Real Sociedad conquers Granada after recovering from a 2-1 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

GRANADA. Real Sociedad succeeded in turn the tables against Granada.

By
Mark Hall
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Real Sociedad conquers Granada after recovering from a 2-1 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

GRANADA. Real Sociedad succeeded in turn the tables against Granada. Real Sociedad was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes stadium in Granada on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 9,214 spectators.​ The referee was Juan Martínez Munuera assisted by Miguel Martínez Munuera and Alejandro Estévez Iglesias. The 4th official was Fernando Román Román.

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Granada

2 - 3

Team 1

Real Sociedad

  • ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
  • 13 Total 11
  • 6 On Target 8
  • 4 Off Target 2
  • 3 Shots blocked 1
  • 84 Attack 107
  • 34 Dangerous attack 52
  • 110 Ball safe 122
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 6
Fouls
  • 18 Total 17
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 7

Ball possession

Real Sociedad had a superior ball possession 64% while Granada was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Real Sociedad had a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Real Sociedad won the contest.​

Granada shot 13 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Real Sociedad shot 11 times, 8 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Granada received 1 yellow card (Sergio Ruiz Alonso). On the other side, Real Sociedad received 2 yellow cards (Umar Sadiq and Hamari Traoré).

Match Timeline

Myrto Uzuni (penalty)
21'
Facundo Pellistri(VAR)
19'
23'
Hamari Traoré - Yellow
33'
Umar Sadiq(goal)Brais Méndez
Sergio Ruiz- Yellow
45'
Myrto Uzuni (goal)
45'
46'
Kieran Tierney- sub ->Javi Galán
63'
Umar Sadiq- Yellow
Martin Hongla- sub ->Sergio Ruiz Alonso
66'
Gonzalo Villar- sub ->Lucas Boyé
66'
68'
André Silva- sub ->Umar Sadiq
68'
Sheraldo Becker- sub ->Mikel Oyarzabal
80'
Robin Le Normand(goal)Kieran Tierney
Matías Arezo- sub ->Myrto Uzuni
81'
Theo Corbeanu- sub ->Kamil Jóźwiak
81'
85'
André Silva(goal)
86'
André Silva(VAR)
Óscar Melendo- sub ->Ricard Sánchez
90'
90'
Jon Ander Olasagasti- sub ->Beñat Turrientes

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Madrid
84
33
FC Barcelona
73
33
Girona
71
33
Atlético Madrid
64
33
Athletic Club
58
33
Real Sociedad
51
33
Real Betis
49
33
Valencia
47
33
Villarreal
45
33
Getafe
43
33
Osasuna
39
33
Sevilla
38
33
Deportivo Alavés
38
33
Las Palmas
37
33
Rayo Vallecano
34
33
Mallorca
32
33
Celta de Vigo
31
33
Cádiz
26
33
Granada
21
33
Almería
14
33

After playing this contest, Granada stays with 14 points to hold in the 19th place. Regarding the opposition, Real Sociedad will has 43 points to sit in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Granada will play away with Mallorca on the 17th of March with a 8-1 head to head stats in favor of Granada (3 draws).

Real Sociedad will host Cádiz on the 17th of March with a 8-0 head to head statistic in favor of Real Sociedad (5 draws).

Granada – Formation

Granada
G
Augusto Batalla 25.Argentina
7.0
D
Bruno Méndez 2.Uruguay
6.4
D
Ricard Sánchez 12.Spain
6.1
90'
D
Ignasi Miquel 14.Spain
7.0
D
Carlos Neva 15.Spain
6.1
M
Kamil Jóźwiak 18.Poland
6.3
81'
M
Gerard Gumbau 23.Spain
7.0
M
Facundo Pellistri 19.Uruguay
7.3
M
Sergio Ruiz 20.Spain
7.0
66' 45'
F
Lucas Boyé 7.Argentina
6.7
66'
F
Myrto Uzuni  11.Albania
8.5
81' Goals21', 45'
Substitutes
G
Raúl Fernández 1.Spain
G
Marc Martínez 13.Spain
D
Faitout Maouassa 3.France
D
Miguel Rubio 4.Spain
D
Kamil Piatkowski 22.Poland
M
Antonio Puertas 10.Spain
M
Óscar Melendo 21.Spain
90'
M
Martin Hongla 6.Cameroon
6.6
66'
M
Gonzalo Villar 24.Spain
6.6
66'
F
Matías Arezo 8.Uruguay
6.6
81'
F
José Callejón 9.Spain
F
Theo Corbeanu 17.Canada
6.8
81'

