Espanyol went to San Sebastian for a victory that would give them those 39 points in which mathematical salvation is usually placed and was very close to getting a draw that fought and defended a lot. However, he ended up drowning on the shore because of a penalty from Calero to Mikel Merino in the 93rd minute. Jaime Latre, much protested throughout the night by both sides, believed the action of the defender excessive and Isak, despite the protests of the visitors, transformed before Oier. So much effort for nothing. Espanyol saw how some tables that had sweated so much vanished and when they already tasted the equalizer. So it hurts more.
It was a duel marked by casualties. Espanyol were travelling orphaned by De Tomás and Diego López while Real were at home without Oyarzabal, who was long-term injured, and Januzaj, who was injured.
Both injured
The referee, who did not like anyone, did not see a double fault of Le Normand to Loren and annulled a goal to Sorloth for a struggle with Cabrera
Given the weight and the residue of the absences it was impossible not to notice but who put more of his part to make forget those who could not play were the Donostiarras, helped by their greater depth of squad. A line-up with Silva, Rafinha and Isak is a team of guarantees to take the initiative. And Imanol, coach of Real, could still afford to leave on the bench an international like Mikel Merino, ultimately decisive.
Logical then that at the start Oier had two interventions of merit to close shots of Zubimendi and Silva. The parakeets suffered in long stretches of the first half but stretched and shook off the local dominance in the final stretch of the first, although it did not worry Remiro too much, who has six games already unbeaten at home in the League. That's when the first controversy came. Yangel Herrera's semi-fault shot went in the box converted into a pass that Le Normand cleared. However, the realistic defender was grabbing Loren's shirt from behind and in his attempt to reject he ended up also kicking the leg of the tip, which ended up folded on the grass. But neither the referee saw anything punishable nor the VAR caught his attention.
The key action
Calero took Merino ahead with his body at the apex of the area and Isak did not forgive Oier from 11 meters
If Espanyol went to the break with the feeling of feeling harmed, as soon as the second half began Real Sociedad also had their chance to protest and be aggrieved with a goal annulled to Sorloth, who finished off a pass from the death of David Silva. The Norwegian fatally hit the ball but lodged it in goal. The key is that in his demarcation the Norwegian giant had been undone with a push from his peer, Cabrera, although it seemed that the Uruguayan went to the ground with very little. The exaggeration this time did serve for the VAR to warn Jaime Latre, who despite the initial confusion, decreed a foul on the attacker.
Seeing the face that the match could take, Vicente Moreno retouched his team and his drawing with the entry of Melendo, removing Bare and going down to the engine room to Sergi Darder to have better ball output. Vilhena and Dimata also entered and the movements sat well with Espanyol, who only suffered in the too individual plays of Isak or the young Djouhara. In those moments Cabrera and Calero emerged, the latter with too much fieriness because he took Merino ahead in the play of the cruel penalty. Isak did not forgive in '95.
Sheet
Real Sociedad, 1 – Espanyol, 0
Royal Society: Remiro, Gorosabel, Zubeldia, Le Normand, Rico, Zubimendi, Silva (MartÃn 87), Rafinha (Merino 70), Portu (Djouahra 61), Alex Isak and Sorloth.
Espanyol: Oier, Gil (Aleix Vidal 73), Cabrero, Calero, Pedrosa, Embarba (Vilhena 56), Darder, Bare (Melendo 56), Herrera, Loren Morón (Dimata 73) and Puado.
Arbitrator: Jaime Latre (Aragonese Committee). He admonished Rico, Isak, Herrera, Darder, Aleix Vidal and Pedrosa.
Goals: 1-0, min. 90+5: Isak, penalty.
Incidents: Match corresponding to the thirtieth day of the Santander League played before 20,869 spectators at the Reale Arena.
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