Zaragoza 2 - Real Sociedad 1

Zaragoza: Luis García; Ponzio, Alvaro, Milito, Aranzábal; Galletti, Movilla, Zapater (Soriano 76'), Savio (Cani 85'); David Villa, Javi Moreno (Oscar González 80'). 4-4-2.
Real Sociedad: Riesgo; López Rekarte, Luiz Alberto, Jauregi, Garrido (Gari Uranga 74'); Aranburu (Arteta 74'), Mikel Alonso; Karpin, Nihat (Oskitz 80'), Rossato; Kovacevic. 4-2-3-1.

Team changes: Zaragoza: Milito, Aranzábal for Capi, Toledo / Real Sociedad: No change.

Goals:
1-0. 29. David Villa (penalty). After Savio fell under challenge from Rekarte.
1-1. 35. Karpin (penalty). After Luis García tripped Kovacevic in the area.
2-1. 65. Savio. Collected pass from Zapater and chipped ball over keeper.

Zaragoza's good start to the season continues, and they move back up to seventh place, level on points with the three teams above them, after beating struggling Real Sociedad 2-1. Víctor Muñoz's side were on top from the beginning, with Villa almost catching Riesgo off his line with a long shot which bounced back off the crossbar. Garrido turned an Alvaro header away for a corner, and Javi Moreno just failed to get on the end of Savio's cross before the locals took the lead, Villa converting a penalty after referee Fernández Borbolán ruled that López Rekarte's challenge on Savio was illegal.

The visitors reacted quickly though, and six minutes later they were level when Fernández awarded another penalty after Luis García crashed into Kovacevic, Karpin slotting home the kick. García did well to tip a dangerous free kick from Rossato over the bar before the break, and Kovacevic headed against the foot of the post after the restart. But a few minutes later Zapater found Savio with a pinpoint pass, and the ex Real Madrid midfielder just got to the ball first to chip it past the advancing keeper.

Real should probably have saved a point when Kovacevic scored but was incorrectly ruled offside late on, but it was not to be, and the Basques find themselves once again hovering just above the relegation zone, only out of the bottom three thanks to a slightly better goal average than their immediate rivals.