Annoyingly Astra have no players that they have produced from their youth academy so I had to leave four spaces in our registered squad which was annoying.
View attachment 240699Welcome to Gazeta's coverage of the Astra versus Real Sociedad match. Carlos Vela, Rueben Pardo, and De La Bella all issout through injury for Sociedad while Ingio Martinez will face a late fitness test after a foot injury.
Astra's only injury is to their striker Fatai. We should have the lineups soon.
View attachment 240696So Reginaldo and Maranhao come in for an Astra side that beat Dinamo 5-2 while Ingio Martinez must have failed his fitness test.
Sociedad get the game underway here they pass it round well and Agireetxe is in on goal and Ben Youssef gets a great slide tackle to dispossess him just as he was about to shoot if he got that wrong it was a penalty and a red card inside a minute. Reginaldo clears the corner.
4th minute: Maranhao is booked for a cynical trip.
6th minute: Castro gets a warning for a similar foul fans and manager not happy.
11th minute Lung with the goal kick Sociedad win it but as they try and play it up to Agrieetxe a shoulder slams into him the ref waves play on and Astra get the ball out to William he beats his man and fires in a cross Alibec wins the header. Off the post so close for Astra as Sociedad clear it.
20 Astra have had 55% possession but only one shot while Sociedad have had seven
24th minute: Markel will have to go off for treatment after Seto accidentally kicked him in the shin.
40th minute: Canales will need some treatment after Seto accidently kicked him in the shin as well.
HT just before half time Seto accidently caught Martinez and he may need treatment. Astra will have the happier manager of the two. Enache will also be coming on for William we hear.
47th minute: Alibec scores after a good spell of Astra pressure but he was called offside and he was. MArtinez is looking in a bit of pain still after his run in with Seto
60th minute: GGGGGGGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLL!!! 1-0 Astra lead through Alibec. After a Lung goal kick Enache gets the ball cuts inside past Martinez plays it to Laban Granero makes a geat tackle but the ball kept going forwards Alibec wins the race and scores from a tight angle. Pandemonium in the stands as Astra celebrate in the corner. Sociedad look shocked they were expecting a walkover but they no they are in a game now.
65: Zurutusa replaces Canales for Sociedad Canales took quite a few knocks.
67th minute: Gaman booked for a hard tackle into Zurutusa who looks in a bit of pain.
68th minute: Yahya replaces Budescu who has been disappointing as Astra go for a three man midfield it looks.
75th minute: Markel leaves the pitch for Elustondo. Markel has also taken a whack or two today.
82nd minute: Granero is off for Hervias as Sociedad look for an away goal. Astra though are stll dominating the match.
88th minute. Sociedad on the attack. Rus smashes into Hervias the ball fall Sociedads way and they push forward with Prieto. Zurutusa knocks it out to Castro back into Zurtusa who hits it just wide despite being wide open ten yards from goal that was Sociedads chance.
90th minute: From that goal kick Lung hits it up it flicked on to Alibec he beats his man but his shot is tipped over by Rulli
93rd minute. Agrritxe was almost in but a great tackle from Maranhao stops the danger.
Full Time
AFC Astra 1 Real Sociedad 0 Astra win their first match in Europe and David moyes loses his first match in charge of Sociedad. Astra also don't allow an away goal which could be key.
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