Real Sociedad player ratings after Athletic defeat in Euskal Herria Txapela final | OneFootball

Real Sociedad were beaten by Athletic in the Euskal Herria Txapela final. According to Diario Vasco, these are the standout performances and key moments.

In the first half, Remiro saved from Johaneko on 26 and later punched uncertainly at a corner. Aihen stretched play and had a tidy finish ruled out for a marginal offside. Rupérez fought a difficult duel with Johaneko and a needless foul of his preceded the 0-1.

Beitia was mostly composed, apart from a misread against Maroan that ended with the crossbar hit, and he coped well aerially. Pacheco was steady, clearing crosses, while Marin recovered from a shaky start against Johaneko but lacked spark on the break.

Turrientes had a muted game, sitting deeper amid Athletic’s midfield superiority. Gorrotxategi was imprecise before improving as La Real advanced, his shot beaten away by Santos, and Zakharian grew after the break, combining with Gorrotxategi on 53.

Marchal offered little going forward when La Real were furthest from goal and lost balls in awkward areas. Guedes logged 84 minutes, livelier after half-time, seeking one-on-ones and sliding Aihen in on 52.

Marrero impressed after the interval with a string of saves, notably back-to-back stops from Jauregizar and Navarro, and he denied Serrano one-on-one after the 0-1. Barrenetxea injected dribbling threat, Sergio struggled with Williams before correcting, Dani Díaz defended stoutly against Johaneko and Yuri, and Soler linked with Zakharyan while seeking to free Barrenetxea.

Source: Diario Vasco

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