Real Sociedad is already in the next round of the Europa League after easily beating a Sheriff that hardly gave war (3-0).
The goals of sorlotjust before the break Rich Y Navarrese were the prize for the greatest dominance of Imanol Alguacil’s team, who played the last hour of the game in numerical superiority due to the expulsion of Zohouri for double yellow.
It was Real who monopolized the ball against a withdrawn Sheriff and more concerned with closing spaces than looking for the opposite goal.
Turrientes, one of the novelties in the starting eleven, gave a first warning with a slightly high free kick; Sorloth gave it continuity with another shot to the north end, and Brais made the first shot between the three posts after a corner that Turrientes took low.
And as if Real’s dominance wasn’t already evident enough, Zohouri, who had a yellow card, put his hand on Rico’s face in the dispute for a ball, seeing his second card just after half an hour, leaving his inferior team.
However, with one more, the Real accused a certain lack of clarity in the last third to compromise the Sheriff, who when he was already seen in the locker room with the tie he found Sorloth’s goal. The Norwegian grabbed a ball on the right wing and drew a diagonal that ended with a shot from the edge of the box that beat Celeadnic.
In the second part Imanol gave entrance to the homegrown players karrikaburu Y Navarrese.
Brais, again brilliant, almost scored the second with a shot that went straight to the top corner and that Celeadnic took out with a good hand. And immediately afterwards Karrikaburu forced his shot, forcing the Moldovan team’s goalkeeper to work hard.
We had to wait until minute 65 for Real to give the Sheriff the lace. It was after a change of orientation by Turrientes that he left Navarro ahead, who saw Rico’s arrival and put a ball that he finished off with all his soul to make it 2-0.
Navarro and Karrikaburu were around the third, which would come in the 81st minute after a cross from Guevara that Kubo headed into the heart of the small area so that Navarro only had to push.
In this way, the Real has achieved the mathematical classification to the next phase. Regardless of what they do next day in Cyprus, a draw against Manchester United at home is enough for them to be top of the group and avoid the round of 16.
Data sheet
3 – Royal Society: Remiro; Aritz (Arambarri, d. 74), Le Normand, Pacheco, Rico; Guevara, Turrientes, Brais (González de Zárate, m. 61), Silva (Navarro, m. 46); Carlos Fernández (Karrikaburu, m. 46) and Sorloth (Kubo, m. 61).
0 – FC Sheriff Tiraspol: Celadnic; Guedes, Armel, Kiki (Ignatov, d. 85), Radeljic, Kpozo; Diop, Mudasiru, Badolo; Pernambuco (Da Silva, d. 74) and Rasheed (Vizeu, d. 80).
goals: 1-0, m. 45. Sorlot. 2-0, m. 65: Rich. 3-0, m. 81. Navarro.
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania). Visitor Zohouri was sent off for a double yellow card (m. 33). He admonished the local Rico (m. 36) and the visitor Mudasiru (m. 14).
Source: Eitb
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