
Vardar vs Real Sociedad, 2017-18 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage
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Vardar are hosting Real Sociedad
at Tose Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia, starting on
. The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 4': Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Boban Grncarov.
- 5': Foul by Boban Nikolov (Vardar).
- 5': Sergio Canales (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 8': Foul by Alberto de la Bella (Real Sociedad).
- 8': Tigran Barseghyan (Vardar) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 9': Attempt saved. Jambul Jigauri (Vardar) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 12': Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Darko Glisic.
- 12': Goal! Vardar 0, Real Sociedad 1. Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Xabi Prieto with a headed pass following a corner.
- 14': Attempt missed. Xabi Prieto (Real Sociedad) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alberto de la Bella with a cross.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Asier Illarramendi (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 14': Willian José (Real Sociedad) hits the right post with a right footed shot from very close range.
- 17': Attempt missed. Boban Grncarov (Vardar) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is too high. Assisted by Nikola Gligorov.
- 21': Attempt saved. Sergio Canales (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Willian José with a headed pass.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Ytalo (Vardar) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hovhannes Hambardzumyan.
- 23': Boban Nikolov (Vardar).
- 23': Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Sergio Canales (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Asier Illarramendi.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Willian José (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 25': Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Evgen Novak.
- 27': Foul by Willian José (Real Sociedad).
- 27': Tigran Barseghyan (Vardar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt missed. Boban Nikolov (Vardar) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Hovhannes Hambardzumyan.
- 28': Foul by Tigran Barseghyan (Vardar).
- 28': Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Attempt saved. Tigran Barseghyan (Vardar) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alves with a through ball.
- 30': Attempt saved. Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Xabi Prieto.
- 30': Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Boban Grncarov.
- 31': Attempt missed. Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Xabi Prieto following a corner.
- 34': Goal! Vardar 0, Real Sociedad 2. Willian José (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sergio Canales.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Asier Illarramendi.
- 37': Attempt missed. Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alberto de la Bella with a cross.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Xabi Prieto.
- 38': Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Filip Gacevski.
- 40': Alberto de la Bella (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 40': Foul by Hovhannes Hambardzumyan (Vardar).
- 41': Foul by Andoni Gorosabel (Real Sociedad).
- 41': Jambul Jigauri (Vardar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Goal! Vardar 0, Real Sociedad 3. Willian José (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mikel Oyarzabal.
- 44': Attempt missed. Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sergio Canales with a through ball.
- 45': Attempt missed. Willian José (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Asier Illarramendi.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Vardar 0, Real Sociedad 3.
- 45': Second Half begins Vardar 0, Real Sociedad 3.
- 45': Substitution, Vardar. Dejan Blazevski replaces Boban Nikolov.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Sergio Canales (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikel Oyarzabal.
- 46': Foul by Diego Llorente (Real Sociedad).
- 46': Tigran Barseghyan (Vardar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Diego Llorente (Real Sociedad).
- 48': Tigran Barseghyan (Vardar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Attempt saved. Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Xabi Prieto.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Willian José (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Canales.
- 51': Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Evgen Novak.
- 52': Attempt missed. Sergio Canales (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Mikel Oyarzabal.
- 54': Hand ball by Ytalo (Vardar).
- 55': Attempt blocked. Sergio Canales (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikel Oyarzabal.
- 55': Goal! Vardar 0, Real Sociedad 4. Willian José (Real Sociedad) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Andoni Gorosabel.
- 57': Offside, Real Sociedad. Asier Illarramendi tries a through ball, but Sergio Canales is caught offside.
- 57': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Adnan Januzaj replaces Mikel Oyarzabal.
- 58': Attempt saved. Jambul Jigauri (Vardar) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Hovhannes Hambardzumyan with a cross.
- 58': Corner, Vardar. Conceded by Gerónimo Rulli.
- 59': Goal! Vardar 0, Real Sociedad 5. Willian José (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
- 60': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Jon Bautista replaces Willian José.
