MADRID (AP) — A first-half double from captain Mikel Oyarzabal gave Real Sociedad a 2-1 win over Sevilla on Friday and lifted the Basque side out of the Spanish league relegation zone.
It was only the second win of the Spanish season for Sociedad, in front of a boisterous home crowd.
Oyarzabal put the hosts ahead with a penalty awarded after 19 minutes. Nemanja Gudelj brought Sevilla level in the 30th after a well-worked set piece. A free kick on the right flank was drilled across the edge of the box and Gudelj’s low shot was deflected into the net.
However, Gudelj was partially at fault when Sociedad retook the lead at the tother end just six minutes later.
Miscommunication from a throw-in between him and José Ángel Carmona gifted Sociedad the ball and Oyarzabal turned neatly inside the box and drilled a low drive under the Sevilla keeper.
It was the forward’s fourth goal of the season and lifts Sociedad into 14th with nine points from 10 games.
“It’s a match that we’ve lost because of our mistakes," Gudelj said. "We have to fix the errors and we haven’t done it.”
Sevilla remains in ninth place with 13 points from the same number of matches.
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