Match Report


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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Anoeta where Real Sociedad play host to Racing Ferrol. A crowd of 9,065 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Real Sociedad are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Racing Ferrol appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gregorio  Rodriguez.


0.00
The whistle blows and Racing Ferrol kick off!
4.19
Claudio Lopez chips the ball to his team mate, Pierre G. Morrone. Pierre G. Morrone sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
10.18
Arno Birkwald barges into Fernando Crespo. Arno Birkwald is shown the yellow card! Fernando Crespo stretches but gets up unharmed.
16.49
Gabriel Iglesias threads a neat ball through to Billy Zoetebier. Billy Zoetebier plays the ball forward to Roberto Cortes. Roberto Cortes tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
22.23
Noel Palmer flicks a high pass forward to Elena Verges who brings the ball under control. Elena Verges chips the ball to his team mate, Pierre G. Morrone. Pierre G. Morrone shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
27.15
Claudio Lopez flicks a high pass forward. Pierre G. Morrone collects the pass. Pierre G. Morrone sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Pablo Suarez!
28.37
Claudio Lopez darts forward. Claudio Lopez whips in a cross ball towards Patricio Lozano. Patricio Lozano connects with a diving header. Magnificent save by Pablo Suarez!
33.58
Claudio Lopez flicks the ball to his team mate, Pierre G. Morrone. Pierre G. Morrone sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
36.20
Claudio Lopez barges into Juan Diez. Claudio Lopez is warned by the referee! Juan Diez grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
38.43
Claudio Lopez threads the ball through to Patricio Lozano. Patricio Lozano sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
39.25
Elena Verges flicks the ball to his team mate, Pierre G. Morrone. Pierre G. Morrone shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
42.04
Elena Verges makes a simple pass to Pierre G. Morrone. Pierre G. Morrone knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Fernando Crespo.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Real Sociedad have changed their lineup with Arturo Dominguez replacing Juan Diez. Racing Ferrol appear unchanged since the first half. The Real Sociedad players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Real Sociedad kick off!
48.33
Eduardo Gomez flicks a high pass forward. Billy Zoetebier holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Billy Zoetebier sees space and advances. Billy Zoetebier plays a scrappy one-two with Roberto Nascimento and stumbles forward towards the goal... Billy Zoetebier shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
49.25
Noel Palmer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose Javier Helguera. Jose Javier Helguera hits a low pass to Pierre G. Morrone. Pierre G. Morrone finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
51.28
Gabriel Iglesias hacks Pierre G. Morrone from behind! The referee calls over Gabriel Iglesias and shows him a yellow card! Pierre G. Morrone grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
60.27
Real Sociedad have made a substitution with Martin Pichichi replacing Roberto Nascimento .Racing Ferrol have made a substitution with Leonardo Rubio replacing Noel Palmer .
61.29
With a delightful solo run, Arturo Dominguez stretches the opposition's defence. Arturo Dominguez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martin Pichichi but the linesman indicates offside!
69.02
Eugenio Gento makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Roberto Cortes. Roberto Cortes knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Martin Pichichi is offside!
71.54
Elena Verges flicks a high pass forward. Pierre G. Morrone collects the pass. Pierre G. Morrone shoots from long range. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
77.36
Racing Ferrol have made 2 substitutions with Roberto Rubio replacing Claudio Lopez and John Taylor replacing Arno Birkwald .
81.50
Elena Verges chips the ball to his team mate, Pierre G. Morrone. Pierre G. Morrone shoots from 20 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
85.49
Fernando Crespo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Victor José Mari. Victor José Mari knocks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Cortes. Roberto Cortes whips in a cross ball towards Martin Pichichi. With a superhuman jump, Martin Pichichi connects with the ball and heads it goalwards his aim is horrendously poor!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
0
5
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.2%
55.8%
Play Area
28.6%
49.4%
22.1%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Pierre G. Morrone of Racing Ferrol

Match Ratings
1.Jose Crespo (GK)
6
2.Oscar Alvarez (DEF)
6
3.Roberto Helguera (DEF)
6
4.Noel Palmer (DEF)
6
5.Noah Seeler (DEF)
6
6.Elena Verges (MID)
7
7.Jose Javier Helguera (MID)
6
8.Claudio Lopez (MID)
9
9.Pierre G. Morrone (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Patricio Lozano (ATT)
6
11.Arno Birkwald (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Leonardo Rubio (MID)
6
13.Roberto Rubio (MID)
6
14.John Taylor (MID)
6