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Match Report

Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Anoeta where Real Sociedad play host to Eibar. A crowd of 18,757 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Real Sociedad are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Eibar appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Arturo Marquitos.


0.00
The whistle blows and Real Sociedad kick off!
4.33
Hugo Izquierdo flicks a high pass forward. Patricio Herrero holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Patricio Herrero controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Giorgio Locatelli. Giorgio Locatelli sees Jason Gordon just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Jason Gordon comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
6.14
Urvin Gronkjaer flicks a high pass forward. Giorgio Locatelli collects the pass. Giorgio Locatelli knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Marco Del Vecchio is offside!
8.55
Jose Rubio advances with the ball. Jose Rubio lofts in a cross ball towards Philipp Juster. Philipp Juster connects with a diving header. The ball strikes Nicol˜ Bucchi's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
12.10
Albrecht Köpke hacks Jose Rubio from behind! Albrecht Köpke is shown the yellow card! Jose Rubio gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
14.35
Mark Dainelli flicks a high pass forward. Arturo José Mari holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Arturo José Mari finds some space and shoots from distance but Jšrg Van de Koning reads it well. He makes it look easy!
18.22
Nicol˜ Bucchi flicks a high ball forward to Jason Gordon who takes it down. Jason Gordon flicks a high pass forward. Albrecht Köpke controls it well on his chest. Albrecht Köpke knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Matthew Gyan who gathers it comfortably.
20.25
Tarik Ramzi flicks the ball to his team mate, Mark Dainelli. Mark Dainelli threads a neat ball through to Sylvain Summerbell. Sylvain Summerbell plays a one-two with Arturo José Mari and rushes in on goal... Sylvain Summerbell comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball takes a deflection leaving Jšrg Van de Koning with no chance!! Goal for Eibar!
26.25
Jose Rubio knocks the ball forward to Ernesto Arias. Ernesto Arias flicks a high pass forward to Ronny Favo who brings the ball under control. Ronny Favo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nicol˜ Bucchi.
30.05
Jason Gordon flicks a high pass forward. Marco Del Vecchio controls it well on his chest. Marco Del Vecchio makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Albrecht Köpke. Some world-class footwork from Albrecht Köpke provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. The ball takes a deflection leaving Matthew Gyan with no chance!! Goal for Real Sociedad!
36.45
Hugo Izquierdo makes a strong solo run forward. With vision, Hugo Izquierdo plays the ball forward to Urvin Gronkjaer. Urvin Gronkjaer cuts inside the box! Urvin Gronkjaer shoots from just inside the box. Urvin Gronkjaer scores for Real Sociedad!!
40.31
Patricio Cabrera comes in with a late challenge on Billy Law. The referee warns Patricio Cabrera to calm down! Billy Law stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.04
Nicol˜ Bucchi hits a low pass to Urvin Gronkjaer. Urvin Gronkjaer flicks a high pass forward. Patricio Herrero controls it well on his chest. Patricio Herrero plays a one-two with Marco Del Vecchio and advances towards the goal... Patricio Herrero looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it's a woeful effort!
44.21
Ernesto Arias flicks a high ball forward to Ronny Favo who takes it down. Ronny Favo knocks the ball to his team mate, Arturo José Mari. Arturo José Mari shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Jšrg Van de Koning comfortably smothers it!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Real Sociedad appear unchanged since the first half. Eibar also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Eibar get the second half underway!
47.45
Marco Del Vecchio surges forward with the ball. Marco Del Vecchio knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
49.37
Patricio Cabrera controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Patricio Herrero. Patricio Herrero whips in a cross ball towards Marco Del Vecchio. Marco Del Vecchio powers a header at goal but is denied by Matthew Gyan. Excellent save.
51.42
Arturo José Mari flicks a high ball forward to Sylvain Summerbell who takes it down. Sylvain Summerbell shoots from outside the area. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
54.04
Tarik Ramzi plays the ball forward to Mark Dainelli. Mark Dainelli sees Billy Law in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Billy Law knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jšrg Van de Koning who gathers it comfortably.
55.20
Tomek Deyna flicks the ball to his team mate, Arturo José Mari. Arturo José Mari knocks the ball forward to Philipp Juster but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
57.11
Arturo José Mari barges into Patricio Cabrera. Arturo José Mari is shown the yellow card! Patricio Cabrera carries on, but is struggling a bit.
60.47
Real Sociedad have made a substitution with Jose Navarro replacing Patricio Herrero .Eibar have made a substitution with Frederico Saez replacing Philipp Juster .
61.47
Albrecht Köpke barges into Jose Rubio. Albrecht Köpke is warned by the referee! Jose Rubio stretches but gets up unharmed.
63.37
Ernesto Arias kicks a strong pass forward to Arturo José Mari. Arturo José Mari knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Patricio Cabrera.
66.32
Nicol˜ Bucchi chips the ball to his team mate, Giorgio Locatelli. Giorgio Locatelli sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Matthew Gyan manages to gather it comfortably.
73.18
Sylvain Summerbell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Billy Law. Billy Law shoots from 20 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
75.16
Ernesto Arias flicks a high ball forward to Frederico Saez who takes it down. Frederico Saez flicks a high pass forward. Arturo José Mari collects the pass. Arturo José Mari cuts inside the box! Arturo José Mari makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
78.27
With a delightful solo run, Jason Gordon stretches the opposition's defence. Jason Gordon shoots from 25 yards. Solid save from Matthew Gyan.
83.04
Jason Gordon plays the ball forward to Giorgio Locatelli. Giorgio Locatelli shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous stop!
89.49
With imagination, Jose Navarro plays the ball forward to Urvin Gronkjaer. Urvin Gronkjaer shoots from 20 yards but it flies well off target!
90.00
Albrecht Köpke knocks the ball forward to Giorgio Locatelli. Giorgio Locatelli knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Matthew Gyan who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 2 vs 2
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 7 vs 5
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 2 vs 2
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 1
Fouls
Fouls: 3 vs 1
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 1 vs 1
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 48.1012658227848 vs 51.8987341772152
Play Area
Home team third: 25.32%, Midfield: 43.04%, Away team third: 31.65%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Sylvain Summerbell of Eibar

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
6
7
5. Rodolfo Cano (DEF)
6
9
7. Jason Gordon (MID)
7
7
7

12. Jose Navarro (ATT)
6
13. Spencer Impey (ATT)
0
0

1. Matthew Gyan (GK)
8
2. Tomek Deyna (DEF)
6
3. Tarik Ramzi (DEF)
6
4. Ernesto Arias (DEF)
6
5. Jose Rubio (MID)
6
6
7. Mark Dainelli (MID)
6
8. Ronny Favo (MID)
6
10. Billy Law (ATT)
6

12. Elena Vidal (DEF)
0
13. Frederico Saez (MID)
6
14. Colin Cole (MID)
0