Real Sociedad 1-2 Bournemouth · Europa League
Real Sociedad lost to Bournemouth 1-2 in the Europa League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Real Sociedad and Bournemouth met in the Europa League at Reale Arena in San Sebastian on Thursday, 17 September 2026.
Goalscorers
Real Sociedad: S. Gómez 57'. Bournemouth: J. Kluivert 11'; Rayan 20'.
How the match went
Real Sociedad saw more of the ball, 62% of it. Real Sociedad had 16 shots with 5 on target, Bournemouth 11 with 3 on target. There were 13 corners in total, 10 to Real Sociedad and 3 to Bournemouth. Real Sociedad conceded 14 fouls, Bournemouth 13. The referee showed 6 yellow cards (3 for Real Sociedad, 3 for Bournemouth).
Line-ups
Real Sociedad started in a 5-4-1: Unai Marrero, Héctor Fort, Luken Beitia, Jon Martin, Mamadou Sarr, Sergio Gómez, Mikel Oyarzabal, Beñat Turrientes, Yangel Herrera, Ander Barrenetxea, Orri Óskarsson.
Bournemouth started in a 4-4-2: Đorđe Petrović, Adam Smith, James Hill, António Silva, Adrien Truffert, Rayan, Tyler Adams, Alex Scott, Marcus Tavernier, Justin Kluivert, Evanilson.
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Minute by minute
- 11'Goal! Real Sociedad 0-1 Bournemouth. J. Kluivert (Bournemouth) scores, assisted by A. Truffert.
- 13'VAR: goal for Bournemouth ruled out.
- 20'Goal! Real Sociedad 0-2 Bournemouth. Rayan (Bournemouth) scores, assisted by A. Scott.
- 45'Half-time. Real Sociedad 0-2 Bournemouth.
- 57'Goal! Real Sociedad 1-2 Bournemouth. S. Gómez (Real Sociedad) scores, assisted by L. Beitia.
- 90'Full-time. Real Sociedad 1-2 Bournemouth.
Full commentary (68 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Real Sociedad vs Bournemouth.
- 3'Attempt missed. Rayan (Bournemouth), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 4'Corner, Bournemouth.
- 10'Attempt missed. Y. Herrera (Real Sociedad), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 10'Attempt blocked. Y. Herrera (Real Sociedad), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 11'Offside, Bournemouth.
- 11'Goal! Real Sociedad 0-1 Bournemouth. J. Kluivert (Bournemouth) scores, assisted by A. Truffert.
- 13'VAR: goal for Bournemouth ruled out.
- 15'Attempt blocked. A. Truffert (Bournemouth), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 15'Offside, Bournemouth.
- 19'Corner, Real Sociedad.
- 19'Attempt missed. A. Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 20'Goal! Real Sociedad 0-2 Bournemouth. Rayan (Bournemouth) scores, assisted by A. Scott.
- 23'Offside, Real Sociedad.
- 24'Yellow card for B. Turrientes (Real Sociedad) for foul.
- 25'Off the woodwork! Evanilson (Bournemouth), header from a set piece. xG 0.03.
- 31'Attempt missed. A. Silva (Bournemouth), header from a set piece. xG 0.04.
- 33'Yellow card for A. Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad) for foul.
- 35'Corner, Bournemouth.
- 37'Attempt blocked. M. Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 38'Attempt missed. A. Scott (Bournemouth), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 40'Offside, Bournemouth.
- 42'Corner, Bournemouth.
- 42'Yellow card for J. Kluivert (Bournemouth) for foul.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Real Sociedad 0-2 Bournemouth.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Real Sociedad: G. Guedes comes on for H. Fort.
- 46'Corner, Real Sociedad.
- 47'Attempt missed. M. Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 49'Corner, Real Sociedad.
- 52'Yellow card for A. Truffert (Bournemouth) for foul.
- 54'Corner, Bournemouth.
- 54'Attempt missed. A. Scott (Bournemouth), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 57'Attempt saved. B. Turrientes (Real Sociedad), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 57'Goal! Real Sociedad 1-2 Bournemouth. S. Gómez (Real Sociedad) scores, assisted by L. Beitia.
- 58'Substitution, Real Sociedad: J. Gorrotxategi comes on for B. Turrientes.
- 62'Offside, Bournemouth.
- 63'Substitution, Bournemouth: R. Christie comes on for T. Adams.
- 63'Substitution, Bournemouth: B. Diakité comes on for A. Smith.
- 63'Attempt saved. Evanilson (Bournemouth), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 64'Attempt missed. G. Guedes (Real Sociedad), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 65'Corner, Real Sociedad.
- 65'Attempt saved. G. Guedes (Real Sociedad), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
- 69'Yellow card for B. Diakité (Bournemouth) for foul.
- 71'Substitution, Bournemouth: Á. Rodriguez comes on for Evanilson.
- 71'Substitution, Bournemouth: B. Doak comes on for Rayan.
- 73'Substitution, Real Sociedad: L. Sučić comes on for M. Oyarzabal.
- 73'Attempt missed. M. Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 73'Attempt blocked. Á. Rodriguez (Bournemouth), header. xG 0.12.
- 75'Yellow card for O. S. Óskarsson (Real Sociedad) for foul.
- 78'Attempt missed. B. Doak (Bournemouth), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.05.
- 81'Corner, Real Sociedad.
- 82'Corner, Real Sociedad.
- 82'Attempt blocked. L. Sučić (Real Sociedad), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 82'Attempt blocked. G. Guedes (Real Sociedad), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 83'Substitution, Real Sociedad: T. Kubo comes on for A. Barrenetxea.
- 83'Substitution, Bournemouth: D. Brooks comes on for J. Kluivert.
- 84'Substitution, Real Sociedad: A. Zakharyan comes on for Y. Herrera.
- 85'Attempt saved. O. S. Óskarsson (Real Sociedad), right-footed shot. xG 0.39.
- 87'Corner, Real Sociedad.
- 87'Attempt missed. J. Martin (Real Sociedad), header from a corner. xG 0.08.
- 90'Corner, Real Sociedad.
- 90'4 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Attempt saved. O. S. Óskarsson (Real Sociedad), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.58.
- 90+1'Attempt blocked. J. Martin (Real Sociedad), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.06.
- 90+3'Offside, Bournemouth.
- 90'Full-time. Real Sociedad 1-2 Bournemouth.