Match Report
| Real Sociedad | Real Sociedad |  |  | Athletic Club Bilbao | Athletic Club Bilbao | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | James Freeman | James Freeman | |||||||||||||||||
| Jose Fortes Garrido | J. Garrido |  | 69 | G |  | 1 | | G | 71 | | Pedro Sanchez | P. Sanchez | |||||||||
| Juan-Carlos Alonso | J. Alonso | | 71 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 76 |  | Alexander Wyss | A. Wyss | |||||||||
| Ernesto Munoz | E. Munoz | | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 | | Patricio Gento | P. Gento | |||||||||
| Hugo Merino | H. Merino | | 68 | D | | 4 | | D | 59 | | Alberto Pichichi | A. Pichichi | |||||||||
| Matt Law | M. Law |  | 64 | D | | 5 | | M | 73 |  | Hassan Tessem | H. Tessem | |||||||||
| Ernesto Molowny | E. Molowny | | 77 | M | | 6 | | M | 57 | | Jose Barkero | J. Barkero | |||||||||
| Guillermo Izquierdo | G. Izquierdo | | 76 | M | | 7 | | M | 81 |  | Fabio Tomacic | F. Tomacic | |||||||||
| Edmundo Ortega | E. Ortega | | 71 | M | | 8 | | M | 73 |  | Mark Kewell | M. Kewell | |||||||||
| Willem Westerveld | W. Westerveld |  | 70 | A | | 9 | | A | 75 |  | Peter Esparza | P. Esparza | |||||||||
| Arturo Farinos | A. Farinos | | 69 | A | | 10 | | A | 69 | | Roberto Soto | R. Soto | |||||||||
| Jose Fortes Lorenzo | J. Lorenzo | | 68 | A | | 11 | | A | 73 | | Alejandro Medina | A. Medina | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Anoeta where Real Sociedad play host to Athletic Club Bilbao. A crowd of 17,900 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Real Sociedad are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Athletic Club Bilbao appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Real Sociedad are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Athletic Club Bilbao appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Real Sociedad kick off!
3.14
0-1Alberto Pichichi knocks the ball to his team mate, Fabio Tomacic. Fabio Tomacic passes the ball forward to Alejandro Medina. Alejandro Medina plays a perfect one-two with Roberto Soto and rushes in on goal... Alejandro Medina cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
8.28
0-1Hassan Tessem catches Edmundo Ortega on the ankles. Hassan Tessem is given a warning by the referee! Edmundo Ortega hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
9.40
0-1Guillermo Izquierdo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose Fortes Lorenzo. Jose Fortes Lorenzo lofts in a cross ball towards Arturo Farinos. Arturo Farinos is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Pedro Sanchez.
14.10
0-1Mark Kewell makes a simple pass to Peter Esparza. Peter Esparza plays a perfect one-two with Alejandro Medina and rushes in on goal... Peter Esparza cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
21.40
Ernesto Molowny makes a simple pass to Jose Fortes Lorenzo. Jose Fortes Lorenzo shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
22.47
Fabio Tomacic sees space and advances. Fabio Tomacic shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
24.14
Ernesto Munoz knocks the ball forward to Guillermo Izquierdo. Guillermo Izquierdo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Arturo Farinos. Arturo Farinos finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
26.23
Hugo Merino makes a simple pass to Edmundo Ortega. Edmundo Ortega threads the ball through to Jose Fortes Lorenzo. Jose Fortes Lorenzo knocks in a cross ball towards Arturo Farinos. Arturo Farinos heads the ball goalwards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
28.16
Juan-Carlos Alonso knocks the ball to his team mate, Ernesto Molowny. Ernesto Molowny threads the ball through to Jose Fortes Lorenzo. Jose Fortes Lorenzo shoots from 20 yards but Pedro Sanchez is on top of it.
30.50
0-1Jose Barkero knocks the ball forward to Alejandro Medina. Alejandro Medina threads the ball through to Roberto Soto but he's offside!
32.35
Guillermo Izquierdo chips the ball to his team mate, Arturo Farinos. Arturo Farinos finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Pedro Sanchez easily smothers it!
33.08
Fabio Tomacic threads the ball through to Peter Esparza. Peter Esparza whips in a cross ball towards Alejandro Medina. Alejandro Medina is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Jose Fortes Garrido!
34.53
Juan-Carlos Alonso deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ernesto Molowny. Ernesto Molowny threads the ball through to Willem Westerveld. Willem Westerveld whips in a cross ball towards Arturo Farinos. Arturo Farinos is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Pedro Sanchez easily smothers it.
38.10
Guillermo Izquierdo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Willem Westerveld. Willem Westerveld whips in a cross ball towards Arturo Farinos. Arturo Farinos is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
1-1Fabio Tomacic deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Peter Esparza. Peter Esparza knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Athletic Club Bilbao kick off!
53.44
1-1The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
55.13
Alexander Wyss chips the ball to his team mate, Fabio Tomacic. Fabio Tomacic kicks a strong pass forward to Peter Esparza. Peter Esparza knocks the ball forward to Roberto Soto. Roberto Soto shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Jose Fortes Garrido easily smothers it!
57.55
Fabio Tomacic flicks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Soto. Roberto Soto whips in a cross ball towards Peter Esparza. Peter Esparza is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
59.09
Guillermo Izquierdo threads the ball through to Willem Westerveld. Willem Westerveld knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.21
Fabio Tomacic makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alejandro Medina. Alejandro Medina knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jose Fortes Garrido who gathers it comfortably.
65.37
Edmundo Ortega makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose Fortes Lorenzo. Jose Fortes Lorenzo shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
79.07
Edmundo Ortega sees space and advances. Edmundo Ortega threads the ball through to Arturo Farinos. Arturo Farinos shoots from just inside the box. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
83.15
Edmundo Ortega deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Arturo Farinos. Arturo Farinos shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
87.22
Guillermo Izquierdo knocks the ball to his team mate, Jose Fortes Lorenzo. Jose Fortes Lorenzo shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Arturo Farinos 38, 79 | Alejandro Medina 3 |