Real Sociedad Women crush Hearts to reach Europa Cup last 16 on 4-0

Real Sociedad Women enjoyed a landmark night at Zubieta as they knocked out Hearts to reach the Europa Cup quarter stage with a 4-0 aggregate. This Wednesday, the hosts set the pace early with a goal from Laura Camino in the 20th minute. Before half-time, the tie was already closing: Paula Fernández made it 2-0 in the 42nd minute, while Ainoa Campo sealed the 3-0 right on the break (45'). In the second half, Hearts lost control and a fourth arrived through Husband (70').

As Mundo Deportivo reports, the home side pushed hard from the start to respond to a poor start to the season, even without Cahynová in the starting XI. Sonya Keefe also got on the pitch for her debut, playing 15 minutes after returning from a pubic injury. With no goals conceded, Real Sociedad stay alive in Europe: they will be in the draw pot this Friday to define the last-16 bracket.