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On Saturday evening in San Sebastian, a Basque derby took place between the local team "Real Sociedad" and Bilbao's "Athletic" team.
In the crucial match, "Real Sociedad" players triumphed 3:1.
In the 25th minute, the hosts changed the scoreline after Alexander Sorloth's goal. Skillfully controlling the ball, he defeated Unai Simon.
Within 12 minutes, Takefusa Kubo doubled the score, also scoring a beautiful goal. In the middle of the field, David Silva passed the ball to the Japanese player, who deceived the "Athletic" defender and sent the ball into the goal.
Before the break, Oihano Sanceto restored the intrigue with a goal.
However, the turning point in the match came in the 60th minute - Yeray Alvarez received a red card for a last hope foul, and Mikel Oyarzabal converted the penalty kick.
"Real Sociedad" now has a solid point tally - 35. The team securely occupies the third place. Meanwhile, "Athletic" is currently in 8th place after a fairly successful start to the season.
