2-0: Merino and Zakharyan bring spring to Anoeta

It’s spring in Anoeta. The winter was long and difficult and left the chances of reaching the Cup final and the Champions League quarterfinals as victims, but we can already see the green shoots in Donostia. After eight games and three long months that did not give a single satisfaction to their parish, the Imanol They finally won at home against a very competitive Cádiz, but were a little short on resources. The purposes of Merino and Zakharyanwith two spur assists Oyarzabal, they broke the terrible dynamic at home and gave the Gipuzkoans a second straight victory, which puts them in sixth place, where they will live during the league break regardless of what the chasers do. Even the ball, white again, is spring.

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Two minutes of play in the second half decided the final fate of the game. The referee went to check on the monitor a knockdown of Zubeldia in Ramos with 1-0 looking red. But it appears that the striker started offside. And almost on the next play he scored Zakharyan sentence. Yes, there are green shoots like the outstanding performance of braisevery clear throughout the game, the return of the best Merinowho scored again and is now the team’s second highest scorer and Oyarzabal. Come on, the captain is a genius. His two drop shots for goals and his collection of resources illustrate his quality. It’s not a perfect Real, but it’s coming back. Spring, which starts next week, really aims to be fun.

Two changes

Imanol He only introduced two changes to his team, but they also involved another system change and the return to the 4-4-2 home formation. And with hut and Beckerthe great novelty in ‘eleven’ and the big disappointment in the pitch, txuri urdin seems more comfortable and liberated, with more automatisms, like in the hallway at home.

That was really hard to see the door. La Real dominated, braise and Merino They were the marshals of the midfield, the game flowed, but there was always a step missing to generate real danger. And that’s it Oyarzabal His muses are back. is Becker, always in sixth gear, enjoyed it for the first time. And at the same time it sent him into limbo. The captain put him in front of goal on a run with a crazy delivery, but the one from Suriname shot in horror; The way he prepared himself for the execution, it was clear he couldn’t score.

La Real dominated, yes, they put Cádiz in the final third of the field, but they couldn’t raise the ‘ui’ from the stands. And on the other hand, they are Navarrese and Juanmi motivated, eager to fight. Coín’s skill is dribbling with control Zubeldia and surrender to Kouamethat the leather was not affected.

Oyarzabal is great and 1-0

It took a second of inspiration, a pinch of mischief and a lot of hunger to score. And it all came together in two Merino. hut He took a quick corner, with the defense not yet set up, caused by Oyarzabal, after a kick in half a turn. And it was the captain who made the goal count for mischief, with a stroke of genius to get around the goalkeeper and several defenders and let Merino carry out the execution with his right hand. Seventh notch of a Merino whom, about Zubimendihe already wants half of Europe.

a bad hangover

The goal, however, left a dangerous hangover for Real that allowed the game to turn. Of course, Oyarzabal He enjoyed an opportunity that the rest of the League would never be given. Alcaraz He gave her the leather and, along with all the time and space in the world then Ledesmathe resolution was delayed and it was allowed to come Chust to block his late shot.

In the final minutes of the first half, Cádiz began to win duels and caused frustrations and nerves in a somewhat porous realistic defense. Remiro He blocked a dry shot well but didn’t have much of an angle. Ramos and Ousou He was not hit by a bicycle kick inside the area. Until Remiro he relaxed from a previous foul and passed the ball which he did Juanmioffside.

It was also difficult for Real to relax after the restart and Kouame His shot was too high after the rebound from Remiro in a good combination visit. But he did it little by little. And he didn’t score the second one because Ledesma This time he dressed up as a goalkeeper and took a header with his fingers. Merino In the middle of Zubimendi.

The match was a back-and-forth and it showed that the worst thing that happened to Real was the injury Maxi Gomez because his replacement, Chris Ramoshad dinner first Le Normand and then on Zubeldiathat they could not touch him.

Relief and sentence

In about two minutes, the match was decided in favor of Real. In a long ball, Ramos overlooked Zubeldia, who decided to stop him by knocking him down with his body. The referee showed him a yellow, but the VAR gave him a warning because he was last and looked red. But what the monitor showed him was that the striker was offside. Not red, not yellow either. Almost in the next act, Becker enabled a braise outstanding and very clear, the Galician is focused on the outside, newly motivated by help, this time the leather is touched, Oyarzabal and premiere director of Zakharyan in pleasure. Anoeta is going crazy. Finally rockets, finally Dale Cavese and the same over and over.

Traore He was about to score a third, Brais lor deserve to be stopped by two fighters with their donuts and the Friday night party erupting. Rest and spring may come,

REAL SOCIETY

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Cádiz

Real society: Remiro; Traoré, Zubeldia, Le Normand, Galán (Tierney, min.46); Zubimendi (Turrientes, Merino, Brais; Kubo (Zakarian, min.65), Oyarzabal (André Silva, min.74), Becker (Magunazaleaia, min.84).
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TheCádiz: Ledesma; Iza, Ousou, Chust, Javi Hernández (Pires, min.82); Sobrino (Ocampo, min.85), Alcaraz, Kouamé, Navarro (Machís, min.82); Maxi Gómez (Chris Ramos, min.33), Juanmi (Guardiola, min.85).
The
TheThe objectives: 1-0: Merino (min.28). 2-0: Zakharyan (min.68)
The
TheReferee: Soto Grade. He warned Galán (min.44), Zubimendi (min.46), Le Normand (min.70), Chris Ramos (min.70).

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TheSpectators: 31,000 in Anoeta.

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