:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/66QQEUMUSZFULAH7F4BN2XMMUA.jpg "Without too much emotion, Real Sociedad and Cadiz drew 0-0 1")
Nothing for anyone! The Txuri-urdines and Cadiz equalized without goals in Anoeta, for the 24th day of the Spain – LaLiga Santander 2022-2023 tournament.
In the 66th minute of the second half, striker Roger Martí had the chance to open the scoring, but his shot bounced off the post.
Real Sociedad were superior to their rivals in possession (69% from 31%) but that wasn’t enough to break the tie.
The best man of the match was Mikel Merino. The Real Sociedad midfielder was accurate with 44 effective passes and looked for the opposing goal 3 times.
Isaac Carcelén also played a key role. The Cadiz defender had a good level to clear 4 dangerous balls.
Real Sociedad midfielder Brais Méndez humbled his mark by delivering a superb pipe in the 34th minute of the first leg.
Due to the number of fouls committed, the game was constantly interrupted. There was only one card, in the 52nd minute of the second half, Fede San Emeterio received a yellow card.
R. Sociedad coach Imanol Alguacil suggested a 4-4-2 formation with Alex Remiro in goal; Andoni Gorosabel, Igor Zubeldía, Robin Le Normand and Diego Rico on the defensive line; Brais Méndez, Martín Zubimendi, Mikel Merino and Takefusa Kubo in the middle; and Mikel Oyarzábal and Carlos Fernández in attack.
Meanwhile, Sergio González’s side entered the pitch in a 4-4-2 formation with Jeremías Ledesma under the three sticks; Isaac Carcelén, Luis Hernández, Fali Giménez and Luis Alfonso Espino in defence; Théo Bongonda, Fede San Emeterio, Álex Fernández and Gonzalo Escalante in midfield; and Roger Martí and Rubén Sobrino in front.
Referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz was in charge of supervising the match at Anoeta.
On the following date, the Txuri-urdines will face Mallorca as visitors, while Cadiz will face Getafe at home.
With this result, the host of the match reached 44 points and took third place. For its part, the visiting team remains at 26 units and occupies the fourteenth place of the tournament.
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