Real Sociedad enter the second round of the Copa del Rey despite being the second string team

Real Sociedade was forced to play the first round of the Copa del Rey against Jove Espanol on Thursday due to increased fixture congestion. Imanol Alguacil was without all his international players for the match, but it didn't matter in the end, as his team won 5-0.

Ander Barrenetxea was the star of the show for La Real, as he recorded two goals and two assists. The first of his brace came in the 12th minute, before he added a second just three minutes later.

Sergio Gomez, who has made an excellent start to his La Real career, would make it 3-0 on 38 minutes, before Jon Magunazelaia added a fourth just before the half-time interval. The goals dried up after that, although Mikel Goti provided the fifth shortly before full time.

Royal Society had been worried about the tie that was played during the international break, but in the end, it proved to be of little importance, as they moved into the second round of the Copa del Rey with ease.