English
Alaves Stuns Real Sociedad with Penalty Goal at Mendizorrotza
In a hard-fought match at the Estadio Mendizorrotza in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Alaves secured a narrow victory against Real Sociedad. The La Liga match, corresponding to matchday 15, was characterized by intense midfield battles. Alaves, with 38% possession, capitalized on their chances, culminating in a penalty converted by L. Boye in the 45th minute, following a foul that was not assisted.
Real Sociedad dominated possession with 62%, but struggled to create genuine danger in front of goal. Of their 10 shots, only one was on target. Alaves, in contrast, attempted 14 shots, with 3 on target. The game saw a high number of fouls, 20 by Alaves and 16 by Real Sociedad, resulting in yellow cards for two players from each team: J. Gorrotxategi and J. Aramburu for Real Sociedad, and A. Guevara and N. Tenaglia for Alaves. Despite Real Sociedad winning 7 corners and Alaves winning 5 corners, neither could convert it to a goal. Referee Javier Alberola Rojas officiated the match without major incidents beyond the cautions. Alaves takes home a valuable three points in their fight for survival, while Real Sociedad will need to improve their attacking effectiveness in upcoming matches.
Substitutions alaves: at minute 51 Calebe came in and C. Vicente went out., at minute 76 A. Rebbach came in and C. Alena went out., at minute 76 A. Guevara came in and M. Diarra went out., at minute 90 D. Suarez came in and Yusi went out.
Substitutions real sociedad: at minute 56 U. Sadiq came in and A. Barrenetxea went out., at minute 56 A. Elustondo came in and D. Caleta-Car went out., at minute 78 T. Kubo came in and J. Karrikaburu went out., at minute 78 J. Gorrotxategi came in and A. Zakharyan went out., at minute 87 C. Soler came in and M. Goti Lopez went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Alaves
Titulares:
Real Sociedad
Titulares:
class=”wg_loader”>
