Early goals see Bournemouth mark European debut with victory over Real Sociedad

[p]Contesting their first-ever match in UEFA competition, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bournemouth/OtpNdwrc/"]Bournemouth[/a] couldn’t have dreamt of a better start in San Sebastian.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kluivert-justin/fq4lU5sI/"]Justin Kluivert[/a]’s clinical volley from a pinpoint [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/truffert-adrien/WQprkBYj/"]Adrien Truffert[/a] delivery was initially disallowed for offside, but after a lengthy VAR review, the Dutch forward was deemed behind the final defender, giving the Cherries their first European goal.[/b][/p][embed guid="13e2f8b1-80ed-4547-b086-75d3d26f19b5" url="https://x.com/afcbournemouth/status/2100667775265964091" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]Armed with all the early momentum, Marco Rose’s men doubled their lead in the 20th minute when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/scott-alex/boFdbMyt/"]Alex Scott[/a]’s superb ball over the top was expertly headed into the far corner by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rayan/CSiH3dM4/"]Rayan[/a].[/b][/p][p]The one-way traffic showed no signs of slowing down, and Bournemouth came within inches of adding a third before the half-hour mark, only for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/evanilson/lUqxFifa/"]Evanilson[/a]’s glanced header to rebound off the post.[/p][image alt="Match momentum" id="8872fc8b-82f1-4ea0-ae46-93c240ed57d0" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="a3c07a52-35f0-4f40-8829-a2e769e5ab0e" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]Having become the first team in Premier League history to lead in each of their first four matches of a season without registering a victory (D3, L1), the Cherries looked determined to put the game beyond [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-sociedad/jNvak2f3/"]Sociedad[/a], as Scott fired another promising chance over the bar.[/p][p][b]Pellegrino Matarazzo’s side improved after the break, and their attacking intent was rewarded in the 58th minute when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gomez-sergio/fmGvlHVM/"]Sergio Gomez[/a]’s cross-shot evaded everyone in the box and landed inside [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/petrovic-dorde/2F8I5Zyo/"]Dorde Petrovic[/a]’s far post.[/b][/p][p]That sparked the home support into life, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/guedes-goncalo/pORMn6gO/"]Goncalo Guedes[/a] saw a powerful strike from the edge of the box repelled by Petrovic, before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/oyarzabal-mikel/dQ1P695O/"]Mikel Oyarzabal[/a] looped a glorious chance onto the roof of the net.[/p][image alt="Match stats" id="0b39e3a7-d9ab-4162-9767-25a2fcf28118" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="98615bee-f2ea-4e01-937a-73abbeff3137" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]La Real continued to hunt for an equaliser with time heading into the final 10 minutes, but Petrovic once again stood firm in the visitors’ goal, denying [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/oskarsson-orri-steinn/K2gCwDJE/"]Orri Oskarsson[/a] from close range.[/p][p]The Icelandic striker saw another gilt-edged opportunity thwarted by Petrovic in stoppage time, as the Cherries held on to secure a historic win, giving Rose his first victory against top-flight opposition as Bournemouth boss.[/p][p]As for Sociedad, their winless home run against English sides extends to six matches (D2, L4).[/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/martin-jon/dd9n67gb/"]Jon Martin[/a] (Real Sociedad)[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/bournemouth-OtpNdwrc/real-sociedad-jNvak2f3/?mid=2DJjqyb3"]Click here for all the stats of the match[/a].[/b][/p][infobox id="c134a416-a81e-4aa8-9dc0-5a1a0f9322e0" /]