Real Sociedad
Deportivo La Coruna
Match summary
Real Sociedad won 3-2 at home to Deportivo La Coruna. Real Sociedad led 2-0 at half-time.
In the first half, Jon Martín put Real Sociedad ahead with a header in the 29th minute, set up by Carlos Soler and Arsen Zakharyan made it 2-0 in the 34th minute. In the second half, Gonçalo Guedes made it 3-0 in the 54th minute, set up by Ander Barrenetxea, Mario Soriano pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 61st minute, set up by Riki Rodríguez, and Yeremay Hernández made it 3-2 from the penalty spot in the 69th minute.
Deportivo La Coruna can feel hard done by, creating 2.34 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Real Sociedad's 1.33 from 12. Both sides had a player sent off.
Real Sociedad secured a 3-2 victory against Deportivo La Coruna in La Liga on matchday 8 despite being second best across most statistical metrics. Deportivo La Coruna dominated possession with 60 percent to Real Sociedad's 40 percent and generated 101 attacks compared to 74 for the hosts. The visitors also registered 21 shots with 7 on target, outperforming Real Sociedad who managed 12 shots with 4 on target. Both sides committed numerous fouls, resulting in 14 for Real Sociedad and 13 for Deportivo La Coruna, alongside 7 corners for the home team and 10 for the away side.
The scoring opened in the 29th minute when Jon Martín Vicente headed in for Real Sociedad, before Arsen Zakharyan added a second with a left-footed shot in the 34th minute. David Mella received a yellow card for handball in the 40th minute. Gonçalo Guedes extended the lead to 3-0 in the 54th minute with a left-footed shot. Deportivo La Coruna responded through Mario Soriano in the 61st minute with a right-footed shot. Pablo Marín was shown a red card in the 66th minute, leading to a penalty converted by Yeremay Hernández in the 69th minute. José María Giménez was booked in the 71st minute, Lorenzo Amatucci received a red card in the 90th minute, and Yangel Herrera was cautioned in the 90+4th minute.
