La Liga: Real Sociedad recovers a 0-1 deficit to prevail over Villarreal 2-1
VILLARREAL. Real Sociedad was capable to turn the table against Villarreal to win 2-1.
VILLARREAL. Real Sociedad succeeded in turn the table against Villarreal to win 2-1. It was Villarreal to strike first with a goal of F. Coquelin at the 43′. Then it was a goal in the 56′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, M. Zubimendi gave the win to Real Sociedad in the 74′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Estadio de la Cerámica stadium in Villarreal on Sunday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. In the presence of 16,689 spectators. The referee was Pablo González Fuertes who was helped by Alfredo Rodríguez Moreno and Israel Bárcena Rodríguez. The 4th official was Miguel Sesma Espinosa. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 18.8 degrees Celsius or 65.77 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 23%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Villarreal was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Real Sociedad that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Villarreal was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Real Sociedad found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Villarreal shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Real Sociedad shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Villarreal received 3 yellow cards (J. Foyth, R. Albiol and G. Lo Celso). On the other side, Real Sociedad received 2 yellow cards (J. Zaldua and A. Isak).
After this encounter, Villarreal will stay with 56 points to stay in the 7th place. On the other side, Real Sociedad will have 59 points to stay in the 6th place.
Match Events
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2'2'
J. Zaldua
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43'43'
F. Coquelin
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46'46'
A. Gorosabel
J. Zaldua
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56'56'
A. Isak
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65'65'
Rafinha
A. Illarramendi
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65'65'
N. Jackson
B. Dia
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69'69'
J. Foyth
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74'74'
M. Zubimendi
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75'75'
A. Pedraza
P. Estupinan
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75'75'
P. Alcacer
S. Chukwueze
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77'77'
R. Albiol
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81'81'
Mario Gaspar
R. Albiol
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81'81'
M. Trigueros
F. Coquelin
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81'81'
A. Januzaj
A. Sorloth
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82'82'
A. Isak
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88'88'
Portu
A. Isak
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90'90'
G. Lo Celso
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90'90'
N. Jackson
Next match
In the upcoming La Liga match, Villarreal will play away with FC Barcelona on the 22nd of May with a 25-3 head to head record in favor of FC Barcelona (7 draws).
Real Sociedad will host Atlético Madrid on the 22nd of May with a 16-8 head to head statistic in favor of Atlético Madrid (4 draws).
Villarreal: Formation and Lineups
Villarreal started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Unai Emery Etxegoien chose to play with the following team: Gerónimo Rulli , Juan Foyth , Raúl Albiol , Pau Torres , Pervis Estupiñán , Samuel Chukwueze , Étienne Capoue , Dani Parejo , Francis Coquelin , Giovani Lo Celso and Boulaye Dia .
Substitutes
Villarreal made 5 changes: B. Dia for N. Jackson (65′), P. Estupinan for A. Pedraza (75′), S. Chukwueze for P. Alcacer (75′), R. Albiol for Mario Gaspar (81′) and F. Coquelin for M. Trigueros (81′).
Top player: Dani Parejo
The player who no doubt impressed Villarreal the most was Dani Parejo.
His rating is with 37 passes (86% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 6 crosses.
Real Sociedad: Formation and Lineups
Real Sociedad started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
On the other side, Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea played with: Álex Remiro , Joseba Zaldúa , Igor Zubeldia , Robin Le Normand , Diego Rico , Mikel Merino , Martín Zubimendi , Asier Illarramendi , David Silva , Alexander Isak and Alexander Sørloth .
Substitutes
Real Sociedad made 4 changes: J. Zaldua for A. Gorosabel (46′), A. Illarramendi for Rafinha (65′), A. Sorloth for A. Januzaj (81′) and A. Isak for Portu (88′).
Top player: Alexander Isak
Probably the most impressive player in Real Sociedad was Alexander Isak.
His rating is with 1 goal, 17 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
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