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Spanish Liga BBVA

Saturday, 25 April 2015,

R Sociedad
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Villarreal
  • Kickoff: 21:00 BST
  • Stadium: Estadio Anoeta
  • Referee: -
  • Stadium: Estadio Anoeta
  • Attendance: 17,073

      Real Sociedad

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      Zurutuza looking for home strength

      Real Sociedad midfielder David Zurutuza is backing his side to beat Villarreal on Saturday, despite the Basque side's recent hapless run.

      La Real have not won a game since returning from the international break at the start of April, drawing with Malaga and Deportivo, and losing at Atletico Madrid and Elche.

      However, the Yellow Submarine posted an even worse run of form than David Moyes' men, last winning a match on March 8, and Zurutuza believes his side's strong home record - they have won eight, drawn four and lost four at Anoeta - will help them overcome their visitors.

      "Villarreal are not in the best form at the moment and we are strong at home," the midfielder told the club's official website.

      "We want to give everything we have in front of our own fans and it should be an attractive game."

      Saturday's game is the fourth meeting between the two sides this season.

      Defender Alberto de la Bella admitted La Real will be looking for revenge after Villarreal beat them 4-0 at El Madrigal in November, knocked them out of the Copa del Rey and also pipped them to sixth place in the league last season.

      "They have walked all over us recently, so we have to try and get our revenge on them and try to impose ourselves on the game," the left-back told a press conference.

      Although the Basques, on 38 points, are in little danger of slipping into the relegation battle and have little hope of challenging for European football, they have an incentive of trying to avoid their worst points total since returning to the top flight in 2010. To do so, they need to pick up at least eight points from their remaining six games.

      Centre-back Inigo Martinez is out of the game with a hamstring injury and full-back Joseba Zaldua is suspended. Villarreal meanwhile have fresh injury concerns as forwards Denis Cheryshev and Giovani dos Santos suffered muscle strains in the 0-0 draw with Cordoba on Sunday, and defender Eric Bailly is suspended for the trip to San Sebastian.

      Villarreal squandered a series of goalscoring chances against Cordoba and defender Victor Ruiz believes this has been his side's main problem in recent weeks.

      "Perhaps we are lacking composure in front of goal, something we have been so good at for most of the season," he told a press conference.

      "We are having a good season, but perhaps the injuries we've suffered are preventing us from finishing it well, but we can turn it around, and the sooner we do that, the better."

      91'+3

      Second Half ends, Real Sociedad 0, Villarreal 0.

      91'+2

      Joel Campbell (Villarreal) Corner Kick at 93'

      91'+2

      Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Iñigo Martínez.

      91'+2

      Alberto de la Bella (Real Sociedad) Blocked Pass at 93'

      91'+2

      Bojan Jokic (Villarreal) Free Kick at 93'

      91'+1

      Joel Campbell (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the left wing.

      91'+1

      Gonzalo Castro (Real Sociedad) Throw In at 92'

      91'

      Esteban Granero (Real Sociedad) Free Kick at 91'

      91'

      Foul by Bojan Jokic (Villarreal).

      90'

      Sergio Canales (Real Sociedad) Free Kick at 90'

      90'

      Sergio Canales (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

      90'

      Attempt missed. Esteban Granero (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.

      90'

      Mikel Gonzalez (Real Sociedad) Free Kick at 90'

      89'

      Bojan Jokic (Villarreal) Throw In at 89'

      89'

      Offside, Villarreal. Bojan Jokic tries a through ball, but Fran Sol is caught offside.

      89'

      Esteban Granero (Real Sociedad) Blocked Pass at 89'

      88'

      Gerónimo Rulli (Real Sociedad) Free Kick at 88'

      87'

      Moi Gómez (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the left wing.

      87'

      Carlos Martinez (Real Sociedad) Throw In at 87'

      86'

      Gonzalo Castro (Real Sociedad) Throw In at 86'

      86'

      Alberto de la Bella (Real Sociedad) Throw In at 86'

      85'

      Bojan Jokic (Villarreal) Throw In at 85'

      85'

      Bojan Jokic (Villarreal) Throw In at 85'

      85'

      Rubén Pardo (Real Sociedad) Blocked Pass at 85'

      85'

      Jonathan Dos Santos (Villarreal) Free Kick at 84'

      84'

      Joel Campbell (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

      83'

      Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Sergio Asenjo.

      83'

      Gonzalo Castro (Real Sociedad) Corner Kick at 83'

      83'

      Attempt saved. Gonzalo Castro (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.

