R Sociedad played against Valencia in the opener of the Spanish league on the 16th away. The game was tough, conceding a goal in the 12th minute of the second half, but Kubo, who started as a right winger, thrusts a strong left-footed shot from outside the penalty area three minutes later, finishing with a 1-1 draw.

El Diario Basco, a local club newspaper in the club, commented on Kubo's performance, saying, “I confronted Gaya many times. Gaya could have given me two yellow cards, but both were against Kubo. If Kubo had more faith in his abilities, he could have been at the mercy of Gaya in every situation. The free kick shot was very bad, but he made the mistake with his crack (master) Golasso. Without hesitation, he fired a great shot with his left foot from just before the penalty area, defeating Aguirrezabara,” and scored four points (up to 5 points) for the team's top spot.

The newspaper selected Barrenechair as the team MVP for the match, and was highly rated with four points, along with Kubo, Turientes, Bryce Mendes, Pablo Marin and Oyalzabal. Next were Sveldia, Chaleta-Tsar and Ayen Munoz with three points, while Arumble, Elstondo, Sergio Gomez, de Zarate and Geddes had two points. Remiro was one of the worst teams.

R Sociedad will then face Espanyol in the second round of the Spanish league, which will be held at home on the 24th. (Commerce worker Takahashi Tomoyuki)

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