Real Sociedad vs Rayo Vallecano

Match summary

Real Sociedad saw off Rayo Vallecano 1-0.

Orri Óskarsson put Real Sociedad ahead in the 67th minute.

Real Sociedad edged Rayo Vallecano in a closely contested La Liga fixture on matchday 12 that ended in a narrow 1-0 victory at the final whistle. The home side marginally shaded the overall statistics, recording 51 percent possession, 17 shots to the visitors' 11, and 7 corners compared to 6. Both teams managed 3 shots on target while registering identical offside counts of 2. Real Sociedad completed 471 passes at an 88 percent accuracy rate, whereas Rayo Vallecano made 447 passes at 86 percent accuracy. The match saw 11 fouls committed by Real Sociedad and 8 by Rayo Vallecano, resulting in 2 yellow cards for each side.

The first half passed without a breakthrough as defences held firm to keep the score 0-0 at the interval, following a 34th minute yellow card for Rayo Vallecano player Giorgi Tsitaishvili for a foul. After the restart, Real Sociedad players Igor Zubeldia and Beñat Turrientes received yellow cards in the 50th and 61st minutes respectively. The decisive moment arrived in the 67th minute when Orri Óskarsson scored with a right foot shot to put Real Sociedad ahead at 1-0. Late cautions and numerous substitutions punctuated the remainder of the fixture, culminating in a 88th minute yellow card for Gnangoro Bouaré before the match concluded.