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Thrilling Match at Reale Arena: Villarreal Overcomes Real Sociedad
San Sebastián witnessed an exciting match at the Reale Arena, where Villarreal secured a significant victory over Real Sociedad. Despite the home side’s dominance in ball possession (60%), it was Villarreal who capitalized on the key opportunities.
The score was opened in the 31st minute with a goal by A. Perez, assisted by A. Pedraza, putting Villarreal ahead. The first half was marked by a closely contested game, with several yellow cards for both teams, including one for P. Gueye of Villarreal and U. Sadiq of Real Sociedad.
In the second half, A. Moleiro extended Villarreal’s lead in the 57th minute, with another assist from A. Perez. Real Sociedad did not give up, and C. Soler narrowed the gap in the 61st minute, assisted by T. Kubo. The match continued with intensity, reflected in the high number of fouls and yellow cards. When it seemed that the match could end in a draw, A. Barrenetxea scored for Real Sociedad in the 87th minute. However, A. Moleiro of Villarreal sealed the victory for his team in the 90th minute.
The match was characterized by high intensity and physical play, as demonstrated by the 18 fouls committed by Villarreal and the 15 by Real Sociedad, as well as the 10 yellow cards shown in total. Although Real Sociedad had more shots on target (7 versus 3), Villarreal was more effective in finishing. The final result reflects Villarreal’s ability to capitalize on their opportunities in a hard-fought and exciting match.
Substitutions real sociedad: at minute 56 U. Sadiq came in and A. Barrenetxea went out., at minute 77 G. Guedes came in and G. Carrera went out., at minute 77 C. Soler came in and A. Zakharyan went out., at minute 85 T. Kubo came in and B. Turrientes went out., at minute 85 B. Mendez came in and M. Goti Lopez went out.
Substitutions villarreal: at minute 69 P. Gueye came in and D. Parejo went out., at minute 69 G. Moreno came in and G. Mikautadze went out., at minute 78 T. Buchanan came in and I. Akhomach went out., at minute 78 A. Pedraza came in and S. Cardona went out., at minute 86 A. Perez came in and T. Oluwaseyi went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Real Sociedad
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Villarreal
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