Match report

Real Sociedad Defeats Vardar Skopje 3-0 in Europa League

Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad
3–0
FT
Vardar Skopje
Vardar Skopje
Nov 2, 2017

Real Sociedad stuns Vardar Skopje with a clinical 3-0 victory in their UEFA Europa League match. Goals from Juanmi in the 31st minute, De La Bella at 69, and J. Bautista in the 81st minute sealed the deal for the Spanish side. Vardar Skopje struggled to keep up with Real Sociedad's pace and quality, resulting in a disappointing 0-3 defeat.

Key Facts

  • • Real Sociedad: 3 goals (Juanmi, De La Bella, J. Bautista)
  • • Vardar Skopje: 0 goals
  • • Juanmi scored the opener in the 31st minute, assisted by Sergio Canales
  • • De La Bella scored the second goal in the 69th minute, assisted by Andoni Gorosabel
  • • J. Bautista sealed the win with a goal in the 81st minute, assisted by Sergio Canales
  • • Vardar Skopje received two yellow cards, one to H. Hambardzumyan in the 42nd minute and another to Evgen Novak in the 82nd minute

Lineups

Real Sociedad

Formation: 4-3-3

Starting XI

  • 1 G. Rulli (G)
  • 24 De La Bella (D)
  • 22 Raúl Navas (D)
  • 6 Íñigo Martínez (D)
  • 27 Andoni Gorosabel (D)
  • 16 Canales (M)
  • 17 Zurutuza (M)
  • 5 Igor Zubeldía (M)
  • 12 Willian José (F)
  • 7 Juanmi (F)
  • 18 Mikel Oyarzabal (M)

Substitutes

  • 4 Illarramendi
  • 21 Jon Bautista
  • 8 A. Januzaj
  • 10 Xabi Prieto
  • 13 Toño
  • 15 Aritz Elustondo
  • 19 Álvaro Odriozola

Vardar Skopje

Formation: 4-4-2

Starting XI

  • 90 F. Gachevski (G)
  • 6 B. Grncharov (D)
  • 21 E. Novak (D)
  • 19 H. Hambardzumyan (D)
  • 32 D. Glishikj (D)
  • 11 T. Barseghyan (F)
  • 7 J. Jighauri (M)
  • 8 V. Marković (M)
  • 48 Ytalo (F)
  • 70 Alves (M)
  • 10 B. Nikolov (M)

Substitutes

  • 5 V. Musliu
  • 14 D. Velkoski
  • 9 D. Blazhevski
  • 1 I. Aleksovski
  • 16 N. Gligorov
  • 23 B. Demiri
  • 33 B. Iseni

Timeline

  1. Real Sociedad
    31' Real Sociedad Goal · Normal Goal
    Juanmi · Assist: Sergio Canales
  2. Vardar Skopje
    42' Vardar Skopje Card · Yellow Card
    H. Hambardzumyan
  3. Real Sociedad
    46' Real Sociedad subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Zurutuza · On: Illarramendi
  4. Real Sociedad
    62' Real Sociedad subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Willian Jose · On: J. Bautista
  5. Vardar Skopje
    64' Vardar Skopje subst · Substitution 1
    Off: V. Marković · On: V. Musliu
  6. Vardar Skopje
    64' Vardar Skopje subst · Substitution 2
    Off: D. Glishić · On: D. Velkoski
  7. Real Sociedad
    69' Real Sociedad Goal · Normal Goal
    De La Bella · Assist: Andoni Gorosabel
  8. Real Sociedad
    70' Real Sociedad subst · Substitution 3
    Off: M. Oyarzabal · On: A. Januzaj
  9. Vardar Skopje
    75' Vardar Skopje subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Tigran Barseghyan · On: D. Blazhevski
  10. Real Sociedad
    81' Real Sociedad Goal · Normal Goal
    J. Bautista · Assist: Sergio Canales
  11. Vardar Skopje
    82' Vardar Skopje Card · Yellow Card
    Evgen Novak

Match Stats

Stat Real Sociedad Vardar Skopje
Fouls 6 9
Pass Accuracy 91% 72%
Offsides 3 1
Red Cards 0 0
Total Shots 25 1
Corners 11 1
Total Passes 819 257
Yellow Cards 0 2
Blocked Shots 6 0
Shots on Target 6 1
Shots off Target 13 0
Possession 76% 24%
Accurate Passes 747 185
Shots Inside Box 14 0
Saves 1 3
Shots Outside Box 11 1

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Real Sociedad took the lead in the 31st minute with a goal from Juanmi, assisted by Sergio Canales, which shifted the momentum in their favor
  • ▸ The second goal by De La Bella in the 69th minute effectively ended any hopes of a Vardar Skopje comeback, cementing Real Sociedad's dominance