{"id":18002,"date":"2026-07-29T11:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T08:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/?p=18002"},"modified":"2026-07-29T11:36:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T08:36:52","slug":"real-sociedad-beat-aston-villa-4-2-in-pre-season-thriller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/sports-betting-news\/real-sociedad-beat-aston-villa-4-2-in-pre-season-thriller\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Sociedad Beat Aston Villa 4-2 in Pre-Season Thriller"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Real Sociedad produced an impressive second-half display to defeat Aston Villa 4-2<\/strong> in an entertaining international club friendly, showcasing their attacking quality and squad depth ahead of the new season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite Aston Villa taking an early lead through George Hemmings<\/strong>, the Spanish outfit responded brilliantly, overturning the deficit before pulling away after the break with a ruthless attacking performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Half: Villa Strike First Before Sociedad Respond<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Aston Villa made the brighter start and deservedly opened the scoring in the 14th minute<\/strong> when George Hemmings<\/strong> found the back of the net to hand the Premier League side a 1-0 advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Real Sociedad gradually settled into the contest and began controlling possession. Their pressure paid off in the 22nd minute<\/strong> as Carlos Soler<\/strong> equalized with a composed finish to level the match at 1-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The remainder of the first half was closely contested, with both sides creating chances but unable to find another breakthrough before the interval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Half-time: Aston Villa 1-1 Real Sociedad<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Second Half: Sociedad’s Quality Shines Through<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Real Sociedad made several changes at halftime, introducing fresh legs, including Arsen Zakharyan<\/strong>, and immediately increased the tempo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their persistence was rewarded in the 53rd minute<\/strong> when Orri \u00d3skarsson<\/strong> completed an excellent move to give the visitors a 2-1 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Villa responded almost instantly. Boubacar Madjo<\/strong> restored parity in the 56th minute<\/strong>, making it 2-2 and setting up an exciting final half-hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Sociedad’s superior finishing proved decisive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Substitute Gorka Carrera<\/strong> put the Spanish side back in front in the 66th minute<\/strong>, capitalizing on Villa’s defensive lapse to make it 3-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Aston Villa searched for another equalizer, Sociedad remained dangerous on the counterattack. Their victory was sealed in the 88th minute<\/strong> when Iker Rup\u00e9rez<\/strong> finished clinically to complete a convincing 4-2 win<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key Match Moments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n