Lemar and Fer Niño give Elche belief but Sucic seals 2-3 Real Sociedad win | OneFootball

Lemar and Fer Niño injected belief into Elche, yet Real Sociedad left the Martínez Valero with a 2-3 victory sealed by Sucic.

According to AS, goalkeeper Dituro endured a difficult night, singled out on the first two goals and jeered in the first half. VAR cancelled an earlier Sucic effort for a Jon Martín handball, before the same forward struck the decisive winner.

Ochieng netted the opener and a Bigas error preceded Real Sociedad's second, while Víctor Chust was the pick of the centre-backs and even threatened with a header before tiring on the 2-3 counter. Sangaré struggled, with Guedes tormenting him until the Portuguese faded.

Morcillo improved after the interval, especially once Lemar came on and Jon Martín was sent off. Buonanotte was withdrawn to the crowd's surprise, though Anselmi's call was justified as Osorio changed the tempo. Germán Valera worked tirelessly down the left and remained as important for Anselmi as he was for Sarabia.

Tete Morente supplied Fer Niño repeatedly and the striker equalised with his chest for his second of the campaign, then almost added a header. Ponce was quiet and replaced on 55 minutes. Lemar's powerful strike after Jon Martín's sending off lifted Elche, and he will not take long to earn a starting place.

From the bench, Cepeda added bite in the press and recovery and was important in pushing Elche so close to victory, and he went close himself. Revivo debuted on the left for Sangaré and helped Elche squeeze Real Sociedad. Josan had a rebound chance for 3-3 but could not finish.

Source: AS

“Artificial intelligence was used to assist in creating this article based on reporting from the original source quoted.”