (ATT)
6
 
12.Eugenio Castillo (MID)
0
13.Fabrice Carnot (ATT)
0
14.Jose Fortes Rey (MID)
0

1.Gabriel Del Sol (GK)
7
2.Alex Greig (DEF)
6
3.Rodolfo Moya (DEF)
6
4.Gregorio Iglesias (DEF)
7
5.Romero P. Romero (MID)
6
6.Flavio Preite (MID)
7
7.Renzo Manfredini (MID)
8
8.Ivan Romero (MID)
7
9.Fernando Aguilar (ATT)
7
10.Eugenio Kiko (ATT)
7
11.Tony Mey (ATT)
6
 
12.Billy Glass (ATT)
0
13.Alfredo Garrido (ATT)
0
14.Des Kasper (GK)
0