U23 World League

Anoeta
Spectators: 7554 (Terracing: 5667, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) WaHa TeaM's Gustaw Mazierz started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 4 minutes into the game, Real Sociedad's Libertad Sarmiento nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zula Kasperowicz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. 11 minutes had been played when some careless play by WaHa TeaM's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Hubert Jouniaux was slow to take the kick. During this time Real Sociedad's players had a chance to rest. After 14 played minutes Libertad Sarmiento rounded WaHa TeaM's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 4-0. After 17 minutes of play, Real Sociedad's Vicente Millano made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zula Kasperowicz was left in no man's land by his defense there! Sauveur Lisundia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustaw Mazierz, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Libertad Sarmiento in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zula Kasperowicz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 25 minutes had been played when some careless play by WaHa TeaM's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Hubert Jouniaux was slow to take the kick. During this time Real Sociedad's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Youri Veillon heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Zula Kasperowicz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Youri Veillon in the 25th minute. When Real Sociedad's Libertad Sarmiento in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye WaHa TeaM's goalie prevented a goal. In the 30th match minute, Real Sociedad was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Evan Laurens to maneuver through the defense. When Przemyslaw Lewicki fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored WaHa TeaM's protests and gave Przemyslaw Lewicki a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, WaHa TeaM's Przemyslaw Lewicki got a free kick in the 39th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hubert Jouniaux got free with Zula Kasperowicz in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Libertad Sarmiento in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zula Kasperowicz saved WaHa TeaM from getting behind. After some careless play in the WaHa TeaM defense, Vicente Millano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zula Kasperowicz. The WaHa TeaM fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zula Kasperowicz should have stopped the shot. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 8-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Vicente Millano was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Libertad Sarmiento left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Real Sociedad fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 9-0. If Libertad Sarmiento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 61st match minute, Real Sociedad was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexandre Hélie to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the WaHa TeaM defense, Libertad Sarmiento kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zula Kasperowicz. The WaHa TeaM fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zula Kasperowicz should have stopped the shot. After 70 minutes, Libertad Sarmiento made it 11-0 with a short kick to the right side. WaHa TeaM's Zula Kasperowicz tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Vicente Millano charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vicente Millano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Vicente Millano kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind WaHa TeaM's goalkeeper Zula Kasperowicz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Real Sociedad's Claude Makélélé got a free kick in the 77th minute. In the 81st minute, Vicente Millano left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Real Sociedad fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 12-0. In the 86th minute, Libertad Sarmiento got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a rather tough play, Real Sociedad's Gaël Janssens got a free kick in the 89th minute. Real Sociedad walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.