Two goals in five minutes served Real to overcome with solvency the uncomfortable visit of a Pomegranate in precarious that, in spite of playing with only seven professionals, he showed his face with dignity in Anoeta. The superiority of the txuri urdin, yes, was total. La Real dominated the game from beginning to end and the goals of Monreal and of Oyarzabal they specified their dominance to go to the break leaders alone, with 20 points. More than anyone in the entire championship.
The alignment of circumstances presented by the Pomegranate He had at least seven recognizable names, completed by four kids from the branch, which helped him to hold out for just twenty minutes. La Real, somewhat more leaden than other afternoons, went out in any case for the game from the start and, as a consequence, put a Pomegranate that, sheltered in two lines, 4 and 5 or 5 and 4, tried to maintain the 0-0 as long as possible.
His mission could be blown up by minute 2 if Januzaj he heads to goal, in good position at the far post, a good center of Monreal. Then, practically in the only play in which Granada stretched, Machís he put fear in the body of the Real. The Venezuelan left behind Zaldua and his satin center took it out in the line Le Normand.
From there the game turned towards the goal of the young man Angel and the goal was a matter of time. The debutant goalkeeper got two good hands, first to Januzaj and then to Silva, until Monreal opened the can on set pieces. You
Normand he won a ball in the area and in the fall, the Navarrese only shot the Granada goal in the 21st minute.
Only five minutes later, a clear penalty per hand allowed Real to put land in the middle on the scoreboard in the 26th minute and do the most difficult: clearly specify their favoritism in such a strange match.
La Real continued determined in the second half to treat the game with respect and in the 53rd minute they had the chance to completely liquidate it. Guridi, who had entered the break for Merino, he anticipated Eteki in the area and the African midfielder knocked him down, causing the second penalty of the afternoon. Oyarzabal, somewhat inexplicably seeing its effectiveness, gave the pitch to Willian
Joseph and the Brazilian failed. The youth goalkeeper, Angel, had its moment of glory when stopping the maximum penalty.
Despite not being able to increase the rent, the Real did not take their foot off the gas. He continued playing in the Granada field, preventing the Andalusian team from crossing the medullary and could give a scare. Imanol He was even dosing players, without giving up the attack, especially with shots from the front. In minute 70, an arrival of Aritz on the right ended in a center that finished Willian
Joseph heel at the first stick. Angel, the best of his team, repelled the auction. The drip of arrivals was constant and Guridi, in 73 ', he cheered up from the front with a low, crossed shot that narrowly missed.
The white flag was definitely raised by Granada in the 75th minute when they replaced George
Molina, who had previously suffered a blow, and at that time he was left with four first-team players on the field, incurring an improper alignment which, even if he tied, condemned him to lose the match.
The last penultimate anecdote of the match, negative for Real, put it You
Normand being sent off in the final stretch as a result of a concentration error. He lost a ball and was forced to grab from behind Luis
Suarez that was going like a bullet towards Remiro. It was the only blur of the txuri urdin on a sad afternoon for him Pomegranate who was not even lucky enough to achieve the goal of honor, over the horn, for a dubious penalty of Silva on Chaff. Remiro, who had barely touched the ball all afternoon, made a great stop to Machís on the last play of the game.
(+) See the summary of the match
Real Sociedad, 2: Remiro; Zaldua (Zubeldia, d. 60), Elustondo, Le Normand, Monreal (Aihen, d. 78); Zubimendi, Merino (Guridi, m. 45), Silva; Januzaj (Portu, d. 60), Oyarzabal (Merquelanz, d. 60) and Willian José.
Granada, 0: Angel; Barcia, Nehuén, Pepe, Kenedy (Fobi, m. 45); Isma Ruiz (Brunet, m. 66), Eteki, Luis Suárez, Machís, Jorge Molina (Bravo, m. 75) and Soldado (Plomer, m. 45).
Goals: 1-0: Monreal (m. 21). 2-0: Oyarzabal (m. 26).
Referee: From Cerro Grande. Yellow to Merino, Silva, Barcia. Direct red to Le Normand (m. 85).
Stadium: Anoeta (without spectators).