Toulouse 2-1 Real Sociedad: Full match highlights and all goals

Real Sociedad suffered their first defeat of pre-season, falling 2-1 to Toulouse in a friendly played at the Maurice Trélut stadium in Tarbes, France. The match was contested on a notoriously poor pitch, described by Spanish media as a "potato field" and a "minefield", which made cohesive football incredibly difficult for both sides. The French side opened the scoring in the 31st minute through 19-year-old Argentinian Julián Vignolo, who headed in from close range after his initial shot was blocked by the keeper following a cross from Alexis Vossah. The response was immediate and spectacular: just two minutes later, former Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Carlos Soler curled a magnificent free-kick over the wall and into the top corner to level the score at 1-1. However, Toulouse regained the lead in first-half stoppage time when another young Argentinian, 21-year-old Santiago Hidalgo, produced a moment of sublime skill, lobbing the goalkeeper with a delicate chip after a through ball from Vossah. The second half saw Real Sociedad improve markedly after manager Pellegrino Matarazzo introduced heavier hitters like Orri Óskarsson, who had scored in every previous pre-season game but fired over here, and Ander Barrenetxea. Alberto Carrera nearly equalized in the 54th minute, but his close-range header was miraculously cleared off the line by the Toulouse defence. Despite dominating possession and territory in the second period, the Basque side couldn't find the breakthrough, with the most dangerous chances actually falling to Toulouse on the counter-attack. The victory marks Toulouse's first win of the summer and a positive step for new manager Jens Berthel Askou, while Real will be relieved to have escaped without injuries on a treacherous surface.