Real Sociedad draw with Girona after wasting a two-goal lead
Euskaraz irakurri: Realak berdindu egin du Gironarekin, bi goleko abantaila alferrik galduta
Real Sociedad tied 2-2 with Girona (2-2) this Saturday May 13 at the Reale Arena the match corresponding to the 34th day of Santander League. The txuri-urdin team was won by two goalsbut the catalan team tied before the break. With the point harvested, La Real guarantees a place in European competition.
Summary of Real Sociedad – Girona
It did not take much for Real to get the game back on track. The txuri-urdin team warned in the first minute with a shot off a post from Aihen Muñoz. The next play was much more burdensome for the interests of the Catalan team. Riquelme blocked Take Kubo in the area and the referee clearly saw a penalty that, with his usual precision, Mikel Oyarzabal converted the first goal of the match (1-0).
Míchel’s team tried to push up in search of an equalizer, Real defended themselves without any problem and caught Girona off guard again. David Silva, assisted by a measured center of Kubo, signed the 2-0 and gave the txuri-urdin fans a lot of peace of mind.
Girona, based on the good football they have been doing all season, reacted and began to put Real in trouble. He first warned with a header from Stuani that he was going to score if Remiro had not prevented it and closed the gap with a superb goal from Yan Courto (2-1) from a corner of the large area.
The victory by the minimum seemed done before the break for the locals, but they did not have their day in defense and they conceded so much and in so many moments that the Uruguayan Stuani proved his scoring nose once again (2-2) in minute 47 marking the tie.
The first half had good play and attacking football and the second, tension, stoppages and the excitement of seeing which team was going to decide a very even duel. The clash was decided, however, in an intentional shot that Gazzaniga held between the post and the goal line and also in a penalty demanded by Oyarzabal, who took the yellow card for simulating it in the referee’s opinion.
Girona also had their chances to score, especially in the air, in which the local defense was horrible to clear them, although the visiting attackers were not fine and the match ended in a draw, a result that keeps the dream alive. of the Catalan team to compete in Europe next season.
Data sheet:
2.- Royal Society: I remir; Gorosabel, Zubeldia (Pacheco, min. 62), Le Normand, Aihen; Zubimendi, Merino, Silva; Kubo, Oyarzabal (Barrenetxea, min. 62) and Sorloth (Carlos Fernández, min. 80).
2.- Girona: Gazzaniga; Arnau, Bueno, David López, Javi Hernández (Miguel Gutiérrez, min. 58); Oriol Romeu, Iván Martín (Callens, min. 90), Couto (Artero, min. 70); Riquelme (Juanpe, min. 90), Tsygankov and Stuani (Reinier, min. 70).
Goals: 1-0, min.3: Oyarzabal, from a penalty. 2-0, min.24: Silva. 2-1, min.36: Couto. 2-2 min. 47+: Stuani.
Referee: Figueroa Vázquez (Andalusian Committee). He sent off Romeu in the 86th minute for a double yellow card. He admonished Zubeldia, Le Normand, Oyarzabal, Zubimendi, Barrenetxea and Arnau.
Source: Eitb
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