Real Sociedad overcomes Getafe 4-3. HIGHLIGHTS

SAN SEBASTIáN. Real Sociedad had a close win over Getafe.

September 24, 2023

SAN SEBASTIáN. Real Sociedad had a narrow win over Getafe. Real Sociedad was much superior in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Reale Arena stadium in San Sebastián on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 29,453 spectators. The referee was Juan Luis Pulido Santana who had the assistance of José Carlos Escuela Melo and Ignacio Alonso López. The 4th official was Imanol Irurtzun Artola. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was hot at 25.61 degrees Celsius or 78.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.

Match Statistics

Real Sociedad

4 - 3

Getafe

! 61 Ball Possession 39

Shots

10 Total 10
6 On Target 7
2 Off Target 3
2 Shots blocked 0

111 Attack 86
33 Dangerous attack 29
77 Ball safe 78

1 Penalties 1
2 Corners 1
3 Off Sides 1

Fouls

16 Total 24
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

Real Sociedad had a superior ball possession 61% while Getafe was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Real Sociedad was putting more pressure with 33 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Real Sociedad won the match.

Real Sociedad shot 10 times, 6 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Getafe shot 10 times, 7 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Real Sociedad received 3 yellow cards (Álex Remiro, Brais Méndez and Aihen Muñoz). Talking about the opposition, Getafe received 2 yellow cards (Damián Suárez and Diego Rico).

Match Timeline

Takefusa Kubo(goal)Brais Méndez

19'

Diego Rico- Yellow

39'

Carles Aleñá(goal)Diego Rico

Brais Méndez- Yellow

45'

Aihen Muñoz- Yellow

45'

Álex Remiro- Yellow

45'

Borja Mayoral(penalty)

46'

Juanmi Latasa- sub ->Borja Mayoral

49'

Mikel Merino- sub ->Beñat Turrientes

58'

Mikel Oyarzabal- sub ->Umar Sadiq

58'

Martín Zubimendi- sub ->Urko González

58'

Mikel Oyarzabal(penalty)

61'

Brais Méndez(goal)

66'

68'

Mauro Arambarri- sub ->José Ángel Carmona

68'

69'

78'

Jon Pacheco- sub ->Igor Zubeldia

83'

Mikel Oyarzabal(goal)Mikel Merino

88'

Mikel Oyarzabal(VAR)

89'

90'

Juanmi Latasa(goal)Diego Rico

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this contest, Real Sociedad will have 9 points like Rayo Vallecano to go down in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Getafe will stay with 7 points like Atlético Madrid, Osasuna, Cádiz and Real Betis to move up in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Real Sociedad will play away with Atlético Madrid on the 8th of October with a 18-8 head to head stats in favor of Atlético Madrid (6 draws).

Getafe will play away agasint Celta de Vigo on the 8th of October with a 9-7 head to head record in favor of Getafe (8 draws).

Real Sociedad – Formation

Real Sociedad

Álex Remiro 1.Spain

6.7

45'

Aihen Muñoz 3.Spain

7.1

45'

Igor Zubeldia 5.Spain

6.8

83'

Hamari Traoré 18.Mali

6.0

Robin Le Normand 24.Spain

6.3

Beñat Turrientes 22.Spain

6.8

58'

Urko González de Zarate 26.Spain

6.6

58'

Ander Barrenetxea 7.Spain

6.4

69'

Takefusa Kubo 14.Japan

7.3

Brais Méndez 23.Spain

9.4

45'

66'

Umar Sadiq 19.Nigeria

6.3

58'

Substitutes

Unai Marrero 32.Spain

Álvaro Odriozola 2.Spain

Jon Pacheco 20.Spain

6.6

83'

Kieran Tierney 17.Scotland

Jon Ander Olasagasti 16.Spain

Jon Magunazelaia 28.Spain

Martín Zubimendi 4.Spain

6.4

58'

Mikel Merino 8.Spain

7.5

58'

Carlos Fernández 9.Spain

Mohamed-Ali Cho 11.France

6.4

69'

André Silva 21.Portugal

Mikel Oyarzabal 10.Spain

8.2

58'

61', 88'

Real Sociedad started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea decided to play with the following team: Álex Remiro (6.7), Hamari Traore (6.0), Igor Zubeldia (6.8), Robin Le Normand (6.3), Aihen Muñoz (7.1), Takefusa Kubo (7.3), Urko González (6.6), Beñat Turrientes (6.8), Ander Barrenetxea (6.4), Brais Méndez (9.4) and Umar Sadiq (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Martín Zubimendi (6.4), Mikel Merino (7.5), Mikel Oyarzabal (8.2), Kieran Tierney, Álvaro Odriozola, Carlos Fernández, Mohamed-Ali Cho (6.4), Jon Ander Olasagasti, Jon Pacheco (6.6), André Silva, Jon Magunazelaia and Unai Marrero.

Real Sociedad could not rely on the presence of Jon Pacheco (injured).

Substitutions

Real Sociedad made 5 changes: Ander Barrenetxea for Mohamed-Ali Cho (69′), Umar Sadiq for Mikel Oyarzabal (58′), Beñat Turrientes for Mikel Merino (58′), Urko González for Martín Zubimendi (58′) and Igor Zubeldia for Jon Pacheco (83′).

Best player: Brais Méndez

The player that probably impressed the most for Real Sociedad was Brais Méndez.

His rating is (9.4) with 1 goal, 32 passes (88% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.

Getafe – Formation

Getafe

David Soria 13.Spain

6.1

Omar Alderete 15.Paraguay

6.3

Diego Rico 16.Spain

7.1

19'

Damián Nicolás Suárez Suárez 22.Uruguay

6.3

49'

Stefan Mitrovic 23.Serbia

6.1

Djené 2.Togo

6.1

68'

Carles Aleñá 11.Spain

7.5

78'

39'

José Ángel Carmona 18.Spain

6.4

68'

Nemanja Maksimović 20.Serbia

6.7

Jaime Mata 7.Spain

6.4

78'

Borja Mayoral 19.Spain

7.9

46'

45'

Substitutes

Daniel Fuzato 1.Brazil

Juan Iglesias 21.Spain

Domingos Duarte 6.Portugal

Fabrizio Angileri 3.Argentina

Gastón Álvarez 4.Uruguay

Mauro Arambarri 8.Uruguay

6.3

68'

Óscar Rodríguez 9.Spain

6.8

78'

Mason Greenwood 12.England

7.0

68'

Choco Lozano 17.Honduras

6.4

78'

Juanmi Latasa 14.Spain

7.5

46'

90'

Getafe started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

José Bordalás Jiménez played with: David Soria (6.1), Damián Suárez (6.3), Stefan Mitrović (6.1), Omar Alderete (6.3), Diego Rico (7.1), Djené (6.1), Nemanja Maksimović (6.7), José Ángel Carmona (6.4), Carles Aleñá (7.5), Jaime Mata (6.4) and Borja Mayoral (7.9).

These were the players on the bench: Domingos Duarte, Juanmi Latasa (7.5), Daniel Fuzato, Fabrizio Angileri, Gastón Álvarez, Mauro Arambarri (6.3), Óscar Rodríguez (6.8), Mason Greenwood (7.0), Anthony Lozano (6.4), Juan Iglesias and Jorge Benito.

Getafe could not rely on the presence of Juanmi Latasa (injured).

Substitutions

Getafe made 5 changes: José Ángel Carmona for Mauro Arambarri (68′), Djené for Mason Greenwood (68′), Carles Aleñá for Anthony Lozano (78′), Borja Mayoral for Juanmi Latasa (46′) and Jaime Mata for Óscar Rodríguez (78′).