RSC 3:3 RBE | Real Sociedad San Sebastian - Real Betis (LaLiga)

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final

Real Sociedad San Sebastian

3:3 (0:1)

Real Betis

Sunday 03.03.2013, 21:00 • LaLiga

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		One of the most entertaining matches of the La Liga season has ended with a fair 3-3 draw!! Forget about Real Madrid, forget about FC Barcelona! Europa League candidates Real Sociedad and Real Betis have showed all their skill and passion in this match! After trailing their opponents 0-2 the hosts from San Sebastián answered with three fast goals within ten minutes before Pabón scored the equalizer for Betis! Both teams stay in touch with the Champions League qualification spot!
		Game over.
	90+2	A long ball by the home side was caught by Adrián.
	90+1	In the last 10 minutes it was clearly visible that both teams have not much power left after this spectacular game. Only a lucky punch could produce the game winner.
	90	Three minutes are added to the game.
	89	Long ball for Carlos Vela, ends up behind the endline!
	87	Offensive foul by the guests against Vela.
	86	Long ball for Carlos Vela towards the right wing, the Mexican goes past three (!) defenders before his shot from short distance is blocked at cost of a corner!
	85	Five minutes plus additional time left to play. Anything can still happen!
	83	Last change by the guests. Chica is in for Beñat.
	82	After the following corner De La Bella tried it with a volley from about 22 metres, Adrián avoids the next goal against with a spectacular save to the right side!
	82	Agirretxe with a header from about 10 metres distance, blocked for a corner!
	80	Ifrán enters the pitch for the goal scorer of the 3-2 Xabi Prieto. Second change by the home side.
	79	Beñat with a volley shot from about 20 metres distance, goes wide several metres as he didn't really hit the ball well.
	77	Almost an own goal by Amaya!!! Griezmann with a flat pass from the right side of the guest area towards the six-yard box and the Betis defender cleared with a jump at cost of a corner! The ball alomst entered the far corner!
	75	Vela enters the guest area from the left side, his cross towards Agirretxe is intercepted by a defender!
	73	Real Sociedad with their first change. Pardo substitutes Zurutuza who is really unhappy with this decision by his coach.
	72	Cañas (Betis) with a brutal foul from the side against Griezmann. Yellow card for him.
	72	Second change by the guests. Nono is in for Campbell.
	70	What a huge opportunity for the hosts!!! Cross from the right wing by Vela, header by Griezmann from the six-yard box back to Agirretxe and his team colleague slipped... !!!
	67	Carlos Vela with a dive at the guest six-yard box... should have been a yellow card for him!
	65	Goal for Betis! After a beautiful combination between Campbell, new man Rubén Castro and Pabón in front of the Real Sociedad area, it is Pabón who scores from a short distance into the far corner to make it 3-3!!!!!!!!
	63	The guests react immidiately. Rubén Castro, a striker, is in for midfielder Juan Carlos.
	62	Goal for Real Sociedad! What a cheeky penalty shot by Xabi Prieto!!!!! With a lob just below the crossbar into the middle of the goal he makes it 3-2 Real Sociedad!!!!! The goalkeeper had already been in the corner. Within 11 minutes they turned around completely a two-goal deficit!
	61	Ángel López (Betis) gets booked for his "handball".
	61	Penalty shot for Real Sociedad! Handball by Ángel López! From a short distance he blocked a shot with his shoulder. Not intentional!!! What a mistake by the referee!
	60	Campbell with a pass that lands in the arms of Bravo.
	59	Cross by Carlos Martínez from the right wing, cleared with a header.
	58	Betis look shocked and Real Sociedad want to use that. It will be interesting to see how Betis react after the losing a two-goal advantage in just five minutes!
	56	Goal for Real Sociedad! After a perfect cross from the left wing by Carlos Vela it is Íñigo Martínez whose header from the penalty shot point finds its way into the left corner for the fast equalizer!!!
	54	The hosts play with a lot of pressure, want the next goal!
	53	Another distance shot by Pabón goes just wide!
