World League

Πανθεσσαλικό Στάδιο
Spectators: 10810 (Terracing: 8109, Seating: 2486, VIP seats: 215) Golden Lions FC's Markus Svensson 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. In the 3rd minute, Markus Svensson 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 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mats Nyström in the 6th 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 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 8th minute. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Markus Svensson put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Thibaut Courtois. In the 15th minute Mats Nyström 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. 16 minutes into the match, Tabachana F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Markus Svensson came free, but Thibaut Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tabachana F.C.'s Thibaut Courtois played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mats Nyström in the 18th minute of play. Thibaut Courtois took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Markus Svensson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thibaut Courtois took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cosme Larpe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bebben Johansson in the 29th 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 30 minutes of play, Golden Lions FC's Mats Nyström made it 0-4 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 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mats Nyström in the 33rd minute of the match. 33 minutes into the game, Mats Nyström cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Thibaut Courtois was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Thibaut Courtois showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cosme Larpe, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cosme Larpe in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Thibaut Courtois saved Tabachana F.C. from getting behind. After 38 minutes of play, Golden Lions FC's Cosme Larpe made it 0-6 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! In the 42nd minute Markus Svensson 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Demis Stoltidis during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 43rd match minute, Tabachana F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Demis Stoltidis to maneuver through the defense. 43 minutes into the match, Tabachana F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Mats Nyström came free, but Thibaut Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Mats Nyström's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thibaut Courtois was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. In the 47th minute, Markus Svensson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Golden Lions FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7.

52 minutes into the match, Cosme Larpe dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Thibaut Courtois, 0-8. Thibaut Courtois showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mats Nyström, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Tabachana F.C.'s Thibaut Courtois played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cosme Larpe in the 57th minute of play. In the 59th minute Mats Nyström 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. Thibaut Courtois showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mats Nyström in the 59th minute of the match. Thibaut Courtois stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cosme Larpe's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. Thibaut Courtois made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cosme Larpe in the 63rd minute of play. In the 65th minute, Golden Lions FC's Markus Svensson ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Thibaut Courtois. Thibaut Courtois yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-9. Golden Lions FC made a substitution. Loco Durazno replaced Georg Termander. Golden Lions FC's İbrahim Efe Topdemir was substituted for Markus Svensson. 72 minutes into the game, Mats Nyström lined in a short shot 0-10 behind a frustrated Thibaut Courtois. In the 75th minute, Stathis Kaligoulas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 76th minute, İbrahim Efe Topdemir left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Golden Lions FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-11. In the 81st minute İbrahim Efe Topdemir 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. Thibaut Courtois made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Marcelo Steven sent off a good shot on target. In the 84th minute, Michalis Kalamaridis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With an all-out effort, Golden Lions FC's Thibaut Courtois threw himself towards the right post 86 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from İbrahim Efe Topdemir, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Thibaut Courtois made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcelo Steven in the 88th minute of play. Loco Durazno could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd 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 94th minute of play. Thibaut Courtois made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Loco Durazno sent off a good shot on target. Tabachana F.C.'s Thibaut Courtois proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save Tabachana F.C. from getting a goal against them. Thibaut Courtois made a fantastic save in the 97th minute, when İbrahim Efe Topdemir sent off a good shot on target. Golden Lions FC played a much better game than Tabachana F.C. and deserved their victory. The Tabachana F.C. players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.