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...

At a press conference this afternoon it was confirmed by President Aperribay that Coach Lillo will leave the helm at the end of June and the man to replace him is Uruguyan Martin Lasarte. Aperribay thanked Lillo for the "great work" he had done for the team but ultimately his failure to get into the top 3 has cost him. 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 go into Saturdays game with Albacete knowing nothing less than a victory will do at Anoeta as they hope Zaragoza can slip up at home to Celta Vigo and close the gap on them to 5 points. Real have the same squad from last weeks 2-1 win over Alicante (see goals below) to call upon but one surprise is the call up to the first team squad for young midfielder Javi Ros. Click to continue reading...

Xabi Prieto admitted to the press yesterday that the club need to win the remaining nine games if they are to have any chance of promotion and few would argue. Coach Lillo will take a 17 man squad to play Huesca tomorrow afternoon in a must win game. Boukary Dramé had to withdraw from the squad due to injury and Carlos Martinez is suspended after picking up 5 yellow cards. 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 and Gimnà stic drew 0-0 this afternoon as Real were denied their fifth straight win. Both teams had chances to win the match but the best chance was missed by Sebastián Abreu as his penalty kick was saved by Rubén Pérez just before half-time. The penalty was awarded after Mairata was deemed to have handled the ball. Click to continue reading...

Real Sociedad face table topping Xerez tommorow and a victory would be a huge confidence boost for the squad to take on as they look to climb the table and get back to chasing the promotion places. Diego Rivas and Xabi Castillo return to the squad at the expence of suspended Moha and Boukary Dramé, the latter of which dropping out of the squad after a massivley disappointing season so far. Click to continue reading...

Real Sociedad's hopes of promotion were badly damaged today after losing 2-1 at home to make it back to back defeats now and 1 point from a possible 9. The game got off to the worst possible start when Ruben Navarro gave Hercules the lead after only 58 seconds. He doubled the advantage on 63 minutes and a goal from Xabi Prieto 10 minutes from the end wasn't enough to salvage anything. 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 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...

The squad completed the penultimate training session this morning in preperation for Saturdays match against top of the table Salamanca. The good news for fans is Mikel González and Sergio return to the squad from injury's and captain Aranburu has finished his suspension. This means there is only room for two youth players to make up the 18 man squad with Agirretxe and Zurutuza taking the places. Click to continue reading...

Coach Lillo held his weekly press conference this morning after the penultimate Zubieta training session of the week. He admitted the squad was excited about the possibility if adding another three points against Albacete. Regards the squad for the match he is very happy Carlos Martinez has recovered from his injury and Xabi Prieto is ready to start from the beginning of the match. Click to continue reading...

After being out of action for 2 months it was great news for Real Sociedad fans that Xabi Prieto got over half an hour of action under his belt in Saturdays game against Celta Vigo. Today he spoke to the press and said "i'm happy to be back and fell no ill effects" and also indicated he is ready to play a full 90 minutes. Click to continue reading...

Good news for Real Sociedad - Xabi Prieto returns! It was what fans were hoping for and coach Lillo talked about it yesterday but today it was announced he would definitely be travelling with the 18 man squad after 2 months out with a knee injury. He managed to come through another training session this morning behind closed doors and is a huge boost for the team. Click to continue reading...

"My aim is to bring him to Vigo" - One of the quotes made by Coach Lillo today as he made his weekly appearance before the media. Clearly this is a massive boost for the squad as one can assume if he comes through training tommorow without any glitches, he will travel with the squad to face Celta Vigo. Click to continue reading...

Xabi Prieto spoke to the press today and was in very high spirits after coming through a full training session unscathed. He did train last week but today was the first time he has trained with the squad since his injury. "I very much want to enjoy football, playing, running, to do the usual", although he has admitted that "I am still feeling something, but that's ok, a nuisance that will disappear. Click to continue reading...