      83'

      Rubén Pardo (Real Sociedad) Blocked Pass at 83'

      82'

      Attempt missed. Fran Sol (Villarreal) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Moi Gómez with a cross.

      82'

      Moisés Gómez (Villarreal) Assists Shot at 82'

      82'

      Mario Gaspar (Villarreal) Free Kick at 82'

      82'

      Substitution, Real Sociedad. Alfred Finnbogason replaces Imanol Agirretxe.

      81'

      Mikel Gonzalez

      81'

      Joel Campbell (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

      81'

      Antonio Rukavina (Villarreal) Throw In at 81'

      80'

      Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Víctor Ruiz.

      80'

      Esteban Granero (Real Sociedad) Corner Kick at 80'

      80'

      Attempt blocked. Esteban Granero (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Canales.

      80'

      Sergio Canales (Real Sociedad) Assists Shot at 80'

      80'

      Gonzalo Castro (Real Sociedad) Throw In at 80'

      79'

      Attempt missed. Manu Trigueros (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mario following a corner.

      79'

      Mario Gaspar (Villarreal) Assists Shot at 79'

      78'

      Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Mikel González.

      78'

      Attempt blocked. Fran Sol (Villarreal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moi Gómez.

      78'

      Moisés Gómez (Villarreal) Assists Shot at 78'

      78'

      Substitution, Villarreal. Fran Sol replaces Jaume Costa.

      77'

      Attempt missed. Sergio Canales (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Esteban Granero.

      77'

      Esteban Granero (Real Sociedad) Assists Shot at 77'

      76'

      Carlos Martinez (Real Sociedad) Throw In at 76'

      76'

      Substitution, Real Sociedad. Gonzalo Castro replaces Carlos Vela.

      75'

      Attempt blocked. Manu Trigueros (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

      75'

      Jonathan dos Santos (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

      75'

      Esteban Granero (Real Sociedad) Blocked Pass at 75'

      74'

      Bojan Jokic (Villarreal) Throw In at 74'

      74'

      Imanol Agirretxe (Real Sociedad) Blocked Pass at 74'

      73'

      Carlos Martinez (Real Sociedad) Throw In at 73'

      72'

      Juan Carlos

      70'

      Mikel Gonzalez (Real Sociedad) Free Kick at 70'

      70'

      Foul by Joel Campbell (Villarreal).

      70'

      Attempt blocked. Sergio Canales (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

      69'

      Substitution, Villarreal. Moi Gómez replaces Gerard Moreno.

      68'

      Esteban Granero (Real Sociedad) Blocked Pass at 68'

      67'

      Substitution, Real Sociedad. Sergio Canales replaces David Zurutuza.

      66'

      Jaume Costa (Villarreal) Blocked Pass at 66'

      65'

      Esteban Granero (Real Sociedad) Free Kick at 65'

      65'

      Imanol Agirretxe (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

      65'

      Alberto de la Bella (Real Sociedad) Throw In at 65'

      65'

      Jonathan Dos Santos (Villarreal) Blocked Pass at 65'

      64'

      Attempt missed. Carlos Vela (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Carlos Martínez.

      64'

      Carlos Martinez (Real Sociedad) Assists Shot at 64'

      63'

      Alberto de la Bella (Real Sociedad) Blocked Pass at 63'

      63'

      Bojan Jokic (Villarreal) Throw In at 63'

      63'

      Attempt saved. Iñigo Martínez (Real Sociedad) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Esteban Granero with a cross.

      63'

      Esteban Granero (Real Sociedad) Assists Shot at 63'

      62'

      Xabi Prieto (Real Sociedad) Corner Kick at 62'

      62'

      Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Bojan Jokic.

      61'

      Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Antonio Rukavina.

      61'

      Carlos Martinez (Real Sociedad) Corner Kick at 61'

      61'

      Carlos Martinez (Real Sociedad) Free Kick at 61'

      61'

      Jaume Costa (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

      60'

      Mikel Gonzalez (Real Sociedad) Free Kick at 60'

      60'

      Offside, Villarreal. Jaume Costa tries a through ball, but Gerard Moreno is caught offside.

      59'

      Attempt missed. Esteban Granero (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.

      58'

      Manuel Trigueros

      58'

      Foul by Manu Trigueros (Villarreal).

      58'

      Imanol Agirretxe (Real Sociedad) Throw In at 58'

      57'

      Substitution, Villarreal. Antonio Rukavina replaces Chechu Dorado because of an injury.

      54'

      Gerónimo Rulli (Real Sociedad) Free Kick at 54'

      53'

      Foul by Bojan Jokic (Villarreal).

