World League

Walcownia Czechowice
Spectators: 9400 (Terracing: 7050, Seating: 2162, VIP seats: 188) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Demis Stoltidis started the match with the kick off. Thibaut Courtois was out of position in the 5 minute of play, and Wang Hong Le capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Wang Hong Le really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Klement Kilar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Thibaut Courtois having to make a save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Wang Hong Le in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Thibaut Courtois prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thibaut Courtois made an important save on a dangerous shot by Francesc Totti in the 10th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wang Hong Le in the 11th minute of play forced Tabachana F.C.'s goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Avraam Vikatos made in the 12th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Ekskluzywni menele's Jean Dantas. 13 minutes into the game, Ekskluzywni menele's Wang Hong Le 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. 16 minutes into the match, Tabachana F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Wang Hong Le 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 Wang Hong Le in the 16th minute of play. 19 minutes into the match, Tabachana F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Wang Hong Le came free, but Thibaut Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 31 minutes Tabachana F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Paolo-César Maldini who took care of the corner kick. Klement Kilar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Wang Hong Le scored 3-0 in the 37th 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. A sloppy throw-in by Avraam Vikatos in the 42nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Ekskluzywni menele's Tytus Jajesniak. Thibaut Courtois showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wang Hong Le in the 46th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Wang Hong Le to strike the kick off in the second half. Wang Hong Le's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Thibaut Courtois read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 52nd minute of play. 52 minutes into the game, Ekskluzywni menele's Wang Hong Le 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. 55 minutes into the game, Wang Hong Le cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Thibaut Courtois was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 58 minutes into the match, Wang Hong Le 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 Wang Hong Le was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. In the 62nd minute Wang Hong Le 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. In the 63rd minute, Wang Hong Le 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, 7-0. Tabachana F.C.'s Thibaut Courtois played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wang Hong Le in the 66th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Wang Hong Le's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thibaut Courtois was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. Wang Hong Le might have been able to make a better finish in the 70th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Thibaut Courtois. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Wang Hong Le ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wang Hong Le in the 70th 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 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wang Hong Le in the 73rd minute of play. In the 77th match minute, Tabachana F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Panos Pachopoulos to maneuver through the defense. Ekskluzywni menele's Zenon Ogrodowicz was substituted for Wang Hong Le. After 79 played minutes Tabachana F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Panos Pachopoulos. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zenon Ogrodowicz in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Thibaut Courtois prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Tabachana F.C.'s goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 84th minute of the match Ekskluzywni menele got a corner. Tabachana F.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Paolo-César Maldini ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Paolo-César Maldini almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Tabachana F.C.'s Thibaut Courtois did a great save. After 88 minutes Tabachana F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Paolo-César Maldini who took care of the corner kick. Stathis Kaligoulas thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Thibaut Courtois, a very annoying self made goal in the 88th minute which led to 8-0. Thibaut Courtois showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ola Stachura, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd 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 Zenon Ogrodowicz in the 94th minute of play. Ola Stachura received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Thibaut Courtois tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.