Spanish LALIGA

FT Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Real Sociedad LWDDL 1
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Real Madrid LWWLW 3
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RSO011
RMA123
Santiago Bernabéu · 60,907 att.

Match Report

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Cristiano Ronaldo brace sees Real Madrid overcome Real Sociedad

Cristiano Ronaldo helped ease the pressure on boss Rafa Benitez as his two goals inspired Real Madrid to a 3-1 win over Real Sociedad.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
12
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
13
10
Saves
1
50
Possession
50
13
SHOTS
23
2
ON GOAL
13
0.2
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
2
424
Accurate Passes
401
505
Passes
478
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
10
12
Crosses
38
0.4
Cross %
0.3
56
Long Balls
54
33
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
2
12
Effective Tackles
7
14
Tackles
15
0.9
Tackle %
0.5
0
Interceptions
0
18
Effective Clearances
7
25
Clearances
7

Head to Head

RMA leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

RMA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Keylor NavasG
  2. 6NachoCD-L
  3. 3PepeCD-R
  4. 12MarceloLB
  5. 23DaniloRB
  6. 8Toni KroosCM
  7. 10James RodríguezLM
  8. 19Luka ModricRM
  9. 9Karim BenzemaF
  10. 7Cristiano RonaldoLF
  11. 11Gareth BaleRF

Substitutes

  1. 13Kiko CasillaSUB
  2. 20JeséSUB
  3. 16Mateo KovacicSUB
  4. 14CasemiroSUB
  5. 22IscoSUB
  6. 18Lucas VázquezSUB
  7. 2Raphaël VaraneSUB

RSO · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Gerónimo RulliG
  2. 6Iñigo MartínezCD-L
  3. 30Aritz ElustondoCD-R
  4. 19Yuri BerchicheLB
  5. 2Carlos MartínezRB
  6. 16Sergio CanalesAM
  7. 4Asier IllarramendiLM
  8. 5BergaraRM
  9. 22JonathasF
  10. 9Imanol AgirretxeAM-L
  11. 10Xabi PrietoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Héctor HernándezSUB
  2. 7BrumaSUB
  3. 11Carlos VelaSUB
  4. 14Rubén PardoSUB
  5. 24Alberto de la BellaSUB
  6. 23Diego ReyesSUB
  7. 13Oier OlazábalSUB

Timeline

  1. 18' Substitution, Real Sociedad. Bruma replaces Imanol Agirretxe because of an injury.
  2. 24' Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) right footed shot is too high. Cristiano Ronaldo should be disappointed.
  3. 24' Jonathas (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 32' Yuri (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 40' Carlos Martínez (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 42' Goal! Real Madrid 1, Real Sociedad 0. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  7. 45' Substitution, Real Sociedad. Rubén Pardo replaces Sergio Canales because of an injury.
  8. 49' Goal! Real Madrid 1, Real Sociedad 1. Bruma (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jonathas.
  9. 56' Nacho (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 59' Substitution, Real Madrid. Mateo Kovacic replaces James Rodríguez.
  11. 62' Asier Illarramendi (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 67' Goal! Real Madrid 2, Real Sociedad 1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcelo with a cross following a corner.
  13. 68' Substitution, Real Sociedad. Carlos Vela replaces Jonathas.
  14. 76' Substitution, Real Madrid. Lucas Vázquez replaces Karim Benzema.
  15. 86' Goal! Real Madrid 3, Real Sociedad 1. Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gareth Bale with a cross following a fast break.
  16. 88' Substitution, Real Madrid. Casemiro replaces Luka Modric.

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