Real Sociedad won 6-0 at Lillestrøm for their first Europa League victory of the season, matching their largest European winning margin. Mikel Oyarzabal supplied the first three assists, while Sergio Gómez and Luka Sučić scored twice each. Marrero saved a penalty before Óskarsson and Zakharyan also contributed to the score. The margin repeated the club’s 2017 victory over Vardar.
Spanish football club Real Sociedad beat Lillestrøm SK 6-0 in Norway for its first UEFA Europa League victory of the season. Sergio Gómez and Luka Sučić each scored twice, with Óskarsson and Zakharyan adding the other goals. The result equalled Sociedad’s largest European winning margin, previously achieved against Vardar in 2017. The visitors scored three goals in each half.[1], [2]
Lillestrøm created early attacking opportunities before Sociedad established control of the score. Captain Mikel Oyarzabal supplied every assist in the first-half scoring burst. Gómez finished with his left foot in the 25th minute and his right foot two minutes later. Sučić added a left-footed goal in the 33rd minute. Sociedad took a 3-0 lead into the interval, with Oyarzabal having set up both of Gómez’s goals as well as Sučić’s opener.[1]
Marrero saved a penalty early in the second half and another Lillestrøm effort struck the crossbar. The hosts could not reduce the deficit. Óskarsson finished a counterattack from Guedes’ pass in the 65th minute. Sučić scored his second after an individual move in the 72nd, and Zakharyan completed the scoring with a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area in the 80th. Coach Matarazzo’s side left Norway with three points and a clean sheet.[1]
