UEFA Europa League

Real Sociedad vs Vardar, 2017-18 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

· UEFA Europa League
Real Sociedad
  • 31': Juanmi
  • 69': Alberto de la Bella
  • 81': Jon Bautista
FT
3 - 0
Vardar

    About

    Real Sociedad are hosting Vardar at Estadio Municipal de Anoeta, San Sebastian, Spain, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Íñigo Martínez.
    • 14': Attempt missed. David Zurutuza (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Willian José.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Canales.
    • 19': Foul by Boban Nikolov (Vardar).
    • 19': Willian José (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Sergio Canales (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Sergio Canales (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alberto de la Bella.
    • 22': Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Hovhannes Hambardzumyan.
    • 23': Attempt saved. Raúl Navas (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio Canales with a cross.
    • 23': Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Boban Grncarov.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Willian José (Real Sociedad) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sergio Canales with a cross following a corner.
    • 24': David Zurutuza (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Vanja Markovic (Vardar).
    • 24': Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Darko Glisic.
    • 25': Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Ytalo.
    • 25': Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Hovhannes Hambardzumyan.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Juanmi (Real Sociedad) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mikel Oyarzabal with a cross following a corner.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Willian José (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Zurutuza.
    • 26': Offside, Real Sociedad. Willian José tries a through ball, but Juanmi is caught offside.
    • 28': Offside, Real Sociedad. Sergio Canales tries a through ball, but Juanmi is caught offside.
    • 28': Delay in match Boban Nikolov (Vardar) because of an injury.
    • 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 30': Alberto de la Bella (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 30': Foul by Tigran Barseghyan (Vardar).
    • 30': Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Tigran Barseghyan.
    • 31': Goal! Real Sociedad 1, Vardar 0. Juanmi (Real Sociedad) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sergio Canales with a cross following a corner.
    • 32': Andoni Gorosabel (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Jambul Jigauri (Vardar).
    • 35': Attempt blocked. David Zurutuza (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juanmi.
    • 35': Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Evgen Novak.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Íñigo Martínez (Real Sociedad) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sergio Canales with a cross following a corner.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Juanmi (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 36': Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Evgen Novak.
    • 39': Foul by Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad).
    • 39': Tigran Barseghyan (Vardar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Alves (Vardar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Igor Zubeldia (Real Sociedad).
    • 41': Attempt missed. Willian José (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andoni Gorosabel.
    • 42': Foul by Hovhannes Hambardzumyan (Vardar).
    • 42': Sergio Canales (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 42': Hovhannes Hambardzumyan (Vardar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Juanmi (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Willian José.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Vanja Markovic (Vardar) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tigran Barseghyan.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Real Sociedad 1, Vardar 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Real Sociedad 1, Vardar 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Asier Illarramendi replaces David Zurutuza.
    • 47': Foul by Sergio Canales (Real Sociedad).
    • 47': Tigran Barseghyan (Vardar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Boban Grncarov.
    • 48': Offside, Real Sociedad. Alberto de la Bella tries a through ball, but Willian José is caught offside.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Willian José (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Igor Zubeldia.
    • 53': Offside, Vardar. Boban Grncarov tries a through ball, but Ytalo is caught offside.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Willian José (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mikel Oyarzabal.
    • 60': Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Darko Glisic.
    • 61': Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Hovhannes Hambardzumyan.
    • 62': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Jon Bautista replaces Willian José.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Jon Bautista (Real Sociedad) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Canales with a cross.
    • 64': Darko Glisic (Vardar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Andoni Gorosabel (Real Sociedad).
    • 64': Substitution, Vardar. Darko Velkoski replaces Darko Glisic.
    • 64': Substitution, Vardar. Visar Musliu replaces Vanja Markovic.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Asier Illarramendi.
    • 69': Goal! Real Sociedad 2, Vardar 0. Alberto de la Bella (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Andoni Gorosabel with a cross.
    • 70': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Adnan Januzaj replaces Mikel Oyarzabal.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andoni Gorosabel.
    • 72': Foul by Visar Musliu (Vardar).
    • 72': Juanmi (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 73': Foul by Andoni Gorosabel (Real Sociedad).
    • 73': Jambul Jigauri (Vardar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 74': Corner, Vardar. Conceded by Íñigo Martínez.
    • 75': Substitution, Vardar. Dejan Blazevski replaces Tigran Barseghyan.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Canales.
    • 81': Foul by Visar Musliu (Vardar).
    • 81': Sergio Canales (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 81': Goal! Real Sociedad 3, Vardar 0. Jon Bautista (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sergio Canales with a through ball following a set piece situation.
    • 82': Evgen Novak (Vardar) is shown the yellow card.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andoni Gorosabel.
    • 86': Dejan Blazevski (Vardar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Andoni Gorosabel (Real Sociedad).
    • 89': Hand ball by Dejan Blazevski (Vardar).
    • 90'+2': Foul by Visar Musliu (Vardar).
    • 90'+2': Juanmi (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Real Sociedad 3, Vardar 0.
    • 90'+3': Match ends, Real Sociedad 3, Vardar 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 6
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    1 Corner Kicks 11
    3 Saves 1
    23.5 Possession 76.5
    1 SHOTS 25
    1 ON GOAL 6
    1.0 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    185 Accurate Passes 747
    257 Passes 819
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    0 Accurate Crosses 11
    2 Crosses 31
    0.0 Cross % 0.4
    53 Long Balls 43
    14 Accurate Long Balls 31
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
    0 Blocked Shots 6
    12 Effective Tackles 9
    21 Tackles 15
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    0 Interceptions 0
    33 Effective Clearances 2
    33 Clearances 2

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League

    Venue: Estadio Municipal de Anoeta
    Location: San Sebastian, Spain
    Attendance: 17,242

    Line-Ups

    RSO Real Sociedad (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Gerónimo Rulli (GK)
    6 Iñigo Martínez
    22 Raúl Navas
    24 Alberto de la Bella
    27 Andoni Gorosabel
    5 Igor Zubeldia
    17 David Zurutuza
    16 Sergio Canales
    12 Willian José
    7 Juanmi
    18 Mikel Oyarzabal
    Real Sociedad Substitutes:
    Asier Illarramendi, Álvaro Odriozola, Adnan Januzaj, Jon Bautista, Toño Ramírez, Xabi Prieto, Aritz Elustondo.

    VAR Vardar (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    90 Filip Gacevski (GK)
    21 Evgen Novak Yellow Card
    6 Boban Grncarov
    32 Darko Glisic
    19 Hovhannes Hambardzumyan Yellow Card
    8 Vanja Markovic
    10 Boban Nikolov
    7 Jambul Jighauri
    11 Tigran Barseghyan
    48 Ytalo
    70 Juan Felipe
    Vardar Substitutes:
    Igor Aleksovski, Visar Musliu, Nikola Gligorov, Dejan Blazevski, Besir Demiri, Darko Velkoski, Besar Iseni.

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