ΑΓ.ΣΟΦΙΑ-OPAP ARENA
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131,
Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Claudio Biaggio took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Claudio Biaggio fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Felipe Dabi, passed just outside the right post. In the 5thth minute of the game Abel Ferdinand who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s Koulis Giasemis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 5 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Abel Ferdinand sped through ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Koulis Giasemis. Remi Schoenmaekers hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. 12 minutes into the match, ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s goal looked a bit too open when Abel Ferdinand came free, but Koulis Giasemis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 15th minute, Abel Ferdinand made a precise shot to the right of Koulis Giasemis. ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Koulis Giasemis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abel Ferdinand, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hector Goiz in the 24th minute of play forced ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s goalkeeper Koulis Giasemis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Deportivo Tachito's Abel Ferdinand in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Abel Ferdinand's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Koulis Giasemis was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. Nikos Vissis charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nikos Vissis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 26th match minute, ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nikos Vissis to maneuver through the defense. When Miltiadis Topalidis came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏ 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 Miltiadis Topalidis couldn't finish the play. In the 31st minute Hector Goiz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Koulis Giasemis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏ defense, Remi Schoenmaekers kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Koulis Giasemis. The ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Koulis Giasemis should have stopped the shot. Deportivo Tachito's Felipe Dabi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claudio Biaggio in the 35th minute of play. Claudio Biaggio received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Felipe Dabi came out and tried to block the shot, but Claudio Biaggio slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 37th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abel Ferdinand in the 41st minute of play forced ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s goalkeeper Koulis Giasemis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 41 minutes into the match, Abel Ferdinand notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s Koulis Giasemis. Koulis Giasemis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Simon Cordarrell kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 45 minutes, Claudio Biaggio took a quick shot and it went in 2-4 without a chance for Felipe Dabi to make any attempt to save it. The ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Deportivo Tachito were winning 2-4.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Abel Ferdinand to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Remi Schoenmaekers got free with Koulis Giasemis in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s Koulis Giasemis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hector Goiz in the 53rd minute of play. With his leg Koulis Giasemis managed to avoid a goal in the 56thth minute, when Deportivo Tachito's Abel Ferdinand fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Simon Cordarrell during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Simon Cordarrell kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Claudio Biaggio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Felipe Dabi was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. When Babbis Evaggellidis came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏ 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 Babbis Evaggellidis couldn't finish the play. Hector Goiz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Koulis Giasemis having to interfere. Koulis Giasemis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abel Ferdinand's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. 66 minutes into the game, Miltiadis Topalidis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-5. Felipe Dabi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Koulis Giasemis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abel Ferdinand's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. Koulis Giasemis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hector Goiz in the 75th minute of the match. Abel Ferdinand in the 78thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Koulis Giasemis, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Remi Schoenmaekers sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Koulis Giasemis came out of the goal in the 82nd minute to try and stop a shot by Deportivo Tachito's Abel Ferdinand. But to his dismay, Abel Ferdinand quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-6. Koulis Giasemis was a little too slow when Remi Schoenmaekers got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 84th minute. The score was now 3-7. ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s Koulis Giasemis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hector Goiz in the 87th minute of play. In the 89th minute, Claudio Biaggio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpected shot in the 90th minute by Remi Schoenmaekers got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Abel Ferdinand who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 92ndth minute tested the skills of Koulis Giasemis when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏ supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Deportivo Tachito's performance. The match ended with a win for Deportivo Tachito.
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