MADRID, 27 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Real Sociedad did not go beyond a draw this Saturday against Rayo Vallecano (0-0) in the twenty-second matchday of LaLiga EA Sports, in a match in which the San Sebastian team clashed with the strong defense of the Madrid team, which beat them prevented him from developing his game at the cost of sacrificing his attacking options.
In a duel at the Reale Arena with hardly any scoring opportunities – three from the local team and none from the Rayistas -, Imanol Alguacil's men paid for the wear and tear of the last week, in which they achieved a place in the Cup semi-finals against Celta in Balaídos (1-2), and did not find the way to the goal defended by the Macedonian Stole Dimitrievski.
In fact, it was not until extra time in the first half when they had their first chance, in a shot from the front by Martín Zubimendi that the Rayista goalkeeper was in charge of sending to a corner kick. Until then, the Vallecano team had canceled any attempt to generate play by the Basque team.
Alguacil, who started with the recently signed Javi Galán and with Mikel Oyarzábal and Brais Méndez – who took the field in the 40th minute due to the injury of the Russian Arsen Zakharyan – on the bench, sought the reaction with a triple substitution in the minute 62. The entry of Oyarzábal, Urko González de Zárate and the Surinamese Sheraldo Becker allowed the locals to take the initiative.
Despite the insistence in the final stretch, the 'txuri urdin' team did not find a goal and only regretted a new injury, that of Robin de Normand, before adding a point that allows them to consolidate themselves in sixth place. Rayo, for its part, has gone two days without knowing the victory and remains eight points above relegation.