Real Sociedad and Almería draw 2-2 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

SAN SEBASTIáN. Real Sociedad comes back against Almería with 2 goals from A. Embarba from a penalty kick on the 88' and a goal on the 30'.

By
John Ross
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Real Sociedad and Almería draw 2-2 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

SAN SEBASTIáN. Real Sociedad comes back against Almería with 2 goals from A. Embarba from a penalty kick on the 88′ and a goal on the 30′.

The match was played at the Reale Arena stadium in San Sebastián on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 26,520 spectators.​ The referee was Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos with the assistance of Diego Santaursula Aguado and Iván Hernández Ramos. The 4th official was Eder Mallo Fernández. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 23 degrees Celsius or 73.4 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Real Sociedad

2 - 2

Team 1

Almería

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 17 Total 7
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 11 Off Target 2
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 99 Attack 76
  • 60 Dangerous attack 18
  • 67 Ball safe 83
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 5 Corners 1
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 14 Total 8
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Real Sociedad was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Almería that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Real Sociedad was more pushing with 60 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Real Sociedad to win the match​.

Real Sociedad shot 17 times, 4 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Almería shot 7 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Real Sociedad received 2 yellow cards (Martín Zubimendi and Robin Le Normand). On the other side, Almería received 2 yellow cards (Largie Ramazani and Luka Romero).

(Real Sociedad) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (86′).

Match Timeline

30'
Adrián Embarba(goal)Marc Pubill
Sheraldo Becker(goal)Javi Galán
32'
36'
Luka Romero- Yellow
46'
Largie Ramazani- sub ->Luka Romero
Mikel Oyarzabal(goal)Sheraldo Becker
59'
Takefusa Kubo- sub ->Ander Barrenetxea 
70'
70'
Choco Lozano - sub ->Léo Baptistão
Beñat Turrientes- sub ->Sheraldo Becker
70'
74'
Iddrisu Baba- sub ->Dion Lopy
Robin Le Normand- Yellow
75'
André Silva- sub ->Mikel Oyarzabal
78'
Igor Zubeldia- Red
86'
88'
Adrián Embarba(penalty)
Jon Pacheco- sub ->Arsen Zakharyan
89'
90'
Largie Ramazani- Yellow
Martín Zubimendi- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Madrid
84
33
Girona
71
33
FC Barcelona
70
32
Atlético Madrid
64
33
Athletic Club
58
33
Real Sociedad
51
33
Real Betis
49
33
Valencia
47
32
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 this contest, Real Sociedad has 50 points to hold in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Almería will has 14 points to remain in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Real Sociedad will play away with Getafe on the 21st of April with a 12-9 head to head stats in favor of Getafe (8 draws).

Almería will host Villarreal on the 21st of April with a 10-3 head to head in favor of Villarreal (6 draws).

Real Sociedad – Formation

Real Sociedad
G
Álex Remiro 1.Spain
6.3
D
Robin Le Normand 24.Spain
6.7
75'
D
Javi Galán 25.Spain
7.1
D
Igor Zubeldia 5.Spain
6.4
86'
D
Hamari Traoré  18.Mali
6.8
M
Martín Zubimendi 4.Spain
7.0
90'
M
Ander Barrenetxea  7.Spain
6.4
70'
M
Mikel Merino 8.Spain
7.3
M
Arsen Zakharyan 12.Russia
7.9
89'
F
Sheraldo Becker 11.Suriname
9.1
70' Goals32'
F
Mikel Oyarzabal 10.Spain
7.7
78' Goals59'
Substitutes
G
Unai Marrero 13.Spain
G
Gaizka Ayesa 30.Spain
D
Álvaro Odriozola 2.Spain
D
Aritz Elustondo 6.Spain
D
Urko González de Zarate 15.Spain
D
Kieran Tierney 17.Scotland
D
Jon Pacheco 20.Spain
89'
M
Takefusa Kubo 14.Japan
6.4
70'
M
Jon Ander Olasagasti 16.Spain
M
Beñat Turrientes 22.Spain
6.4
70'
F
Umar Sadiq 19.Nigeria
F
André Silva 21.Portugal
6.6
78'

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 (6.3), Hamari Traoré  (6.8), Igor Zubeldia (6.4), Robin Le Normand (6.7), Javi Galán (7.1), Arsen Zakharyan (7.9), Martín Zubimendi (7.0), Mikel Merino (7.3), Ander Barrenetxea  (6.4), Sheraldo Becker (9.1) and Mikel Oyarzabal (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Álvaro Odriozola, Aritz Elustondo, Unai Marrero, Urko González de Zarate, Jon Ander Olasagasti, Kieran Tierney, Umar Sadiq, Jon Pacheco, André Silva (6.6), Beñat Turrientes (6.4), Gaizka Ayesa and Takefusa Kubo (6.4).

Substitutions

Real Sociedad made 4 changes: Sheraldo Becker for Beñat Turrientes (70′), Mikel Oyarzabal for André Silva (78′), Ander Barrenetxea  for Takefusa Kubo (70′) and Arsen Zakharyan for Jon Pacheco (89′).

Player of the match: Sheraldo Becker​

The most impressive player for Real Sociedad was Sheraldo Becker.

His rating is 9.1 with 1 goal, 19 passes (79% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 10 crosses.

Almería – Formation

Almería
G
Luís Maximiano 25.Portugal
6.7
D
Chumi 21.Spain
6.3
D
Bruno Langa  24.Mozambique
6.3
D
Edgar González 3.Spain
6.6
D
Marc Pubill 18.Spain
7.1
M
Dion Lopy 6.Senegal
7.0
74'
M
Luka Romero 38.Argentina
6.0
46' 36'
M
Lucas Robertone 5.Argentina
7.1
M
Jonathan Viera 8.Spain
6.7
M
Adrián Embarba 10.Spain
8.5
Goals30', 88'
F
Léo Baptistão 12.Brazil
6.6
70'
Substitutes
G
Diego Mariño 1.Spain
G
Fernando Martínez 13.Spain
D
Alejandro Pozo 17.Spain
D
Álex Centelles 20.Spain
D
César Montes 22.Mexico
M
Iddrisu Baba 4.Ghana
6.8
74'
M
Sergio Arribas 19.Spain
F
Choco Lozano  15.Honduras
7.3
70'
F
Ibrahima Koné 23.Mali
F
Largie Ramazani 7.Belgium
6.8
46' 90'

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

José Mel Pérez played with: Luís Maximiano (6.7), Marc Pubill (7.1), Chumi (6.3), Edgar González (6.6), Bruno Langa  (6.3), Lucas Robertone (7.1), Dion Lopy (7.0), Luka Romero (6.0), Jonathan Viera (6.7), Adrián Embarba (8.5) and Léo Baptistão (6.6).

They had on the bench: Diego Mariño, Iddrisu Baba (6.8), Fernando Martínez, Choco Lozano  (7.3), Alejandro Pozo, Sergio Arribas, Ibrahima Koné, Paco Sanz, César Montes, Álex Centelles, Marcos Peña and Largie Ramazani (6.8).

Substitutions

Almería made 3 changes: Luka Romero for Largie Ramazani (46′), Léo Baptistão for Choco Lozano  (70′) and Dion Lopy for Iddrisu Baba (74′).

Player of the match: Adrián Embarba​

The player that probably impressed the most for Almería was Adrián Embarba.

His rating is 8.5 with 2 goals, 18 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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