The
Real Sociedad
risked losing the option to engage in the fight for fourth place.
The week in which
Sevilla
hesitates, the Donostiarras overwhelmed Levante in everything except on the scoreboard.
They let the duel come alive at the last minute, to an Olympic goal attempt by
Bardhi
in the 83rd that crashed off the crossbar but took their breath away.
It was the second shot on goal by the rival, but the scoreboard drew a very short 1-0.
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At Levante, disappointment was heavy on their spirits and on their football.
Paco López chose to look for air for his team after the effort with rotations that began again with the goal, to which Cárdenas returned.
Soon the Catalan goalkeeper had to look for a ball from the back of the net.
In minute ten,
Merino
caught a pass from
Oyarzabal
to overtake the Donostiarras, who could increase their advantage if the captain had not missed a penalty.
From being one of the most infallible players from 11 meters, with 17 goals in a row, he accumulates three painful errors, in the semifinal of the Super Cup, at Old Trafford and against Levante to make the game more placid.
The granotas did not have much choice but to suffer and hold on to the stroke of fortune that came alive at minute 90.
La Real dominated from start to finish, even despite their own mistakes, almost all in the rival area.
They managed the rhythm with
Silva
at the helm, tied up Paco López's team, without opportunities to run against it, and sought the second goal with as much effort as little fortune.
Neither
Isak
nor Merino beat
Cárdenas
in arreones that were repeated in the second half.
To those of the Swede - who caused the cancellation of another goal from Merino with his offside - were added the chances of Januzaj, who drew Duarte to empty goal, of Silva and the header to the crossbar of
Zubimendi
.
Cárdenas again showed off and saw, as happened in the Metropolitano, that his team was shot with more than twenty shots at the door.
Levante woke up midway through the second half.
If he had been able to sustain himself until then, he must try to grow.
Paco López looked for refreshment with Malsa, Roger and De Frutos, but the first shot was from
Son
in
'68
. Until then they hadn't put Álex Remiro to the test.
Imanol Alguacil also moved his bench and
Portu
joined the list of frustrated scorers with a chopped ball before the departure of Cárdenas who lost over the crossbar.
There was no team more deserving of victory than Real, but football is so capricious that it made their hearts shrink with an Olympic goal attempt by Bardhi that brushed the crossbar.
From that moment, reality advised them to take care of the three points that bring them to fourth place.
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