Real Sociedad 1-0 Celta de Vigo: conquers 1-0 with a goal scored by M. Oyarzabal
SAN SEBASTIáN. Real Sociedad tops Celta de Vigo 1-0 after M. Oyarzabal scored just 1 goal (13').
SAN SEBASTIáN. Real Sociedad conquers Celta de Vigo 1-0 after M. Oyarzabal scored just 1 goal (13′). Celta de Vigo lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Reale Arena stadium in San Sebastián on Saturday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. In the presence of 27,938 spectators. The referee was Guillermo Cuadra Fernández who had the assistance of Roberto Alonso Fernández and Juan José López Mir. The 4th official was David Recio Moreno. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 12.4 degrees Celsius or 54.32 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 58%.
Match Statistics
Celta de Vigo was in firm control of the ball 58% while Real Sociedad was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Real Sociedad was more aggressive with 39 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Real Sociedad won the match.
Real Sociedad shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Celta de Vigo shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Real Sociedad received 3 yellow cards (Portu, A. Elustondo and M. Merino). On the opposite side, Celta de Vigo received 3 yellow cards (S. Mina, I. Aspas and T. Galhardo).
After this match, Real Sociedad will have 30 points like Rayo Vallecano to stay in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Celta de Vigo will stay with 23 points like Granada to stay in the 12th place.
Match Events
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13'13'
M. Oyarzabal
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31'31'
S. Mina
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39'39'
Portu
A. Isak
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43'43'
Portu
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58'58'
Nolito
F. Cervi
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60'60'
A. Elustondo Irribaria (Goal Disallowed)
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64'64'
A. Elustondo
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72'72'
I. Aspas
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73'73'
T. Galhardo
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78'78'
J. Lobete
A. Januzaj
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78'78'
J. Zaldua
A. Gorosabel
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78'78'
J. Guridi
Rafinha
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81'81'
T. Galhardo
D. Suarez
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88'88'
M. Zubimendi
A. Guevara
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90'90'
M. Merino
Next match
In the upcoming La Liga match, Real Sociedad will host Getafe on the 23rd of January with a 11-7 head to head record in favor of Getafe (7 draws).
Celta de Vigo will host Osasuna on the 19th of January with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of Celta de Vigo (4 draws).
Real Sociedad: Formation and Lineups
Real Sociedad started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea chose to play with the following team: Álex Remiro , Andoni Gorosabel , Aritz Elustondo , Robin Le Normand , Aihen Muñoz , Rafinha Alcântara , Ander Guevara , Mikel Merino , Adnan Januzaj , Alexander Isak and Mikel Oyarzabal .
Substitutes
Real Sociedad made 5 changes: A. Isak for Portu (39′), A. Januzaj for J. Lobete (78′), A. Gorosabel for J. Zaldua (78′), Rafinha for J. Guridi (78′) and A. Guevara for M. Zubimendi (88′).
Top player: Mikel Merino
Probably the most impressive player in Real Sociedad was Mikel Merino even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 42 passes (57% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 14 duels out of 18. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Celta de Vigo: Formation and Lineups
Celta de Vigo started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).
On the opposite side, Eduardo Germán Coudet played with: Matías Dituro , Hugo Mallo , Joseph Aidoo , Néstor Araujo , Javi Galán , Fran Beltrán , Brais Méndez , Denis Suárez , Franco Cervi , Iago Aspas and Santi Mina .
Substitutes
Celta de Vigo made 2 changes: F. Cervi for Nolito (58′) and D. Suarez for T. Galhardo (81′).
Top player: Fran Beltrán
Probably the most impressive player in Celta de Vigo was Fran Beltrán.
His rating is with 63 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
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