Real Sociedad made their preseason debut and fell on penalties (1-1)

Real Sociedad played its first preseason test at Laguardia and drew against Alavés 1-1, falling in a penalty shootout that was as long as it was bad. The match, in a packed El Prao with 2,000 official spectators and a few others trying to get in because they ran out of tickets, was a summer classic with very hot weather. The first half had speed and dangerous actions but the second, with more reserve team players, was very slow.

Before starting the match, both teams posed together with a great ikurriña. There have already been gestures of affection from the preview, especially between the former royalists of Alavés and the Real footballers. Not much space Tenaglia and Carlos Fernandez in the early part. Sparks flew.

The Sevillian is one of the most active in the txuri urdin game but is more about generation than completion. The first good action of the game is realistic. Aritz a vertical low pass is connected to Carloswhich he first lowered looking for the third man for the arrival of braisewhich quickly spilled over into the breakup of Marin. A textbook play, but the youth player was hooked and it didn’t end with a shot.

The former are the locals in a corner action. The ball remained dead and Kike Garcia He did some tricks to head a shot from outside the small area and sneak the ball to the far post. Nine minutes. There was no Imanolina because the Oriotar native took the fight calmly. Sitting down and barely giving instructions. some of the Aritz to take the defensive line or Marín to occupy the more advanced areas.

Alavés had a better stretch where they came close to 2-0. Especially in the loss of Urko which ended in a shooting Vincentor after a good play he doesn’t know how to round off Guevara, with his left leg very high. The former realist had to face Traore. “But it goes to the ground easier than the ciboria,” he told the fourth referee. He then proceeded to reminisce about the play for half an hour while talking barren and Zubeldia.

Great goal from Brais

La Real were loose in sections and developed good positional football actions. Before half time he tied the match with a wonderful goal from Brace Mendez, who hooked the ball into the corner of the goal. It didn’t fall. A brilliantly liberated space Carlosspur, after forward pass, header, Aritz, which may have cleared or dropped the ball but was well picked. The Galician has tried his luck before, coming from behind to a low pass from the back barrenbut they bother him so that he can finish high.

New team

Imanol changed the whole team at halftime. They jumped Fraga, Odriozola, Rupérez, Jon Martín, Jonathan Gómez, Gorrotxategi, Olasagasti, Goti, Ochieng, Dadie and Sadiq. The novelty is seeing Rupérez as center back although, as reported by MD, in training he has been acting there since Camera He went down to Sanse. Debut with the first team Ochieng In the second half. In fact, the Kenyan got a good fight Imanol for not putting pressure on a central defender.

They are about 45 minutes, less intense and less highlighting. Little rhythm and little continuous and attacking actions, except for a Chilean from Benavidez which is blocked Fraga. After the final ‘cooling break’ though, Real improved and had the clearest shot, with a powerful shot from Dadie from afar to stop below Owono. He was left alone for a while Dadie before the goalkeeper after the leak from Olasagasti, but Sadiq cross in vain. The left-footed shot is also not good. The result stood and we had to go to penalties to decide who would win.

Spinning is nonsense. They failed Benavidez, Maras, Rupérez and Odriozola. Owono he stopped it SadiqFurthermore, and Fraga in Owono. The shootout lasted as many as 18 penalties and missed the decisive one Ochiengwith another high throw.