Friendly League

Estadio
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rafael Leão started the match with the kick off. After 2 played minutes Lofi Girl Portimao got a freekick which was hit by Lucas Marques. 3 minutes into the match, Rafael Leão had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Georges-Philippe Kissinger. Lofi Girl Portimao's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rafael Leão was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After a rather tough play, Tabachana F.C.'s Valentinos Balaouras got a free kick in the 6th minute. 7 minutes into the match, Nuno Porto dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Thibaut Courtois, 1-1. Thibaut Courtois was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Nuno Porto showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 10 minute of play. Lofi Girl Portimao's Georges-Philippe Kissinger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michalis Kasselakis in the 15th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michalis Kasselakis in the 17th minute of play forced Lofi Girl Portimao's goalkeeper Georges-Philippe Kissinger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Michalis Kasselakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 28 minutes into the game, Stathis Kaligoulas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tabachana F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lofi Girl Portimao the free kick. After 28 played minutes Tabachana F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Stathis Kaligoulas. In the 28th minute of the match Joaquim Matos sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Thibaut Courtois skillfully saved the ball. A collision led to Lofi Girl Portimao getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Joaquim Matos hit a great ball. Georges-Philippe Kissinger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michalis Kasselakis in the 33rd minute of the match. 35 minutes into the match, Nuno Porto dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Thibaut Courtois, 3-1. Rafael Leão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Georges-Philippe Kissinger tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thibaut Courtois showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nuno Porto in the 44th minute of the match. In the 47th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lofi Girl Portimao's goalkeeper Georges-Philippe Kissinger, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Tabachana F.C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Demis Stoltidis in the 49th minute. Tabachana F.C.'s Demis Stoltidis was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Georges-Philippe Kissinger in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-2.

Michalis Kasselakis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Georges-Philippe Kissinger made a huge save. Georges-Philippe Kissinger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michalis Kasselakis in the 58th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michalis Kasselakis in the 58th minute of play forced Lofi Girl Portimao's goalkeeper Georges-Philippe Kissinger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 60th minute, Rafael Leão made a precise shot to the right of Georges-Philippe Kissinger. Lofi Girl Portimao's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-3. After 64 played minutes Lofi Girl Portimao got a freekick which was hit by Albérico Valadão. In the 67th minute Michalis Kasselakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Georges-Philippe Kissinger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Januário Sá fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lofi Girl Portimao's protests and gave Januário Sá a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Lofi Girl Portimao's Januário Sá got a free kick in the 73rd minute. In the 77th minute, Carlos Melo 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. In the 79th minute, Panos Pachopoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, Lofi Girl Portimao's Joaquim Matos tried to score from far away in the 79th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Rafael Leão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Georges-Philippe Kissinger tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquim Matos in the 86th minute of play forced Tabachana F.C.'s goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rafael Leãos short, quick shot in the 88thth minute got Georges-Philippe Kissinger to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Georges-Philippe Kissinger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michalis Kasselakis in the 89th minute of play. 93 minutes into the game, Tabachana F.C.'s Vassilis Tournas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Georges-Philippe Kissinger made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-5. In the 96th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lofi Girl Portimao's goalkeeper Georges-Philippe Kissinger, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Georges-Philippe Kissinger came out of the goal in the 98th minute to try and stop a shot by Tabachana F.C.'s Rafael Leão. But to his dismay, Rafael Leão quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-6. The Tabachana F.C. supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Tabachana F.C. would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.