Elche vs Real Sociedad Highlights - September 07, 2026

Real Sociedad beat Elche 3-2 in La Liga on September 07, 2026. The match was played at Estadio Martínez Valero.

Thomas Lemar (67'), Fernando Niño (74') scored for Elche. Job Ochieng (11'), Yangel Herrera (31'), Luka Sucic (90') scored for Real Sociedad.

At kick-off Elche stood in position 19 with 1 points. Their previous five had brought 1 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

That run had left Elche 3 games without defeat. Real Sociedad went into the game in position 14, on 4 points.

They had won 1, drawn 1 and lost 3 in their previous five.

Gonçalo Guedes shot wide for Real Sociedad on 1 minutes. The referee cautioned Jon Aramburu of Real Sociedad on 9 minutes.

Soon after, Yangel Herrera could not find the target for Real Sociedad (11'). Job Ochieng scored for Real Sociedad on 11 minutes after a pass from Carlos Soler.

Shortly afterwards, Luka Sucic forced a save for Real Sociedad on 14 minutes. Luka Sucic sent an effort off target for Real Sociedad (15').

The keeper had to be alert to keep out Facundo Buonanotte’s effort (21'). Job Ochieng picked out Yangel Herrera, who scored for Real Sociedad (31').

José Antonio Morente was booked for Elche (43').

After the break, a block denied Luka Sucic on 47 minutes. Jon Aramburu tested the goalkeeper for Real Sociedad (49').

Moments later, Yangel Herrera shot wide for Real Sociedad on 51 minutes. Abiel Osorio forced a save for Elche on 56 minutes.

Soon after, the referee cautioned Abiel Osorio of Elche on 57 minutes. Thomas Lemar saw a shot blocked (57').

Jon Martín of Real Sociedad was shown a red card on 64 minutes.

Shortly afterwards, Thomas Lemar scored for Elche on 67 minutes after a pass from Víctor Chust.

Germán Valera was booked for Elche (68'). Moments later, the keeper had to be alert to keep out Lucas Cepeda’s effort (71').

Pedro Bigas tested the goalkeeper for Elche (71').

Soon after, José Antonio Morente picked out Fernando Niño, who scored for Elche (74').

Luka Sucic scored for Real Sociedad on 90 minutes after a pass from Job Ochieng. Substitutions: Elche 5, Real Sociedad 5.

Elche controlled 58.5% of possession. Elche had 20 shots with 10 on target, while Real Sociedad had 13 and 6.

Goalkeeper saves: Elche 3, Real Sociedad 8. Corners: Elche 6, Real Sociedad 7.

Elche completed the most passes, 494 in total at 88.9% accuracy. The referee produced 5 yellow cards.