World League

Πανθεσσαλικό Στάδιο
Spectators: 10788 (Terracing: 8092, Seating: 2481, VIP seats: 215) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Donalton Meneses kicked off to start the match. Enéas Varela charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Enéas Varela the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Enéas Varela hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Thibaut Courtois showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Donalton Meneses in the 8th minute of the match. The referee felt a red card was in order, 17 minutes into the game, when Michalis Kalamaridis put in a rough tackle. Thibaut Courtois showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Augusto Leme, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. In the 19th minute of the match 『盛世メ名門』MZ TOMAR NO C∩ ™ 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. Pedro Augusto Leme ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on 『盛世メ名門』MZ TOMAR NO C∩ ™'s corner Pedro Augusto Leme fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Thibaut Courtois quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donalton Meneses in the 20th minute of play forced Tabachana F.C.'s goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 23rd minute, Tabachana F.C.'s Fanis Eleftheropoulos ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Thiago Dantas. Thiago Dantas yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Tabachana F.C.'s Thibaut Courtois played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donalton Meneses in the 26th minute of play. In the 31st minute, Donalton Meneses 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, 1-1. Thibaut Courtois showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tostão Lago, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Thibaut Courtois showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorginho Dionísio in the 38th minute of the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Demis Stoltidis to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Jorginho Dionísio 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, 1-2. After having played for 60 minutes, Tostão Lago managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 『盛世メ名門』MZ TOMAR NO C∩ ™'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Tostão Lago was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 76 minutes of play, 『盛世メ名門』MZ TOMAR NO C∩ ™'s Pedro Augusto Leme made it 1-3 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! Tiago Azevedo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Thibaut Courtois made a huge save. In the 88th 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. Donalton Meneses came free with the goalkeeper in the 91st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Thibaut Courtois could save by the left post. 『盛世メ名門』MZ TOMAR NO C∩ ™ 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.