Real Sociedad defeats Rayo Vallecano in a thrilling match
Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain. Real Sociedad beat Rayo Vallecano 2-1 in an exciting match at the Reale Arena, corresponding to the first round of La Liga 2024. The match was marked by the intensity and fight of both teams, with a total of 17 fouls and 6 yellow cards.
The first goal came in the 67th minute, when J. de Frutos opened the scoring for Rayo Vallecano, after an assist from A. Mumin. Real Sociedad reacted quickly and tied the game in the 90th minute, thanks to a goal from M. Zubimendi, assisted by B. Mendez. The joy for the locals was completed in the 84th minute, when S. Camello scored the second goal for Rayo, assisted by P. Ciss, but the joy was short-lived, as the goal was disallowed by VAR due to a handball in the attack.
Real Sociedad dominated possession of the ball (66%), while Rayo Vallecano were more effective in creating scoring opportunities, with 12 shots, 5 of them on target. In short, an intense and exciting match that leaves Real Sociedad with a good taste in their mouth for the start of the season.
Substitutions real sociedad: at minute 46 M. Zubimendi came in and U. Gonzalez went out., at minute 68 S. Gomez came in and B. Turrientes went out., at minute 68 A. Barrenetxea came in and T. Kubo went out., at minute 76 J. Aramburu came in and H. Traore went out., at minute 83 L. Sucic came in and M. Oyarzabal went out.
Substitutions rayo vallecano: at minute 46 G. Gumbau came in and U. Lopez went out., at minute 63 S. Camello came in and R. Nteka went out., at minute 75 P. Chavarria came in and J. de Frutos went out., at minute 75 P. Ciss came in and A. Embarba went out., at minute 80 I. Balliu came in and A. Ratiu went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Real Sociedad
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Rayo Vallecano
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