      53'

      Attempt blocked. Jonathan dos Santos (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

      52'

      Joel Campbell (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

      52'

      Bojan Jokic (Villarreal) Throw In at 52'

      51'

      Attempt missed. David Zurutuza (Real Sociedad) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross.

      51'

      Carlos Vela (Real Sociedad) Assists Shot at 51'

      51'

      Carlos Vela (Real Sociedad) Throw In at 51'

      50'

      Gerónimo Rulli (Real Sociedad) Free Kick at 50'

      50'

      Offside, Villarreal. Manu Trigueros tries a through ball, but Gerard Moreno is caught offside.

      50'

      Bojan Jokic (Villarreal) Throw In at 50'

      48'

      David Zurutuza (Real Sociedad) Blocked Pass at 48'

      48'

      Attempt missed. Carlos Martínez (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Rubén Pardo.

      48'

      Rubén Pardo (Real Sociedad) Assists Shot at 48'

      47'

      Alberto de la Bella (Real Sociedad) Free Kick at 47'

      46'

      Victor Ruiz

      46'

      Xabi Prieto (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick on the left wing.

      46'

      Attempt blocked. Jaume Costa (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario with a cross.

      46'

      Mario Gaspar (Villarreal) Assists Shot at 46'

      46'

      Second Half begins Real Sociedad 0, Villarreal 0.

      46'

      Halftime

      46'

      Esteban Granero (Real Sociedad) Free Kick at 46'

      46'

      Jonathan Dos Santos

      45'

      Xabi Prieto (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick on the left wing.

      45'

      Xabi Prieto (Real Sociedad) Throw In at 45'

      45'

      Alberto de la Bella (Real Sociedad) Free Kick at 45'

      45'

      Imanol Agirretxe (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

      45'

      Joel Campbell (Villarreal) Blocked Pass at 45'

      45'

      Alberto de la Bella (Real Sociedad) Throw In at 45'

      44'

      Attempt blocked. Tomás Pina (Villarreal) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan dos Santos with a cross.

      44'

      Jonathan Dos Santos (Villarreal) Assists Shot at 44'

      44'

      Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Esteban Granero.

      44'

      Attempt blocked. Mario (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

      43'

      Jaume Costa (Villarreal) Corner Kick at 43'

      43'

      Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Mikel González.

      43'

      Attempt blocked. Jaume Costa (Villarreal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joel Campbell.

      43'

      Joel Campbell (Villarreal) Assists Shot at 43'

      43'

      Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Chechu Dorado.

      43'

      Carlos Martinez (Real Sociedad) Corner Kick at 43'

      42'

      Attempt missed. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) header from very close range is just a bit too high following a corner.

      42'

      Tomás Pina (Villarreal) Corner Kick at 42'

      42'

      Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Gerónimo Rulli.

      41'

      Attempt saved. Tomás Pina (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan dos Santos with a cross.

      41'

      Jonathan Dos Santos (Villarreal) Assists Shot at 41'

      41'

      Victor Ruiz (Villarreal) Corner Kick at 41'

      41'

      Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Mikel González.

      41'

      Mikel Gonzalez (Real Sociedad) Blocked Pass at 41'

      40'

      Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Gerónimo Rulli.

      40'

      Attempt saved. Manu Trigueros (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Joel Campbell.

      40'

      Joel Campbell (Villarreal) Assists Shot at 40'

      39'

      Jonathan Dos Santos (Villarreal) Blocked Pass at 39'

      37'

      Bojan Jokic (Villarreal) Throw In at 37'

      36'

      Bojan Jokic (Villarreal) Throw In at 36'

      36'

      Bojan Jokic (Villarreal) Throw In at 36'

      35'

      Sergio Asenjo (Villarreal) Free Kick at 35'

      35'

      Víctor Ruiz (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

      34'

      Esteban Granero (Real Sociedad) Blocked Pass at 34'

      34'

      Bojan Jokic (Villarreal) Throw In at 34'

      33'

      Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Sergio Asenjo.

      33'

      Rubén Pardo (Real Sociedad) Corner Kick at 33'

      33'

      Attempt blocked. Rubén Pardo (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

      32'

      Foul by Tomás Pina (Villarreal).

      32'

      Carlos Martinez (Real Sociedad) Throw In at 32'

      31'

      David Zurutuza (Real Sociedad) Throw In at 31'

      31'

      Bojan Jokic (Villarreal) Free Kick at 31'

      30'

      Jaume Costa (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

      30'

      Mario Gaspar (Villarreal) Free Kick at 30'

      29'

      Joel Campbell (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

      29'

      Mario Gaspar (Villarreal) Throw In at 29'

      29'

      Esteban Granero (Real Sociedad) Free Kick at 29'

      28'

      Hand ball by Jaume Costa (Villarreal).

