A last minute winner from comeback kid Gorka Elustundo ended Real Sociedad's season on a high and gave Coach Lillo a good end to his tenure after the bitter disappointment of failing to get promotion. Incredibly the win means that txuri urdin finished with more points away from home than at the Anoeta - something that will need to change next season for sure. Click to continue reading...

Real Sociedad were unable to give the home fans the victory they wanted as they bid farewell to coach Lillo and the players who were playing in their final tie at Anoeta before they move to pastures new. It turned out to be a very entertaining game with plenty of chances for both sides (see highlights below). Click to continue reading...

Regular followers of Real Sociedad news will be familiar with the ritual of me taking a few days to update a match after Real Sociedad have suffered a defeat but the fact its now Thursday reflects the pain i felt after the thrashing Rayo dealt out. Things didn't look good after only 3 minutes when Amaya gave Rayo the lead. Click to continue reading...

Real Sociedad picked up a brilliant win at the weekend over Huesca to keep the club in the promotion hunt. A fantastic goal by Abreu in the 1st minute (see video below) was doubled by Aranburu in 31 minutes. Huesca pulled a goal back through Camacho but Real held on despite losing Markel to a red card in the 56th minute. Click to continue reading...

Real Sociedad kept their slim hopes of promotion alive yesterday after an own goal by defender Mainz in the 90th minute gave Real a slender 1-0 victory when it looked like being another disappointing result for the hosts. The highlights can be viewed in the video below.
Real Sociedad: Bravo, Carlos Martinez (Gerardo, 28 mins), Labaka, Mikel González (Ansotegi, 56 mins), Castillo, Rivas, Markel, Moha, Prieto, Marcos (Necati, 60 mins) and Abreu. Click to continue reading...

Real Sociedads hopes of promotion were ended at the weekend after losing 2-0 at home to Cordoba. Been too disgusted to update and the highlights are below for those that want to see the damage being done although it has been a poor season all round and drastic changes will need to be made in the summer as far as i'm concerned. Click to continue reading...

Real Sociedad will head into the final month of the season with a glimmer of hope for promotion after a very impressive win over Salamanca in a game where the winning margin should have been higher. An Imanol Agirretxe goal on 35 minutes was enough to win the game but unfortunately Zaragoza won again which means we are still hoping for a miracle. Click to continue reading...

Hello there and apologies for the lack of activity over the last couple of weeks. You will no doubt have noticed i haven't been posting very often but this has been down to me not having access to a computer rather than losing interest in this site. I know there won't be much of a demand for the highlights from last weekends game but the video is below anyway. Click to continue reading...

Real Sociedad could only manage a 1-1 draw against local rivals Eibar this afternoon in a disappointing match that Real Sociedad will feel they should have won.
Real took the lead on 8 minutes when a cross from Xabi Prieto was headed on from Abreu and Aranburu arrived late in the box to fire home as he has done on many occassions already this season. Click to continue reading...

Real Sociedad's hopes of promotion this season all but disappeared yesterday after losing to rivals Alavés. This is the team of course who defeated Real in the final game of last season at the same venue to end the promotion dream and they have hit a hammer blow again. Things looked rosy in the first half as both teams battled hard and looked hungry for the win. Click to continue reading...

Real Sociedad lost in very cruel fashion as they lost two goals in the final minutes of the game after goals from Mejia (87) and Sikora (90)! Both teams went down to ten men on 78 minutes as Labaka was sent off for Real Sociedad and Ochoa was red carded for Murcia.
The first half started with both teams looking hungry for a win and Murcia were first to threaten when Capdevila swung in a perfect cross frome the byeline which Despotovic narrowly missed when he probably should have done better. Click to continue reading...

Real Sociedad looked to be on course to pick up a vital three points after Abreu had scored in the first half but a late goal from Ewerthon meant the points were shared.
The first half was a tight affair with Abreu going close with a header from a corner that the Zaragoza did well to save. Click to continue reading...

Real Sociedad looked to be on course to pick up a vital three points after Abreu had scored in the first half but a late goal from Ewerthon maint the points were shared.
The first half was a tight affair with Abreu going close with a header from a corner that the Zaragoza did well to save. Click to continue reading...

Real Sociedad picked up all three points this evening against Las Palmas after a penalty was converted by Sebastian Abreu in a first half which also seen midfielder Markel sent off.
The first 15 minutes passed with no real efforts on goal although play raged from end to end until Abreu was brought down in the area from a bad tackle as he looked to control the ball. Click to continue reading...

Real Sociedad could only manage a goalless draw this evening at home to Elche as the the Elche goalkeeper pulled off some fantastic saves, especially in the second half. Agirretxe missed a glorious chance to score when he missed a first half penalty.
The first half was dominated by Real Sociedad and Elche only threatened on the counter attack with Bravo rarely threatened. Click to continue reading...

Real Sociedad produced a highly polished performance to defeat ten man Levante two goals to nil with goals in either half from on form striker Imanol Agirretxe and Xabi Prieto.
The match started much like last weeks game with Real Sociedad in complete control from the whistle. After ten minutes Agirretxe almost gave the visitors the lead with a header but the effort was cleared off the goal-line. Click to continue reading...

Real Sociedad had the heartbreak of missing out on a victory in the last minute for the second week in a row after Markel conceded a last minute penalty. Imanol Aggiretxe had given the hosts a first half lead and it looked to be enough to win but the game ended in disappointment again for Real Sociedad. Click to continue reading...

Real Sociedad suffered the heartbreak of losing an injury time goal in this afternoons match as the game ended 2-2 when it looked like a vital 3 points were going to be gained. Agirretxe's goal in the 67th minute looked to have won it but Pierini equilased for the hosts in the 94th minute.
Real Sociedad started the stronger and took a deserved lead on 20 minutes when winger Marcos picked up the ball out on the right before cutting inside and unleashing a great shot past Mario in the Cordoba goal. Click to continue reading...

Real Sociedad defeated local rivals SD Eibar 1-0 in yesterdays friendly match in San Miguel thanks to a 62nd minute goal from young striker Imanol Agirretxe. As predicted before the match Coach Lillo played two different teams in each half and Lillo felt it was a very worthwhile excercise after the match. Click to continue reading...

Real Sociedad defeated local rivals SD Eibar 1-0 in yesterdays friendly match in San Miguel thanks to a 62nd minute goal from young striker Imanol Agirretxe. As predicted before the match Coach Lillo played two different teams in each half and Lillo felt it was a very worthwhile excercise after the match. Click to continue reading...

Real Sociedad and Celta Vigo played out a goaless draw today at the Estadio Balaidos on a rain soaked pitch. Real Sociedad had the better of the first half chances with Carlos Martinez coming close for the visitors. In the second half last weeks goalscoring hero was replaced by Daniel Estrada and nearly scored as he was put through on goal but Notario in goal saved well at his feet. Click to continue reading...