Real Sociedad vs Espanyol, 2022-23 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGAAbout
Real Sociedad are hosting Espanyol
at Reale Arena, San Sebastián, Spain, starting on
. The match is a part of the Spanish LALIGA.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Andoni Gorosabel (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 5': Foul by Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad).
- 5': Joselu (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Vinicius Souza (Espanyol).
- 7': Edu Expósito (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad).
- 9': Delay in match because of an injury Vinicius Souza (Espanyol).
- 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 12': Offside, Espanyol. Leandro Cabrera tries a through ball, but Martin Braithwaite is caught offside.
- 13': Foul by Aihen Muñoz (Real Sociedad).
- 13': Omar El Hilali (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Foul by Sergi Gómez (Espanyol).
- 14': Jon Pacheco (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Attempt saved. Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 17': Goal! Real Sociedad 1, Espanyol 0. Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Takefusa Kubo.
- 19': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Álex Remiro.
- 19': Goal! Real Sociedad 1, Espanyol 1. Edu Expósito (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergi Darder following a corner.
- 23': Foul by Vinicius Souza (Espanyol).
- 23': Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Attempt saved. Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Mikel Merino with a cross.
- 27': Offside, Real Sociedad. Aihen Muñoz tries a through ball, but Alexander Sørloth is caught offside.
- 29': Goal! Real Sociedad 2, Espanyol 1. Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mikel Merino.
- 31': Attempt saved. Joselu (Espanyol) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 32': Attempt missed. Joselu (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Brian Oliván with a cross.
- 33': Foul by Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad).
- 33': Vinicius Souza (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Attempt saved. Joselu (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 39': Foul by Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad).
- 39': Joselu (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Vinicius Souza (Espanyol).
- 43': Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 44': Hand ball by Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad).
- 45': Offside, Espanyol. Sergi Darder tries a through ball, but Martin Braithwaite is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Offside, Real Sociedad. Aihen Muñoz tries a through ball, but Takefusa Kubo is caught offside.
- 45'+2': Offside, Espanyol. Sergi Darder tries a through ball, but Joselu is caught offside.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Real Sociedad 2, Espanyol 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Real Sociedad 2, Espanyol 1.
- 46': Foul by Aritz Elustondo (Real Sociedad).
- 46': Joselu (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 47': Attempt missed. Fernando Calero (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Edu Expósito with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 48': Foul by Fernando Calero (Espanyol).
- 48': Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Foul by Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad).
- 48': Omar El Hilali (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Fernando Calero (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad).
- 54': Substitution, Espanyol. Javier Puado replaces Omar El Hilali.
- 54': Edu Expósito (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad).
- 56': Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56': Foul by Brian Oliván (Espanyol).
- 58': Attempt saved. Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martín Zubimendi.
- 60': Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Fernando Calero.
- 62': Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Sergi Gómez.
- 62': Attempt missed. Aritz Elustondo (Real Sociedad) with an attempt from very close range is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Takefusa Kubo with a cross following a corner.
- 66': Foul by Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad).
- 66': Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Fernando Calero.
- 70': Attempt missed. Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alexander Sørloth.
- 70': Foul by Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad).
- 70': Joselu (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Foul by Brian Oliván (Espanyol).
- 72': Attempt blocked. Javier Puado (Espanyol) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian Oliván with a cross.
- 73': Foul by Jon Pacheco (Real Sociedad).
- 73': Joselu (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Attempt missed. Fernando Calero (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sergi Darder following a set piece situation.
- 75': Substitution, Espanyol. Aleix Vidal replaces Fernando Calero.
- 75': Substitution, Espanyol. Dani Gómez replaces Edu Expósito.
- 75': Attempt missed. David Silva (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mikel Merino.
- 77': Brian Oliván (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad).
- 79': David Silva (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol).
- 80': Attempt saved. Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mikel Merino.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Joselu (Espanyol) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian Oliván with a cross.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Takefusa Kubo.
- 80': Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Leandro Cabrera.
- 81': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Beñat Turrientes replaces Takefusa Kubo.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Beñat Turrientes with a cross.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 82': Aleix Vidal (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad).
- 82': Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Momo Cho replaces David Silva.
- 83': Attempt missed. Javier Puado (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sergi Darder.
- 83': Foul by Aritz Elustondo (Real Sociedad).
- 83': Joselu (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Aritz Elustondo (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': Attempt saved. Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergi Darder.
- 85': Attempt missed. Sergi Darder (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 85': Substitution, Espanyol. Pol Lozano replaces Vinicius Souza.
- 87': Attempt missed. Sergi Darder (Espanyol) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brian Oliván with a cross.
- 88': Foul by Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad).
- 88': Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Igor Zubeldia replaces Brais Méndez.
- 90': Foul by Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad).
- 90': Sergi Darder (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Sergi Darder (Espanyol) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+1': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Álex Remiro.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Brian Oliván.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Momo Cho (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aihen Muñoz.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Real Sociedad 2, Espanyol 1.
- 0': Match ends, Real Sociedad 2, Espanyol 1.
Statistics
 ESP |
RSO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 18 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 37.1 | Possession | 62.9 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 201 | Accurate Passes | 428 |
| 297 | Passes | 527 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 19 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 75 | Long Balls | 73 |
| 34 | Accurate Long Balls | 41 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 18 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 10 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Reale Arena
Location: San Sebastián, Spain
Attendance: 31,511
Venue: Reale Arena
Location: San Sebastián, Spain
Attendance: 31,511
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 12 | +29 | 33 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 11 | +10 | 24 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 12 | +11 | 23 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 11 | +1 | 21 |
Line-Ups
Real Sociedad (4-1-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Álex Remiro (GK) |
| 20 | Jon Pacheco |
| 6 | Aritz Elustondo  |
| 3 | Martín Zubimendi |
| 12 | Aihen Muñoz |
| 18 | Andoni Gorosabel |
| 21 | David Silva |
| 8 | Mikel Merino |
| 23 | Brais Méndez |
| 14 | Takefusa Kubo |
| 19 | Alexander Sørloth |
Espanyol (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Álvaro Fernández (GK) |
| 24 | Sergi Gómez |
| 4 | Leandro Cabrera |
| 5 | Fernando Calero |
| 14 | Brian Oliván |
| 26 | Omar El Hilali |
| 12 | Vinicius Souza |
| 20 | Edu Expósito |
| 10 | Sergi Darder |
| 17 | Martin Braithwaite |
| 9 | Joselu |
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