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Week 17	Real Sociedad	2	v	0	Cadiz
Date 21st December 2005
	Gabilondo 7 mins
	Xavi Prieto 76 mins
	Gabilondo				Raul lopez
					Suarez
					Fleurquin
					Pavoni

The poor league form continued for Cadiz as they lost 2-0 at Real Sociedad in their last game of 2005. Marc Bertran came in at right back for Varela, whilst Raul Lopez returned to left back. Estoyanoff also started up front in place of Oli. Unfortunately Cadiz got off to the worst possible start. Bertrans mistake let in Gabilondo for a clear run through on goal, and he gave Armando no chance with a cool finish. It would have been easy for the visitors to crumble after such an early gift but they fought back well. First Enrique put in a dangerous cross after great work on the right, and then later De Quintana headed tamely at Riesgo. However Sociedad responded well and took control of the game, with the Cadiz midfield seeming nonexistent as any possession was kicked long for Pavoni and Estoyanoff to chase. During this spell Jáuregui and Uranga had chances to double the lead, but they couldn’t find the back of the net. Fleurquin then forced a superb save from Riesgo with a close range header as Cadiz started retaining possession again. Pavoni and Enrique worked well to almost carve out a chance, but unfortunately as so often has been the case this year no-one was there to finish the move off.

The first 20 minutes of the second half were instantly forgettable, with neither team creating any chances of note. That changed when Pavoni was shown a second yellow card, and Cadiz lost their best player of the night. Esparrago threw on Oli and Mirosavljevic as the ten men desperately searched for an equaliser, but their hopes were dashed when referee Rubinos Perez gave a harsh penalty against Fleurquin. Xavi Prieto, the best Sociedad player of the match, made no mistake from 12 yards and effectively ended the contest with just over ten minutes to go. Sociedad looked the more likely to score and extend their lead, but they couldn’t add a third.

 This was definitely one of the worst performances of the season, and as Cadiz drop into the relegation zone, we can only hope 2006 will bring better performances and luck for los amarillos.