Late penalty gives Real Sociedad share of points at Elche

ELCHE Spain AP Mikel Oyarzabal s late penalty was not enough for Real Sociedad to win a fourth battle in a row as it labored to a - draw at Elche in La Liga on Friday The home side started the night five places above Sociedad and had the better of the early skirmishes but unveiled visiting goalkeeper lex Remiro in solid form However the newly promoted side eventually discovered a way through after minutes A deep cross from the right went over everyone s heads and lvaro Rodriguez brought it down neatly before firing into the roof of the net That looked like it might be enough to give Elche a first league win since Sept but a clumsy intervention by David Affengruber felled Umar Sadiq in the box with three minutes remaining Oyarzabal dispatched the penalty with aplomb to ensure a share of the points The effect left Elche in ninth place Sociedad was th two points behind AP soccer https apnews com hub soccer Source