Friendly League

Πανθεσσαλικό Στάδιο
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Markus Sobeck made the kick off which started today's match. Markus Sobeck fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thibaut Courtois having to interfere. If Ralf Pflügge had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 13 minutes into the match, Tabachana F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Taro Misaki came free, but Thibaut Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thibaut Courtois made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ralf Pflügge in the 14th minute of play. Thibaut Courtois didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when FC Toho's Markus Sobeck shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Thibaut Courtois showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ralf Pflügge in the 20th minute of the match. 38 minutes into the match, Tabachana F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Ralf Pflügge came free, but Thibaut Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thibaut Courtois showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ralf Pflügge in the 42nd minute of the match. The supporters of Tabachana F.C. booed when FC Toho was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Taro Misaki didn't get a good kick on the ball. 48 minutes into the match, Tabachana F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Taro Misaki came free, but Thibaut Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 48 minutes into the game, Markus Sobeck cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Thibaut Courtois was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Avraam Lykoudis was the one to do the kick off. Thibaut Courtois was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Markus Sobeck showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 58 minute of play. 61 minutes into the match, Tabachana F.C.'s goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Taro Misaki. In the 67th minute, Gunther Päzel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Markus Sobeck's late challenge caught a Tabachana F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Markus Sobeck helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Tabachana F.C. booed when FC Toho was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Markus Sobeck didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Taro Misaki could shoot a difficult shot in the 71st minute, which Thibaut Courtois however easily saved by the left post. FC Toho's Nicolas Betz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stergios Siontis in the 80th minute of play. Thibaut Courtois took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ralf Pflügge, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Markus Sobeck's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thibaut Courtois was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. Gunther Päzel kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. In the 85th minute of the match Stathis Kaligoulas shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nicolas Betz showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Stergios Siontis struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Nicolas Betz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tabachana F.C.. 91 minutes into the game, Ralf Pflügge recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Thibaut Courtois. Ralf Pflügge showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-5.