Real Sociedad - Real Oviedo end 3-3 after wild second half at Anoeta
real sociedad - real oviedo played out a 3-3 draw at Anoeta after a frantic second half that produced six goals and a stoppage-time equalizer, leaving both sides to settle for a point.
Early set pieces put Oviedo ahead before Real hit back
Oviedo took a shock lead early in the second half when Fede Viñas headed home from a corner in the 50th minute and then finished again within minutes to make it 0-2, putting the visitors in control at Anoeta. The hosts responded after a spell of substitutions: Orri Óskarsson pulled one back with a header in the 64th minute, and Duje Caleta-Car headed a corner to level in the 86th minute. Gonçalo Guedes then supplied a pass that Óskarsson finished in the 90th minute to complete the comeback before the late equalizer.
Real Sociedad - Real Oviedo: late drama and contentious moments
The match featured tense referee decisions and injuries that shaped the closing stages. Early in the second half the referee rejected Real's appeals for a red card after a challenge on Mikel Oyarzabal by Eric Bailly, and Álvaro Odriozola, who had entered the match in the 54th minute, was forced off injured in the 56th minute. A Reina injury interrupted play later in the second half, and Gonçalo Guedes struck the woodwork as Real pushed for a winner before conceding in stoppage time.
Set pieces decided large chunks of the game
Set plays were decisive: Fede Viñas' opener came from a corner in the 50th minute, Oviedo's second followed swiftly from another attacking situation, and Real's equalizers arrived from dead-ball situations as well — Caleta-Car's header from a corner leveled the score in the 86th minute, and Real completed a late turnaround when Óskarsson converted a pass from Guedes in the 90th minute. The match concluded when Oviedo struck an equalizer in added time to make it 3-3.
The draw left both teams sharing the points after a game that swung wildly in just over 40 minutes; the second half alone produced six goals and several momentum shifts that kept Anoeta on its feet. The match also saw Yangel Herrera introduced for Beñat Turrientes in an attempt to change the game, and goalkeeper Aarón Escandell make a number of saves to keep Oviedo in contention.
With the final whistle, neither side could claim full reward for their efforts: Real salvaged a comeback from 0-2 down, while Oviedo twice recovered to avoid defeat. The result will now be absorbed as both teams prepare for their next league matches.
