GRANADA. Real Sociedad topped Granada. Its vastly superior ball possession (62%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes stadium in Granada on Thursday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. In front of 9,552 spectators. The referee was Valentín Pizarro Gómez with the assistance of José Antonio Garrido Romero and Joan Méndez Mateo. The 4th official was Pedro Eugenio Muñoz Piedra. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.8 degrees Celsius or 65.79 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Granada started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3). On the other side, Real Sociedad adopted a conservative formation (4-4-2).
Granada – Formation
The manager Robert Moreno decided to play with the following team: Luis Maximiano
, Santiago Arias , Domingos Duarte , Germán Sánchez , Carlos Neva , Ángel Montoro , Maxime Gonalons , Luis Milla , Ruben Rochina , Luis Javier Suárez and Darwin Machís .The home team had on the bench: Isma Ruiz, Antonio Puertas
, Alberto Soro, Víctor Díaz, Aarón Escandell, Carlos Bacca , Luis Abram, Jorge Molina, Raúl Torrente, Monchu , Quini and Sergio Escudero .Granada could not rely on the presence of A. Puertas (injured).
Best player: Luis Maximiano
The player that probably impressed the most for Granada was the goalkeeper: Luis Maximiano. His rating is 7.80. He performed 8 saves.
Real Sociedad – Formation
On the other side, Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea played with: Mathew Ryan
, Joseba Zaldúa , Aritz Elustondo , Robin Le Normand , Aihen Muñoz , Portu , Ander Guevara , Mikel Merino , Mikel Oyarzabal , Robert Navarro and Alexander Sørloth .They had on the bench: Andoni Gorosabel, Germán Valera
, Julen Lobete , Urko González, Näis Djouahra, Beñat Turrientes, Igor Zubeldia , Álex Remiro, Adnan Januzaj , Cristo Romero and Martín Zubimendi .Real Sociedad could not rely on the presence of I. Zubeldia (injured).
Best player: Aritz Elustondo
The player that probably impressed the most for Real Sociedad was Aritz Elustondo.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 73 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7.Match Statistics
- ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
- 8 Total 18
- 2 On Target 10
- 6 Off Target 8
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 101 Attack 108
- 28 Dangerous attack 55
- 86 Ball safe 98
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 7
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 16
- 5 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Real Sociedad was in firm control of the ball 62% while Granada was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Real Sociedad was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Real Sociedad won the match.
Granada shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Real Sociedad shot 18 times, 10 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Granada received 5 yellow cards (L. Suarez, R. Rochina, D. Duarte, S. Arias and G. Sanchez). On the other side, Real Sociedad received 1 yellow card (R. Le Normand).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Granada will stay with 3 points to stay in the 18th place. On the opposite side, Real Sociedad will have 13 points to stay in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Granada will play away with Celta de Vigo on the 27th of September with a 7-2 head to head record in favor of Celta de Vigo (5 draws).
Real Sociedad will host Elche on the 26th of September with a 4-1 head to head in favor of Real Sociedad (1 draw).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Cádiz – FC Barcelona – 0-0
- Granada – Real Sociedad – 2-3
- Osasuna – Real Betis – 1-3