La Real is already in the semifinals of the Copa del Rey. The Gipuzkoan team has prevailed with authority over Celta and, with goals from Oyarzabal and Becker, advances to the next round of the KO tournament. The locals have closed the gap in the last minutes, but the Txuri Urdin are already two games away from a new final.
The royalists took the lead in the first action of the match. Oyarzabal, in the right place, hit a shot from Merino into the net after a loose ball in the area. It couldn’t have started better. La Real handled the match well, conceding practically nothing to the locals. Imanol’s men had a very clear chance to increase the lead, but after a double header in the area, André Silva, in a very forced position, was unable to finish between the three posts.
In the second half the Vigo team tried to stretch their lines, but Imanol’s team took cover well and came out quickly when they had the chance. In one of those actions, the debutant Becker took advantage of his speed to stand in front of the goalkeeper and beat him low. The match turned out to be very difficult, and although Celta wanted to push harder, the Txuri Urdin team kept the match under control at all times despite the goal scored by De la Torre in the final minutes.
La Real reaches the semifinals four years later. Then things ended with the Cup at home. Let’s keep dreaming. We are Real.
Datasheet:
RC Celta de Vigo: Iván Villar, Kevin (cap)(Mingueza, min.65), Starfelt, Carlos Domínguez, Ristic, Tapia, (Fran Beltrán, min.72), Jailson (Aspas, min.65), Swedberg (Larsen , min.78), Miguel Rodríguez (De la Torre, min.46), Hugo Álvarez and Douvikas.
Real Sociedad: Remiro, Aramburu, Zubeldia, Le Normand, Tierney (Aritz, min.39), Zubimendi, Merino, Brais Méndez (Pacheco, min.78), Becker (Sadiq, min.78), Oyarzabal (cap) (Magunazelaia , min.90) and André Silva (Zakharyan, min.46).
Goals: 0-1: Oyarzabal, min.2. 0-2: Becker, min.65, 1-2: de la Torre, min.92.
Referee: Soto Grado. He has reprimanded the locals Douvikas, Núñez, Larsen and Ristic and the visitors Merino and Magunazelaia.
