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Girona Mounts Comeback to Defeat Real Sociedad in Thrilling San Sebastian Match
San Sebastian witnessed a vibrant and eventful match where Girona staged an epic comeback to defeat Real Sociedad. The match, played at the Reale Arena under the watchful eye of referee Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias, as part of La Liga’s matchday 16, kept fans on the edge of their seats.
Real Sociedad took the lead in the 35th minute thanks to a goal by G. Guedes, assisted by I. Zubeldia. It seemed the home side would take control of the game, however, Girona did not give up.
In the second half, Girona came out with a renewed mentality and, after several attempts, V. Tsygankov equalized in the 76th minute, assisted by A. Ounahi. The momentum shift was key, as Tsygankov appeared again in the 84th minute, this time assisted by A. Moreno, to turn the score around and seal the victory for the visiting team.
The match was marked by intensity, reflected in the yellow cards shown to B. Gil and A. Ounahi for Girona, and J. Aramburu for Real Sociedad. In terms of possession, Girona slightly dominated with 53% compared to Real Sociedad’s 47%. However, Girona was more effective in attack, with 14 total shots (3 on target) compared to Real Sociedad’s 8 (4 on target). The match ended with a victory for Girona as visitors.
Substitutions girona: at minute 46 V. Vanat came in and J. Roca went out., at minute 65 I. Martin came in and T. Lemar went out., at minute 77 B. Gil came in and Y. Asprilla went out., at minute 90 V. Tsygankov came in and J. E. Solis Romero went out.
Substitutions real sociedad: at minute 46 A. Barrenetxea came in and J. Karrikaburu went out., at minute 64 G. Guedes came in and A. Zakharyan went out., at minute 65 C. Soler came in and P. Marin went out., at minute 77 B. Mendez came in and B. Turrientes went out., at minute 85 S. Gomez came in and A. Munoz went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Real Sociedad
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Girona
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