- 61': Foul by Diego Llorente (Real Sociedad).
- 61': Tigran Barseghyan (Vardar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 61': Foul by Hovhannes Hambardzumyan (Vardar).
- 61': Hovhannes Hambardzumyan (Vardar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Attempt missed. Xabi Prieto (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Asier Illarramendi.
- 64': Substitution, Vardar. Vanja Markovic replaces Ytalo.
- 64': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Rubén Pardo replaces Asier Illarramendi.
- 65': Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Hovhannes Hambardzumyan.
- 65': Attempt saved. Aritz Elustondo (Real Sociedad) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio Canales.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Vanja Markovic (Vardar) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alves.
- 66': Corner, Vardar. Conceded by Diego Llorente.
- 69': Attempt missed. Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andoni Gorosabel.
- 73': Substitution, Vardar. Besir Demiri replaces Darko Glisic.
- 73': Offside, Real Sociedad. Aritz Elustondo tries a through ball, but Jon Bautista is caught offside.
- 75': Alves (Vardar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Andoni Gorosabel (Real Sociedad).
- 75': Foul by Jon Bautista (Real Sociedad).
- 75': Nikola Gligorov (Vardar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Andoni Gorosabel (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Dejan Blazevski (Vardar).
- 77': Andoni Gorosabel (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Foul by Alves (Vardar).
- 78': Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Hovhannes Hambardzumyan (Vardar).
- 79': Attempt missed. Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sergio Canales.
- 80': Foul by Alberto de la Bella (Real Sociedad).
- 80': Jambul Jigauri (Vardar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Attempt missed. Tigran Barseghyan (Vardar) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Besir Demiri.
- 85': Attempt saved. Sergio Canales (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Xabi Prieto.
- 85': Foul by Diego Llorente (Real Sociedad).
- 85': Jambul Jigauri (Vardar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Besir Demiri.
- 90': Attempt saved. Sergio Canales (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90': Attempt saved. Xabi Prieto (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90': Goal! Vardar 0, Real Sociedad 6. Alberto de la Bella (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Alves (Vardar) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hovhannes Hambardzumyan with a cross.
- 90'+2': Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Rubén Pardo.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Vardar 0, Real Sociedad 6.
- 90'+3': Match ends, Vardar 0, Real Sociedad 6.
Statistics
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10 | Fouls | 9 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 0 |
8 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
4 | Saves | 7 |
71.6 | Possession | 28.4 |
32 | SHOTS | 9 |
13 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
748 | Accurate Passes | 249 |
809 | Passes | 318 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
7 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
29 | Crosses | 10 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
49 | Long Balls | 49 |
39 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
8 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
10 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
14 | Tackles | 13 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
0 | Interceptions | 0 |
6 | Effective Clearances | 40 |
6 | Clearances | 40 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: Tose Proeski Arena
Location: Skopje, North Macedonia
Attendance: 20,368
Venue: Tose Proeski Arena
Location: Skopje, North Macedonia
Attendance: 20,368
Line-Ups
Vardar (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
90 | Filip Gacevski (GK) |
21 | Evgen Novak |
6 | Boban Grncarov |
32 | Darko Glisic |
19 | Hovhannes Hambardzumyan ![]() |
70 | Juan Felipe |
10 | Boban Nikolov |
16 | Nikola Gligorov |
48 | Ytalo |
7 | Jambul Jighauri |
11 | Tigran Barseghyan |
Real Sociedad (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Gerónimo Rulli (GK) |
3 | Diego Llorente |
15 | Aritz Elustondo |
24 | Alberto de la Bella |
27 | Andoni Gorosabel |
5 | Igor Zubeldia |
4 | Asier Illarramendi |
10 | Xabi Prieto |
12 | Willian José |
18 | Mikel Oyarzabal |
16 | Sergio Canales |
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