Real Sociedad brush aside Osasuna & move to within three points of European qualification

[p]Looking for their 10th league win of the campaign, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-sociedad/jNvak2f3/"]Sociedad[/a] started much more adventurously, but nearly went a goal down when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/munoz-victor/EBMXXrd3/"]Victor Munoz[/a] headed Rafael Moro’s cross off the post and out.[/p][p]That was the spark La Real needed, and they had their first meaningful chance when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/oyarzabal-mikel/dQ1P695O/"]Mikel Oyarzabal[/a] was found wide open in the box, but he could only direct his shot wide of the mark from point-blank range. [/p][p][b]The goals did eventually come though, the first through a penalty when Oyarzabal converted from the spot after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/boyomos-flavien-enzo/G6IFcpHK/"]Enzo Boyomo[/a] handled the ball. [/b][/p][p][b]A few minutes later, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/guedes-goncalo/pORMn6gO/"]Goncalo Guedes[/a] doubled his side’s lead as he cut in from the left wing and was afforded too much space to shoot – the Portuguese winger made no mistake in finding the bottom corner as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/herrera-sergio/YDyOrTQO/"]Sergio Herrera[/a] was rooted to the spot.[/b][/p][embed guid="68b146c5-1853-4a35-9405-05f6b273d6e4" url="https://x.com/RealSociedadEN/status/2033284620154736968" social-type="twitter" /][p]Los Rojillos nearly got a goal back before the break, but [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/oroz-aimar/SlzBPHAH/"]Aimar Oroz[/a]’s curling effort was cut out by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/remiro-alejandro/UmDjbtRC/"]Alex Remiro[/a].[/p][p][b]They didn’t use that to fuel a fightback in the second half, and Sociedad made it 3-0 just seven minutes after the restart. Their killer third originated from some brilliant work by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/turrientes-benat/WtVfJtAm/"]Beñat Turrientes[/a], as he beat several [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/osasuna/ETdxjU8a/"]Osasuna[/a] defenders before picking out Guedes, who fired into the top corner past a helpless Herrera.[/b][/p][p][b]While the visitors seldom created a lot in the attacking third, they managed to score thanks to some brilliant combination play from Victor Munoz, who received the return pass from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/barja-enrique/KxtC5I27/"]Kike Barja[/a] to blast a powerful shot past Remiro from a tight angle. [/b][/p][p]Sociedad held firm to the end though, for an eighth unbeaten home game in succession. Meanwhile, Los Rojillos – who also were knocked out of the Copa del Rey by La Real – are without a win in their last three, with their European ambitions taking a hit.[/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/guedes-goncalo/pORMn6gO/"]Goncalo Guedes[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-sociedad/jNvak2f3/"]Real Sociedad[/a])[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/osasuna-ETdxjU8a/real-sociedad-jNvak2f3/summary/stats/?mid=21Ku8ySa"]Catch up on the stats with Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p][embed guid="a1ea50c5-cb6e-42ce-a1c9-9027e8a7904c" url="https://x.com/RealSociedadEN/status/2033297678449164786" social-type="twitter" /]