Elche CF clawed back from a two-goal deficit to salvage a 2-2 draw against Real Sociedad on September 7, 2026, with Fer Niño’s 74th-minute equalizer capping one of the more chaotic second halves LaLiga has produced this young season.
Real Sociedad looked comfortable after racing to a 2-0 lead before halftime. Then a red card, a VAR-nullified goal, and two unanswered Elche strikes turned the match on its head in the span of ten second-half minutes.
Real Sociedad’s first-half dominance
The visitors wasted no time asserting themselves at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero. Job Ochieng opened the scoring in the 11th minute, giving Real Sociedad an early cushion that seemed to deflate an Elche side still searching for their first win of the campaign.
Twenty minutes later, Yangel Herrera doubled the advantage in the 31st minute, with Ochieng again involved in the buildup.
