Football: Kubo nets 7th league goal of season in Sociedad win

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Japan attacker Takefusa Kubo came off the bench to score his seventh goal of the Spanish La Liga season Friday as Real Sociedad beat Osasuna 2-0 away from home.

The 21-year-old was sent on in the 63rd minute with his team leading 1-0 and scored in the 90th minute at Estadio El Sadar, shooting through the legs of a defender and inside the near post following a pass from Mikel Merino inside the box.

Sociedad, who led in the sixth minute of the Basque Derby when Osasuna keeper Sergio Herrera deflected a cross into his own goal, remain on course to secure the final spot for next season’s Champions...

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