Saturday 20 December 2008

Real Sociedad 1-0 Salamanca

Real Sociedad beat Salamanca 1-0 this afternoon thanks to a goal in the 2nd minute of injury time from central defender Ansotegi to sent the Anoeta into raptures and finish 2008 on a massive high!

Salamanca started the match the more attacking of the 2 teams and twice Bravo was forced into making good saves. It was clear from the opening exchanges Real Sociedad had a massive amount of respect for the visitors but as the first half went on the home side started to get a grip on the game and began to dominate. Shortly before halftime Salamanca were dealt a huge blow when Botelho was sent off for a second bookable offence.

At the start of the second half Coach Lillo looked to take advantage of the extra man and brought on Sergio to replace Rivas to add an extra spark to the attack. Jorge Alonso had a good free-kick effort for Salamanca but apart from that it was all Real Sociedad doing the attacking. Agirretxe, Labaka, Aranburu and on two occassions Necati Ates all went close to scoring but couldn't find the net. Just when it looked like it would end in a nil nil draw the ball was lofted hopefully into the box and Ansotegi was the hero as he rose to head into the net to sent the crowd into raptures. The relief on the players faces was obvious to see and the victory now lifts the club back up into the mix for promotion places.

Real Sociedad: Bravo, Gerardo (Carlos Martinez, 90 mins), Labaka, Ansotegi, Castillo, Rivas (Sergio, 46 mins), Bergara, Aranburu, Xabi Prieto, Estrada (Agirretxe, 69 mins), Necati.

Salamanca: Alberto; Castro, Carlos (Sito, 50 mins), Pelegrín, Botelho; Bustos, Jorge Alonso, Dañobeitia, Cohen (Luciano, 46 mins), Isaac (Toti, 82 mins); Miku.

Attendance - 17,132.

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