Highly demanding match

La Real was beaten by AZ Alkmaar at the AFAS Stadion in their third to last game of pre-season. It was a very even game in which the side from San Sebastián played well, specially in the second half. This has been the only game that the txuri urdin have played away from home. La Real, who went in search of a late equaliser, will play their next pre-season game on 6 August.

Match details:

AZ Alkmaar: Verhulst, Sugawara, Koopmeiners, de Wit, Karlsson, Aboukhlal, Clasie, Letschert, Reijnders, Oosting and Gudmundsson. Also played: Pavlidis, Beukema, Evjen and Poku. 

Real Sociedad: A. Remiro, Gorosabel, Aritz, Pacheco, Sola, Guevara, Guridi, Barrenetxea, Navarro, Januzaj and Carlos Fdez. TAlso played: Lobete, López, Garrido, Portu, Aihen, William J., Le Normand, Turrientes, López, Ayesa, Zaldua, Illarra, Merquelanz.

Goal: 1-0: Aboukhlal, min. 33

Referee: Marc Nagtegaal. Booked Aritz for Real Sociedad.