It was not our day. Real didn’t play a good match and fell to Betis at the Benito Villamarín (3-0). Two Betis’ goals in the first half left few options for action. Lost chance.
The txuri urdin team were not at their most comfortable in the first half. On their behalf, the hosts asserted their dominance from the off and took the lead before the break with goals by Iglesias and Joaquín.
Real started to grow into the match in the second half. They played better and created goalscoring chances. Betis persisted with their attempts to go ahead on the scoreboard. Merino, from long range, shot a strike that hit the post. Shame. One goal would have made a difference. Portu had a chance buy his shot went wide. Canales added a third for Betis and the team from Seville came away with the victory. Definitely, it was not our day. We have to turn the page and think of the Copa. Aupa Real!
Match details:
Real Betis: Joel, Mandi, Bartra, Edgar, Royal, Canales, Aleñá (Guido Rodríguez, min.68), Guardado, Álex Moreno, Joaquín (cap) (Tello, min.82) and Borja Iglesias (Loren, min.74).
Real Sociedad: Remiro, Zaldua (Gorosabel, min.80), Llorente, Le Normand, Aihen, Guevara, Merino, Oyarzabal (cap), Portu (Willian José, min.71), Odegaard and Isak (Barrenetxea, min.57).
Goals: 1-0: Borja Iglesias, min.27. 2-0: Joaquín, min.44; 3-0: Canales, min. 94.
Referee: Cordero Vega. Booked Guardado and Álex Moreno for Real Betis and Llorente for Real.