Victory slips away in stoppage time

Real Sociedad let two points slip in stoppage time after taking the lead in the first half at the Ciutat de Valencia. After taking the lead in the first half, an unfortunate penalty allowed the home team to equalize, leaving the txuri-urdin with a single point.

The first half was tight, with few chances and set pieces dominating. Jon Martín almost opened the scoring with a header, whereas the hosts nearly capitalized on a moment of indecision from Remiro, who reacted well to rectify the situation. Eventually, Kubo gave Real the lead following a Guedes cross to put the team ahead just before the break. 

The hosts pressed hard in the second half, but Real held firm. Opportunities to kill the game went begging, with Oyarzabal and Kubo denied by Ryan, who made the team fight until the final whistle. With the win in sight, an unfortunate penalty enabled the hosts to score and deny the realistas two points.

A tough 2025 concludes. It’s time to regroup and face a new phase that demands an essential response.

Match details:

Levante UD: Ryan, Toljan (Tunde, min.74), Dela (cap), Moreno (Matturro, min.74), Sánchez, Vencedor (Rey, min.82), Arriaga, Víctor, Martínez (Espí, min.67), Carlos Álvarez and Romero (Losada, min.82).

Real Sociedad: Remiro, Aritz, Zubeldia, Martín, Sergio Gómez, Gorrotxa, Marín (Soler, min.82), Sučić (Zakharyan, min.70), Take (Mariezkurrena, min.91), Guedes (Brais Méndez, min.70) and Oyarzabal (cap)(Astiazarán, min.91).

Goals: 0-1: Take, min.45+1. 1-1: Dela (pen), min.94.

Referee: Guillermo Cuadra. Booked Martínez, Vencedor, Arriaga, Romero, Dela and Manu Sánchez for Levante UD and Zubeldia and Gorrotxa for Real Sociedad.