La Real have won 0-1 against Lleida Esportiu in Copa del Rey last 16. A great goal by Canales led to the team victory on their championship debut.
In these cases, the thrill of the inferior team compensates the quality difference, but from the beginning the realistas haven’t made it easy for the Lleida team. They had the control of the match and after Januzaj´s volley, Sergio Canales fierce strike put us in front before the half-time.
Eusebio´s squad did well during the second half but they could have scored more goals. Juanmi was close to score with a volley. Finally, they hold a goal advantage ahead of the second leg to be played in November. Having achieved our goal, we must recharge batteries and prepare for Sunday´s match against Getafe.
Line-ups:
Lleida Esportiu: Oliveros, Núñez, Trilles, Hernández, Pumar, Valiente, Moustapha, Musa, Huertas (Molina, min.57), Agudo (Félix, min.57) and Nierga (cap) (Radulovic, min.68)
Real Sociedad: T. Ramírez, Gorosabel, Raúl Navas, I. Martínez, De la Bella, R. Pardo (Guevara, min.72), Canales, X. Prieto (cap), Oyarzabal (Bautista, min.53), Januzaj (Carlos V., min.58) and Juanmi.
Goal: 0-1: Canales, min.32.
Referee: Jaime Latre. He booked the local players Núñez, Radulovic and Pumar and away player Carlos V.