	51	Goal for Real Sociedad! The home side with the immidiate answer! What a game! Betis were not able to clear a cross, then Agirretxe made a header that landed in front of Carlos Vela whose shot from about 10 metres distance was deflected past Adrián into the net!!! Only 1-2 now!
	49	Goal for Betis! What a huge gift by the Real Sociedad defense!!! Long ball by Beñat from the midfield, Mikel González and his goalkeeper Carlos Bravo both think the other one is going to clear thesituation, the ball makes a strange bounce over both of them and Pabón had no problems to score into the wide open net!! González tried it with a desperate jump to make the save but the defender was chanceless!
	48	Corner kick for the hosts through Carlos Vela but Ángel clears the situation via header!
	47	Campbell with the pass for Molina but Bravo intercepts it.
	46	Start of 2nd half.
		A spectacular first half between Real Sociedad and Betis just ended. The hosts had several huge scoring opportunities in the first half hour, including a header that hit the crossbar and a beautiful goal by Griezmann from 25 metres into the left top corner but it didn't count due to an offside position - wrong decision by the referee!!! Betis used one of their few chances to gain the lead through Molina who finnished a fast counter attack into the right corner in the 1-on-1 with Bravo. Everything stays completely open after 45 minutes. Let's hope the second half is as entertaining. Stay tuned!
		1st halftime finished.
	45	Carlos Martínez with a perfect cross from the right outside lane towards the six-yard box, two strikers of the hosts missed the ball just by inches!!
	45	Campbell runs into the Real Sociedad area from the right side, his last pass is blocked by De La Bella!
	44	Long ball for Griezmann. His pass from the left wing towards the penalty shot point is intercepted by a defender.
	42	The home fans are angry because Mario checked Griezmann in the previous situation. But it seems that Maro himself received a minor injury there.
	42	Beñat (Betis) is booked for a tactical foul against Griezmann in the midfield. He avoided a counter attack by pulling his jersey from behind!
	41	Great pass by Pabón for Molina but Iñigo Martínez steals the ball from his feet inside the Real Sociedad area.
	39	Through ball for Campbell but Iñigo Martínez intercepts the ball!
	38	The home fans claim a handball by Cañas inside the guest area but it was rather his chest!
	38	Joel Campbell (Betis) comes late and commits a foul with both legs first from behind. Sees a yellow card.
	37	The following free kick cross by Beñat from the left wing went straight into the gloves of Bravo.
	36	Carlos Martínez (Real Sociedad) sees the first yellow card of the game for a tactical foul at the outside lane against Juan Carlos!
	35	Pabón with a huge blast from about 35 metres, misses the goal significantly!
	33	Check by Campbell from behind against Vela. Good free kick position for the home side from the left half field. The following free kick cross was intercepted though.
	31	Another doubtful offside call against Real Sociedad. The assistant on the left side does a terrible job so far.
	29	Goal for Betis! After a fast counter Campbell gives a perfect through ball to MOLINA who received it at the border of the 18-yard box and in the 1-on-1 with Bravo he stayed cool to fire the ball into the right top corner for the very, very lucky guest lead!
	28	After the following corner the hosts hit the crossbar!! Agirretxe was the one who did so via header!
	27	Corner for Real Sociedad from the left side, header by Zurutuza and again corner!
	25	Another offside call, this time against Carlos Martínez and this decision was awful!! The last defender was even one metre away from him!
	23	Griezmann with a beautiful goal into the left top corner from about 25 metres distance but it doesn't count! The referee signals offside. Wrong decision!!! Defender Mario was closer to the goal than him.
	22	Beñat with the chance to start a counter for Betis but he loses the ball in the midfield...
	21	There are chances on both sides though more and the bigger ones for Real Sociedad. The game stays at a high speed.
