After the Seville prick before him Elche on saturday, the Real society did his homework this Sunday by beating the I raised (1-0) to position themselves within 3 points of the Seville team, which occupies the fourth place and therefore the last one that gives access to the next Champions League. The ‘txuri urdin’ team was clearly superior to the granota team, which paid the hangover copera (it was eliminated in the semifinals against the Athletic last Thursday) and only thanks to the majestic performance of his goalkeeper Dani Cardenas he hoped to score until the end. However, in the end it was the lonely both of Mikel Merino the one that made those of Imanol add a new and important triumph.
Up to seven changes introduced from start Paco Lopez with respect to the starting team aligned in front of the Athletic last Thursday, but the freshness that I expected to find with them was not worth to prevent it from being the Real society who would carry the weight of the game.
Those of Imanol they took control of the ball from start to finish, and starred in a multitude of scoring chances. The first, in 8 ', when Merino ran into wood. And just a couple of minutes the midfielder felt uneasy, who pushed the ball into the net after a serve from Oyarzabal from the left.
The aforementioned was the only action in which Cardenas he could do nothing to avoid the goal. Nor did he intervene in the 22 'when Oyarzabal He sent a penalty shot off the goal (what's happening to you, Mikel?), but from there, he beat Isak a heads up (28 '), frustrated the aforementioned Oyarzabal at 34 'and starred in a double stop at Zubimendi and Isak already in the second half.
Regarding options of the I raised, just beyond a shot from Son that went high (69 ') and a corner kick from Bardhi (84 ') that did not become an Olympic goal because between Remiro and the spar avoided it.
The Real society he did not know how to kill the I raised and it gave life in the final stretch, but the granota painting ended up dying on the shore. Those of Imanol, glancing sideways at the end of the Cup last year, on April 3 in The Cartuja before him Athletic, they are aimed with all of the law to the fight for the fourth place, the one that gives access to the Champions. 3 points of advantage and a game to play has the Seville income, but those of Lopetegui They are not going through a good time and they already feel the breath of the San Sebastian painting.
(+) See the summary of the match
1- Royal Society: Remiro (2); Gorosabel (2), Le Normand (3), Zubeldia (2), Aihen (2); Zubimendi (3), Merino (4), Silva (3) (Guridi, min. 79); Januzaj (2) (Portu (2), min. 72), Isak (2) (Carlos Fernández, min. 79) and Oyarzabal (2) (Barrenetxea (2), min. 72).
0.- Raise: Cardenas (4); Toño García (2) (Clerc, min. 82), Vezo (2), Duarte (2), Son (2), Coke (1) (Malsa (1). Min. 57); Vukcevic (1) (De Frutos (2), min. 57), Rochina (1) (Doukoure (1), min. 70), Bardhi (2); Dani Gómez (2) (Roger (2), min. 70), Morales (2).
Goal: 1-0: m.9: Merino
Referee: Soto Grado (Riojano Committee). He admonished Rochina and Dani Gómez.
Incidents: Match of the twenty-sixth day played at the Reale Arena.