First Division - Day 4

Villarreal 2 - Real Sociedad 1

Villarreal: Sergio Asenjo; Mario, Musacchio, Víctor Ruiz, Jaume Costa; Samu Castillejo (Jonathan Dos Santos 63‘), Bruno, Trigueros, Roberto Soriano (N'Diaye 82‘); Sansone, Alexandre Pato (Cheryshev 70‘). 4-4-2.
Real Sociedad: Rulli; Zaldúa, Íñigo Martínez, Mikel González, Yuri (Bergara 87‘); Illarramendi, Zurutuza; Carlos Vela, Juanmi (Xabi Prieto 67’), Oyarzabal (David Concha 82’); Willian José. 4-2-3-1.

Goals:
1-0. 22. Sansone. Ran on to Roberto Soriano pass and turned shot under keeper.
2-0. 25. Sansone. Picked up Samu pass on halfway line and fired shot over Rulli.
2-1. 35. Yuri. Struck angled shot across Asenjo after Willian José passed to him.

Yellow cards: Víctor Ruíz 13’, Rulli 15’, Mikel González 28’, Zaldúa 45’, 92’, Bruno 80’, Zurutuza 85’ / red cards: Zaldúa 92’.

Villarreal are up to sixth after they beat Real Sociedad 2-1 on Sunday evening. The visitors had the better of the opening minutes, Illaramendi and Oyarzabal failing to convert chances, but with a quarter of an hour gone the locals were awarded a penalty when Rulli brought down Sansone in the area. Pato fired the spot kick wide, but soon afterwards Jaume Costa and Roberto Soriano combined to put Sansone through for the opener. Just three minutes later Sansone got his second of the evening, catching Rulli off his line with a shot from over fifty metres out, and the Italian striker came close to a hat-trick when he chipped a shot just wide of the mark after that. However with ten minutes to go to the break Yuri pulled one back after latching on to a pass from Willian José, and Juanmi had a couple of efforts blocked by Sergio Asenjo and his defence either side of half time. Both teams had chances later on, but the scoreline remained unmoved, and the Basque side ended with ten men when Zaldúa picked up a second booking in injury time.