      27'

      Attempt missed. Jaume Costa (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bojan Jokic.

      27'

      Bojan Jokic (Villarreal) Assists Shot at 27'

      26'

      Mikel Gonzalez (Real Sociedad) Free Kick at 26'

      26'

      Xabi Prieto (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

      26'

      Attempt blocked. Bojan Jokic (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

      26'

      Joel Campbell (Villarreal) Assists Shot at 26'

      26'

      Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Mikel González.

      26'

      Mario Gaspar (Villarreal) Corner Kick at 26'

      26'

      Attempt blocked. Mario (Villarreal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joel Campbell.

      26'

      Joel Campbell (Villarreal) Assists Shot at 26'

      25'

      Bojan Jokic (Villarreal) Throw In at 25'

      25'

      Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Mikel González.

      25'

      Mario Gaspar (Villarreal) Corner Kick at 25'

      25'

      Mario Gaspar (Villarreal) Throw In at 25'

      25'

      Mario Gaspar (Villarreal) Throw In at 25'

      23'

      Carlos Martinez (Real Sociedad) Throw In at 23'

      22'

      Attempt missed. Tomás Pina (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jonathan dos Santos with a cross following a set piece situation.

      22'

      Jonathan Dos Santos (Villarreal) Assists Shot at 22'

      22'

      Jonathan Dos Santos (Villarreal) Free Kick at 22'

      21'

      Joel Campbell (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.

      20'

      Bojan Jokic (Villarreal) Free Kick at 20'

      20'

      Jaume Costa (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

      20'

      Attempt blocked. Xabi Prieto (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

      20'

      Mario Gaspar (Villarreal) Free Kick at 20'

      19'

      Joel Campbell (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

      19'

      Mario Gaspar (Villarreal) Throw In at 19'

      19'

      Sergio Asenjo (Villarreal) Free Kick at 19'

      18'

      Foul by Carlos Vela (Real Sociedad).

      18'

      Attempt blocked. Rubén Pardo (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

      17'

      Carlos Martinez (Real Sociedad) Throw In at 17'

      17'

      Jaume Costa (Villarreal) Blocked Pass at 17'

      17'

      Alberto de la Bella (Real Sociedad) Throw In at 17'

      16'

      Jonathan Dos Santos (Villarreal) Blocked Pass at 16'

      16'

      Alberto de la Bella (Real Sociedad) Throw In at 16'

      16'

      Rubén Pardo (Real Sociedad) Blocked Pass at 16'

      15'

      Mario Gaspar (Villarreal) Throw In at 15'

      15'

      David Zurutuza (Real Sociedad) Blocked Pass at 15'

      14'

      Attempt missed. Jaume Costa (Villarreal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jonathan dos Santos.

      14'

      Jonathan Dos Santos (Villarreal) Assists Shot at 14'

      14'

      Esteban Granero (Real Sociedad) Blocked Pass at 14'

      13'

      Chechu Dorado (Villarreal) Free Kick at 13'

      13'

      Offside, Real Sociedad. Xabi Prieto tries a through ball, but Carlos Vela is caught offside.

      13'

      Bojan Jokic (Villarreal) Throw In at 13'

      12'

      Alberto de la Bella (Real Sociedad) Throw In at 12'

      12'

      Jonathan Dos Santos (Villarreal) Blocked Pass at 12'

      11'

      Mario Gaspar (Villarreal) Throw In at 11'

      11'

      Iñigo Martínez (Real Sociedad) Free Kick at 11'

      11'

      Hand ball by Joel Campbell (Villarreal).

      10'

      Carlos Martinez (Real Sociedad) Throw In at 10'

      10'

      Victor Ruiz (Villarreal) Blocked Pass at 10'

      10'

      Alberto de la Bella (Real Sociedad) Throw In at 10'

      8'

      Jonathan Dos Santos (Villarreal) Blocked Pass at 8'

      7'

      Alberto de la Bella (Real Sociedad) Throw In at 7'

      5'

      Bojan Jokic (Villarreal) Free Kick at 5'

      5'

      Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

      5'

      Bojan Jokic (Villarreal) Throw In at 5'

      4'

      Bojan Jokic (Villarreal) Throw In at 4'

      3'

      Bojan Jokic (Villarreal) Corner Kick at 3'

      2'

      Attempt saved. Joel Campbell (Villarreal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jaume Costa.

