FFO EFLCUP, Real Sociedad vs. Villarreal (Wed Jan 03) Real Sociedad | Villarreal 5-2-3 C | 4-1-3-1-1 N Freddie Kaye | Ray Wallace Caretaker | G_Vicario GK | GK F_Jorgensen C_C_Vickers DF | DF A_Moreno H_Maguire DF | DF M_Gabbia I_Konate DF | DF Pedraza J_Juranovic DF | DF A_Mandi L_Ayling DF | DM F_Coquelin Merino MF | MF A_Baena I_Sangare MF | MF S_Comesana N_Tella FW | MF D_Suarez K_Benzema FW | AM A_Oroz D_Jota FW | FW Joselu | M_Pigliacelli SUB | SUB L_Canizares A_Malanda SUB | SUB K_Femenia A_Ilarramendi SUB | SUB J_Cuenca Zarraga SUB | SUB E_Capoue A_Sorloth SUB | SUB M_Gomez Min. 1 :(soc) I_Sangare with a pinpoint pass to Merino ... M_Gabbia with a clumsy challenge ... The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... The The Referee uses his vanishing spray to keep the wall in line ... H_Maguire hoists it forward ... K_Benzema gets on the end of it ... Well intercepted by M_Gabbia Min. 3 :(soc) I_Konate runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to N_Tella ... Well executed sliding challenge from F_Coquelin ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... Swung in by K_Benzema ... It is cleared by A_Moreno Min. 5 :(vil) Pedraza with a smart pass to Joselu ... Joselu tries to place it in the corner! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Real Sociedad fans taunt him! Min. 7 :(soc) K_Benzema with the through ball to C_C_Vickers ... C_C_Vickers tries to chip the ball over F_Jorgensen! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... GOAL!! ... Real Sociedad go ahead in this match now! ... Real Sociedad 1-0 Villarreal ... Min. 8 :(soc) Tactical Change by Real Sociedad ... N_Tella will now play as a MF Min. 8 :(vil) Tactical Change by Villarreal ... A_Oroz will now play as a FW Min. 11 :(soc) I_Konate with a precise ball to N_Tella ... A_Baena with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... FREE KICK! ... Just outside the box! ... D_Jota shapes to shoot ... He plays it to K_Benzema instead ... K_Benzema fires a shot at goal! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... F_Jorgensen acrobatically tips it over!! ... Great keeping! ... CORNER! ... L_Ayling hits it towards the far post! ... M_Gabbia clears the danger Min. 16 :(vil) A_Moreno looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to Pedraza ... Good sliding challenge from L_Ayling and it had to be Min. 19 :(vil) S_Comesana gains control of the loose ball ... Merino rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! Min. 20 :(vil) F_Coquelin over hits his pass ... He finds A_Mandi though ... That was fortunate ... A_Mandi hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... G_Vicario with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 21 :(soc) K_Benzema looks for options ... He decides to go it alone ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from K_Benzema! ... It looks good ... F_Jorgensen with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 23 :(soc) N_Tella with the deft touch ... He takes it past Pedraza ... He knocks it to H_Maguire! ... H_Maguire drives it towards goal! ... F_Jorgensen won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 26 :(soc) I_Konate gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to Merino ... Merino could have let it bounce! ... He's pulled it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! Min. 28 :(vil) A_Moreno hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... Pedraza latches onto it! ... I_Konate had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that Min. 29 :(soc) K_Benzema with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to D_Jota ... F_Coquelin dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 31 :(soc) The ball is passed in from H_Maguire, he finds I_Sangare ... Excellent sliding challenge by A_Mandi ... He timed it well Min. 34 :(vil) A_Baena with a glorious 60-yard pass to Joselu ... Joselu hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 38 :(vil) D_Suarez looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to A_Baena ... J_Juranovic hits it out for a corner ... Will the quality of the ball be good? ... It has to beat the first defender! ... CORNER! ... S_Comesana plays it towards the near post! ... The ball comes to F_Coquelin ... He gets the shot away ... It takes a deflection! ... G_Vicario is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... F_Coquelin flights it in! ... It is cleared by L_Ayling Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 45 :(vil) Joselu plays a great one-two ... He continues to run forward now ... A delicate chip from Joselu! ... G_Vicario with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Real Sociedad 1-0 Villarreal Min. 48 :(soc) H_Maguire with a byline cross to K_Benzema ... A_Moreno with the tackle ... Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! Min. 55 :(vil) S_Comesana flicks the ball on to A_Oroz ... A_Oroz with his head down lets it go! ... G_Vicario makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 60 :(vil) Substitution by Villarreal ... COMING ON: E_Capoue ... COMING OFF: F_Coquelin Min. 67 :(soc) Merino pulls it back to K_Benzema ... K_Benzema attempts a chip! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... F_Jorgensen was beaten there! Min. 67 :(vil) Pedraza is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... M_Gabbia latches onto the end of it ... M_Gabbia hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... G_Vicario was beaten there! Min. 68 :(vil) G_Vicario miskicks! ... Pedraza is through! ... L_Ayling seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 70 :(soc) Substitution by Real Sociedad ... COMING ON: A_Ilarramendi ... COMING OFF: Merino Min. 71 :(soc) N_Tella kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... L_Ayling gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... L_Ayling chases it through, he must score! ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Villarreal fans taunt him about that effort Min. 71 :(vil) Joselu knocks it past I_Konate and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... A skilful effort from Joselu! