Friendly League

Monumental MORTEROS
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Tabachana F.C.'s Avraam Lykoudis started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Panos Pachopoulos during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 12th minute, Panos Pachopoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 15 minutes into the game, Real Còrdoba FC's Léo Messis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Thibaut Courtois made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Thibaut Courtois made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matias Montes in the 19th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, Real Còrdoba FC's goal looked a bit too open when Vassilis Tournas came free, but Victor Vulpăşin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 22nd minute of the match Tabachana F.C. got a corner. Real Còrdoba FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Demis Stoltidis ran over to the corner to take the kick. Thibaut Courtois took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Léo Messis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 28 minutes into the match, Léo Messis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Thibaut Courtois. Tabachana F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Léo Messis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matias Montes in the 31st minute of play forced Tabachana F.C.'s goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A hard shot 43 in the game by Anibal Cordeiro from a close distance when the talented Thibaut Courtois managed to make a qualified save. Tabachana F.C.'s players were relieved. Martin Jerold did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 6-0 to the left of a surprised Thibaut Courtois 45 minutes into the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 6-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Léo Messis was the one to do the kick off. 51 minutes into the game, Anibal Cordeiro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-0. Thibaut Courtois was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 55 minutes, Anibal Cordeiro made it 8-0 with a short kick to the right side. Tabachana F.C.'s Thibaut Courtois tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Thibaut Courtois took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anibal Cordeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anibal Cordeiro in the 57th minute of play forced Tabachana F.C.'s goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thibaut Courtois showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Jerold in the 59th minute of the match. In the 67th match minute, Real Còrdoba FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matias Montes to maneuver through the defense. 69 minutes into the game, Matias Montes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 9-0. Thibaut Courtois was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The supporters of Real Còrdoba FC booed when Tabachana F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Panos Pachopoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 74 minutes, Léo Messis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Real Còrdoba FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Léo Messis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 76 minutes into the match, Tabachana F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Anibal Cordeiro came free, but Thibaut Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 77 minutes into the match, Tabachana F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Martin Jerold came free, but Thibaut Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 80th minute, Léo Messis made a precise shot to the right of Thibaut Courtois. Tabachana F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 10-0. Real Còrdoba FC's Fernando Abascal was substituted for Matias Montes. Tabachana F.C.'s Thibaut Courtois played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Léo Messis in the 88th minute of play. In the 94th minute Martin Jerold shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thibaut Courtois saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 95 minutes of play, Real Còrdoba FC's Fernando Abascal made it 11-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Thibaut Courtois was left in no man's land by his defense there! Real Còrdoba FC made a substitution. Hu Jian Liang replaced Anibal Cordeiro. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Real Còrdoba FC had played much better football throughout.