Share of the points in the Basque derby
Deportivo Alavés and Real Sociedad played out a 1-1 draw at the Mendizorroza stadium. A goal from Ainhoa Marín, who was named player of the match, put the *txuri-urdin* side ahead, but Inés Altamira brought things level. Both teams finish the ninth league matchday outside the relegation zone.
01 NOV 2026
Spoils shared in the Basque derby. Before the match kicked off, players from both clubs held a minute's silence for the tragic accident in Urda (Toledo). The first chance of the game fell to Almudena Rivero, but the Real Sociedad goalkeeper sent the ball out for a corner. Six minutes into the game, the first goal of the match arrived, but the referee disallowed Carmen Sobrón's goal for offside. The forward tried again with a high shot. The visitors tried through an inspired Ainhoa Marín. It was precisely the winger, who was the MVP of the match, who broke the deadlock after heading in a cross, also headed by Intza, to put Real Sociedad ahead on the scoreboard.
The hosts tried again through Carmen Sobrón, but she failed to find the target. In the opposite box, Esther Laborde looked for a goal with a high shot. Inés Altamira, with a long-range shot, came close to surprising Julia Arrula. It was the centre-back who unleashed a thunderous strike from outside the area to send the ball directly into the back of the net and restore parity to the Mendizorroza scoreboard. Andrea Esteban's side tried with a shot from Nayadet Opazo that went over the crossbar, to the relief of Julia Arrula, who saw the ball fly too high. Despite dangerous actions from both teams, the score remained unchanged, and it was 1-1 at the end of the first forty-five minutes.

Parity was maintained on the pitch throughout the second half. Cecilia Marcos tried in the early stages of the second half, but without success. The first substitutions were not long in coming. Ainhoa Moraza and Arola Aparicio entered the field of play looking to change the pace of the match. Immediately after the changes, Nerea Eizagirre had a chance with a shot from inside the area that went wide, while Cecilia Marcos also tried with a shot that went wide. Sarah Brasero came on for the 'albiazul' team, and Carmen Sobrón tried her luck with a shot that crashed directly into the wall. Nerea Eizagirre, also from a set-piece, came close to surprising Sofía Fuente, who eventually gathered the ball.
Real Sociedad tried again with a long ball for Cecilia Marcos, but the Deportivo Alavés Femenino defence decisively cut out the action. Sonye Keefe also came on for Real Sociedad in search of the coveted goal. Arola Aparicio, with a cross-shot, came close to surprising Sofía Fuente, but the Alavés goalkeeper produced a good save to send the ball out for a corner. Cecilia Marcos, with a long-range left-footed shot from beyond the edge of the area, could have broken the deadlock, but the ball went over, and the score remained unchanged. The hosts remain in 14th position with 8 points, while the 'txuri-urdin' side is 11th in the standings with 10 points in their tally.
















