Official Cup

Πανθεσσαλικό Στάδιο
Spectators: 188 (Terracing: 142, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Vassilis Tournas made the kick off which started today's match. After some careless play in the Tabachana F.C. defense, Xiao Fan Jing 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 Remigio Vigil in the 8th minute of play. The supporters of White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- booed when Tabachana F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Loukas Panagiotopoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 9th minute, Remigio Vigil 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 0-2. Thibaut Courtois showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cheng Zhan Sheng in the 12th minute of the match. Thibaut Courtois stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cheng Zhan Sheng's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. Thibaut Courtois showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xiao Fan Jing, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Thibaut Courtois didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kajetan Ruszkowski went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Tabachana F.C.'s Thibaut Courtois played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Remigio Vigil in the 28th minute of play. When White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Remigio Vigil in 29 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Thibaut Courtois guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. When White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Remigio Vigil in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tabachana F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. 31 minutes into the game, White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Xiao Fan Jing 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, 0-4. Thibaut Courtois took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cheng Zhan Sheng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 35 minutes of play, White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Xiao Fan Jing made it 0-5 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 Remigio Vigil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vassilis Tournas hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Tabachana F.C.'s Thibaut Courtois played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Magne Wenerdahl in the 42nd minute of play. After 44 minutes, Michalis Kalamaridis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tabachana F.C. and the White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 45th match minute, Tabachana F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Michalis Kalamaridis to maneuver through the defense. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Remigio Vigil was the one to do the kick off. Thibaut Courtois was out of position in the 55 minute of play, and Xiao Fan Jing capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Xiao Fan Jing really showed his touch with that goal: 0-7. Tabachana F.C.'s Thibaut Courtois proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Tabachana F.C. from getting a goal against them. 60 minutes into the match, Tabachana F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Magne Wenerdahl came free, but Thibaut Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thibaut Courtois took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cheng Zhan Sheng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thibaut Courtois stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Remigio Vigil's shot from short distance in the 68th minute. 68 minutes into the game, Loukas Panagiotopoulos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tabachana F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- the free kick. The crowd rose to their feet as Cheng Zhan Sheng kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Thibaut Courtois. That made the score 0-9 in the 71 minute of play. 76 minutes into the game, White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Xiao Fan Jing 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, 0-10. Tabachana F.C.'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 81st minute, when Xiao Fan Jing scored to the left of an out of position Thibaut Courtois, making the score, 0-11. When Cheng Zhan Sheng came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- 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 Cheng Zhan Sheng couldn't finish the play. 90 minutes into the match, Tabachana F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Magne Wenerdahl came free, but Thibaut Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thibaut Courtois showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cheng Zhan Sheng, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. 95 minutes into the match, Xiao Fan Jing notched a goal, 0-12, 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. The Tabachana F.C. fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- were clearly better and deserved to take the win.