Colombian forward Radamel Falcao’s goal in the 77th minute with only one on the pitch after two months of not playing due to injury allowed Rayo Vallecano to add a valuable point to Real Sociedad that allowed him to stay in practice and protect his team. The Basque team was classified as sixth.

The San Sebastian team came out ready to win the match and sought it from the very beginning, wanting to be the hero under the baton of Rafael Alcántara, who was very determined with the ball at his feet and offered solutions to manage his team on both wings. attacks.

The somewhat perilous first warning came twelve minutes later when Sorloth ordered a quick offensive play and was replaced to his right for Portu, who failed to beat the very successful Stole Dimitrievski, one-on-one.

To stop Real’s attempt, Andoni Iraola ordered the pressure line to be pulled forward and Rayo improved, especially as a result of the emergence of the two fastest players on the wing, Isi Palazón and Álvaro García.

When the shootout was more balanced, Sorloth intervened, who, after leaving his marker, reached the edge, turned to Alejandro Catena and shot with a left foot into the lower left corner, which was impossible for Dimitrievski to deliver to Real. an advantage.

The goal did not demoralize Rayo, taking advantage of the others and the entry of Oscar Valentín into the midfield and French forward Randy Nteka. With them, the Madrid team improved their offensive performance and Real began to move around the court, taking advantage of clear scoring opportunities such as a powerful shot from Fran García from off-field that forced Remiro to yawn.

All of Real Sociedad’s first-half dominance was watered down in the second half, which made them play hasty play with a bit of a combination and seek direct play against Swede Alexander Isak, who sometimes jumped onto the field as a shock. diluted between his team and Lightning’s defensive tangle.

The match changed when Radamel Falcao entered the field two months later due to injury. One minute was enough for the Colombian player to reconcile with the goal by pushing the ball into the post after Remiro’s shot by Álvaro García.

The goal encouraged Rayo, who was pursuing victory until the end, by putting him in the heart of the field to look for Falcao, but Real’s very effective defense prevented a new goal from the Madrid team.

With this result, Real Sociedad placed sixth and European with 56 points, while Rayo took the eleventh place with 41 points, effectively achieving permanence.

Data sheet:

1 – Vallecano Ray: Dimitrievsky; Mario Hernandez, Maras, Catena, Fran Garcia; Comesaña, Pathé Ciss (Valentín, art. 46); Isi Palazón (Falcao, m.76), Unai López (Trejo, m.63), Álvaro; and Sergi Guardiola (Nteka, art.46).

1 – Royal Society: I remember; Gorosabel (Zaldua, art.54), Zubeldia (Aritz, art.46), Le Normand, Rico; Rafael (Guevara, art.76), Illara, Zubimendi, Mikel Merino (Januzaj, art.46); Portu (Isak, m.65) and Sorloth.

Goals: 0-1: M.33 Sorloth. 1-1: M.77 Falcao.

Judge: Alejandro Muniz Ruiz (Galicia Committee). Unai López (m.56), Valentín (73), del Rayo; and the Royal Society to Zubeldia (38).

events: Match played in front of approximately 9,000 spectators at Madrid’s Vallecas stadium, which coincided with the 34th week of the Santander League. A minute’s silence was held in memory of former football player Fernando Tunis and Rayo’s ex-board advisor José Iriondo.