In the twelfth round of La Liga, Elche was left with a bitter taste after drawing 1-1 with Real Sociedad at the Martínez Valero stadium. The home team had done enough to earn all three points and took the lead thanks to Álvaro Rodríguez's goal in the 12th minute of the second half following a great team play. However, when it seemed Elche was heading for a win, a penalty committed by defender David Affenhuber on forward Umar Sadiq gave Mikel Oyarzabal the chance to equalize in the final minute. The Argentine goalkeeper, Matías Dituro, was one of the standout players of the match with several decisive saves, including a spectacular save on Oyarzabal in the first half and another on Sadiq in the second. After the match, Dituro expressed his frustration over the penalty that cost them the win but highlighted the team's overall performance: "It's a shame about the penalty at the end, we played a very good game. From the 70th minute, we stopped playing a bit, but we gave it our all." Meanwhile, the Real Sociedad's goal scorer praised the point earned away from home and acknowledged the difficulty of the match: "It was a contested match, they were better at times and their goalkeeper had a great game. We both leave with the feeling that we could have achieved more," stated Oyarzabal. With this result, Elche accumulates its sixth draw of the season and is in ninth place with 15 points, while Real Sociedad is in fourteenth place with 13 points. The matchday will continue this Saturday with the matches Girona-Alavés; Sevilla-Osasuna; Atlético Madrid-Levante and Espanyol-Villarreal, while on Sunday Athletic Bilbao-Oviedo; Rayo Vallecano-Real Madrid; Mallorca-Getafe; Valencia-Betis and Celta de Vigo-Barcelona will play.