Complex sentence: Güiza made his first competitive appearance and league debut for his new team on 8 January 2013, in an opening day away game against Pahang: despite a 2--3 shock defeat, he provided the assists for both of his team's goals.
Split into simpler sentences: Güiza made his first competitive appearance and league debut for his new team on 8 January 2013, in an opening day away game against Pahang. Despite a 2--3 shock defeat, he provided the assists for both of his team's goals.