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Spectators: 10884 (Terracing: 8164, Seating: 2503, VIP seats: 217) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vassilis Tournas started the match with the kick off. Thibaut Courtois didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Iustin Bâru went, in the 2nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Giorgos Kontodimos hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. In the 5th minute of the match Valentinos Balaouras shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Scarafia Ghost showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Stathis Kaligoulas hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. In the 7th minute of the match Cássio Gonçalves shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Thibaut Courtois showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Thibaut Courtois made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernando Amorebieta in the 8th minute of play. In the 10th minute Mateusz Zabrzeski 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. 11 minutes into the game, Grigore Mălaimare 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. The audience was convinced that Iustin Bâru's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thibaut Courtois was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. 15 minutes into the game, Vassilis Tournas 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 Go Ahead Eagles the free kick. The supporters of Go Ahead Eagles booed when Tabachana F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vassilis Tournas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thibaut Courtois showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giorgos Kontodimos, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. 24 minutes into the match, Iustin Bâru 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 Iustin Bâru was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Thibaut Courtois made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cássio Gonçalves in the 26th minute of play. Thibaut Courtois showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cássio Gonçalves in the 26th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Tabachana F.C. defense, Giorgos Kontodimos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Thibaut Courtois. The Tabachana F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Thibaut Courtois should have stopped the shot. Valentinos Balaouras hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. In the 37th minute, Fernando Amorebieta ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Thibaut Courtois was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6. Valentinos Balaouras hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Thibaut Courtois showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giorgos Kontodimos, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. 43 minutes into the match, Tabachana F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Cássio Gonçalves came free, but Thibaut Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thibaut Courtois showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iustin Bâru, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. After 45 played minutes Tabachana F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Michalis Kalamaridis. Thibaut Courtois made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernando Amorebieta in the 46th minute of play. In the 48th minute, Cássio Gonçalves 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, 0-7. After the first half Go Ahead Eagles were leading 0-7. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Iustin Bâru to make the kick off. Valentinos Balaouras kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. In the 54th minute, Dani Carbajal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Vassilis Tournas came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Tabachana F.C. fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Vassilis Tournas couldn't finish the play. Thibaut Courtois made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fernando Amorebieta in the 57th minute. Tabachana F.C.'s Thibaut Courtois proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Tabachana F.C. from getting a goal against them. Thibaut Courtois took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giorgos Kontodimos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thibaut Courtois was a little too slow when Giorgos Kontodimos got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 64th minute. The score was now 0-8. 71 minutes into the match, Tabachana F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Cássio Gonçalves came free, but Thibaut Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iustin Bâru in the 77th minute of play forced Tabachana F.C.'s goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 78 minutes into the match, Iustin Bâru notched a goal, 0-10, to the right of Tabachana F.C.'s Thibaut Courtois. Thibaut Courtois was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Iakovos Efthimiadis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Thibaut Courtois made a huge save. Tabachana F.C.'s Thibaut Courtois proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save Tabachana F.C. from getting a goal against them. Thibaut Courtois made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cássio Gonçalves in the 92nd minute of play. Go Ahead Eagles's Cássio Gonçalves got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Manga Mangkudikusumah struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Thibaut Courtois didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Go Ahead Eagles. Thibaut Courtois was out of position in the 95 minute of play, and Fernando Amorebieta capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Fernando Amorebieta really showed his touch with that goal: 0-12. When the match was over Go Ahead Eagles could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Tabachana F.C. throughout the match.