September 9: With 10-man Real Sociedad winning 3-2 and Getafe drawing 1-1, the latest La Liga standings are released

The fourth round of La Liga action resumed as Elche hosted Real Sociedad.

In this match, 19th-placed Elche welcomed 14th-placed Real Sociedad at home. At the start of the new season, Elche's performances had been concerning. In their first three league matches, they managed only one draw and two defeats. In their last two games, they were beaten by Barcelona and Racing Santander respectively, with the team showing many issues that needed to be addressed in both attack and defense. By comparison, Real Sociedad had been more consistent. After three rounds, they had recorded one win, one draw, and one loss, defeating Espanyol and then drawing with Celta Vigo in their previous two matches. Overall, Real Sociedad's competitive form was clearly better than Elche's.

Looking back at the previous six meetings between the two sides, Real Sociedad held a dominant advantage, winning five of those matches. Traveling away for this challenge, Real Sociedad hoped to continue its historical edge in the fixture. Meanwhile, Elche, hovering near the relegation zone, urgently needed points from this match to reverse their poor run. Therefore, the contest was full of highlights.

In the 11th minute of the first half, Real Sociedad's Soler delivered a precise pass. Ochien received the ball inside the penalty area and fired a volley from a difficult angle, sending the ball into the net to give Real Sociedad the lead.

Just two minutes later, the match saw another goal. Ochien became the provider this time, sending a clever pass that gave Janhjel a chance on the right side of the penalty area, where he scored with a low shot to extend Real Sociedad's advantage.

In the 64th minute, the game changed dramatically. Real Sociedad's Hong Martin raised his foot too high during a challenge and accidentally kicked an opposing player. The referee immediately showed him a red card, forcing Real Sociedad to continue with ten men.

A dramatic moment occurred three minutes later. Elche's Chust delivered a highly penetrating pass, and Lemar found an opportunity outside the penalty area before firing an unstoppable shot into the corner. Elche pulled one goal back, making the score 1-2.

In the 74th minute, Elche's attack paid off again. Morente provided a key assist, and Nino seized the opportunity from close range in front of goal to score, helping Elche equalize and bringing the suspense of the match back.

However, in the final moments of the match, Real Sociedad once again showed strong resilience. In the 90th minute, Ochien delivered another imaginative pass. Sucic received the ball, sprinted into the middle of the penalty area, calmly fired past the goalkeeper, and changed the score again as Real Sociedad completed a last-minute winner.

In the end, Elche suffered a narrow 2-3 defeat to Real Sociedad at home.

Meanwhile, in another La Liga match that concluded early this morning, Getafe and Celta Vigo fought to a 1-1 draw. Satriano gave Getafe the lead first, but Starfelt later equalized for Celta Vigo.

After this round of matches, the La Liga standings also underwent a series of changes. Real Sociedad moved up to ninth place with seven points thanks to this valuable victory.