Real Sociedad vs Espanyol
La Liga
Reale Seguros Stadium
Espanyol travel to San Sebastian in desperate need of points. The reason being the club had managed just a win and a draw leading into this fixture.
The hosts were the first to strike through Sorloth in the 17th minute. The visitors, however, struck back with a much needed equaliser almost immediately.
Brais Méndez regained the lead for Sociedad in the 29th minute. This proved to be the final goal of the fixture. Eventually resulting in a 2-1 win for the hosts.
Real Sociedad vs Espanyol: Match report
Full time score: Real Sociedad 2-1 RCD Espanyol
Real Sociedad: Remiro, Gorosabel, Aritz (cap.), Pacheco, Aihen, Zubimendi, Merino, Sliva (Cho, min.83), Brais Méndez (Zubeldia, min.88), Take (Turrientes, min.82) and Sorloth.
RCD Espanyol: Álvaro Fernández, Omar (Puado, min.54), Sergi Gómez, Cabrera, Oliván, Calero (Aleix, min.75), De Souza (Pol Lozano, min.85), Darder (cap), Edu Expósito (Dani Gómez, in.75), Braithwaite and Joselu.
Goals: 1-0: Sorloth, min.17. Edu Expósito, min.19. 2-1: Brais Méndez, min.29.
Referee: Del Cerro Grande.
Cautioned Brais Méndez, Aritz and Sorloth for Real Sociedad.
Attendance: 31,511 spectators.
Managers’ reaction
The coach of Real Sociedad , Imanol Alguacil: “I’m the first who always wants to go out like this, but I’ve already said it. It’s impossible. You saw how Villarreal won in Europe, Betis too, Real Madrid… they’re all the teams in Europe. It can’t be that we’re the only team that always plays an exquisite game and more chances than the rival. In addition, in the last game there were many changes and people who came in from injury. Those changes responded to the fatigue that there was.
“I have been insisting and I am not going to shut up, because that comes after the break is inhuman. It has never existed in LaLiga. I no longer say anything after the World Cup. And especially if we happen in Europe, which I hope so, that has never existed. What you cannot pretend is that every three days the team plays the game or competes as it does.”
Espanyol coach Diego Martinez: “This is corrected with a lot of work and confidence because we have to grow. We are aware of our reality, we have to look for the best version of each one and we have to keep rowing because the lack of points affects that confidence and there are no magic recipes.”
