Jon martin

Real Sociedad: Benat Turrientes scored the only goal as Real Sociedad beat Athletic Club 1-0 away in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal, taking a narrow but significant advantage in the Basque derby.

Turrientes struck midway through the second half, firing into the roof of the net after Goncalo Guedes was brought down by Athletic goalkeeper Alex Padilla.

The goal proved decisive, though Sociedad will feel it was modest reward after having controlled much of the match against an Athletic side missing several key players, including Oihan Sancet and Dani Vivian, reports Xinhua.