Atletico Madrid Vs Real Sociedad: Luis Suarez Saves Los Rojiblancos From Defeat

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JAKARTA - Atletico Madrid drew 2-2 when they hosted Real Sociedad in the tenth week of the Spanish League at the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano, Monday morning. Luis Suarez's two goals saved Los Rojiblancos from defeat.

Playing in front of their own supporters, Atletico immediately pressed from the start. Diego Simeone's troops even created a chance in the 3rd minute through Antoine Griezmann's effort which was still able to be caught by Alex Remiro.

Launching Antara, Sociedad actually scored the first goal in the seventh minute. Alexander Sorloth met Alexander Isak's pass perfectly to bring his team 1-0 up.

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Eight minutes later, Atletico tried to equalize through Joao Felix's hard kick which was still wide. The 1-0 score lasted until halftime.

Three minutes into the second half, Sociedad scored again quickly through Alexander Isak's free kick into the bottom right corner which goalkeeper Jan Oblak couldn't stop. Position to 2-0.

Left behind by two goals makes Atletico even more depressed. However, Suarez gave his team hope to catch up with a goal in the 61st minute.

The Uruguayan striker headed the ball to beat Remiro after maximizing Joao Felix's cross. Atletico reduced the deficit to 2-1.

Atletico had a great chance to equalize after being awarded a penalty after Mikel Merino fouled Suarez. The player himself executed a fine penalty into the bottom right corner of the goal and made it 2-2 in the 77th minute.

A draw score makes the match even more fierce. However, there were no additional goals until the game was over.

The addition of one point makes Real Sociedad temporarily snatch the top of the standings from Real Madrid with 21 points. One point ahead of Los Blancos.

Meanwhile, Atlético is in fourth place with 18 points.