10-man Real Sociedad edge rollercoaster clash with last-minute winner

[p][b]Wasting no time in this long trip south, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-sociedad/jNvak2f3/"]Sociedad[/a] took the lead after just 11 minutes through [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ochieng-job/MTyZqUgi/"]Job Ochieng[/a]’s first goal for the club. The visitors’ first corner of the game was only cleared as far as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/soler-carlos/tSYxgDUI/"]Carlos Soler[/a], whose cushioned ball back into the box was thrashed right-footed into the roof of the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/elche/4jl02tPF/"]Elche[/a] net by Ochieng to give Sociedad an away lead for the first time this season.[/b][/p][embed guid="b048fb1d-d959-4c9d-9284-184d621c7d19" url="https://x.com/LaLiga/status/2097048933348315171" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sucic-luka/p6f9CgsE/"]Luka Sucic[/a] then had a long-range effort saved by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dituro-matias/6uLxUVCT/"]Matias Dutiro[/a], but Elche then grew into proceedings, with Brighton loanee [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/buonanotte-facundo/Od8aJqLN/"]Facundo Buonanotte[/a] shooting straight at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/marrero-larranaga-unai/Wr5ZTIf7/"]Unai Marrero[/a] from 25 yards before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ponce-ezequiel/6iP1N7x7/"]Ezequiel Ponce[/a] fired over when well placed inside the box.[/p][p][b]Given a timely jolt by the latter reprieve, Sociedad capitalised with aplomb on 31 minutes, doubling their lead as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/herrera-yangel/tzwJ3As6/"]Yangel Herrera[/a] capitalised on a comedy of errors in the Elche defence. A poor touch by captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bigas-pedro/8docB4Zn/"]Pedro Bigas[/a] was pounced upon by Ochieng on the right wing, and the Kenyan teed up Herrera, whose first-time hit lacked power but somehow squirmed inexplicably under Dutiro and into the bottom corner. [/b][/p][p]Clearly not content with two goals, La Real threatened a third before the break when former Wolves forward [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/guedes-goncalo/pORMn6gO/"]Goncalo Guedes[/a] burst through on goal, but saw his effort saved by Dutiro while under pressure from Bigas.[/p][p]After a slow start following the break, the game turned on its head in a dramatic five-minute spell after the hour mark.[/p][p]Sociedad thought they’d added a third against the run of play when Luka Sucic slotted past Dutiro. That was until referee Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias not only ruled out the goal following a VAR review but also gave a red card to substitute [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/martin-jon/dd9n67gb/"]Jon Martin[/a] for a handball which denied Elche striker [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/osorio-abiel/xW6LnP0A/"]Abiel Osorio[/a] a clear goalscoring opportunity.[/p][image alt="Match momentum" id="ef13600a-0547-4366-bd24-655d962bcf6f" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="0d6cd10e-42f8-46af-a266-9659333aa752" original-width="3840" original-height="2160" /][p][b]The hosts then halved the deficit almost immediately through debutant [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lemar-thomas/jX8PENMO/"]Thomas Lemar[/a], as the Frenchman – making his debut on loan from Atletico Madrid – drilled right-footed into the bottom from 20 yards.[/b][/p][p][b]Elche then equalised with just over 15 minutes to go. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tete-morente/lUc5MiUn/"]Tete Morente[/a]’s volleyed cross into the six-yard box found [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nino-fer/EPzCN58J/"]Fer Nino[/a], who chested home from almost on the goalline. [/b][/p][p]Nino and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cepeda-lucas/hK4aqymE/"]Lucas Cepeda[/a] then tested Marrera before Osorio sent a left-foot volley agonisingly wide, before 10-man Sociedad recovered to stun the home crowd in the 90th minute.[/p][p][b]Sucic wasn’t to be denied by VAR again, and in the latter minutes, he drove into the box before finding the bottom corner with an unstoppable left-foot shot.[/b][/p][embed guid="83450798-34ba-47a3-86d6-c2dcddee981d" url="https://x.com/LaLiga/status/2097073439878397971" social-type="twitter" /][p]But that wasn’t the end of the drama, as Nino went close to equalising in stoppage time, only for his close-range header to be saved at point-blank range by Marrera.[/p][p]Sociedad now take a three-game unbeaten run into Sunday’s home game with Atletico Madrid, while Elche travel to in-form Athletic Club on Saturday, still searching for their first win of the season after keeping up their unfortunate 100% record of conceding first this term. [/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nino-fer/EPzCN58J/"]Fer Nino[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/elche/4jl02tPF/"]Elche[/a])[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/elche-4jl02tPF/real-sociedad-jNvak2f3/?mid=xnbRmvZ8"]Click here for more on the match[/a][/b][/p][infobox id="14dacc89-3234-4d6e-b854-e74d05c9dce3" /]