Nerea Eizagirre hands Real Sociedad their first win of the season
The txuri-urdin outfit secured a 0-1 victory over Valencia CF at the Antonio Puchades. The only goal of the match was scored by Nerea Eizagirre from a pass by Intza Eguiguren, who was the MVP of the game. The team from San Sebastián achieve their first win of the season, while the Che squad heads into the break without any points.
04 OCT 2026
The weekend concluded at the Puchades with a clash between the two sides still searching for their first win of the campaign in Liga F Moeve. Inside the opening minute, Alice Pinguet flew to keep out an effort from Nerea Eizagirre, who tried her luck with a shot from the edge of the box. Shortly after, the *txuri-urdin* captain came close again with a header that cleared the crossbar. The response came from Nazareth Martín, whose headed effort sailed over. Laura Camino tested her luck with a shot that whistled past the post, followed by a tame effort from Ainhoa Marín. Real Sociedad controlled the tempo, and twenty-three minutes in, a neat passage of play fell to Intza, who picked out Nerea Eizagirre. The captain broke the deadlock with a thunderous strike into the far corner.
The hosts looked to respond through an individual effort from Rebecca Elloh finished off by WIFI, but Julia Arrula blocked the shot to deny the forward. Ainhoa Marín tried her luck with an overhit shot, and just past the half-hour mark, Ainhoa Moraza netted a second, but the referee chalked the goal off for offside. The final chance before the break fell to Intza—who was named MVP of the match—but her powerful drive drifted wide. Despite the hosts' persistence, Mikel Crespo's side failed to find an equaliser before half-time. After the restart, Paula Fernández let fly with a shot that crashed into the Valencia defence. Ainhoa Marín also tried her luck, but Alice Pinguet gathered the ball comfortably.
At the other end, Carol Marín tried her luck with an effort that was blocked by the San Sebastián defence. The ball went out for a corner, and from the resulting set-piece, Nazareth Martín tested Julia Arrula. With around half an hour left to play, Tere Morató and Amanda Mbadi came on for Valencia CF, while Arola Aparicio entered the pitch for the Basque outfit. Mikel Crespo's team tried their luck from set-pieces, though the goal still wouldn't come. The clearest opportunity fell to the head of Tere Morató. The forward met a cross from Sara Tamarit with a header that Julia Arrula claimed at the second attempt. Pauleta Sancho came close to reaching the rebound. Meanwhile, Nerea Eizagirre threatened for the visitors, though the move was flagged for offside.
The *Che* club continued to press with a header from Tere Morató that missed the target. The match could have been put to bed by Paula Fernández with a direct free-kick that sailed wide. With fifteen minutes remaining, Danielle Marcano had a chance with a shot that grazed the post. Valencia CF continued to push from set-pieces, but the visitors' defence stood firm to keep a clean sheet. Julia Arrula comfortably dealt with a dangerous cross from Sara Tamarit. Both protagonists crossed paths again on the following play, but the goalkeeper gathered the ball at the second attempt. Despite a late flurry of pressure from the hosts, the scoreline remained unchanged, and Real Sociedad claimed their first victory of the campaign at the expense of Valencia, who remain without a point.