Real Sociedad recovers a 0-1 deficit to prevail over Mallorca 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

SAN FERNANDO. Real Sociedad managed to reverse the scoreline against Mallorca to win 2-1.

February 19, 2024

SAN FERNANDO. Real Sociedad succeeded in reverse the score against Mallorca to win 2-1. It was Mallorca to strike first with an early goal of Antonio Sánchez at the 4′. Then it was a goal in the 38′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Mikel Merino gave the win to Real Sociedad in the 90′ minute. Real Sociedad was much better in terms of ball possession (68%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

Siebe Van Der Heyden received a red card (90′). This red card was one of the reason why Mallorca lost the match.

The match was played at the Estadio Iberoamericano 2010 stadium in San Fernando on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 18,153 spectators. The referee was Pablo González Fuertes assisted by Israel Bárcena Rodríguez and Rubén Porras Rico. The 4th official was Jorge Tárraga Lájara. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.55 degrees Celsius or 65.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.

Match Statistics

Mallorca

1 - 2

Real Sociedad

! 32 Ball Possession 68

Shots

4 Total 19
1 On Target 5
2 Off Target 9
1 Shots blocked 5

86 Attack 126
29 Dangerous attack 74
70 Ball safe 73

0 Penalties 0
3 Corners 9
2 Off Sides 2

Fouls

17 Total 20
7 Yellow Cards 5
1 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Real Sociedad had a superior ball possession 68% while Mallorca was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Real Sociedad was more pushing with 74 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Real Sociedad won the encounter.

Mallorca shot 4 times, 1 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Real Sociedad shot 19 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Mallorca received 6 yellow cards (Antonio Sánchez, Matija Nastasić, Samuel Costa, Sergi Darder, Predrag Rajkovic and Antonio Raíllo). Regarding the opposition, Real Sociedad received 5 yellow cards (Mikel Merino, Igor Zubeldia, Beñat Turrientes, Jon Pacheco and Robin Le Normand).

(Mallorca) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (90′).

Match Timeline

Antonio Sánchez(goal)Cyle Larin

Antonio Sánchez- Yellow

31'

38'

Takefusa Kubo(goal)Igor Zubeldia

41'

Robin Le Normand- Yellow

Predrag Rajkovic - Yellow

45'

Antonio Raíllo - Yellow

45'

Antonio Raíllo (yellowredcard)

45'

61'

Igor Zubeldia- Yellow

64'

Ander Barrenetxea - sub ->Arsen Zakharyan

Manu Morlanes- sub ->Antonio Sánchez

64'

Jon Pacheco- sub ->Igor Zubeldia

Abdón Prats- sub ->Cyle Larin

64'

65'

André Silva- sub ->Umar Sadiq

73'

Beñat Turrientes- sub ->Brais Méndez

77'

Jon Pacheco- Yellow

Sergi Darder- sub ->Dani Rodríguez

80'

Toni Lato- sub ->Jaume Costa

80'

Matija Nastasic- Yellow

82'

Samú Costa- Yellow

90'

Mikel Merino(goal)Jon Pacheco

Sergi Darder- Yellow

90'

Mikel Merino- Yellow

90'

Beñat Turrientes- Yellow

Siebe Van der Heyden- Red

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this contest, Mallorca stays with 23 points to remain in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Real Sociedad will has 40 points to sit in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Mallorca will play away against Deportivo Alavés on the 25th of February with a 6-4 head to head stats in favor of Mallorca (3 draws).

Real Sociedad will host Villarreal on the 25th of February with a 16-10 head to head record in favor of Villarreal (11 draws).