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... E_Capoue chips the ball in towards the far post! ... That's a poor one ... G_Vicario catches it with ease Min. 72 :(soc) N_Tella chips the ball forward to C_C_Vickers ... Pedraza gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 75 :(soc) D_Jota dribbles past E_Capoue ... A_Baena rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning Min. 79 :(vil) D_Suarez gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to Pedraza ... H_Maguire tries to head the ball away from goal ... But it's looping towards his own net!! ... It goes just over!! ... He's a lucky boy!! ... CORNER! ... E_Capoue swings it in! ... Joselu gets to it! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... Unbelievable!! ... It's gone wide Min. 80 :(soc) I_Sangare drives the ball across field ... It comes to A_Ilarramendi ... A_Ilarramendi with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... GOAL!! ... It defies description! ... How about 'sensational'? ... How about 'superb'? ... Real Sociedad 2-0 Villarreal ... Min. 80 :(vil) A_Moreno sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to Joselu ... Brilliantly taken away by H_Maguire!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 81 :(vil) S_Comesana with a slick pass to A_Oroz ... I_Sangare with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! Min. 82 :(vil) E_Capoue looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to A_Oroz ... A_Oroz tries to beat G_Vicario! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 87 :(soc) H_Maguire with a real burst of pace ... What a fantastic interception by A_Mandi ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 91 :(soc) K_Benzema spots his team mate making a run ... That's an excellent through ball to H_Maguire! ... H_Maguire with a bomb of a shot! ... Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort Min. 91 :(soc) D_Jota jinks past M_Gabbia ... Joselu with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! Min. 93 :(soc) H_Maguire with an inch perfect pass to D_Jota ... Joselu with a nasty foul ... FREE KICK! ... It's in a good position! ... D_Jota bends it in ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 94 :(soc) L_Ayling with a slide rule pass to N_Tella ... N_Tella has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... He hits the side netting ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Reale Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Real Sociedad Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Benzema (Man of the Match) Scorers : C_C_Vickers (7), A_Ilarramendi (80) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Villarreal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : F_Coquelin Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Gabbia (1), A_Baena (11) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Real Sociedad | Villarreal Attempts on Goal : 11 | 10 Off target : 7 | 7 On target : 4 | 3 Possession : 56 | 44 Corners : 2 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 1 | 1 Fouls : 5 | 15 Key Tackles : 6 | 9 Key Passes : 15 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Real Sociedad 2 - 0 Villarreal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Real Sociedad Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Vicario GK 23 1 1 1 31 | 95 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 0 C_C_Vickers DF 1 20 13 9 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 38 H_Maguire DF 1 20 15 11 29 | 95 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 32 26 26 I_Konate DF 1 19 15 9 25 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 J_Juranovic DF 1 19 14 8 27 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 L_Ayling DF 1 18 14 9 26 | 95 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 54 14 15 Merino MF 1 11 19 12 27 | 71 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 12 I_Sangare MF 1 14 19 7 20 | 95 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 39 10 N_Tella MF 1 6 19 18 26 | 95 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 6 K_Benzema FW 1 3 15 21 32 | 95 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 10 64 23 D_Jota FW 1 5 15 20 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 M_Pigliacelli GK 19 1 1 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Malanda DF 1 14 13 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Ilarramendi MF 1 4 18 16 25 | 24 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 Zarraga MF 1 5 15 12 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Sorloth FW 1 7 11 15 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Villarreal Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F_Jorgensen GK 22 1 1 1 21 | 95 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -18 0 0 0 A_Moreno DF 1 17 13 6 26 | 95 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 30 0 M_Gabbia DF 1 20 13 5 25 | 95 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 27 -5 14 Pedraza DF 1 18 14 10 26 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 28 0 A_Mandi DF 1 17 12 8 20 | 95 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 38 0 18 F_Coquelin DM 1 13 18 6 30 | 61 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 46 10 18 A_Baena MF 1 3 17 14 30 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -5 6 -5 S_Comesana MF 1 12 18 10 25 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 D_Suarez MF 1 6 17 13 21 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 A_Oroz FW 1 7 12 18 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Joselu FW 1 5 13 19 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 L_Canizares GK 19 1 1 1 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Femenia DF 1 15 11 8 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Cuenca DF 1 14 11 7 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Capoue DM 1 14 18 2 30 | 34 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 0 -10 M_Gomez FW 1 2 14 16 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1704315115 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40