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Goals and highlights: Real Sociedad 1-1 Sturm in UEFA Europa League 2021
The match ends!
Despite salvaging a draw against Sturm, Real Sociedad missed the opportunity to score a very valuable win in a match in which they had plenty of chances to do so.
With this result, the Spaniards remain in second place in Group B in UEFA Europa League with 6 points, while the Austrians have their first point and remain in fourth and last place.
90'
Three minutes of stoppage time are added.
89'
For delaying the restart, Sturm goalkeeper Jörg Siebenhandl joins the list of those cautioned.
83'
Real Sociedad make other changes: Diego Rico and Alexander Isak replace Alexander Sorloth and Aihen Muñoz.
82'
New move by Sturm: Moritz Wels replaces Anderson Niangbo.
78'
Real Sociedad's Martin Zubimendi and Sturm's Andreas Kuen also receive yellow cards.
72'
Sturm has also made some changes to his roster: Andreas Kuen replaces Jakob Jantscher.
69'
Almost there! On the line, Ivan Ljubic clears Mikel Merino's shot. It looked like Real Sociedad's second goal.
64'
Real Sociedad makes its first change: Ander Berrenetxea Mugurza comes on in place of Portu.
58'
Sturm's Gregory Wüthrich gets the first caution of the match.
REAL SOCIEDAD GOAL!
After a corner kick, Alexander Sørloth shot inside the six-yard box to score for the home side and level the score.
The second half is underway!
The match between Real Sociedad and Sturm is underway again.
The first half ends!
With Jakob Jantscher's goal, Real Sociedad is losing at home by the minimum difference against Sturm.
45'
One minute of reposition is added.
43'
Jörg Siebenhandl! The visiting goalkeeper was alert and saved Portu's shot. The equalizer was very close.
STURM GOAL!
On a pass from Manprit Sarkaria, Jakob Jantscher struck inside the six-yard box to give the visitors a surprise lead.
30'
After half an hour, Real Sociedad and Sturm are tied at nil-all; the home side have come close to taking the lead on the scoreboard.
The match begins!
The ball is rolling in San Sebastian! Real Sociedad and Sturm are already facing each other.
Real Sociedad's present
They have had a great start to the season, proof of which is that they lead the Spanish LaLiga with 25 points, the result of seven wins, four draws and one defeat.
Sturm: substitutes
Luka Marić, Tobias Schützenauer, Alexandar Borkovic, Paul Komposch, Sandro Schendl, Andreas Kuen, Samuel Stückler, Christoph Lang, Simon Nelson y Moritz Wels.
Real Sociedad: substitutes
Mathew Ryan; Joseba Zaldúa, Aritz Elustondo, Diego Rico, Alexander Isak, Ander Barrenetxea, Jon Pacheco, Beñat Turrientes, Roberto Navarro, Julen Lobete y Jon Ander Olasagasti.
What happened on Matchday 3 of the Europa League?
On October 21, at the UPC Arena, Sturm hosted Real Sociedad, who came away with a narrow 1-0 victory, Alexander Isak scoring the only goal of the game.
Sturm: confirmed roster
Jörg Siebenhandl; Gregory Wüthrich, Alexander Prass, Manprit Sarkaria (C), Jakob Jantscher, Anderson Niangbo, Lukas Jäger, Ivan Ljubic, Niklas Geyrhofer, David Affengruber & Amadou Dante.
Real Sociedad: confirmed roster
Alejandro Remiro; Martin Zubimendi, Igor Zubeldia, Cristian Portu (C), Mikel Merino, Adnan Januzaj, Aihen Muñoz, Andoni Gorosabel, David Silva, Alexander Sørloth y Robin Le Normand.
Let's get started!
In just under an hour, Real Sociedad and Sturm will face each other at Anoeta; if the home team wins, they could move up to the top of Group B, provided Monaco is defeated; meanwhile, the visitors -even if they win- will not move out of the last position.
For the moment, both teams' squads are already at the stadium and will be warming up shortly.
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Sturm: last roster
J. Siebenhandl; L. Jäger, D. Affengruber, G. Wüthrich, A. Dante, A. Kuen, J. Stankovic, A. Prass, A. Niangbo, K. Yeboah & J. Jantscher.
Real Sociedad: last roster
Á. Remiro; A. Gorosabel, A. Elustondo, R. Le Normand, D. Rico, M. Zubimendi, M. Merino, A. Isak, D. Silva, A. Januzaj & A. Sorloth
Referees for the match Real Sociedad vs Sturm
The central referee for this match will be Andris Treimanis; Haralds Gudermanis, first assistant; Aleksejs Spasjoņņņikovs, second line; Aleksandrs Golubevs, fourth official; Jochem Kamphuis, VAR; and François Letexier, AVAR.
Sturm, to add for the first time
On the other hand, it is quite clear that the team coached by Christian Ilzer has not had the planned participation; for now, they are in fourth and last place with 0 points, having lost their three matches played. It has 1 goal and 6 against.
Real Sociedad, to keep on adding up
The team coached by Imanol Alguacil has not done a bad job, but what is certain is that it is still not enough to achieve its objectives; now, it is in second place with 5 points, the result of one win and two draws. They have scored 4 goals and conceded 3.
UEFA Europa League Group B
This Thursday afternoon, in the city of San Sebastian, Real Sociedad and Sturm will face each other for the second time in the competition in a crucial match for their aspirations; the locals wish -at least- not to drop out of second place, while the visitors are looking to close the gap so as not to fall further behind.
These two institutions are in the second sector of the cup, along with Monaco (from France) and PSV Eindhoven (from Netherlands).
Europa League Group Stage
This is the 51st edition of the UEFA Europa League, which started more than a month ago and will end in May next year; this week the third date of this round will be played.
It should be recalled that the top teams in each sector will advance directly to the round of 16 of the competition; the runners-up will seek to earn a ticket to reach that stage in a playoff series; meanwhile, the third-placed teams will enter the UEFA Conference League playoff, and the fourth-placed teams will be disqualified from any European international tournament.
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