World League

Anoeta
Spectators: 7465 (Terracing: 5600, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Vicente Millano took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the match, Real Sociedad's goal looked a bit too open when Honorio Ferdinand came free, but Sauveur Lisundia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 7th minute, Libertad Sarmiento ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Habib Şenyurt was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Frédéric Pantel kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. 12 minutes into the match, Real Sociedad's goal looked a bit too open when Miltos Chatzistavrou came free, but Sauveur Lisundia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sauveur Lisundia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Honorio Ferdinand in the 18th minute of the match. After 20 minutes of play, CanarioMza's Honorio Ferdinand made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sauveur Lisundia was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 22nd minute, Frédéric Pantel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sauveur Lisundia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Honorio Ferdinand in the 25th minute of play. After 27 minutes, Honorio Ferdinand made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Real Sociedad's Sauveur Lisundia tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Alexandre Hélie hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Carlos Sabino managed to get in a good position for a shot. CanarioMza's supporters rose to their feet, but Carlos Sabino was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sauveur Lisundia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Honorio Ferdinand came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the CanarioMza fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Honorio Ferdinand couldn't finish the play. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Real Sociedad's goalkeeper Sauveur Lisundia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sauveur Lisundia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolás Capaldo in the 47th minute of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Honorio Ferdinand was the one to do the kick off. After having played for 51 minutes, Nicolás Capaldo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CanarioMza's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nicolás Capaldo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 61 minutes into the match, Honorio Ferdinand dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Sauveur Lisundia, 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Sabino in the 70th minute of play forced Real Sociedad's goalkeeper Sauveur Lisundia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to CanarioMza getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Lino Alonso hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Hubert Jouniaux managed to get in a good position for a shot. Real Sociedad's supporters rose to their feet, but Hubert Jouniaux was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Habib Şenyurt breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Real Sociedad getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Gaël Janssens hit a great ball. Real Sociedad's Sauveur Lisundia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save Real Sociedad from getting a goal against them. Habib Şenyurt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Libertad Sarmiento, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. After 94 minutes, Gaël Janssens mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Real Sociedad and the CanarioMza players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 94th minute, Gaël Janssens hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when CanarioMza's Honorio Ferdinand in the 96th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Sauveur Lisundia was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Real Sociedad through an amazing save. CanarioMza played a much better game than Real Sociedad and deserved their victory. The Real Sociedad players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.