Real Sociedad falls at the Reale Arena against Villarreal (1-3) and is still unable to win at home
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The Real society ha lost, 1-3before him Viillarrealat the Reale Arena, this Friday, in the 26th day of LaLiga EA Sports of the 2023-24 season. Santi Comesaña, with two goals, has put the Castellón team ahead, and Mikel Merino, in the final stretch, made it 1-2; Alexander Sorloth, already in extra time, closed the scoring. The Gipuzkoan team, in this way, has gone five league games at the Reale Arena without winning, with two consecutive defeats in the last two games they have played at home in the league competition, and continues with 40 points, in the sixth ranking position.
Thus, in a Reale Arena with fewer fans than on other occasions, due to Bultzada’s protest, Pacheco and Zakharyan have replaced Igor Zubeldia and Mikel Merino in the starting eleven, who started the game on the bench, on behalf of Real . Barrene and André Silva have also been lined up from the start by Imanol. In the sixth minute, right after the start, Barrene asked for a substitution, apparently with pain in his lower back, and was replaced by Olasagasti.
The Gipuzkoan team entered the game well, causing Villarreal to have to retreat. In the fourteenth minute, Brais made a corner at the near post, and Coquelin, with a header, prevented the 1-0, when the ball was already going in. But almost immediately after a good chance by Guedes, in the 17th minute, also from a corner, it was Villarreal who scored the goal, also from a set piece, from a corner kick.
It has been somewhat reviewed by the VAR, due to how it happened. In a well-executed strategic play, Raúl Albiol, at the far post, headed the ball into the small area; Santi Comesaña finished, also with a header, practically without opposition, since two seconds before Álex Remiro had fallen, on the goal line, after tripping over the Galician midfielder from Villarreal. Real’s Navarrese goalkeeper claimed a foul, but the referee, Iglesias Villanueva, validated the goal.
Until half-time, Real had persistently sought the tie, without much clarity, but moving the ball quickly and entering well from the wings, especially from the right, with Take Kubo. In the 40th minute, Javi Galán, on the other side, from the left, went in hard, and skillfully centered at the far post, where Traoré was about to finish off the 1-1 scoreline. Already in extra time, a free kick taken by Zakharyan hit the top of the crossbar.
The second half started in the worst way for Real. In the 47th minute, in an action in which the Txuri-Urdin squad did not get the ball right in defense, Baena took the ball and left the goal on a plate to Comesaña, who did not forgive the 0-2 score. .
Aramburu had replaced Traoré after the break, after the full-back had suffered a fall towards the end of the first half. La Real has looked hard for the goal, and has reached the vicinity of Jorgensen, Villarreal’s goalkeeper, in many plays. With Kubo, André Silva, Zakharyan… Imanol’s team knew that it opened up their chances of equalizing somewhat, and they have worked hard at the task. Marcelino’s men also had another goal close in the 58th minute.
In the final stretch, in the 86th minute, Mikel Merino made it 1-2, in a play in which Real, as they did throughout the second half, did not stop until they found their opportunity. The Navarrese player was attentive to take advantage of a rebound, inside the area, to score a goal that brought hope to the Reale Arena.
With the entire Basque team looking almost exclusively towards the rival goal, Villarreal has achieved 1-3, with Sorloth as the author of the same, already in the extension time. The striker, a former Real player, thus closed the scoring in a match in which the San Sebastián squad encountered a multitude of difficulties. We will have to know the extent of the blows received by Barrenetxea, Traoré and Zakharyan, and, above all, prepare for the big Cup match on Tuesday, in which Real wants to get a ticket to the final of La Cartuja.
Data sheet
1 – Royal Society: Remiro; Traoré (Aramburu, m. 46), Le Normand, Pacheco, Galán; Zubimendi, Brais (Merino, d. 65), Zakharyan (Becker, d. 72); Kubo, Silva (Sadiq, m. 65) and Barrenetxea (Olasagasti, m. 7).
3 – Villarreal: Jorgensen; Mosquera, Albiol, Bailly, Moreno (Cuenca, d. 70); Ilias (Parejo, d. 70), Coquelin (Capoue, d. 84), Comesaña, Baena (Morales, d. 84); Moreno (Sorloth, d. 79) and Guedes.
Goals: 0-1, m. 17: Comesaña; 0-2, m. 47: Comesaña; 1-2, m. 87: Merino; 1-3, m. 90+5: Sorloth.
Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva (Galician Committee). He has cautioned Le Normand, Silva and Zakharyan, for Real Sociedad, and Jorgensen, Mosquera, Albiol and Cuenca, for Villarreal.
Incidents: match corresponding to the 26th day of LaLiga EA Sports, played at the Reale Arena in front of 30,609 spectators.
Source: Eitb

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