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Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) 3 minutes into the match, Real Sociedad's goal looked a bit too open when Celestino Arnalt came free, but Sauveur Lisundia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Naci Kac had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sauveur Lisundia didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Denis Oprescu went, in the 7th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After having played for 9 minutes, Libertad Sarmiento managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Real Sociedad's supporters crossed their fingers, but Libertad Sarmiento was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sauveur Lisundia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denis Oprescu in the 11th minute of the match. A throw-in in the 14th minute of the game was made by Panait Bujor with Fabian Joldea as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 15 minutes into the match, Naci Kac notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Real Sociedad's Sauveur Lisundia. Sauveur Lisundia was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When GoalHunters's Denis Oprescu in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Real Sociedad's goalie prevented a goal. In the 19th minute, Frédéric Pantel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. GoalHunters's Daniel Jienescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Libertad Sarmiento in the 24th minute of play. In the 25th minute of the match Real Sociedad got a corner. GoalHunters's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hubert Jouniaux ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Hubert Jouniaux got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Daniel Jienescu quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Fabian Joldea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 28 minutes, Claude Makélélé mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Real Sociedad and the GoalHunters players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 28th match minute, Real Sociedad was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claude Makélélé to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Libertad Sarmiento in the 30th minute of play forced GoalHunters's goalkeeper Daniel Jienescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Celestino Arnalt struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Sauveur Lisundia didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for GoalHunters. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denis Oprescu in the 36th minute of play forced Real Sociedad's goalkeeper Sauveur Lisundia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sauveur Lisundia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denis Oprescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Celestino Arnalt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sauveur Lisundia having to interfere. The supporters of GoalHunters booed when Real Sociedad was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frédéric Pantel didn't get a good kick on the ball. After the first half GoalHunters were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Celestino Arnalt stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When the match clock showed 51 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Celestino Arnalt sped through Real Sociedad's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Sauveur Lisundia. Sauveur Lisundia made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Fabian Joldea sent off a good shot on target. 57 minutes into the match, Real Sociedad's goalkeeper Sauveur Lisundia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Denis Oprescu. Real Sociedad's Sauveur Lisundia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Real Sociedad from getting a goal against them. Sauveur Lisundia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabian Joldea, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Mihăiţă Văduva made a great header on GoalHunters's corner, it was just that Real Sociedad's Sauveur Lisundia managed to reach the ball for a save. 65 minutes into the match, Real Sociedad's goal looked a bit too open when Fabian Joldea came free, but Sauveur Lisundia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 66th minute, Denis Oprescu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The GoalHunters fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. Sauveur Lisundia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabian Joldea in the 69th minute of play. In the 71st minute Vicente Millano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Jienescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 73rd minute Denis Oprescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sauveur Lisundia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 73rd match minute, Real Sociedad was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Evan Laurens to maneuver through the defense. Sauveur Lisundia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Celestino Arnalt in the 76th minute. After 77 minutes, Gaël Janssens mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Real Sociedad and the GoalHunters players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of GoalHunters booed when Real Sociedad was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gaël Janssens didn't get a good kick on the ball. With his leg Sauveur Lisundia managed to avoid a goal in the 79thth minute, when GoalHunters's Celestino Arnalt fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Naci Kac had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Evan Laurens fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Real Sociedad's protests and gave Evan Laurens a yellow card for diving instead. In the 85th minute, Evan Laurens hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Denis Oprescu received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Sauveur Lisundia came out and tried to block the shot, but Denis Oprescu slotted it home off the left post making it 0-6 in the 86th minute. When the match had gone on for 90 minutes, Fabian Joldea took a quick shot and it went in 0-7 without a chance for Sauveur Lisundia to make any attempt to save it. When the match was over GoalHunters could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Real Sociedad throughout the match.
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