Turrientes’ 27th-minute goal lifts Real Sociedad past Levante 2-1 in La Liga

Real Sociedad hold on after early scoring burst

Real Sociedad beat Levante 2-1 at Anoeta Stadium in La Liga, with the decisive goal arriving before half-time. The home side led 2-1 at the interval and remained ahead through the second half.

Orri Steinn Óskarsson scored the opener in the 6th minute, making it 1-0 with a normal goal. Levante responded in the 22nd minute when Nacho Pérez Gómez made it 1-1, assisted by Thiago Cruz Fernandez. Real Sociedad restored their lead in the 27th minute through Benat Turrientes, whose goal was assisted by Gonçalo Guedes and made the score 2-1.

The statistics suggest Real Sociedad controlled more of the contest. They had 62% possession, completed 565 accurate passes and registered 17 total shots to Levante’s 6. Their expected-goals figure was 2.54 against Levante’s 0.7, while 14 of their shots came from inside the box. Levante had three corners to Real Sociedad’s two, but created fewer shooting opportunities.

Jon Martin was booked for Real Sociedad in the 64th minute. Levante received three yellow cards: Manu Sánchez in the 75th minute, Yanis Musuayi in the 81st and Víctor García in the 87th.

Turrientes was the standout performer, earning an 8.2 rating after scoring once, producing one shot on target and making four tackles in 71 minutes.

Provisional table position after the result

Real Sociedad are ranked #5 with 19 points from 10 games, nine points ahead of Levante, who are ranked #14 with 10 points from 10 games. Barcelona lead with 27 points. Before kick-off, Real Sociedad’s form was Loss, Loss, Win, Draw, Win, Loss, Win, Win, Win; Levante’s was Loss, Draw, Win, Draw, Loss, Loss, Draw, Draw, Win.