      2'

      Jaume Costa (Villarreal) Assists Shot at 2'

      2'

      Mario Gaspar (Villarreal) Throw In at 2'

      1'

      Carlos Martinez (Real Sociedad) Throw In at 1'

      1'

      First Half begins.

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      Possession

      61%
      39%
      • Real Sociedad
      • Villarreal

      Shots

      13
      19

      Shots on target

      2
      4

      Fouls

      15
      13

      Corners

      7
      9

      Yellow Cards

      1
      4

      Red Cards

      0
      0

      Head to Head

      R Sociedad0 - 0Villarreal
      Villarreal4 - 0R Sociedad
      R Sociedad1 - 2Villarreal
      Villarreal5 - 1R Sociedad
      R Sociedad1 - 1Villarreal
      Villarreal1 - 1R Sociedad

      R Sociedad

      • 1Gerónimo Rulli
      • 3Mikel Gonzalez
      • 2Carlos Martinez
      • 6Iñigo Martínez
      • 24Alberto de la Bella
      • 10Xabi Prieto
      • 14Rubén Pardo
      • 11Carlos Vela
      • -> Gonzalo Castro
      • 17David Zurutuza
      • -> Sergio Canales
      • 8Esteban Granero
      • 9Imanol Agirretxe
      • -> Alfred Finnbogason
      • Subs
      • 13Zubikarai
      • 19Yuri Berchiche
      • 5Markel Bergara
      • 4Gorka Elustondo

      Villarreal

      • 1Sergio Asenjo
      • 3Bojan Jokic
      • 2Mario Gaspar
      • 16Chechu Dorado
      • -> Antonio Rukavina
      • 15Victor Ruiz
      • 6Jonathan Dos Santos
      • 18Jaume Costa
      • -> Francisco Soler
      • 10Joel Campbell
      • 4Tomás Pina
      • 14Manuel Trigueros
      • 23Gerard Moreno
      • -> Moisés Gómez
      • Subs
      • 26Sergio Marcos
      • 61Alfonso Pedraza Sag
      • 25Juan Carlos
      • 63Xavi Jimenez

      Villarreal, Sociedad draw a blank

      An under-strength Villarreal bossed their Primera Division encounter against Real Sociedad on Saturday evening but left the Anoeta with just a point after a goalless draw.

      Victor Ruiz's disallowed goal two minutes from time was as close as either side went to breaking the deadlock, his header from Jonathan dos Santos' free-kick dubiously ruled out for offside. Ruiz was onside, with team-mate Tomas Pina having slightly strayed.

      Sociedad goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli stood firm amid the Villarreal onslaught, with opposite number Sergio Asenjo on hand seven minutes from time to keep out the hosts' best attempt from Gonzalo Castro.

      The result left Marcelino's visitors sixth in the standings, and David Moyes' Sociedad 12th.

      La Real were out for revenge after Villarreal beat them 4-0 at El Madrigal in November, knocked them out of the Copa del Rey and also pipped them to sixth place in La Liga last season.

      But it was Villarreal, without Ikechukwu Uche, Luciano Vietto and Giovani dos Santos through injury, who had much the better of the first-half opportunities.

      Joel Campbell saw an early sighter saved by Rulli and Jaume Costa's left-footed shot from the left side of the box flew narrowly wide in the 14th minute.

      Pina had a decent chance on 21 minutes, but could only direct his header over the bar from Dos Santos' cross.

      Costa side-footed weakly wide with his left foot six minutes later after being teed up by Bojan Jokic.

      Sociedad were offering little as an attacking force, but will have felt they should have had a penalty six minutes before the break when Xabi Prieto took a tumble under the challenge of Jokic.

      Back at the other end a minute later, Rulli pulled off an excellent save to deny Manuel Trigueros after he tried his luck from the edge of the box from Campbell's cut-back.

      Rulli again had to be alert to keep out Pina's header from the resulting corner, as the Yellow Submarine's pursuit of an opener continued to bear no fruit.

      The match continued in the same vein after the interval.

      Esteban Granero curled a free-kick just wide for Sociedad just before the hour mark, but Asenjo was not unduly troubled - until called upon to produce a superb reflex save to keep out a stinging drive from substitute Castro.

      Moments before that, the Villarreal substitute could have capped his debut with the winner but he scuffed wide from close range following Moi Gomez's cross.

      Rulli was beaten in the 88th minute by Ruiz's header, but the linesman's flag swiftly cut short the celebrations and the visitors had to settle for a point.




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