	19	Xabi Prieto with an offensive foul just before the six-yard box.
	17	Nice ball towards the right outside lane for Carlos Vela by Agirretxe. The Mexican international left defender Mario no chance, left him behind and had a great scoring opportunity from the right side of the six-yard box! Great save by Adrián! In the last moment Mario gave Vela a little check. Very fair by the Real Sociedad midfielder that he didn't want to provoke a penalty shot!
	15	Both teams deliver beautiful offensive football in the first quarter hour. Let's hope it continues this way.
	13	Pabón was through alone in front of Bravo in a 1-on-1 and his shot went just past the left post! He was called back for an offside situation anywayy.
	11	Great through ball at the left side of the guest area, Zurutuza with a pass to the six-yard box and almost an own goal by the defender. Adrián cleared the ball with his right leg just in time! The following shot by Agirretxe then was blocked by a defender!
	10	Guest forward Pabón had a lot of space in the Real Sociedad half, his shot from the second row went just over the crossbar!
	8	Agirretxe in a dangerous shooting position 20 metres in front of the Betis net, his shot is blocked.
	7	The hosts continue with a lot of pressure.
	5	With a shot from inside the guest area Carlos Vela has the first big opportunity of this match. What a begin in the Anoeta Stadium. The ball made a bounce just before guest goalkeeper Adrián who avoided a goal against with a jump towards the left top corner!
	4	The following corner was easily cleared by the guests.
	3	First good attack by the hosts. Griezmann with a solo over the left wing, his cross is blocked in the last moment in front of the Betis net at cost of a corner by Mario! That was close!
	1	After only 13 seconds the guests from Sevilla already have their first corner kick but it was executed terrible.
	1	Game started.
		Starting lineups: Real Sociedad: Bravo - C. Martínez, M. González, I. Martínez, De La Bella - Bergara, Zurutuza - C. Vela, X. Prieto, Griezmann - Agirretxe Real Betis: Adrián - Nacho, Amaya, Mario, A. López - Beñat, Cañas - Juan Carlos, Pabón, Campbell - Molina Referees: Iglesias Villanueva
		Real Sociedad were 6th in the table with 40 points in 25 games before this matchday and just one point behind the Champions League qualification spot. This one currently is taken by Valencia CF as 4th placed Málaga CF were banned from playing in Europe next year due to financial problems. This evening they meet another surprise team in the direct duel for a European spot, Real Betis, who are currently 7th with 39 points. Of their lats 15 league matches Real Sociedad lost only one - a 3-4 on the road against top team Real Madrid. Since then they started another unbeaten streak that now is seven games long, including a 3-2 win at home against FC Barcelona. Last Friday they beat Athletic Bilbao in the Basque derby away with 3-1. On the other side Betis had five games in which they only earned two points and score a single goal before they beat Champions League participants Málaga CF last Sunday in an Andalusian derby with 3-0. The head-to-head record indicates nothing good for Betis who only won five times during their 39 Primera División visits in San Sebastián. In the last eight visits though they were able to keep the results close and had a 1-5-2 record against Real Sociedad on the road. As Valencia only played 2-2 in the city derby against Levante yesterday evening, a win would let Real Sociead and Betis earn the 5th spot in the league table. If this happens, we'll see soon.
		Welcome. Game starts at 20:00 GMT / 21:00 CET.

Commentary by

Dennis Mende

Goals & lineups

Goals: 51. Vela, 56. Martínez, 62. Prieto - 29. Molina, 49. Pabón, 65. Pabón

Cards: 36. Martínez (SCD) - 38. Campbell (BET), 42. Beñat (BET), 61. López (BET), 72. Cañas (BET)

Real Sociedad San Sebastian: Bravo - C. Martínez, M. González, I. Martínez, De La Bella - Bergara, Zurutuza (73. Pardo) - C. Vela, X. Prieto (80. Ifrán), Griezmann - Agirretxe

Real Betis: Adrián - Nacho, Amaya, Mario, A. López - Beñat (83. Chica), Cañas - Juan Carlos (63. Rubén Castro), Pabón, Campbell (72. Nono) - Molina

Referees: Iglesias Villanueva