Real Sociedad 1 - 1 Espanyol: Da Silva Willian Jose rescues point for Real Sociedad

Da Silva Willian Jose struck 12 minutes from time to earn Real Sociedad a 1-1 draw with Espanyol and deny the 10-man visitors a first win of the LaLiga season.

Pablo Piatti had given Espanyol the lead 17 minutes after the interval before Willian Jose struck.

Martinez Javi Fuego was then given his marching orders with two minutes remaining after picking up a pair of yellow cards in the space of four minutes.

Piatti had the first real opportunity of the game in the 11th minute but he pulled his shot from the edge of the box wide of the right post.

Leo Baptistao then tried his luck from distance but his effort narrowly went the wrong side of the post.

The hosts came back into the game as half-time approached and Zaldua put a shot over before Inigo Martinez saw his header from Ruben Pardo's cross saved.

Espanyol broke the deadlock in the 62nd minute when Piatti's shot from just outside the box evaded Geronimo Rulli and found the net.

Mikel Oyarzabal saw a shot blocked as Sociedad went in search of an equaliser and it eventually came in the 78th minute when Willian Jose headed home Zaldua's cross.

Oscar Duarte narrowly missed with a header for Espanyol before they were reduced to 10 men when Fuego was dismissed for two fouls in quick succession.