Real Sociedad achieved victory against Espanyol by 1-0 this Monday, April 4, in the match he played at the Royal Sand corresponding to the 30th day of LaLiga Santander. The San Sebastian team takes a giant step in the fight to enter the European positions. the royal is sixth in the standings with 51 points, two from Betis (53 points) which is fifth. In addition, they are six points ahead of a Villarreal that occupies the seventh position.
From the start, the Basque team owned the ball and had a great chance in the seventh minute, with a shot from the small area by Martín Zubimendi that narrowly missed after touching an opponent. Espanyol responded in the 17th minute with a header from Cabrera that missed the target. and in another of Puado that escaped over the crossbar. Afterwards, the match was equalized, and before the break, each team had a chance to score. Espanyol goalkeeper Oier Olazabal prevented David Silva’s goal in the 37th minute, while Puado sent a header wide in the 44th minute.
On reboot, Sorloth scored for Real, but the referee annulled the Norwegian striker’s goal, after consulting the VAR and decide that the Real Sociedad player committed a foul on Cabrera before finishing off. Isak and Rafinha were the protagonists of two good scoring chances, but neither was successful in front of the rival goal. Despite the superiority of the local team, everything indicated that the match was going to end in a goalless draw, but in the 94th minute, the referee signaled a favorable penalty to Real Sociedad by a Calero’s foul on Mikel Merino inside the area. Isak put the 1-0 on the scoreboard in the 96th minute, after beating Oier from the penalty spot, and Real took all three points.
Data sheet:
1.- Royal Society: I recall; Gorosabel, Zubeldia, Le Normand, Rico; Zubimendi, Silva (Martín, min. 87), Rafinha (Merino, min. 70), Portu (Djouahra, min. 61); Alex Isaac and Sorloth.
0.- Spanish: Oier Olazabal; Pedrosa, Cabrero, Calero, Gil (Aleix Vidal, min. 73); Embarba (Vilhena, min. 56), Darder, Bare (Melendo, min. 56), Herrera; Loren Morón (Dimata, min. 73) and Puado.
Goal: 1-0, min. 96: Isak, from a penalty.
Referee: Jaime Latre (Aragonese Committee). He admonished Rico, Isak, Herrera, Darder, Aleix Vidal and Pedrosa.
Source: Eitb
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