World League

The Den
Spectators: 10804 (Terracing: 8104, Seating: 2485, VIP seats: 215) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Demis Stoltidis kicked off to start the match. Thibaut Courtois showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mats Nyström in the 4th minute of the match. 6 minutes had been played when some careless play by Tabachana F.C.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Cosme Larpe was slow to take the kick. During this time Golden Lions FC's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Golden Lions FC's Cosme Larpe to fire away a dangerous shot which Thibaut Courtois despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 10th minute, Golden Lions FC's Mats Nyström dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. The long shot by Cosme Larpe in the 14th minute really tested Thibaut Courtois's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. With his leg Thibaut Courtois managed to avoid a goal in the 16thth minute, when Golden Lions FC's Markus Svensson fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Markus Svensson scored 2-0 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Thibaut Courtois, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Georg Termander got free with Thibaut Courtois in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cosme Larpe could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Thibaut Courtois made a huge save. Thibaut Courtois made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mats Nyström in the 24th minute of play. 32 minutes into the game, Golden Lions FC's Bebben Johansson 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, 4-0. Thibaut Courtois made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Cosme Larpe sent off a good shot on target. In the 38th minute Golden Lions FC were awarded a corner. Cosme Larpe went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led to Golden Lions FC's Igor Dzierwa getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Thibaut Courtois made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cosme Larpe in the 40th minute. Markus Svensson's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 41stth minute, Thibaut Courtois skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When Michalis Kalamaridis fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tabachana F.C.'s protests and gave Michalis Kalamaridis a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Tabachana F.C.'s Stathis Kaligoulas got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Thibaut Courtois took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mats Nyström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Markus Svensson to make the kick off. Thibaut Courtois showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Markus Svensson, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Thibaut Courtois showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Markus Svensson, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. In the 61st minute, Michalis Kalamaridis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thibaut Courtois showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cosme Larpe in the 63rd minute of the match. Thibaut Courtois showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cosme Larpe in the 63rd minute of the match. 67 minutes into the match, Bebben Johansson notched a goal, 7-0, 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. Golden Lions FC's Loco Durazno was substituted for Georg Termander. Golden Lions FC's İbrahim Efe Topdemir was substituted for Markus Svensson. After 73 played minutes Tabachana F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Fanis Eleftheropoulos. After 75 minutes of play, Golden Lions FC's Mats Nyström made it 8-0 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! Thibaut Courtois took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from İbrahim Efe Topdemir, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thibaut Courtois took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcelo Steven, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 79 minutes into the match, Tabachana F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Marcelo Steven came free, but Thibaut Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 84 minutes into the match, Marcelo Steven 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 Marcelo Steven was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 9-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by İbrahim Efe Topdemir in the 87th minute of play forced Tabachana F.C.'s goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Tabachana F.C. defense, Loco Durazno 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. Thibaut Courtois made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcelo Steven in the 92nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Loco Durazno in the 93rd minute of play forced Tabachana F.C.'s goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Tabachana F.C. defense, Loco Durazno 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. Thibaut Courtois showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Loco Durazno, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. Thibaut Courtois came out of the goal in the 98th minute to try and stop a shot by Golden Lions FC's Marcelo Steven. But to his dismay, Marcelo Steven quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 12-0.