Match Report


Real SociedadReal Sociedad     Deportivo AlavesDeportivo Alaves
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Pablo SuarezP. Suarez63
G
1
G
67Luke SimonsenL. Simonsen
Victor VazquezV. Vazquez72
D
2
D
77Danny Van Der LuerD. Van Der Luer
Fernando CrespoF. Crespo71
D
3
D
54Alfredo CamineroA. Caminero
Gabriel IglesiasG. Iglesias66
D
4
D
52Jose OrtegaJ. Ortega
Eduardo GomezE. Gomez64
D
5
D
51Antonio MoraA. Mora
Victor José MariV. José Mari63
M
captain6captain
M
70Frederico MonteroF. Montero
Juan DiezJ. Diez51
M
7
M
68Bill SherwoodB. Sherwood
Billy ZoetebierB. Zoetebier49
M
8
A
64Darl FrijtersD. Frijters
Eugenio GentoE. Gento48
M
9
A
62Nelson MentinkN. Mentink
Roberto CortesR. Cortes67
A
10
A
48Eduardo MoralesE. Morales
Roberto NascimentoR. Nascimento52
A
11
A
47Eduardo CaballeroE. Caballero
 
Arturo DominguezA. Dominguez60
D
12
M
68Patricio VidalP. Vidal
Martin PichichiM. Pichichi56
D
13
G
65Arturo MenendezA. Menendez
Oscar GaladamesO. Galadames55
G
14
G
65Ousmane PapinO. Papin

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Anoeta where Real Sociedad play host to Deportivo Alaves. A crowd of 9,512 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Real Sociedad are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Deportivo Alaves appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Roberto  Soto.


0.00
Deportivo Alaves get the match underway!
6.19
Fernando Crespo breaks forward. Fernando Crespo kicks a strong pass forward to Roberto Nascimento. Roberto Nascimento shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
9.26
Frederico Montero darts forward. Frederico Montero shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
10.35
Jose Ortega passes the ball forward to Frederico Montero. Frederico Montero flicks a high pass forward. Nelson Mentink controls it well on his chest. Nelson Mentink knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gabriel Iglesias.
12.40
Victor Vazquez makes a simple pass to Eugenio Gento. Eugenio Gento knocks the ball forward to Roberto Nascimento. Roberto Nascimento knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Luke Simonsen who gathers it comfortably.
15.16
Alfredo Caminero threads a neat ball through to Bill Sherwood. Bill Sherwood threads a neat ball through to Nelson Mentink. Nelson Mentink knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.04
Victor José Mari kicks a strong pass forward to Roberto Cortes. Roberto Cortes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.59
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
26.11
Billy Zoetebier sees a break and surges forward. Billy Zoetebier cuts inside the box! Danny Van Der Luer barges into Billy Zoetebier. Billy Zoetebier appeals for a penalty! Given!!
26.11
The referee points to the spot..
27.06
Roberto Nascimento takes a stuttering run up. The keeper has read the penalty correctly. He gets his fingers to it, but the shot is too strong and edges inside the post. Goal!
32.50
From the throw-in, Bill Sherwood picks out Frederico Montero. Frederico Montero flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Morales collects the pass. Eduardo Morales shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
34.17
Bill Sherwood flicks a high pass forward. Nelson Mentink controls it well on his chest. Nelson Mentink whips in a cross ball towards Eduardo Caballero. Eduardo Caballero makes a deft header. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
44.23
Seeing a gap ahead, Bill Sherwood plays the ball forward to Eduardo Caballero. Eduardo Caballero runs straight at the defence! Eduardo Caballero cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal but it flies wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Real Sociedad kick off and get the second half underway!
57.02
Bill Sherwood chips the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Caballero. Eduardo Caballero makes a probing pass to Darl Frijters but he's offside!
60.11
Real Sociedad have made a substitution with Martin Pichichi replacing Roberto Nascimento .
66.17
Gabriel Iglesias passes the ball forward to Arturo Dominguez. Arturo Dominguez makes a simple pass to Martin Pichichi. Martin Pichichi shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
71.03
Bill Sherwood hits a low pass to Eduardo Morales. Eduardo Morales knocks in a cross ball towards Nelson Mentink. Nelson Mentink directs the ball goalwards with his head. Pablo Suarez manages to gather it comfortably.
75.40
Darl Frijters comes in with a late challenge on Fernando Crespo. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Fernando Crespo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
78.14
Frederico Montero flicks a high pass forward. Nelson Mentink controls it well on his chest. Nelson Mentink knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
79.52
Bill Sherwood chips the ball to his team mate, Nelson Mentink. Nelson Mentink shoots from 25 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Well saved!
89.53
Bill Sherwood flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Caballero holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eduardo Caballero lofts in a cross ball towards Darl Frijters. Darl Frijters flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Real Sociedad

Deportivo Alaves
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
1
4
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
33.3%
46.7%
20%

Scorers
Roberto Nascimento 27 (p)
Eduardo Caballero 34
Darl Frijters 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eduardo Caballero of Deportivo Alaves

Match Ratings