Mallorca – Formation

Mallorca

Predrag Rajkovic 1.Serbia

7.3

45'

Matija Nastasic 2.Serbia

6.7

82'

Jaume Costa 11.Spain

6.8

80'

Giovanni González 20.Uruguay

6.8

Antonio Raíllo 21.Spain

5.4

45'

Martin Valjent 24.Slovakia

6.3

Samú Costa 12.Portugal

6.3

90'

Dani Rodríguez 14.Spain

7.0

80'

Antonio Sánchez 18.Spain

7.1

64'

31'

Vedat Muriqi 7.Kosovo

7.3

Cyle Larin 17.Canada

7.5

64'

Substitutes

Dominik Greif 13.Slovakia

Iván Cuéllar 25.Spain

Toni Lato 3.Spain

6.3

80'

Siebe Van der Heyden 4.Belgium

90'

José Copete 6.Spain

Nacho Vidal 22.Spain

Manu Morlanes 8.Spain

6.7

64'

Omar Mascarell 5.Spain

Sergi Darder 10.Spain

6.6

80'

90'

Nemanja Radonjic 23.Serbia

Abdón Prats 9.Spain

6.4

64'

Javi Llabrés 19.Spain

Mallorca started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Javier Aguirre Onaindía decided to play with the following team: Predrag Rajkovic (7.3), Giovanni González (6.8), Martin Valjent (6.3), Antonio Raíllo (5.4), Matija Nastasić (6.7), Jaume Costa (6.8), Antonio Sánchez (7.1), Samuel Costa (6.3), Dani Rodríguez (7.0), Cyle Larin (7.5) and Vedat Muriqi (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Toni Lato (6.3), Siebe Van Der Heyden, Omar Mascarell, José Copete, Abdón Prats (6.4), Sergi Darder (6.6), Dominik Greif, Javi Llabrés, Nacho Vidal, Nemanja Radonjić, Iván Cuéllar and Manu Morlanes (6.7).

Mallorca could not rely on the presence of Manu Morlanes (injured).

Substitutions

Mallorca made 4 changes: Cyle Larin for Abdón Prats (64′), Antonio Sánchez for Manu Morlanes (64′), Dani Rodríguez for Sergi Darder (80′) and Jaume Costa for Toni Lato (80′).

Player of the match: Cyle Larin

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Mallorca was Cyle Larin.

His rating is 7.5 with 10 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 11 duels out of 19.

Real Sociedad – Formation

Real Sociedad

Álex Remiro 1.Spain

6.3

Igor Zubeldia 5.Spain

6.7

64'

61'

Hamari Traoré 18.Mali

7.7

Robin Le Normand 24.Spain

7.0

41'

Javi Galán 25.Spain

7.3

Martín Zubimendi 4.Spain

7.5

Mikel Merino 8.Spain

8.7

90'

Brais Méndez 23.Spain

7.0

73'

Takefusa Kubo 14.Japan

8.4

38'

Umar Sadiq 19.Nigeria

6.8

65'

Arsen Zakharyan 12.Russia

6.7

64'

Substitutes

Unai Marrero 13.Spain

Urko González de Zarate 15.Spain

Jon Pacheco 20.Spain

7.5

64'

77'

Jon Aramburu 39.Venezuela

Jon Ander Olasagasti 16.Spain

Beñat Turrientes 22.Spain

6.7

73'

90'

Jon Magunazelaia 28.Spain

Pablo Marín 29.Spain

Ander Barrenetxea 7.Spain

7.7

64'

André Silva 21.Portugal

6.4

65'

Real Sociedad started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea played with: Álex Remiro (6.3), Hamari Traoré (7.7), Igor Zubeldia (6.7), Robin Le Normand (7.0), Javi Galán (7.3), Brais Méndez (7.0), Martín Zubimendi (7.5), Mikel Merino (8.7), Takefusa Kubo (8.4), Umar Sadiq (6.8) and Arsen Zakharyan (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Unai Marrero, Urko González, Jon Ander Olasagasti, Jon Pacheco (7.5), André Silva (6.4), Beñat Turrientes (6.7), Jon Magunazelaia, Pablo Marín, Aitor Fraga, Jon Aramburu, Rupérez and Ander Barrenetxea (7.7).

Substitutions

Real Sociedad made 4 changes: Umar Sadiq for André Silva (65′), Brais Méndez for Beñat Turrientes (73′), Arsen Zakharyan for Ander Barrenetxea (64′) and Igor Zubeldia for Jon Pacheco (64′).