Real Sociedad and Celta Vigo play out goalless draw with both sides frustrated

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-sociedad/jNvak2f3/"]Real Sociedad[/a] had only lost two of their previous 14 home matches (W8, D4) while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/celta-vigo/8pvUZFhf/"]Celta Vigo[/a] had won just one of their last six competitive away games (D2, L3), and that disparity in form translated into a stark contrast of confidence levels early on.[/p][p]The home side dominated possession in the opening minutes, and came close to taking the lead near the quarter-hour mark, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/martin-jon/dd9n67gb/"]Jon Martin[/a]’s powerful downward header was saved by Celta goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/radu-andrei/4xYjfkEG/"]Radu[/a].[/p][p]The Sociedad chances kept coming, and World Cup and European Championship winner [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/oyarzabal-mikel/dQ1P695O/"]Mikel Oyarzabal[/a] was next to try his luck, only to see his stinging left-foot effort instinctively saved before the ball fell to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kubo-takefusa/fqdLdpc3/"]Takefusa Kubo[/a], who inexplicably sent a close-range volley over the crossbar with the goal at his mercy.[/p][image alt="Key match stats" id="5ed02317-f401-4c7f-82ef-b49b333caa58" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="41dc46ff-d6c0-4075-9a2d-0f891575c380" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/herrera-yangel/tzwJ3As6/"]Yangel Herrera[/a]’s low left-foot drive was then tipped around the post by Radu as the pressure continued to build. The last of the hosts’ first-half efforts came when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/turrientes-benat/WtVfJtAm/"]Benat Turrientes[/a] tested Radu with a venomous left-footed 25-yarder which was straight at the Romanian.[/p][p]After the break, Sociedad failed to build on their first-half dominance, with the biggest chance either team having before the hour mark falling to Celta forward [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/antanon-andres/ClH8Blpo/"]Andres Antanon[/a] as he shot well wide following a promising counterattack.[/p][p]Rash challenges would then become a theme, with visiting defenders [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lago-yoel/b5NiMsEe/"]Yoel Lago[/a] and former Chelsea man [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alonso-marcos/MLHPrlrj/"]Marcos Alonso[/a] both being booked.[/p][p]Sociedad’s frustrations only rose further when they felt they had strong claims for a penalty with less than 15 minutes to go. Former Wolves forward [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/guedes-goncalo/pORMn6gO/"]Goncalo Guedes[/a] looked to have been pulled to the floor after winning the ball off [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nunez-alvaro/U93anmS8/"]Alvaro Nunez[/a] inside the penalty area, but referee Víctor García Verdura waved away the appeals.[/p][embed guid="fdd05052-eb11-4d42-b1af-0215138d9326" url="https://x.com/RealSociedadEN/status/2095617338271748272" social-type="twitter" /][p]Almost on cue, Celta Vigo’s veteran forward [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/aspas-iago/rVBGggAd/"]Iago Aspas[/a] nearly delivered the ultimate sucker punch with 10 minutes to play, but even he had an off-night, seeing his effort was well stopped by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/remiro-alejandro/UmDjbtRC/"]Remiro[/a].[/p][p]Ultimately, this one was to be a first goalless draw between the sides since November 2008, and definitely not one for the history books. Next up for Real Sociedad is a trip to Elche on Monday evening, while Celta Vigo are also away on Monday, as they travel to face Getafe.[/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alonso-marcos/MLHPrlrj/"]Marcos Alonso[/a] (Celta Vigo)[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/celta-vigo-8pvUZFhf/real-sociedad-jNvak2f3/?mid=GzrJ32nL"]Check out all the match stats with Flashscore![/a][/b][/p][infobox id="14dacc89-3234-4d6e-b854-e74d05c9dce3" /]