Granada adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Alexander Jesús Medina Reobasco decided to play with the following team: Augusto Batalla (7.0), Ricard Sánchez (6.1), Bruno Méndez (6.4), Ignasi Miquel (7.0), Carlos Neva (6.1), Facundo Pellistri (7.3), Sergio Ruiz Alonso (7.0), Gerard Gumbau (7.0), Kamil Jóźwiak (6.3), Myrto Uzuni (8.5) and Lucas Boyé (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Kamil Piatkowski, Gonzalo Villar (6.6), Raúl Fernández, Faitout Maouassa, Miguel Rubio, Matías Arezo (6.6), José Callejón, Antonio Puertas, Marc Martínez, Theo Corbeanu (6.8), Óscar Melendo and Martin Hongla (6.6).

Substitutions

Granada made 5 changes: Myrto Uzuni for Matías Arezo (81′), Lucas Boyé for Gonzalo Villar (66′), Ricard Sánchez for Óscar Melendo (90′), Sergio Ruiz Alonso for Martin Hongla (66′) and Kamil Jóźwiak for Theo Corbeanu (81′).

Player of the match: Myrto Uzuni​

The player that probably impressed the most for Granada was Myrto Uzuni.

His rating is 8.5 with 2 goals, 8 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 9.

Real Sociedad – Formation

Real Sociedad
G
Álex Remiro 1.Spain
7.8
D
Igor Zubeldia 5.Spain
6.7
D
Hamari Traoré  18.Mali
7.0
23'
D
Robin Le Normand 24.Spain
8.2
Goals80'
D
Javi Galán 25.Spain
5.8
46'
M
Beñat Turrientes 22.Spain
7.5
90'
M
Martín Zubimendi 4.Spain
6.7
M
Mikel Merino 8.Spain
7.5
M
Mikel Oyarzabal 10.Spain
6.8
68'
M
Brais Méndez 23.Spain
8.1
F
Umar Sadiq 19.Nigeria
7.1
68' 63' Goals33'
Substitutes
G
Unai Marrero 13.Spain
D
Urko González de Zarate 15.Spain
D
Kieran Tierney 17.Scotland
7.1
46'
D
Jon Aramburu 39.Venezuela
M
Jon Ander Olasagasti 16.Spain
90'
M
Pablo Marín 29.Spain
M
Takefusa Kubo 14.Japan
F
André Silva 21.Portugal
7.3
68' Goals85'
F
Sheraldo Becker 11.Suriname
7.0
68'

Also Real Sociedad adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea played with: Álex Remiro (7.8), Hamari Traoré (7.0), Igor Zubeldia (6.7), Robin Le Normand (8.2), Javi Galán (5.8), Martín Zubimendi (6.7), Beñat Turrientes (7.5), Brais Méndez (8.1), Mikel Merino (7.5), Mikel Oyarzabal (6.8) and Umar Sadiq (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Sheraldo Becker  (7.0), Unai Marrero, Urko González, Jon Ander Olasagasti, Kieran Tierney (7.1), Pablo Marín, Aitor Fraga, Jon Aramburu, Takefusa Kubo and André Silva (7.3).

Substitutions

Real Sociedad made 4 changes: Javi Galán for Kieran Tierney (46′), Beñat Turrientes for Jon Ander Olasagasti (90′), Umar Sadiq for André Silva (68′) and Mikel Oyarzabal for Sheraldo Becker  (68′).

Player of the match: Robin Le Normand​

The most impressive player for Real Sociedad was Robin Le Normand.

His rating is 8.2 with 1 goal, 79 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 12 duels out of 14.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga.​