Europa League: Real Sociedad defeats Sheriff 3-0
SAN SEBASTIáN. Real Sociedad was in the end too good for Sheriff.
SAN SEBASTIáN. Real Sociedad was finally too good for Sheriff with the goal of A. Sorloth (45′), D. Rico (66′) and R. Navarro (81′). Real Sociedad was vastly superior ball possession (71%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Reale Arena stadium in San Sebastián on Thursday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Enea Jorgji who had the assistance of Denis Rexha and Ridigert Çokaj. The 4th official was Florjan Lata. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 18.8 degrees Celsius or 65.75 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 74%.
Match Statistics
Real Sociedad was in firm control of the ball 71% while Sheriff was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Real Sociedad was more aggressive with 82 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 8 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Real Sociedad won the match.
Real Sociedad shot 27 times, 8 on target, 19 off target. On the other side, Sheriff shot 2 times, 0 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Real Sociedad received 1 yellow card (D. Rico). On the other side, Sheriff received 2 yellow cards (M. Salifu and A. Zohouri).
Also, Sheriff didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after A. Zohouri (Sheriff) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (34′).
After playing this encounter, Real Sociedad will have 9 points to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, Sheriff will stay with 3 points to stay in the 3rd place.
Match Events
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14'14'
M. Salifu
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25'25'
A. Zohouri
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34'34'
A. Zohouri
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37'37'
D. Rico
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45'45'
A. Sorloth
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46'46'
J. Karrikaburu
C. Fernandez
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46'46'
R. Navarro
D. Silva
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62'62'
U. Gonzalez
B. Mendez
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62'62'
T. Kubo
A. Sorloth
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66'66'
D. Rico
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74'74'
A. Arambarri
A. Elustondo
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75'75'
Heron
Pernambuco
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80'80'
F. Vizeu
R. I. Akanbi
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81'81'
R. Navarro
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85'85'
D. Ignatov
G. Kiki
Next match
In the upcoming Europa League match, Real Sociedad will play away against Omonia Nicosia on the 27th of October with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Real Sociedad (0 draws).
Sheriff will play away against Manchester United on the 27th of October with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester United (0 draws).
Real Sociedad: Formation and Lineups
Real Sociedad started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea chose to play with the following team: Álex Remiro , Aritz Elustondo , Robin Le Normand , Jon Pacheco , Diego Rico , Brais Méndez , David Silva , Ander Guevara , Beñat Turrientes , Carlos Fernández and Alexander Sørloth .
Substitutes
Real Sociedad made 5 changes: C. Fernandez for J. Karrikaburu (46′), D. Silva for R. Navarro (46′), B. Mendez for U. Gonzalez (62′), A. Sorloth for T. Kubo (62′) and A. Elustondo for A. Arambarri (74′).
Top player: Robert Navarro
The player who no doubt impressed Real Sociedad the most was Robert Navarro.
His rating is with 1 goal, 30 passes (83% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 3 crosses.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 46′.
Sheriff: Formation and Lineups
Sheriff started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
On the other side, Stjepan Tomas played with: Dumitru Celeadnic , Renan Guedes , Armel Zohouri , Gabi Kiki , Stjepan Radeljić , Patrick Kpozo , Mouhamed Diop , Mudasiru Salifu , Cedric Badolo , Pernambuco and Rasheed Ibrahim Akanbi .
Substitutes
Sheriff made 3 changes: Pernambuco for Heron (75′), R. I. Akanbi for F. Vizeu (80′) and G. Kiki for D. Ignatov (85′).
Top player: Stjepan Radeljić
The player who no doubt impressed Sheriff the most was Stjepan Radeljić.
His rating is with 16 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Europa League
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
