SAN SEBASTIáN. AFC Bournemouth beat Real Sociedad to win 2-1. It was AFC Bournemouth to strike first with a goal of Justin Kluivert at the 11′. Then Rayan scored again for AFC Bournemouth in the 20′ minute. Eventually, Sergio Gómez reduced the distance for Real Sociedad (57′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Real Sociedad was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (62%).​

The match was played at the Anoeta Stadium stadium in San Sebastián on Thursday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Paweł Raczkowski assisted by Marcin Boniek and Adam Kupsik. The 4th official was Patryk Gryckiewicz. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was quite cold at degrees Celsius or 32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.​

Match Statistics​

Real Sociedad

1 - 2

AFC Bournemouth

• ! 62 Ball Possession 38

Shots

• 16 Total 11
• 5 On Target 3
• 6 Off Target 6
• 5 Shots blocked 2

• 126 Attack 87
• 56 Dangerous attack 41
• 81 Ball safe 79

• 17 Free Kicks 18
• 0 Penalties 0
• 10 Corners 3
• 1 Off Sides 4

Fouls

• 14 Total 13
• 3 Yellow Cards 3
• 0 Double Yellow 0
• 0 Red Card 0

Other

• 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Real Sociedad had a strong ball possession 62% while AFC Bournemouth was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Real Sociedad was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, AFC Bournemouth found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Real Sociedad shot 16 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, AFC Bournemouth shot 11 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Real Sociedad received 3 yellow cards (Orri Óskarsson, Beñat Turrientes and Ander Barrenetxea). On the opposite side, AFC Bournemouth received 3 yellow cards (Adrien Truffert, Justin Kluivert and Bafodé Diakité).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Real Sociedad stays with 0 points to occupy the 22nd place in the standings. On the opposite side, AFC Bournemouth has 3 points (12th).

Real Sociedad – Formation

Real Sociedad

G

Unai Marrero 13.Spain

6.8

D

Jon Martín 6.Spain

7.1

D

Luken Beitia 34.Spain

6.3

D

Sergio Gómez 17.Spain

7.7

57'

D

Mamadou Sarr 19.Senegal

6.6

D

Héctor Fort 22.Spain

6.2

46'

M

Ander Barrenetxea 7.Spain

6.5

83' 33'

M

Beñat Turrientes 8.Spain

6.9

58' 24'

M

Mikel Oyarzabal  10.Spain

6.3

73'

M

Yangel Herrera 21.Venezuela

6.7

84'

F

Orri Óskarsson 9.Iceland

6.2

75'

Substitutes

G

Álex Remiro 1.Spain

D

Aihen Muñoz 3.Spain

D

Jon Pacheco 16.Spain

M

Jon Gorrotxategi 4.Spain

6.5

58'

M

Pablo Marín 15.Spain

M

Arsen Zakharyan 23.Russia

6.7

84'

M

Carlos Soler 18.Spain

M

Luka Sucic 24.Croatia

6.9

73'

F

Takefusa Kubo 14.Japan

6.3

83'

F

Alex Marchal 29.Spain

F

Gonçalo Guedes 11.Portugal

7.5

46'

F

Job Ochieng 12.Kenya

Real Sociedad started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

The manager Pellegrino Matarazzo decided to play with the following team: Unai Marrero (6.8), Héctor Fort (6.2), Luken Beitia (6.3), Jon Martín (7.1), Mamadou Sarr (6.6), Sergio Gómez (7.7), Mikel Oyarzabal (6.3), Beñat Turrientes (6.9), Yangel Herrera (6.7), Ander Barrenetxea (6.5) and Orri Óskarsson (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: Álex Remiro, Gonçalo Guedes (7.5), Job Ochieng, Jon Pacheco, Carlos Soler, Luka Sucic (6.9), Aihen Muñoz, Jon Gorrotxategi (6.5), Takefusa Kubo (6.3), Pablo Marín, Arsen Zakharyan (6.7) and Alex Marchal.

Substitutions

Real Sociedad made 5 changes: Héctor Fort for Gonçalo Guedes (46′), Beñat Turrientes for Jon Gorrotxategi (58′), Mikel Oyarzabal  for Luka Sucic (73′), Ander Barrenetxea for Takefusa Kubo (83′) and Yangel Herrera for Arsen Zakharyan (84′).

Player of the match: Sergio Gómez​

The player that probably impressed the most for Real Sociedad was Sergio Gómez.

His rating is 7.7 with 1 goal, 60 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 12 crosses.

AFC Bournemouth – Formation

AFC Bournemouth

G

Djordje Petrovic 1.Serbia

7.1

D

Adrien Truffert 3.France

6.6

52'

D

James Hill 5.England

6.6

D

António Silva 14.Portugal

7.2

D

Adam Smith  15.England

6.5

63'

M

Tyler Adams 12.United States

6.7

63'

M

Alex Scott 8.England

7.5

M

Marcus Tavernier 16.England

6.7

M

Rayan 37.Brazil

7.6

71' 20'

F

Evanilson 9.Brazil

6.9

71'

F

Justin Kluivert 19.Netherlands

6.7

83' 42' 11'

Substitutes

G

Michele Di Gregorio 20.Italy

D

Julio Soler 6.Argentina

D

Bafodé Diakité 18.France

6.4

63' 69'

M

David Brooks 7.Wales

6.5

83'

M

Ryan Christie 10.Scotland

6.7

63'

M

Alex Tóth 27.Hungary

M

Lewis Cook 4.England

F

Ben Gannon-Doak 11.Scotland

6.9

71'

F

Álvaro Rodríguez 30.Uruguay

6.4

71'

AFC Bournemouth started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Marco Rose played with: Djordje Petrovic (7.1), Adam Smith (6.5), James Hill (6.6), António Silva (7.2), Adrien Truffert (6.6), Rayan (7.6), Tyler Adams (6.7), Alex Scott (7.5), Marcus Tavernier (6.7), Justin Kluivert (6.7) and Evanilson (6.9).

These were the players on the bench: Lewis Cook, Michele Di Gregorio, Julio Soler, David Brooks (6.5), Ryan Christie (6.7), Ben Gannon-Doak (6.9), Bafodé Diakité (6.4), Alex Tóth, Álvaro Rodríguez (6.4) and Mack Allan.

Substitutions

AFC Bournemouth made 5 changes: Tyler Adams for Ryan Christie (63′), Adam Smith  for Bafodé Diakité (63′), Rayan for Ben Gannon-Doak (71′), Evanilson for Álvaro Rodríguez (71′) and Justin Kluivert for David Brooks (83′).

Player of the match: Rayan​

The player that probably impressed the most for AFC Bournemouth was Rayan.

His rating is 7.6 with 1 goal, 25 passes (64% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Europa League.​

• Levski Sofia – Salzburg – 0-1
• OFI – TSG Hoffenheim – 2-0
• Viktoria Plzeň – Union Saint-Gilloise – 0-3
• Crystal Palace – Lech Poznań – 4-0
• Lillestrøm – Torreense – 1-2
• Celtic – Ferencvárosi – 1-3
• Juventus – NEC Nijmegen – 5-0
• Beşiktaş – Olympique Marseille – 4-1
• Real Sociedad – AFC Bournemouth – 1-2