Spanish La Liga ’18-19 – Highlights: Real Sociedad Win Despite 2 Red Cards
This is the first match of La Liga, Match Day 5 of 38. The highlights are appended below the points table.
Spanish La Liga ’18-19 – Highlights: Madrid Bag First La Liga Win
| Rank | Name | Won | Draw | Lost | Points |
| 1 | Barcelona | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Celta Vigo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Espanyol | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Getafe CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Girona | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Alaves | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | Athletico Bilbao | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Atletico Madrid | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
For Complete team rankings, click here
La Liga 2018-19 – Full Schedule
Match 1 of 10: Huesca vs Real Sociedad
Result: 0 – 1
Goal Scorers:
- Real Sociedad: Mikel Merino 64′
Match Statistics:
| Huesca | Team Stats | Real Sociedad |
| 13 | Shots | 7 |
| 3 | Shots On Target | 1 |
| 48% | Possession | 52% |
| 362 | Passes | 411 |
| 78% | Pass Accuracy | 78% |
| 16 | Fouls | 12 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 7 | Corners | 5 |
Highlights:
- Real Sociedad clung on for a 1-0 La Liga triumph at Huesca regardless of completing with 9 men at Estadio El Alcoraz.
- Mikel Merino fired his first goal for the Spanish club at the 64th minute, to put Real Sociedad in the lead.
- The previous Newcastle midfielder locked onto an incredible Theo Hernandez pass, before terminating a low exertion home from the edge of the 18-yard box.
Watching Real Sociedad against Huesca. Somehow, some way, Sociedad got away with a 1-0 win with 9 men. WHAT?
— MZ (@Marwan_Zaki8) September 21, 2018
- Be that as it may, the guests made life troublesome for themselves in the ending stages of the match.
- Juanmi was reserved a little ways from time for a late handle and afterward quickly earned a second yellow card for his protests.
Not a bad first half of football. Huesca much improved tonight, makes the changes from last weekend look even more puzzling. Home side should be buoyed on by the fact that Real Sociedad like to throw games away in the second half.
— Simon Harrison (@simonhfootball) September 21, 2018
- Hernandez was then sent off in the 82nd moment for slapping Damian Musto as the hosts were going to take a free-kick.
DRAMA in Huesca to finish of our @LaLiga match! @RealSociedad took the lead and then got TWO men sent off… but still managed to hold out and get the win! ⚽️??@SDHuesca yet to take their first LaLiga points at home.
More @LaLiga football coming #LiveOnStrive tomorrow! pic.twitter.com/IIagJ3t7lI
— Strive Sport (@StriveFootball) September 21, 2018
- Be that as it may, in spite of their numerical leeway Huesca neglected to discover an equalizer, with Geronimo Rulli denying Cucho from point-clear range in the ending stages.
- The win, their 2nd of the season sees Sociedad move to 6th, with Huesca placed way below at the 16th position.
LOAN WATCH: Theo Hernández played 82 minutes, provided an assist and got sent off in Real Sociedad’s 1-0 win over Huesca.
— RMOnly (@ReaIMadridOnly) September 21, 2018
Visit allsportspk later today, for the next matches of Match Day 5 of 38, La Liga 2018-19.
