Bournemouth enjoy winning start to Europa League campaign at Real Sociedad

First-half goals by Justin Kluivert and Rayan helped Bournemouth start their maiden European campaign with a memorable 2-1 win at Real Sociedad.The Cherries had been surprisingly made favourites to win the Europa League, but Marco Rose watched his team justify their tag with a professional display on the road. Kluivert's 11th-minute goal was followed by Rayan's header nine minutes later, and although Sergio Gomez pulled one back, Bournemouth held on to claim all three points from their first match in Europe. How the teams lined up | Match stats Got Sky? Watch Premier League games LIVE on your phone📱Not got Sky? Latest Sky Sports deals or stream Premier League games with no contract📺This fixture at San Sebastian was the latest chapter in a remarkable story for the Cherries, with a first European tie in the club's history occurring only 18 years on from them being mired in financial trouble and on minus 17 points in the fourth tier of English Football. Image: Rayan celebrates after scoring Bournemouth's second goal (AP Photo/Miguel Oses) After Eddie Howe masterminded a great escape and three subsequent promotions, last season's sixth-place finish under Andoni Iraola earned a place in the Europa League, but Rose was the man tasked with ensuring Bournemouth marked history with a win. The key moments from the Anoeta Stadium11: GOAL! The unmarked Kluivert side foots home Adrien Truffert's low cross from the left to open the scoring after a lengthy VAR review. 20: GOAL! Rayan heads home Alex Scott's gorgeous lofted pass to put the visitors in control.25: POST! Evanilson almost adds a third, only for his glancing header to hit the post with the 'keeper beaten.57: GOAL! Gomez brings the hosts back into the contest with what looked to be a cross from out wide.85: GREAT SAVE! Orri Oskarsson is found in space in the box, but Djordje Petrovic does well to keep out the striker's low drive.90+1: WHAT A SAVE! Petrovic again comes to Bournemouth's rescue with a sensational close-range reaction stop to deny Oskarsson at the back post. Twitter This content is provided by Twitter, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable Twitter cookies or to allow those cookies just once. You can change your settings at any time via the Privacy Options. Unfortunately we have been unable to verify if you have consented to Twitter cookies. To view this content you can use the button below to allow Twitter cookies for this session only. What the result means and next fixtures... Bournemouth fixturesEuropa League fixturesPremier League fixtures