Athletic Bilbao
Real Sociedad
Match summary
Athletic Bilbao won 2-1 at home to Real Sociedad. Athletic Bilbao led 2-1 at half-time.
Iñaki Williams put Athletic Bilbao ahead in the 14th minute, Luka Sucic equalised in the 30th minute, and Álex Berenguer won it from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time.
Shots finished 14-13 to Real Sociedad, with 3 on target for Athletic Bilbao and 5 for Real Sociedad.
Athletic Bilbao hosted Real Sociedad for a La Liga fixture on matchday 11. Despite having only 38 percent possession and managing 13 shots compared to the visitors' 14, the hosts secured a narrow victory. Real Sociedad dominated territory with 103 attacks and 53 dangerous attacks, while recording 5 shots on target from their 8 corners and completing 595 passes at an 86 percent accuracy. Athletic Bilbao registered 3 shots on target from 5 corners, completing 366 passes at 84 percent accuracy. The match saw 24 fouls committed, resulting in 2 yellow cards for the hosts and 3 for the visitors.
The first half produced all 3 goals of the match in a busy period of action. Athletic Bilbao made an early change on 6 minutes as Robert Navarro replaced the injured Maroan Sannadi. Iñaki Williams opened the scoring for the hosts on 14 minutes with a right foot shot. Luka Sucic equalised for Real Sociedad on 30 minutes using his left foot. Just before half-time, Álex Berenguer scored a penalty on 45+2 minutes to restore the home lead. Iñaki Williams received a yellow card on 45+3 minutes. Following the interval, Mikel Oyarzabal, Mamadou Sarr, Pellegrino Matarazzo, Jon Aramburu, and Hugo Rincón were cautioned.
